Integrative Medicine & Health Symposium
Chicago, February 27 - March 2
Monday, February 27
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Why You Should Give a TEDx Talk and How to Land It
- Melinda Ring, MD, Northwestern University Osher Center
Tuesday, February 28
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Results from Positive Emotion Interventions: Emotion, Wellbeing, and Mental Health in Underrepresented and Chronically Stressed Groups
- Judith Moskowitz, MD, Northwestern University Osher Center
SPARC Talk: How Cancer Turned My Life Upside Down — I Used Integrative Medicine to Turn it Upside Right!
- Jennifer Ron, MD, Northwestern University Osher Center
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Better Food for Better Health: A Roadmap to Academic-Community Partnerships for Improving Student Health and Nutrition
- Judith Moskowitz, MD, Northwestern University Osher Center
- Melinda Ring, MD, Northwestern University Osher Center
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Making Connections and Spreading the Word: Integrative Health Communications & Marketing Panel Discussion
- Julia Burns, MA, University of California, San Francisco Osher Center
- Emilie Fleming, MBA, University of Cincinnati Osher Center
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Healing Our Disconnected Selves and World: A Skills-based Deep Dive into Social Connectedness and Spirituality
- Mark Dreusicke, MD, MBC-HWC, Vanderbilt University
- Ruth Wolever, PhD, MBC-HWC, Vanderbilt University Osher Center
Wednesday, March 1
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Oral Abstract: First-Seen Provider and Pharmacotherapy Patterns Among Patients with New-onset Neck Pain
- Peter Wayne, PhD, Harvard University Osher Center
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Receiving and Integrating Patient Feedback in Integrative Medicine
- Darshan Mehta, MD, Harvard University Osher Center
- Kavita Mishra, MD, University of California, San Francisco Osher Center
- Mari Ransco, MA, University of Utah Osher Center
- Melinda Ring, MD, Northwestern University Osher Center
- Elizabeth Walsh, PhD, Vanderbilt University Osher Center
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Leading Professional Well-being Work at the System Level Through an Integrative Medicine Lens
- Amy Locke, MD, University of Utah Osher Center
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Understanding and Application of a Yoga Multidimensional Model in Chronic Pain
- Celeste Greene, Vanderbilt University Osher Center
- Adriana Hermel, Vanderbilt University Osher Center
Oral Abstract: The Coalition for Better Health: A Collaborative Effort to Mobilize Preventive Health Specialists Across Tennessee
- Ruth Wolever, PhD, MBC-HWC, Vanderbilt University Osher Center
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Health Equity in Integrative Medicine Parts One & Two
- LeChey Hibbler, PsyD, Vanderbilt University
- Darshan Mehta, MD, Harvard University Osher Center
- Vincent Minichiello, MD, University of Wisconsin–Madison Osher Center
- Kavita Mishra, MD, University of California, San Francisco Osher Center
- Ruth Wolever, PhD, Vanderbilt University Osher Center
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Using Sound in Medicine Parts One & Two
- Darshan Mehta, MD, Harvard University Osher Center
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Plenary Session: Pursuing the Quadruple Aim: The Emerging Role of the Chief Wellness Officer
- Amy Locke, MD, University of Utah Osher Center
Thursday, March 2
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Data for Whole Health: Importance, Process, and Outcomes
- Kathryn Hansen, RN, Vanderbilt University Osher Center
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Oral Abstract: Nutrition & Culinary Education for Health Professionals: Response to H. Res. 1118
- Melinda Ring, MD, Northwestern University Osher Center
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Oral Abstract: Nutrition and Culinary Education for Health Professionals: A Response to H. Res. 1118
- Margaret Chesney, PhD, University of California, San Francisco Osher Center
- Deborah Barnes, PhD, University of California, San Francisco Osher Center
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
SPARC Talk: Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnosis: My POTS Journey
- Elizabeth Walsh, PhD, Vanderbilt University Osher Center
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
SPARC Talk: MA Healer’s Journey—Understanding Our Wounds
- Darshan Mehta, MD, Harvard University Osher Center
Poster Presentations
Parents’ Perspectives on the Barriers and Benefits to Practicing Mindfulness
- Mala Mather, MD, University of Wisconsin—Madison Osher Center
Women’s Interest in the development of an Integrative Group Medical Visit for the Menopausal Transition
- Lisa Taylor-Swanson, PhD, University of Utah Osher Center
Is Home Mindfulness Practice Associated with Outcomes? Results from a Pilot Study of a Four-week Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pain Management
- Carrie Brintz, PhD, Vanderbilt University