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 Integrative
Medicine Alliance Online Newsletter
Published: December 2005
Issue 42
Deepening
the quality of the human experience in healthcare
The
Integrative Medicine Alliance makes no endorsement of any business,
organization, practitioner, therapy, or product described within
this newsletter, nor is the information contained herein intended to
be a substitute for medical advice.
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IMA NEWS,
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS
CELEBRATING CATHERINE SAAR
In this edition
of the IMA Newsletter, we celebrate Catherine Saar, who has had to
give up the editorship of our online newsletter because of demands
of work.
thank you, julia
The IMA offers its heartfelt thanks to Julia Smith for her hard work
as the IMA's Administrator, which began in January of 2004 and was
completed last August. Julia did a fine job at processing the IMA's
memberships, answering queries from the general public, and updating
the IMA website. Many thanks!
IMA ANNOUNCES THREE ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
The IMA is pleased to introduce three new members of
the IMA Board of Directors.
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: DARYL BENNETT
The IMA wishes
to acknowledge Daryl Bennett as the IMA Volunteer of the Month.
Daryl personally supported the IMA’s Mobil Clinic held at the Tufts
University School of Medicine in March.
EVENT REVIEW: LEADERSHIP EVENT HELD TO SPUR IDEAS TO FURTHER
IMA MISSION
On
August 7, 2005, a group of people interested in the IMA met at the
home of Board President Harvey Zarren to share stories, information
and ideas to further the mission of IMA. Some 57 people were
invited and 8 people were able to attend...
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SPECIAL REPORTS AND UPDATES FROM IMA
The IMA in 2005
The IMA has had
an interesting and active year during 2005, with event sponsorship,
a leadership session, and organizational changes.
2004 in Review
With our
newsletter hiatus, it’s worth reviewing the accomplishments
of the IMA in 2004.In September of 2004, at an intensive and
very productive Board Retreat, the IMA restated its mission
as: “INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE ALLIANCE: DEEPENING THE QUALITY
OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN HEALTHCARE.”
IMA'S MISSION CONTINUES
In
the December 2004 edition of the IMA newsletter, the Board of
Directors shared its emerging vision for IMA developed during a
retreat to look at the IMA’s mission. The board emerged with a focus
on the concept of
deepening the quality of the human experience in healthcare.
For the benefit of new members and new readers, some major points
of that article are summarized.
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INDUSTRY NEWS AND
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
Brian berman, mD named recipient of $100,000 bravewell leadership
award for integrative medicine
Dr. Brian Berman,
one of the leading physicians in America to champion the growth of
integrative medicine, was named by the Bravewell Collaborative as
recipient of the 2005 Bravewell Leadership Award. Dr. Berman is
founder and director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the
University of Maryland School of Medicine, which was the first
clinic of its kind in the nation.
traditional medicines congress calls for comments on "ideal
Regulatory model"
Nine national
organizations working together as the Traditional Medicines (TM)
Congress* have released the first public draft of " A Proposed
Regulatory Model for Traditional Medicines: Guiding Assumptions and
Key Components." This comprehensive document presents ideas for
a new model for the regulation of traditional medicines in the
United States, and will now be subject to an open review process by
interested individuals and organizations.
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MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE IMA COMMUNITY
WHY THE IMA? a mESSAGE FROM THE IMA PRESIDENT
I initially joined
the IMA because of the caliber of the people associated with it –
mature, caring, competent practitioners of every sort, all interested
in the quality and integration of health care.
tHE IMA NEEDS YOU!
By Harvey Zarren, M.D, IMA
President
I initially
joined the IMA because of the caliber of the people associated with
it – mature, caring, competent practitioners of every sort, all
interested in the quality and integration of health care. I
agreed to serve on the Board of the IMA because of its goals.
Deepening the quality of the human experience in healthcare,
bridging complementary and conventional practices, spreading the
word about integrative medicine concepts, practices and events
around New England, and providing free complementary and alternative
experiences to conventional medical students and practitioners as
well as to others seeking to expand their healthcare options.
WAYS TO HELP THE IMA
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The HEaling Gift of time
By Harvey Zarren, M.D.,
IMA President
Healthcare in the United States in 2005 is
confronted with a lot of quality issues and quality initiatives
theoretically aimed at correcting the issues. Few if any of the
initiatives are addressing a fundamental defect of modern
conventional healthcare. Currently, conventional healthcare
practitioners do not have adequate time with patients. Physicians do
not get adequate time in the office or in the hospital with patients
and nurses do not get adequate time at the bedside with patients.
Is
integrative medicine alive and well in new england?
IMA recently
invited the IMA community to share brief stories focusing on how
integrative medicine is alive in New England, including success and
challenges. We heard from several readers, and present these
stories for your information and inspiration!
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES, NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The writing checklist: tips to improve your marketing materials
By Jennifer Lewy,
Marketing Writer
Are you ready to
print your brochure? Post your website? Submit the final version of
your advertisement? Before your marketing materials go live, take a
few minutes to run through this checklist. And make sure your
writing is as polished (and powerful) as possible.
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Flu wilkie helps the holistic community respond to avian flu
By Karlo Berger
The threat of an Avian Flu pandemic has become big news in recent
months, and its implications for caregivers of all backgrounds are
enormous. Although integrative and holistic caregivers have been
largely left out of pandemic preparedness efforts, they are slowly
beginning to make their voices heard.
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healthcare students attend conference to deepen knowledge about cam
Boston Students
for Integrative Medicine (BSIM) held an Integrative Medicine and
Student Wellness Conference for healthcare students on Saturday,
March 5, 2005. The conference was held at Tufts University School of
Medicine in Boston, MA.
The conference
was sponsored by Tufts University School of Medicine, the Tufts
Wellness Committee, the American Medical Students Association EDCAM
Grant and the Integrative Medicine Alliance.
The goal of the
conference was to promote education and awareness about
Complementary and Integrative Medicine among medical students, and
to educate students on techniques for self-care during school and
throughout their professional years.
ABOUT COMMUNITY NEWS
Community News is an
advertising service for our readers. Please contact us if you would
like to make a community announcement (limit 100 words) that is not
event-related. (To submit event-related announcements on our online
Calendar, email
IMA_Calendar@yahoo.com and we will contact you with details).
Current
IMA Members can post community announcements for FREE, with a limit
of one announcement per issue. Non-members can submit announcements
of 100 words or less for $25 per announcement. To submit an
announcement, email the IMA Administrator at
Admin@integrativemedalliance.org and please let her know whether you are an
IMA member. The IMA reserves the right to edit all submissions.
The IMA reserves the right to edit all submissions.
highlights from out online community calendar
If you want to
find out what’s going on in New England in the alternative or
integrative healthcare scene, we encourage you to check out our new,
online Community Calendar on our Web site at
www.IntegrativeMedAlliance.org. Under “Events” click on
“Calendar of Events”.
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