Guest Speakers
Dr. Rick Leskowitz, M.D.
Dr. Leskowitz is currently a consultant psychiatrist to the Pain Management Program at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital where he serves as the Director of the Integrative Medicine Project at Spaulding. He is also on the Department of Psychiatry faculty at both Harvard and Tufts Medical Schools. In addition, he recently served as an editor for a text on CAM in Rehabilitation. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine.
Tamara Geist, PT has been a practicing Physical Therapist for 16 years. She has had numerous roles as a Physical Therapist at Spaulding Rehab. hospital since joining them in 1998. At present she works with Chronic Pain patients, as well as the Amputee/Vascular and Traumatic Brain Injured populations. Tamara is a Reiki Master and has been using this form of energy healing for the past 4 years. She is the mother of two who keep her busy, crazy, yet rooted!
Janice Wesley, PT is senior staff physical at the Spaulding Medford Outpatient site, treating within Pain Services, Geneal Rehab Services and the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program. She began her own personal study of "Holistic" Alternative Therapies philosophy and treatment techniques over 30 years ago. Her goal as a practicing clinician is to integrate this learning into her treatment programs.
Rob Saper, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Saper is a board-certified family physician with 20 years of interest and experience in the responsible integration of CAM with conventional medicine. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1988 and completed a family medicine residency and chief residency at University California, San Francisco. Dr. Saper has 11 years of experience practicing an integrative approach to family medicine in private practice settings in the San Francisco and Boston areas. He completed the three year NIH funded Harvard Medical School Alternative Medicine Research and Faculty Development Fellowship. During this fellowship he earned an M.P.H. in Clinical Effectiveness from Harvard School of Public Health. His research included yoga use in the United States and common dietary supplements for weight loss. His paper describing the presence of heavy metals such as lead and mercury in Ayurvedic herbal medicine products was published in the December 2004 JAMA. Dr. Saper is now an Assistant Professor and Director of Integrative Medicine at the Boston University Medical Center Department of Family Medicine. At BU he is actively involved in develop research, educational, and clinical programs that explore how complementary and alternative therapies can be responsibly integrated with conventional medicine.
Harvey Zarren, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Dr. Zarren is a Cardiologist in practice from 1975. He is a graduate of Columbia College and the Tufts University School of Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Zarren is the Founder and Physician Director of The Healing Connection, a hospital based philosophy at the Union Hospital Campus of the North Shore Medical Center, in Lynn, Massachusetts. The Healing Connection is a working practice that places people and the value of human interaction back into the center of the healing process for the benefit of patients and caregivers. Dr. Zarren is also the Founder and Medical Director of the Healing Your Heart Program at the Union Hospital. Healing Your Heart is a low cost program for the treatment and reversal of heart disease.
Since 1982, Dr. Zarren has been an Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Zarren is on the Boards of The Association of Healing Health Care Projects and The Food Studies Institute. He is currently President of the Board of the Integrative Medicine Alliance and is President-Elect of The New England Society for Clinical Hypnotism. He is a Patron of New Approaches to Cancer based in Surrey, England.
In his professional efforts, Dr. Zarren is focused on the prevention and aggressive treatment of atherosclerosis (the number one cause of death in the United States), he is working to make medical care more humane for practitioners and patients, and he is interested in bridging conventional and complementary practices of healing. Dr. Zarren is active in inviting caregivers such as physicians and nurses to explore and facilitate their own wellness. Dr. Zarren is also interested and involved in changing school nutrition as a way to implement disease prevention and as a way to improve student behavior in school. Dr. Zarren speaks and presents workshops around the United States and internationally.
Workshop Presenters:
“Understanding Acupuncture: Acupuncture 101 & Live Demonstrations”
Valerie Smith, Lic.Ac., M.Ac. received her master’s degree in acupuncture and certification in Chinese herbal medicine at New England School of Acupuncture. Ms. Smith has been practicing in the Boston area since her acupuncture licensure in 1997. She is an Assistant Professor at New England School of Acupuncture and a clinical supervisor at the NESA Teaching Clinic. Valerie is a founding member of Harvard Square Acupuncture and Massage in Cambridge where she practices acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Her philosophy of patient care is one that focuses on developing a healing partnership in order to promote patient empowerment and optimum health.
