SAVE THE DATE!
2023 UVM Integrative Pain Management Conference
May 5-6 2023: UVM's Biennial Integrative Pain Management Conference is designed for health care professionals to learn about integrative therapies and share best practices, research and innovations in chronic pain treatments. More information coming soon.
There's still time to take last year's ONLINE COURSE for continuing education credits!
*This course is free for those who attended last year's conference.
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Preview highlights from the Integrative Pain Management online course:
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Join our VT Health & Wellness Coaching Collaborative
UVM is an approved NBHWC continuing education provider. We have an active collaborative of VT NBHWC certified or eligible coaches that meets monthly. We want to gather coaches quarterly to discuss best practices, share ideas, and build community. We want to learn more about the work you are doing in your community and invite you to join our group. If you are interested, please email susan.whitman@med.uvm.edu
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**The NBC-HWC Job Board is only open to current NBC-HWCs. You must be logged in to your online profile to view the job board.
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2022 Annual Conference: Decolonizing Medicine: Centering and Rebuilding Grounded Approaches to Healthcare
Call for Proposals
Proposals accepted through May 9, 2022
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Join the UVM Integrative Health Practitioner Network
The Integrative Practitioner Network is a tool for patients and providers to find the appropriate integrative practitioner by type of service, location and/or condition specialty. If you aren't already a member, please consider joining.
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UVM In The News
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Local Events and Offerings:
- Voice Movement Therapy: Participants will take a deep dive in exploring their voice, movement and body, tracking themes of trust, longing, desire and expression. April 12 - June 1.
- Art From The Heart, a program connecting volunteers and art supplies to patients and caregivers. Free for patients at UVM Medical Center and Children's Hospital.
- Kaiut Yoga for Chronic Conditions, Thursdays 9-10 a.m. on Zoom, offered through UVM Medical Center. For more information or to register, email julia.oshea@uvmhealth.org.
- FREE online yoga classes for Essential Workers
- Online Feldenkrais classes www.vermontfeldenkrais.com
- Online Oncology Yoga classes. Email GeriAnn.Higgins@UVMHealth.org for more information or sign up.
- Friends for Life, a mindful support group for oncology patients, meets virtually the first Wednesday of the month, 5:00-6:30 p.m. For information and Zoom link, contact Theresa Hudzak.
- Drop in mindfulness sessions for oncology patients, meets virtually on Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 p.m. For information and Zoom link, contact Theresa Hudzak.
- Mind-Body Age Regression Methods: Rescue Mission Integration Techniques (RMI) in Releasing Unresolved Trauma. A virtual workshop on April 30, 2022.
- The Upstanders: an Indiflix Film about Cyberbullying. May 4, 2022. 6-7:30pm.
- ReTribe Shift Happens- May 14-17, 2022.a four day healing retreat in Underhill, VT. Come take part in a retreat designed to deeply transform your life with the support of licensed therapists using a variety of deeply healing techniques.
- How Can We Make Vermont More Welcoming and Inclusive for our Diverse Community? May 18, 2022. 6-7:30pm.
- Mind-Body Age Regression Techniques Workshop Retreat: Rescue Mission Integration & Age Regression Research, Cases & Practice. June 2-5, 2022.
- Cultivating Community and Connection: Harnessing the Power of Group Visits. September 16-17, 2022.
- The Breast Cancer Connection Circle: a compassionate space for participants to build social connection and receive emotional support.
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National and International Events:
- April 27-29, 2022 International Integrative Nursing Symposium
- June 9-12, 2022, Health meets Food: The Culinary Medicine Conference, Orlando, Florida, hybrid in-person and online event.
- The Physician and Health Professional Well-Being Course: Learn to apply approaches that support health professionals in achieving and sustaining a total healthy lifestyle, conduct a well-being assessment and develop a personal action plan.
- October 20-22, 2022 SIO 19th Annual International Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Relevant Integrative Health Publications:
- Enhancing Access to Yoga for Older Male Veterans After Cancer: Examining Beliefs About Yoga. Elizabeth J. Auguste, Rachel E. Weiskittle, PhD, Stephanie J. Sohl, PhD , Suzanne C. Danhauer, PhD, Kelly Doherty, Aanand D. Naik, MD, Jennifer Moye, PhD
- Dietary alteration of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids for headache reduction in adults with migraine: randomized controlled trial. Christopher E Ramsden, Daisy Zamora, Keturah R Faurot, Beth MacIntosh, Mark Horowitz, Gregory S Keyes, Zhi-Xin Yuan, Vanessa Miller, Chanee Lynch, Gilson Honvoh, Jinyoung Park, Russell Levy, Anthony F Domenichiello, Angela Johnston, Sharon Majchrzak-Hong, Joseph R Hibbeln, David A Barrow, James Loewke, John M Davis, Andrew Mannes, Olafur S Palsson, Chirayath M Suchindran, Susan A Gaylord, J Douglas Mann.
- COVID-19: Do Wellness and a Healthy Lifestyle Matter? Gary Sforza, PhD.
- Incorporating Acupuncture Into American Healthcare: Initiating a Discussion on Implementation Science, the Status of the Field, and Stakeholder Considerations. David W. Miller, Eric J. Roseen, Jennifer A.M. Stone, Paula Gardiner, Juli Olson, Shellie Rosen, Peter Wayne, Robert Davis, Remy Coeytaux.
- Pain and Opioid Use: Evidence for Integrating Acupuncture Into Treatment Planning. Elizabeth Sommers, Sivarama Prasad Vinjamury, Jennifer Noborikawa.
- Notes from the Field: Childhood Lead Poisoning Associated with Turmeric Spices. Matthew Kappel, Vit Kraushaar, Arthuro Mehretu, Westol Slater, Erika Marquez.
