From Google Alerts: Links to Integrative Medicine in Health Systems and Communities: March 2013 |
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Written by John Weeks
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From Google Alerts: Links to Integrative Medicine in Health Systems and Communities: March 2013
This
monthly report includes 16 selected segments on integrative medicine
developments in health systems and the community for February 11,
2013-March 7, 2013. These came via Google Alerts requests for"integrative medicine," "integrative oncology" and "complementary and integrative medicine." Surprise of the month is the development reported in Kentucky hospitals.
- The Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, PA promotes its complementary and alternative medicine services here.
- The Ohio State University College of veterinary medicine held elections of its integrative medicine leaders.
- University of California San Diego integrative oncology announced an April 6-7, 2013 integrative oncology conference in La Jolla.
- The Palm Beach Post covered Jupiter Medical Center's integrative medicine program in Jupiter, Florida.
- The Shands Hospital at the University of Florida announced it will open its integrative medicine center in the summer of 2013, featuring a partnership with an arts-in-healing program.
- An announcement of new advisory council members from American Botanical Council boasts new integrative medicine leaders Donald Abrams, MD ((UCSF), Robert Bonakdar, MD (UCSD) and Gary Asher, MD (UNC).
- This Courier-Journal piece examines how Louisville, Kentucky hospitals are"embracing alternative medicine."
- UCSF's Sanford Newmark, MD, director of the pediatric integrative neurodevelopment program at UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explains the merits of his approaches in a recent Patient Power interview.
- Integrative medicine leaders at Harvard Osher Center and Boston Medical Center are featured in this Boston Globe article on alternative medicine use in the area.
- Integrative Pain Medicine, a new book by integrative doctor Joseph Audette, MD, got a push out here.
- The past executive director of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT will head up a new Johnson and Johnson Innovation Center in Boston.
- Scripps integrative cardiologist Mimi Guarneri, MD is interviewed on integrative diabetes management in this YouTube clip.
- Arizona's Banner Healthcare MD Anderson Integrative Oncology posted its discussion of its integrative oncology program here.
- The research of Mayo Clinic's Kavita Prasad, MD in alternative therapy use for cardiac patients was reported here. Some 82% used at least some. High use of chiropractic was found.
Some non-system, community developments:
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