Marisa Pease is a third year student at The New England School of Acupuncture where she is studying both Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture, along with herbal medicine. Previous to her graduate studies at NESA, she worked at a psychiatric hospital in New York where she developed her interest in the uses of complimentary medicine for psychological disorders. During her undergraduate work in Cognitive Psychology and Research Methods, Marisa conducted research on the physiological effects of acupressure. Following graduation from NESA, she looks forward to investigating the efficacy of acupuncture in collaboration with The New England School of Acupuncture Research Department. She is a 2004-5 recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship for which she co-founded an acupuncture clinic to provide free treatments to refugees who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at the International Institute of Boston. In addition to the psychological applications of acupuncture, she is interested in the integrative use of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, and Chinese Massage (Tuina) to treat musculoskeletal disorders.
Christian Robinson a member of the New England School of Acupuncture Class of 2005 and a Master’s in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine candidate.
She graduated from Regis College (Weston MA) in 1993 with a BS in Biology and Chemistry. For the past ten years she has worked as a researcher for local biotechnology companies. She has worked on a variety of projects including; a living skin equivalent for the treatment of burns and diabetic ulcers, genetically engineering human dermal fibroblasts for the treatment of Hemophilia, and manipulating stem cells for treatment of Type I diabetes. Prior to entering the NESA program, she left the laboratory and held a Clinical research position at Massachusetts General Hospital where she served as a liaison between doctors, patients, and pharmaceutical companies involved in phase I and phase II clinical trials of drugs and procedures treating bladder and prostate cancer.
Christian’s goal is to blend her previous scientific background with her education from NESA and become involved in the ongoing Research of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine.
Vickie Bunty is a third year student at the New England School of Acupuncture. In her previous life, she was a teacher for 19+ years and is currently practicing as a licensed massage therapist in the town of Lexington, MA. She received her B.S. in Speech-language pathology from the State University College at Fredonia, N.Y. with a minor in sports medicine. Her first M.S. degree in reading and N-6 grade was from the State University College at Oneonta, N.Y. Vickie loves sports and the outdoors as well as treating patients in the therapeutic setting. She is looking forward to combining massage and acupuncture to create a synergistic and wholistic health care practice.
Susan Shaver is a third year student at the New England School of Acupuncture studying Japanese and Chinese Acupuncture, and Chinese Herbal medicine. Previously, Susan worked for 12 years in the software industry but was drawn to study acupuncture by her own personal experience with acupuncture and a desire to move into a health care profession. Susan is planning on focusing on woman's health issues and fertility.
Rick Howt Sollom,
M.A., L.M.T. holds a B.A. from
Macalester College and an M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
at Tufts University. He is currently in his fourth year of graduate studies at
the New England School of Acupuncture, where he received a 2004-05 Albert
Schweitzer Fellowship. For his community service project, he established an
alternative health clinic at the International Institute of Boston, where he
provides acupuncture treatments to refugees who suffer from post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). Prior to studying Traditional Chinese Medicine, Rick
was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Eastern Europe. He then worked with the United
Nations as an international civil servant. He served in Burundi, Somalia,
former Yugoslavia, and Haiti working primarily with refugee populations who
suffered from PTSD. After a number of years abroad, he returned to Boston to
work with Physicians for Human Rights – a non-governmental organization that
uses the expertise of the health professions to document and report on human
rights violations throughout the world. Rick will pursue an MPH degree next
year with the long-term goal of establishing an organization that brings
alternative medicine to complex humanitarian emergencies, war zones, and
refugee camps.
“Yoga and Meditation:
An Introduction to the Science and Practice”
Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Ph.D. received
his doctorate at the University of Toronto and has conducted post-doctoral
research in neuroscience, biological rhythms and sleep. He is currently on
the faculty of the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Harvard Medical School. He has also been involved in the practice of a yoga
and meditation lifestyle for over 30 years and is a certified yoga instructor.