- Zinc for the Treatment of Acute Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults. Jennifer Hunter, Susan Arentz, Joshua Goldenburg, Guoyan Yang, Jennifer Beardsley, Stephen P Myers, Dominik Mertz, Stephen Leeder.
- The Implementation of Mindfulness-Based Programs in the Swedish Healthcare System. Maria Niemi, Rebecca Crane, Jermo Sinselmeijer, Susanne Andermo.
- Being Present 2.0: Online Mindfullness-Based Program for Metstatic Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients and Caregivers. Hannah M. Dragomanovich, Anand Dhruva, Eve Ekman,
Kelly L. Schoenbeck, Ai Kubo, Erin L. Van Blarigan, Hala T. Borno, Mikaela Esquivel, Bryant Chee, Matthew Campanella, Errol J. Philip, John P. Rettger, Blake Rosenthal, Katherine Van Loon, Alan P. Venook, Christy Boscardin, Patricia Moran, Frederick M. Hecht, Chloe E. Atreya.
- Introducing the Mindfullness-Based Interventions: Teaching and Learning Companion (The TLC). Gemma Griffith, Rebecca Crane.
- Movement as a Body-Mind Approach for the Management of Chronic Disease
- A Respiratory Therapist’s Experience Working in Pulmonary Rehab with Long-COVID Patients
- Tai Chi for Health and Wellbeing. Guo-Yan Yang, Angelo Sabag, Wen-Li Hao, Li-Ning Zhang, Ming-Xian Jia, Ning Dai, Han Zhang, Zahra Ayati, Yan-Jun Cheng, Chen-Hao Zhang, Xiao-Wen Zhang, Fan-Long Bu, Min Wen, Xian Zhou, Jian-Ping Liu, Peter M.Wayne, Carolyn Ee, Dennis Chang, Hosen Kiat, Jennifer Hunter, Alan Bensoussan.
- Physical Activity is Associated With Lower Long-Term Incidence of Anxiety. Martina Svensson, Lena Brundin, Sophie Erhardt, Ulf Hållmarker, Stefan James and Tomas Deierborg
- Daytime Meal May Reduce Health Risks Linked to Night Work. Sarah L. Chellappa, Jingyi Qian, Nina Vujovic, Christopher J. Morris, Arlet Nedeltcheva, Hoa Nguyen, Nishath Rahman, Su Wei Heng, Lauren Kelly, Kayla Kerlin-Monteiro, Suhina Srivastav, Wei Wang, Daniel Aeschbach, Charles A. Czeisler, Steven A. Shea, Gail K. Adler, Marta Garaulet, Frank A. J. L. Scheer.
- Mindfullness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer. David Victorson, Gretchen Doninger, Scott Victorson, Gwen Victorson, Lars Hall, Carly Maletich, Bradley R. Corr, Kathy Scortino, Zachary Burns, Lori Allen, Ian Rosa, Kelley Quirk, Adekunle Adegbemi, Johanna Strokoff, Kile Zuidema, Kelle Sajdak, Todd Mckibben, Angie Roberts, Thomas W. McDade, Amanda Boes, Katie McAlinden, Karen Arredondo, Christina Sauer, Kristin Smith, John M. Salsman.
- Patient Assessments of the Factors Facilitating and Impeding User Involvement During the First Phase of Substance Abuse Treatment. Merethe Wenaas, Nina Kavita Heggen Bahl, Riin Kiik, Anne Juberg.
- Acupressure: an Alternative Treatment for Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Juan Yang, Alex Do, Molly J. Mallory, Dietlind L. Wahner-Roedler, Tony Y. Chon, Brent A. Bauer.
- Virtual Intervention for Parents of Children with Autism or Learning Disabilities. Christina M. Luberto, Giselle K. Perez, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, Rachel A. Millstein, Lucy Fell, Emma Chad-Friedman, Elyse R. Park, Karen A. Kuhlthau.
- Beyond Licensure: Statement of Principle on Culturally-Responsive Healthcare. Nadine Ijaz, Michelle Steinberg, Tami Flaherty, Tania Neubauer, Ariana Thompson-Lastad.
- Therapeutic Singing, A Swallowing Intervention for Cancer Patients. Seongmoon Jo, Myung Sun Yeo, Yoom-Kyin Shin, Ki Hun Shin, Se-Heon Kim, Hye Ryun Kim, Soo Ji Kim, Sung-Rae Cho.
- Active Modalities to Manage Chronic Lower Back Pain. Kenneth R. Cohen.
- Chronic Disease Self-Management- Impact on Healthcare Burden. Sabrina Zora, Carlo Custodero, Yves-Marie Pers, Verushka Valsecchi, Alberto Cella, Alberto Ferri, Marta M. Pisano-González, Delia Peñacoba Maestre, Raquel Vazquez Alvarez, Hein Raat, Graham Baker, Alberto Pilotto on behalf of the EFFICHRONIC Consortium.
- Deaths Prevented Through Physical Activity. Pedro Saint-Maurice, Barry Graubard, Richard Troiano, David Berrigan, Deborah Galuska, Janet Fulton, Charles Matthews.
- Therapeuitc Aquatic Exercises for Lower Back Pain. Meng-Si Peng, Rui Wang, Yi-Zu Wang, Chang-Cheng Chen, Juan Wang, Xiao Chen Liu, Ge Song, Jia-Bao Guo, Pei-Jie Chen, Xue-Qiang Wang.
- Effects of Acupuncture on Pain, Fatigue, Sleep, Well-being. Chenqiang Zheng, Tianxiu Zhou.
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With Gratitude,
Cara Feldman-Hunt, MA, NBHWC
Director, UVM Integrative Health
cara.feldman-hunt@med.uvm.edu
www.uvm.edu/ih
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