Integrative Medicine is a patient-centered, evidence-informed field of cancer care that utilizes mind and body practices, acupuncture, therapeutic massage, therapeutic yoga, natural productsand lifestyle modifications, together with conventional cancer treatments.

While medical treatments focus on fighting the disease, Integrative Medicine, in collaboration with our other medical support services, can help you cope with treatment side effects and enhance your wellness and quality of life. Integrative Medicine providers at SCCA will work closely with your care team.

At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), we believe state-of-the-art care includes support for the healing of our patients in body, mindand spirit.

Integrative Medicine therapies and practices can be empowering, therapeutic tools to help relieve cancer- and treatment-related side effects and improve overall wellness and quality of life during any stage of treatment and survivorship.What is included in an SCCA Integrative Medicine visit?

During your first appointment, your Integrative Medicine provider will take a thorough history about your health and lifestyle. Together, you will discuss your health and wellness goals and work with you to design an individualized plan to help you achieve them.

SCCA Integrative Medicine is available to all patients receiving care at the SCCA South Lake Union clinic. Let your care team know you are interested in seeing an Integrative Medicine provider or you may self-refer by calling (206) 606-5500or emailing integrativemedTC@seattlecca.org. The scheduling team will provide instructions on where to arrive and how to check-in.

Some, but not all, insurance plans will cover integrative medicine services. View here for more information. If you have additional questions, contact an SCCA financial counselor at (206) 606-6226.

Kathleen Sanders, ARNP-BC, MPH, completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. She is a member of the Society for Integrative Oncology and the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health. She is passionate about empowering patients to achieve their optimal health and improve their quality of life through integrative medicine.

Additional services will be available at SCCA South Lake Union in summer 2018, including an acupuncturist, massage/yoga therapist and naturopathic physician.

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The services provided by the UAB Integrative Medicine Clinic are delivered by a diverse group of clinical, behavioral, and other professionals, including a hematologist/oncologist trained at the prestigious Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. The teams psychologist has extensive expertise in treating patients suffering from physical illness and disability, bereavement, depression, and trauma-related issues. The psychologist incorporates meditation and mindfulness techniques designed to enhance well-being into the patients comprehensive care plan.

A Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), certified by the Yoga Alliance, offers mindful, breath-centered yoga for fostering body awareness, building strength, and finding ease and balance. Programs include Yoga of Awareness for Chronic Pain, Mindful Yoga for Cancer, and Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors.

Specialists trained in art, dance, and music from the UAB Arts in Medicine program work hand in hand with the Integrative Medicine Clinic by offering visual arts and guided meditation, dance and movement activities, storytelling and movement sessions, Zentangle Method drawing instruction, and The Joy of Singing.

UABs Pastoral Care team provides spiritual support, compassionate listening, companionship, and guidance to help meet each patients practical, emotional, and spiritual needs while tapping into their most cherished sources of meaning, power, and hope.

Your first visit to the UAB Integrative Medicine Clinic will last one hour and will include one or more of the services previously described. Other clinic services include:

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At JBT, we are committed to an integrative approach that supports all aspects of your health and wellness, including mental, emotional, physical, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, and other components. We have a staff of psychologists and a psychiatrist who work closely with our primary care group, and one of our primary care providers has completed the University of Arizona's Integrative Medicine Fellowship. We also offer acupuncture and (coming soon!) massage services, mindfulness classes, and are growing our other wellness offerings.

Integrative medicine is the practice of medicine, informed by evidence, which takes account of the whole person. It addresses physical, emotional, mental, social, and environmental influences on health and makes use of all appropriate therapies and disciplines to achieve optimal health.

Acupuncture is an important component of Traditional Chinese Medicine that continues to be a topic of modern clinical research and practice. It involves the insertion of extremely thin, sterile needles at specific points along the body. In the United States, acupuncture has most commonly been used in the treatment of various kinds of musculoskeletal pain. Both the National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization recommend the use of acupuncture for many conditions.

At JBT, acupuncture services are available to help you manage stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, pain, digestive disorders, headaches, gynecological concerns, and many other health issues. Our acupuncture services are integrated into our primary care department so that each patient receives the best of both Allopathic/Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. We welcome you to come and see how you can make acupuncture an important part of your healthy lifestyle.

How to schedule: A referral is needed from a JBT primary care or behavioral health provider. If you are already an established patient with JBT you can call or MyChart your clinician with a referral request. If you are not established, call JBT to schedule an office visit with one of our primary care clinicians.

Cost:Freewith the Pacific Source Student Health Insurance Plan. If you have outside insurance, you have two options: 1) We can bill your insurance,which may or may not cover all or part of your visit. You would be responsible for any copays or deductibles. When a JBT provider makes an acupuncture referral, it is processed through managed care to determine if your insurance covers acupuncture. OR, 2) You can opt to self-pay at the discounted rate of $35 per visit.

We offeravarietyofmindfulness and meditation workshops and series to introduce these topicsaswellasexplore them in-depth.

We all know how to take our bodies on a vacation, but do we know how to give our minds a break? The essence of meditation is relaxation. In the workshops, we will practice how to unwind and letour minds settle into a relaxed but focused state. Each session will focus on simple and easy techniques to calm the mind and relax the body. The pressures of school and work can seem overwhelming, but learning how to relax in a mindful way can help us let go of the stress and work more effectively in our daily lives.

When: Look on ourhomepage for current drop-in sessions.

Cost: Free

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Lourdes Health System is committed to bringing patients the best in allopathic (conventional) and complementary medicine. This combination of services is called integrative medicine, which has been a tradition at Lourdes since 1979, when the Lourdes Wellness Center opened in Collingswod, New Jersey. This was something that few, if any, health facilities offered at the time, and therefore, Lourdes was well ahead of its peers in the healthcare field in recognizing the importance of preventive health and the benefits of non-traditional forms of therapy.

