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Beth Israel Medical Center Acupuncture Fellowship Program
Arya Nielsen, PhD

The Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center is pleased to announce the development of a fellowship training program in acupuncture for inpatient care. The program is open to qualified licensed acupuncturists who have an interest in integrative medicine, in the development of research and in advancing standards of acupuncture practice to include inpatient care.

Training will include work in one or more areas of specialization such as the department of surgery, cardiology, oncology, pulmonology, rehabilitation, and hospice care as well as care for hospital staff through employee services.

Fellows will work two four-hour shifts a week providing acupuncture to patients at Beth Israel Medical Center. They will receive training in protocols for their specialization placement as well as research development. This will include learning to conduct a thorough literature search, develop a research protocol that meets Institutional Review Board standards, and prepare articles for medical journal review.

Fellows will also participate in Beth Israel Medical Center’s Physician Faculty Fellowship program in Integrative Medicine that includes both seminar-style lectures by specialists in various fields related to integrative medicine as well as rounds discussions of patient care. The lectures, rounds and research development are expected to require an additional four hours a week for twelve hours total. The program is designed to allow acupuncture fellows to continue work in their own private practices while participating in the training program.

Fellows will be expected to work toward developing a research project during their tenure with the program. The program will span nine months starting September 2008, with enrollment open again in January 2009. Tuition for the fellowship training is $4,500.

The goal of the Acupuncture Fellowship Program is to not only train individual acupuncturists in hospital-based care but to encourage and support their future work in other hospitals interested in expanding their services to include acupuncture. The program is directed by Arya Nielsen, PhD. Doctor Nielsen has been practicing acupuncture for over 30 years, the last eight in an integrative medical setting. She has an academic research doctorate in interdisciplinary studies and philosophies of medicine with a specialization in integrative clinical science and health care.

Licensed acupuncturists who are interested in applying for Beth Israel Medical Center’s Acupuncture Fellowship Program can contact Dr. Nielsen by email or telephone.

Arya Nielsen, PhD
anielsen@chpnet.org; 646-935-2231

Online Academic Educational Modules in Integrative Medicine

University of Minnesota
Center for Health & spirituality
Healthcare Professional Series: Online Modules
http://www.csh.umn.edu/modules/index.html

Offers an introduction to various topics in the field of complementary therapies and healing practices. Each of the modules takes from 1 to 3.5 hours to complete, and is organized into short sections.

Modules: Overview to Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices; Culture, Faith Traditions, and Health; Introduction to Botanical Medicines; Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis; Spirituality in healthcare; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Introduction to Clinical Aromatherapy; Healing Touch.

All modules feature content written by subject matter experts and reviewed by a faculty team from the schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Medicine at the University of Minnesota. The learning objectives for the modules support the following competencies: ACGME for Medical Education, AACN for Nursing education, and AACP for Pharmacy education.
There are currently 15 modules availabe, 13 of which are eligible
for Continuing Nursing Education credit.

Program for Holistic and Integrative Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/phim/About/Misc/Herbs+Supplements.htm
Online course on more than 100 herbs and dietary supplements. Developed by Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and funded by a grant from the national Library of Medicine at the National institutes of Health. It includes 40 self-instructional modules about common clinical conditions in which patients might use herbs and supplements, an online discussion group and links to further information from academic centers and the federal government.

The course is evidence-based and is aimed at educating physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists and other health professionals.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH
Distinguished Lectures in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/news/lectures/index.htm
Via web casts, each year two leading figures in science and medicine speak about their unique perspectives on the field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The lectures address the evolution of CAM practice and research and the current use of CAM by the public.


University of Arizona College of Medicine
Program in Integrative Medicine Online Education Courses
http://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/education/online_courses//
Web-based courses on various topics in Integrative Medicine include online material, required and recommended reading, virtual patients and a 3-CD set of interviews.

Nutrition & Health Series – covers the fundamentals of diet and nutrition including a comprehensive review of the current literature and interactive clinical scenarios. Modules include Nutrition & Cardiovascular Health and Nutrition & Cancer. A new online session begins the 15th of each month.

Botanical & Health Series – covers the use of botanical medicine to treat and prevent disease. Modules include Botanicals Foundations, Botanical & Women’s Health, Botanicals & the Gastrointestinal System.

