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.
  

• New Life Medical in Gilbert, Arizona advertises is DO/NMD combination as "integrative medicine at its finest."
  
• An Alpharetta, Georgia clinic named Advanced Integrative Medicine welcomed Life University graduate Greg Blotner, DC into its clinic.