Integrative Medicine & Health Symposium
Chicago, February 27 - March 2

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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