His current research interests are in basic and clinical research on the
effectiveness of yoga and meditation practices. He is currently conducting a
clinical trial evaluating a yoga treatment for insomnia funded by the National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes
of Health. He also teaches an elective course at Harvard Medical School in
Mind Body Medicine.
“Osteopathic
Manipulative Therapy (OMT): Not Just Snap, Crackle, and
Pop”
Douglas Comeau, DO
was born and raised in Lynn, MA and relocated to Maine for college and medical
school at Colby and University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
respectively. He is currently in his second year of the Tufts University
Family Medicine Residency and enjoying being back home. Doug's interest
include sports medicine and AAFP national politics. He is currently the
Resident Representative on the Committee on Scientific Program, which plans
the National Scientific Assembly. Doug is the newly elective Administrative
Chief Resident for the 2005-2006 academic year and is looking forward to a
potential Sports Medicine Fellowship.
“Therapeutic Touch: An
Introduction to Massage Therapy and Complimentary
Touch Therapies”
Janelle Taylor, CMT
is a Certified Clinical Massage Therapist who currently practices in
Mansfield. She is also a teaching assistant at the Massage Institute of New
England (M.I.N.E.) in Somerville for the basic hands-on technique courses.
Janelle is further certified in and specializes in Prenatal, Labor Support and
Postpartum Massage and leads an introduction to Prenatal Massage course at
M.I.N.E.
“Medical Qi Gong: Discussion and Demonstration with a Grandmaster”
For almost 60 years
Grand Master Winchell Woo has trained in Hung Gar Gung Fu. His skills in
both fighting and Chi-Gung are world renowned. Grandmaster Woo’s
recognitions & awards are extensive; including a 10th degree black belt in
both Gung Fu & Ju Jitsu, USMA Director of Kung Fu, & MAMPL’s Hall of Fame to
name a few. Grandmaster Woo will be generously sharing some
of the core ideas behind Chi-Gung as well as introducing students to some of
the basic techniques used in its training.
Sorat Ly has been a practitioner of various martial arts over the last two decades, including Tai Kwon Do & Gung Fu. For the last several years he had intensely practiced Chi-Gung & its healing applications under Grand Master Woo & Grand Master Tang Kwok-wah (who is renowned in Hong Kong for his medicinal skills). Mr. Ly will offer the chance for one student with a musculoskeletal problem to have him work on that problem. During this he will explain to observing students some basic concepts behind using Chi-gung for healing.
“The Arts & Humanities
in Healthcare and Medical Education”
Naj Wikoff is the Director of the Healing and the Arts Project, C. Everett Koop Institute, Dartmouth College, the President of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare, and the Founder of the Adirondack Healing Retreat for Women with Cancer held each fall at Great Camp Sagamore near Raquette Lake, NY.
He has served as Director of Programming of the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth, Director of Arts & Productions at the Cathedral St. John the Divine, Coordinator of the Arts for the Global Forum of Parliamentary and Spiritual Leaders, Vice-Chairman of the National Fine Arts Committee for the XIII Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY, and Executive Director of the Dutchess County Arts Council. In addition, he was the Founding Director of the Adirondack Film Society and the Lake Placid Film Forum, Founder and Director of the Lake Placid Institute for the Arts and Humanities, co-founder of the Adirondack Center for Writing, co-founder of the Adirondack Festival of the Lakes, and co-founder of the Lake Placid School of the Arts, predecessor of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts.
At Dartmouth, Mr. Wikoff has developed arts and humanities programs in the hospital and medical school for the purpose of supporting the process of healing, improving doctor-patient relations, communicating health care messages, and helping health care workers address job related stress. Healing & the Arts programs have included: medical school arts and humanities electives; ArtCare, arts activities, concerts and performances in patient care units, waiting rooms, daycare and nursing homes involving community and undergraduate volunteers; and In Poetry & Prose, lunch-time readings and presentations.
Naj Wikoff is the author of Cultures of Care, a monograph recently published by Americans for the Arts as well as their monographs The Arts in Times of Trauma and Arts in Medicine: Linking Culture to Care. He has lectured widely on issues ranging from arts & spirituality and ethics to marketing and fundraising, and serves as a consultant for arts and healthcare strategic planning, development, artist training and administration.
