Interprofessional continuing education
credits available to all conference attendees
WHITTIER, Calif., Aug. 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Health is emerging as the
next evolutionary step in integrative health and medicine. In
response, the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM),
Southern California University of
Health Sciences (SCU), and the Cornerstone Collaboration for
Societal Change have announced they will co-host the Inaugural
Whole Health Conference, "Bringing Whole Health to Life," from
October 25 to 27, 2024, at Paradise
Point Resort and Spa in San Diego.
Healthcare professionals from across the spectrum are invited to
collaborate and learn how to scale these integrative approaches in
their practices, clinics, and hospitals.
"We are proud to partner with AIHM and the Cornerstone
Collaboration for the first Whole Health Conference, providing our
communities with a unique opportunity to further their Whole Health
mission. Through this collaboration, we strengthen our commitment
to institutional advancement as leaders in Whole Health. This
alliance allows our organizations to enhance and promote our
transformational position at the intersection of healthcare and
education for the future," said SCU President and CEO Dr.
John Scaringe.
This partnership brings together innovators in Integrative
Medicine and Whole Health education to provide a platform for
experts, practitioners, and enthusiasts to explore Whole Health
practices and discuss strategies for improving healthcare for
all.
"This is tremendously exciting, and large system transformation
is really hard. We run the risk of people and systems adopting the
language but not truly changing the entire paradigm of healthcare.
So, at this conference, we will do a deep dive into what Whole
Health is and how you can truly help drive this transformation –
personally, professionally, and across systems," said Dr.
Tracy Gaudet, Executive Director for
SCU's Doctor of Whole Health Leadership program and Co-Founder of
the Cornerstone Collaboration for Societal Change.
The conference will feature keynote speakers such as
Mimi Guarneri, MD; Patrick Hanaway, MD; Don
Berwick, MD; Tracy Gaudet,
MD; and Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO, eMBA. Additionally, there will
be panel discussions, interactive workshops, and networking
sessions focusing on the latest research, trends, and best
practices in Whole Health.
As part of this inaugural conference, AIHM is making
interprofessional continuing education credits available to all
attendees through its new partnership with a Jointly Accredited
provider, The University of North Texas Health
Science Center (UNTHSC). Joint Accreditation for
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) is the first and only
accreditation that promotes interprofessional continuing education
by and for the healthcare team. This innovation is governed by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, and the American
Nurses Credentialing Center's Accreditation Program.
"We are proud to be a part of building solutions for a healthier
community through our continuing education partnership with AIHM
for the Inaugural Whole Health Conference, "Bringing Whole Health
to Life". Through our commitment to outcomes-driven lifelong
learning, both The University of North Texas
Health Science Center (UNTHSC) and AIHM address challenges
and opportunities in implementing Whole Health care," said
Charles Taylor, UNTHSC Executive
Vice President and Provost.
Conference attendees will learn how to transform themselves,
their practices or workplaces, and the healthcare system toward
whole-person health. They can also attend a gala on Saturday, October 26, at 7:00 PM PST to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
AIHM. Additionally, on October 24,
attendees are invited to a Pre-Conference session, "Whole Health
Implications for the Integrative Approach to Acute and Chronic
Pain: Focus on Exercise, Movement, and Manual Therapies." This
session aims to address the widespread challenge of musculoskeletal
pain across health disciplines and highlight its fragmented
treatment approaches. Renowned clinicians will present specific and
practical pain management strategies, emphasizing physical and
movement therapies that target the role of the neuromusculoskeletal
system in pain conditions.
To learn more and register, visit AIHM Conference.
About Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine
(AIHM)
As a global educational authority, the Academy of Integrative
Health & Medicine (AIHM) is an interprofessional community of
healthcare providers, researchers, and academics. United by the
common goal of advancing the knowledge, practice, and policies that
champion treating the "whole" person— mind, body, spirit,
community, and planet.
AIHM remains grounded in the fundamental tenets of health:
equity, diversity, and justice. Driven to integrate care
disciplines for improving patient, provider, and practice outcomes,
AIHM is a welcome home to all proponents of Whole Health. For more
information about AIHM, please
visit https://aihm.org/about/.
About Southern California
University of Health Sciences (SCU)
Southern California University of
Health Sciences (SCU) is one of the world's only integrative, Whole
Health universities—preparing students to treat the whole person
(body, mind, and spirit) by blending the best of conventional
medicine with proven complementary approaches. Founded in 1911 as
one of the nation's very first chiropractic colleges, SCU has been
challenging convention and pushing healthcare forward since the
very beginning. Today, the institution offers graduate,
undergraduate, and certificate programs in a wide range of
disciplines, including Chiropractic, Sports Medicine,
Physical/Occupational Therapy, Genetic Counseling, Genetics &
Genomics, Medical Science, Physician Assistant, Ayurveda,
Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine, Whole Health Leadership,
and beyond. Learn more at scuhs.edu.
About Cornerstone Collaboration for Societal Change
Cornerstone Collaboration is driven by a mission to catalyze and
accelerate societal change by humanizing individual behaviors and
the systems that shape our world. Their vision is one where people
thrive and society flourishes, resulting in improved physical,
mental, and spiritual well-being across communities. This
transformation also aims to create societal systems that prioritize
human values in their operations, ultimately leading to increased
benefits for humanity and life on Earth from our global resources.
For more information about Cornerstone Collaboration, please visit
https://cornerstonecollaboration.org/who-we-are/.
About The University of North Texas
Health Science Center
The University of North Texas Health
Science Center at Fort
Worth is located in the heart of the Fort Worth Cultural
District. HSC trains the health care providers, public health
workforce and scientists of the future in an interprofessional
ecosystem. In HSC's six schools, students learn to work in
teams and develop an innovative mindset that prepares them for a
rapidly changing health landscape. HSC Health, the clinical
enterprise of the Health Science Center, provides patient-centered
care to people across Tarrant
County. HSC's research enterprise provides a foundation to
expand the frontiers of scientific discovery to improve health and
well-being. For more information about UNTHSC, please
visit https://www.unthsc.edu/.
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