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Grand Rounds: Yoga for Anxiety: The Science and Research

By Dale West | July 15, 2021 | Comments Off on Grand Rounds: Yoga for Anxiety: The Science and Research

This presentation will overview the scientific evidence on the underlying mechanisms of yoga practice supporting the rationale for yoga for anxiety and anxiety disorders, and will also present recent published clinical trial evidence for its efficacy for anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder. Presented by Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical…

Grand Rounds: Compendium on Use of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies and Chiropractic Care at the VA – Volume 1: Use and Characteristics of Users

By Dale West | July 13, 2021 | Comments Off on Grand Rounds: Compendium on Use of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies and Chiropractic Care at the VA – Volume 1: Use and Characteristics of Users

To foster well-being and manage health with nonpharmacological options, the Veterans Health Administration (VA), recently greatly expanded their provision of complementary and integrative health therapies, something no healthcare system has done on this scale.  This presentation reviews the first national examination of veterans’ use of ten complementary and integrative health therapies for health at the…

Grand Rounds: Pediatric Integrative Medicine – Establishing Programs at Academic Medical Centers

By Dale West | May 24, 2021 | Comments Off on Grand Rounds: Pediatric Integrative Medicine – Establishing Programs at Academic Medical Centers

Interest in incorporating pediatric integrative medicine within academic medical centers is growing. As institutions begin to expand offerings in this domain, understanding barriers and facilitators to program development is critical. This discussion will present programs at four different medical centers. Each will give an overview of the program history, status, challenges, successes, and models of…

Grand Rounds: Keeping Integrative Medicine Continuing Medical Education on the Cutting Edge – and Compliant – Where Are We a Year Later?

By Dale West | April 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Grand Rounds: Keeping Integrative Medicine Continuing Medical Education on the Cutting Edge – and Compliant – Where Are We a Year Later?

Presenters:  Iman Majd, MD, LAc, Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, and Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM Integrative medicine and health education (IM/IH) – both ACCME and Joint Accredited – has unique opportunities and challenges in implementing the updated Standards for Integrity and Independence in Continuing Education deliberated by the ACCME. IM/IH topics may be construed as…