Integrative Medicine blends mainstream medicine with a variety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities, such as intravenous (IV) and oral supplementation, nutrition, acupuncture, energy work and other forms of bodywork.

The Integrative approach is holistic. It takes into account a broad view of the whole person-body, mind & spirit. Integrative Medicine treats the underlying imbalances that cause disease symptoms. Most importantly, the goal of an integrative approach is to support the bodys own innate healing abilities, while respecting a persons biochemical individuality.

The Lourdes Wellness Center offers integrative family medicine, in which a medical doctor, provides a blend of traditional and complementary medicine. Integrative Family Medicine encourages a healthy lifestyle, supported by complementary therapies, natural supplements, nutritional and vitamin support, detoxification and other therapies that encourage a healthy immune system.

Integrative Medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center is offered in the form of wholistic nursing care, which provides reflexology, guided imagery, massage and therapeutic touch to inpatients. Nurses at the hospital also offer a Prepare for Surgery program for patients about to undergo surgery. Integrative medicine has been shown to improve outcomes for patientsdecreasing the length of stay and reducing postoperative pain.

From its inception, the Lourdes Wellness Center has been combining mainstream medicine, alternative therapies and spirituality to enhance a healthy lifestyle. The Center offers acupuncture, massage, yoga classes, health education programs and many community-based services. The Center averages more than 30,000 visits annually.

The Wellness Center is also home of the Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, which offers degree programs in massage therapy as well as certificate programs in yoga.

See these summaries of programs and presentations on stress and integrative-medicine by Lourdes experts:

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Section of Integrative Medicine and Health is pleased to announce Updates in Integrative Medicine and Health2019 planning is underway! Please select 'Sign up for alerts" on the right side to be notified when registration opens.

COURSE DESCRIPTON

The explosive growth of Integrative Medicine has brought both opportunities and challenges to patients and consumers. Patients are confronted with a bewildering and growing array of promises and claims. This presents a unique challenge to physicians and other health care professionals tasked with helping their patients make informed health care decisions. Researchers and clinicians from Mayo Clinic offer this course to provide learners with a general working knowledge of Integrative Medicine; familiarity with some of the most common therapies; and most importantly, practical application of these therapies to patients with relevant diseases and conditions.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This course is designed for practicing physicians, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other members of the health care team who work with patients using or interested in using integrative medicine therapies.

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The Integrative Medicine Program of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers two (2) areas of research in which an intern can choose:natural productsandclinical trials.

Interns will receive supervision, mentoring, and feedback fromPeiying Yang, MS, Ph.D.Assistant Professor at the Integrative Medicine Program. Interns will assist the research team with current or forthcoming pre-clinical research or clinical trials on natural products as cancer therapy or preventive approach. The goal of the project is to provide the opportunity for the intern to learn how to conduct evidence-based research in the context of natural products, cancer therapy or cancer prevention. Interns will utilize specific methodologies in order to assess and summarize the information on the current status of anti-inflammatory or anti-angiogenic research using natural products or nutritional supplements.

Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., Professor, Director of the Integrative Medicine Program, encourages and provides training and guidance to our Interns by serving as the primary program mentor. Amy Spelman, PhD, Research Program Director, provides the Interns with supervision, mentoring, and feedback. Interns are given the opportunity to experience the development and/or implementation of mind-body and acupuncture clinical trials conducted within the Integrative Medicine Program and the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine. They will be exposed to and learn all aspects of running a clinical trial, including study participant recruitment and follow-up, data collection and entry, and basic data analysis.

Appointments are solely for the purpose of research, and no patient care activities are permitted.

Research Internsmayattend conferences and lectures, observe clinics, the OR, and rounds, in accordance with appropriate medical staff policy.

Research traineesmay notperform a primary medical evaluation or a history and physical examination; participate in decisions concerning management of a patient; render treatment or other patient services; order tests or service; or write in the medical record.

Integrative Medicine Program offers three (3) intern sessions per calendar year. Up to 12 interns are approved for each session. Interns work varied schedules, Monday through Friday and, usually work between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Generally, Interns are not compensated; however, some financial opportunities are available (seeR25E Grant Funding Information).

*If an education credit is required, it can take up to 120 days to process your application through the office of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Academic and VISA Administration (AVA).

Step 1 Submit Initial Application to the Integrative Medicine Education Committee

Interested applicants must complete theResearch Intern General Information Form(doc) for review by the Integrative Medicine Education Committee. The completed form along with a copy of your curriculum vitae or resume must be submitted to Anthony Sturm, Senior Administrative Assistant, via email atASturm1@mdanderson.org.All documentation must be received by the deadline for the desired session.

Step 2 Integrative Medicine Education Committee Review

All requests will be processed within a 30-day period following the application deadline by the Integrative Medicine Education Committee. A personal and/or telephone interview with a member of the Integrative Medicine Education Committee may be required. An email confirming or denying your intern request will be sent as soon as a determination is made.

Step 3 AVA Review if Accepted by the Integrative Medicine Education Committee

If a candidate is selected, the applicant will receive notification along with an electronic link to AVAs formal online application process called DISCOVER. Be prepared to provide numerous documents to AVA as part of the vetting process. The AVA can take up to 45 days to process the required paperwork or 120 days if an education credit is required.

For more information about the internship program please contact Anthony Sturm at (713) 745-3051, via email at: ASturm1@mdanderson.orgor via mail at the following address:

Integrative Medicine ProgramMDAnderson Cancer Center1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1416Houston, Texas 77030, USAAttn: Anthony Sturm

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