| Last week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension held two historic hearings on Integrative Medicine, while the Institute of Medicine simultaneously held its Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public in Washington, DC. Integrative Medicine has never received such sustained and favorable focus in our nation's capital. And, this took place just as the new Obama administration and Congress begin to look at health care reform.
On Thursday, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Dean Ornish, and Dr. Andrew Weil, testified before the Senate Committee. The topic was "Integrative Care: A Pathway to a Healthier Nation". To watch a streaming video of this hearing, and to read PDFs of the each panelist's testimony click here.
This was possibly the most cogent public presentation on Integrative Medicine delivered to date. The webcast is a must see for anyone interested in Integrative Medicine, wellness promotion, or health/wellness coaching. The full transcripts of the hearing should be available on the site in the first two weeks of March.
Here is a more complete listing of the panelists and their credentials:
- Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, Director, Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
- Dr. Mark Hyman, Founder and Medical Director, The UltraWellness Center, Lenox, MA
- Dr. Dean Ornish, Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, CA
- Dr. Andy Weil, Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Vail, AZ
On Monday, February 23, 2009, a larger panel presented before the committee on the topic "Principles of Integrative Health: A Path to Health Care Reform". To view the streaming video of the presentation, and to read PDFs of the each panelist's testimony click here. The full transcripts of the hearing should be available on the site in the first two weeks of March.
Participants in this panel included:
- Cathy Baase, MD, Global Director Health Services, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
- Robert M. Duggan, M.A., M.Ac, President, Tai Sophia Institute, Laurel, MD
- James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and Director, Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington, DC
- Wayne B. Jonas, MD, President, Samueli Institute, Alexandria, VA
- Sister Charlotte Rose Kerr, RSM, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H., M.Ac. (UK), Practitioner and Professor Emeritus, Tai Sophia Institute, Laurel, MD
- Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, R.N., Founder and Director, University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality & Healing, Minneapolis, MN
- Herbert Benson, MD, Director Emeritus, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Brian M. Berman, M.D., Director, The Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Susan Hartnoll Berman, Executive Director, The Institute for Integrative Health, Baltimore, MD
- Ron Z. Goetzel, Ph.D., Research Professor and Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Kathi J Kemper, MD, MPH, FAAP, Caryl J Guth Chair for Complementary and Integrative Medicine; Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC
- Simon Mills, Project Lead, UK Department of Health project: Integrated Self Care in Family Practice, Devon, UK
To find out more on the Institute of Medicine's three-day Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public click here. To view a list of speaker's bios from the Summit, click here.
A full video webcast of the Summit will be posted during the first week in March. To check back to view the webcast at that time, click here.
As reports on the Summit are written, we will try to provide these to you in the coming weeks. The was a positive week for Integrative Medicine, wellness, and health and wellness coaching.
James Strohecker
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