Mr. Wikoff is a sculptor, storyteller, and celebration artist. He lives in Keene Valley, NY.
“ENERGY BOOSTERS...Or
how to stay awake in class!”
Devon Rossetto is a 3rd year medical student and Joline Swonger
is a 2nd year medical student at Boston University. Both Devon and Joline are
also graduates of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition's Holistic Health
Counselor training program, and they share a passion for cooking and eating
fabulous whole foods.
“Art of Cupping & 4th Year Elective in China”
Dave Solondz is a 4th year medical student at Tufts School of Medicine. Dave was the founder of the Integrative & Complementary Medicine Interest Group at Tufts in 2001. He spent 1 year at the Osher Institute and Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Alternative Therapies, at Harvard Medical School. While at Osher, he conducted his own research on CAM therapies. In October 2004, he spent 1 month in China during a 4th year elective to study acupuncture and cupping at the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center.
Participants can select from the following workshops during registration (9-9:30 am) on March 5th. Please sign up for only ONE of the IMA Clinic slots which includes a 20 minute treatment from a CAM practitioner.
Workshop Times and Locations:
|
Workshop |
Room 204/5 |
206/7 |
208/9 |
221/220 |
308/9 |
315 |
320 |
321 |
827 |
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#1 (12:50 – 1:30) |
Osteopathic Med |
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Acupuncture |
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Therapeutic Massage |
Cupping/China Elective |
Energy Boosters |
|
IMA Clinic |
|
#2 (1:35 – 2:15) |
Osteopathic Med |
Qi Gong |
|
Meditation |
Therapeutic Massage |
|
|
Art Therapy |
IMA Clinic |
|
#3 (2:20 – 3:00) |
|
Qi Gong |
Acupuncture |
Meditation |
Therapeutic Massage |
|
|
Art Therapy |
IMA Clinic |
“Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT):
Douglas Comeau, DO
A demonstration of basic OMT, and explanation of how it can benefit the family physician in an outpatient setting. Students will be able to learn some of the basic OMT techniques in this workshop.
and Complimentary
Touch Therapies”
Janelle Taylor, CMT
This workshop will introduce participants to the history, indications and
application of basic massage therapy techniques. A short presentation will
overview cases in which massage therapy is a helpful complimentary treatment
to the traditional western medical approach as well as present cases in which
massage is contraindicated. Other touch therapies will be briefly introduced.
The final half of the workshop will include a demonstration and teaching of
basic hands on massage techniques which participants will practice on each
other.
“Understanding Acupuncture: Acupuncture 101 & Demonstrations”
Valerie Smith, Li.Ac.
This workshop will give a brief overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture, and demonstrate the technique of Acupuncture. Some of the topics to be covered include: the Chinese perspective of health and the healing process, Qi, how acupuncture points are used, diagnosis techniques, and factors that affect health in the TCM system. Some case studies will also be presented to highlight the use of acupuncture in our current healthcare setting. The second half of the workshop will include a demonstration of acupuncture on workshop participants.
“Yoga and Meditation: An Introduction to the Science and Practice”
Sat Bir S. Khalsa,
Ph.D.
This workshop will include an academic introduction to the practice of yoga
and meditation, including the basics of the practice, the variety of practice
styles, the prevalence of practice in the U.S., and a brief overview of the
biomedical research evidence for its beneficial psychophysiological effects in
both healthy individuals and in clinical populations. A brief practice
session will include a simple set of physical exercises incorporating physical
movement and flexibility, yogic breath regulation and meditation.
“ENERGY BOOSTERS...Or
how to stay awake in class!”
Joline Swonger and Devon Rossetto, Boston University School of Medicine ’07
& ‘06
Come and taste some delicious and nutritious treats while learning easy and
fun ways to increase your energy levels through nutrition and movement. We'll
discuss common pitfalls and energy drains, and help you develop quick,
creative ways to stay energized throughout the day.
