National Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Public Health
Washington,
DC
February 25-27, 2009
…explores the science and practice of integrative medicine—health care that addresses the mental, emotional, and physical aspects of the healing process—to improve patient-centered care and promote the nation’s health
. …focuses on how to spur changes that would lead people to maintain wellness and avoid disease.
Co-sponsored by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and The Bravewell
Collaborative.
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The Program in Integrative Medicine is committed to providing a healing environment to patients using science-based orthomolecular and nutritional medicine. The cornerstones of the program include:
Based at an academic medical center, this approach allows patients to work with all healthcare providers to develop a diagnostic and therapeutic regime appropriate for each individual.
A gifted healer, scientist, and health care advocate, Hugh D. Riordan, M.D., strongly supported orthomolecular medicine, the practice of preventing and treating disease by providing the body with optimal amounts of natural substances. He was a tireless investigator for the use of vitamin C for cancer, infectious diseases and other disorders.
Dr. Riordan saw the importance of providing training in the vital components of integrative medicine for future generations of physicians and health care professionals. His legacy provided for the Hugh D. Riordan, M.D. Endowed Chair for Orthomolecular Medicine and Research Fund at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
If you share Dr. Riordan’s vision for integrative medicine research and education and would like to contribute to this worthwhile cause, please visit the KU Endowment site.
Jeanne Drisko, M.D. is the recipient of the Hugh D. Riordan, M.D. Endowed Chair for Orthomolecular Medicine and Research
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