Clinical Integration Series — evidence-based clinical approaches to a variety of disorders including asthma, cardiovascular health, depression, prostate and testicular cancers, and women’s health.

Southern Cross University and the University of Queensland
The Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine Education & Research
http://www.accmer.edu.au/education/index.asp
Offers an online conference series entitled Complementary Medicine and Health Education. The current Online Forum is “Evidence-based Practice & Complementary Medicine”, June 24-July 1, 2005, Registration June 22. The forums are aimed at health educators, students and practitioners from orthodox, integrative and complementary healthcare backgrounds and serve to provide an opportunity for a wider discussion of issues related to evidence-based practice and complementary medicine.

Training Programs/Continuing Education

Acupuncture
Art Therapy
Ayurveda
Biofeedback
Botanical Medicine
Complementary Medicine
Energy Medicine
Environmental Medicine
Homeopathy
Hypnotherapy
Imagery
Mind/Body Medicine
Movement Therapies
Naturopathic Medicine
Nutrition
Psychological Therapies
Pastoral Counseling
Spirituality and Healing


Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine

Art and Healing


Biofeedback

Botanical Medicine
Comprehensive Training Course on herbal medicine for Physicians
330 credit course on the essentials of Traditional Cheinese herbal Medicine. Sponsored by University of California Irvine, university of Chicago, Tang Ceneter for Herbal medicine, Institute for Medical Studies and Academy of pain Research.
www.acupuncturecourse.org

Complementary Medicine
Alternative Medicine in Cancer: Opening Doors to Research
NCI’s Best Case Series Program
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute, NIH
An online Continuing Medical Education Opportunity
www.alternative-therapies.com

North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine
May 12-15, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
www.imconsortium-conference.org
Telephone: 612-767-7984

Energy Medicine

Homeopathy
4th Annual Joint American Homeopathic conference
National Center for Homeopathy
March 27-29, 2009
Bellevue, Washington

Clinical Homeopathy Training Course 2009-2010
Center for Education and Development of Clinical Homeopathy (CEDH)
Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Jefferson University Hospitals
8 sessions, 136 hours
Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
www.cedhusa.org
tel: 610 325-0918
http://nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org/about/annual_conference.jsp

Hypnotherapy
University of Minnesota
Workshops in Clinical Hypnosis
June 4-6, 2009
Plymouth, MN
For physicians, psychology, social work, counselors, nurses
www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=296

Imagery
Breakthroughs in Healing Trauma: success through guided imagery and the new therapies
Belleruth Naparstek, LISW
CEU’s available
See web sites for dates
www.conferenceworks.com
Telephone 888 517-7089

Mind/Body Medicine
Coloroado Integrative Medicine Conference — Focus on Mind-Body Medicine
Estes Park, Co
July 17-19,2009
Psychotherapies, biofeedback, HeartMath and other workshops
www.altermedresearch.org/Conferences.hmtl

The Chopra Center
Ongoing seminars
Carlsbad, California
Telephone: 888-424-6772 ext 1111
www.Chopra.com

Movement Therapies

Naturopathic Medicine
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 24th Annual Convention
August 19-22, 2009
Tacoma, WA
www.naturopathic.org
www.anma.org

28th Annual American Naturopathic Medical Association convention and Educational Seminar
July 24-26, 2009
Las Vegas, NV
www.anma.org
Telephhone: 702 897-7053


Nutrition
Nutrition and Health: State of the Science and Clinical Applications
Sponsored by the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
May 10–13, 2009
Chicago, IL
http://www.nutritionandhealthconf.org/

Illuminating the Path Forward: Integrating New Approaches for th eEvaluation and Treatment of Mood Disorders
16th International Symposium on functional Medicine
May 27-30, 2009
Hollywood, Florida
www.functionalmedicine.org
Telephone 800 228-0622

Food as Medicine
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
June 11-14, 2009
Washington, DC
www.cmbm.org/fam

Psychological Therapies
Illuminating the Path Forward: Integrating new approaches for the evaluation and treatment of mood disorders
The 16th International Symposium on Functional Medicine
May 27-30, 2009
Hollywood, FL
www.functionalmedicine.org
Telephone 800 228-0622


Pastoral Counseling

Spirituality and Health:
Conference on Spirituality in Pediatrics: Transforming Care for Children
October 21-23, 2009
Houston, TX
www.texaschildrens.org/spirituality

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