Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD
Conference Co-Chair
Clinical Professor of Medicine Emeritus
Former Director of Education at the Osher Center
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Sue Kagel, RN, BSN, HNC, CHTP/I
Faculty for the Associate Fellowship
University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Certified Healing Touch Practitioner
Canyon Ranch Health Resort
President
Healing Touch International
Tucson, Arizona

David Kiefer, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona
Adjunct Faculty, Bastyr University
Kenmore, Washington
Clinical Instructor
Department of Family Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Jane L. Murray, MD
Conference Co-Chair
Medical Director
Sastun Center of Integrative Health Care
Overland Park, Kansas

Karen Sothers, MEd, RYT
Health Consultant
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor
Yoga and Meditation Teacher
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Life Time Health
Private Practice
San Diego, California

Consistent with ACCME and ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. Additionally, Symposia Medicus Board, Planning Committee, and staff members have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationships that could pose a conflict of interest to the planning of this conference. This information is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about content presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

Wednesday, September 15

7:00am Registration & Check-in
Continental Breakfast

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
Jane Murray, MD

8:15 Integrative Medicine Today: Partnerships in Healing
Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD

9:00 Bio-Identical Hormones: What Do We Know?
Jane Murray, MD

9:45 Break

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Non-Pharmacologic Management of Cardiovascular Disease
Jane Murray, MD

11:15 The Uses & Benefits of Healing Touch & Energy Therapies
Sue Kagel, RN, BSN, HNC, CHTP/I

Noon Integrative Approaches to Pain Management
Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

5:30-7:00pm Welcome Reception (Faculty, Participants & Guests)

Thursday, September 16

8:00am Continental Breakfast

8:30 The Most Commonly Used Herbal Supplements by Women
David Kiefer, MD

9:15 Yoga: Its Uses & Benefits
Karen Sothers, MEd, RYT

10:00 Break

10:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:45 The Clinical Use of Probiotics: It's Not Just Yogurt Anymore
David Kiefer, MD

11:30 Mindfulness Stress Reduction: Overview & Application in Women's Health
Karen Sothers, MEd, RYT

12:15pm Alternative Approaches to Thyroid & Adrenal Fatigue Issues
Jane Murray, MD

1:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, September 17

3:30pm INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS

A - Understanding Labels & Claims of Food & Dietary Supplements
David Kiefer, MD

B - Mindfulness, Yoga & Meditation Techniques
Karen Sothers, MEd, RYT

C - Healing Touch & Energy Therapy: Best Uses in Clinical Settings
Sue Kagel, RN, BSN, HNC, CHTP/I

5:00 Break

5:15 INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS: Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:45 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, September 18

8:00am Continental Breakfast

8:30 Weight Management & Metabolic Syndrome: An Integrative Approach
David Kiefer, MD

9:15 Traditional Chinese Medicine Overview
Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Break (hotel checkout if applicable)

11:00 Integrative Medicine: Year in Review
Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD

11:45 Creating Resiliency in a Challenging World
Sue Kagel, RN, BSN, HNC, CHTP/I

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Conference Adjourns