This workshop will be a small taste of the upcoming Spring Wellness Intensive,
an exciting course for medical students sponsored by the American Medical
Student Association and Boston Students for Integrative Medicine in April
2005.
“Medical Qi Gong: Discussion and Demonstration with a Grandmaster”
Grand Master Winchell Woo and Sorat Ly
“Qi” is a concept that permeates through countless Eastern philosophies. In generalized terms, Qi is the essential energy from which all existence is created. Over thousands of years people have studied and trained to strengthen the Qi within their bodies. This training, called Qi-Gong, has been adopted by religions, warriors, and doctors alike. Regardless of their specific reasons for practicing Qi-Gong, all of these people tend to find that they become calmer, healthier, and more confident people. Grandmaster Woo will be generously sharing some of the core ideas behind Qi-Gong as well as introducing students to some of the basic techniques used in its training. Sorat Ly, a practitioner of Qi Gong, will offer the chance for one student with a musculoskeletal problem to have him work on that problem. During this he will explain to observing students some basic concepts behind using Qi-gong for healing. If you are interested in this workshop wear comfortable clothing & remember that this is a workshop based on widely accepted eastern philosophies and not empirical western data.
“Art of Cupping & 4th Year Elective in China”
Cupping is a method of treating disease in Traditional Chinese Medicine, by causing local congestion. A partial vacuum is created in the jars, usually by means of heat, which are then applied to the skin, drawing up the underlying tissues and forming blood stasis. This method is utilized in treating consumptive and rheumatic diseases. Single cups may be applied on smaller areas and several cups to a wider region. The cups may be moved over large flat areas and herbal preparations may be used with the cupping technique.
Dave will also speak about his experiences doing a 4th Year elective in China, where he attended the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center, founded in 1975 at the Acupuncture Institute of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Since its foundation, the training center has successfully accomplished the special task of "improving the teaching method of acupuncture and moxibustion and providing more opportunities for foreign students" entrusted to it by the WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine.
IMA Mobile Clinic: Mini CAM Treatments
The IMA's Mobile Clinic is being held in honor of:
Pauline Ray Bartl
deceased Mother of
Daryl Bennett, RN, Reiki Master
Whole Body Health, Salem, Massachusetts
Experts in a variety of Complementary and Alternative Medicine modalities will give you a chance to experience a 20 minute treatment of your choice! This is a great opportunity to experience some of the CAM modalities for yourself, and a chance to de-stress from the life of a medical student. Choose from the following modalities:
CranioSacral Therapy: A gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of craniosacral system - comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. Using a soft touch, practitioners release restrictions in the craniosacral system to improve the functioning of the central nervous system. (1)
Crystal Therapy: A therapy in which crystals work with the human energy field, where they can move, absorb, focus, direct and diffuse energy within the body. Working with crystalline energy helps the body to find its natural rhythm. (2)
Healing Touch: An energy-based therapeutic approach to healing. Touch is used to influence the energy system, affecting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and healing. The goal of treatment is to restore harmony and balance, promoting self-healing. (3)
Massage: The use of strokes and pressure on the body to dispel tension, increase circulation and relieve muscular pain. Massage can provide comfort and increased body awareness, and can be an excellent method of releasing emotional as well as bodily tension. (3)
Reflexology: The application of finger pressure to specific points on the hands or the feet according to the concept that each point relates to a specific part of the body. Activation of these points is deeply relaxing while it stimulates healing and balancing of the body. (3)
Reiki: The use of hands and visualization to direct energy to various parts of the body to facilitate healing and relaxation. Reiki can promote mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual healing and balance. (3)
Therapeutic Touch: A technique for balancing energy flow in the body through human energy transfer. Therapeutic Touch is based on the principle that in balance there is health and in health there is growth, order and wholeness. (3)
Vibroacoustics Sound Healing: A musical massage that gives a gentle, cellular massage to the whole body. The components of the table vibrate, causing frequencies of the sounds to bathe the body in vibration, reducing stress and balancing the body’s systems. (4)
References:
(1) International Alliance of Health Care Educators
(2) Anne Marie Wells
(3) American Holistic Nursing Association
(4) Donnemarie Kavanah