Massage Therapy Pocket Guide
Massage Therapy gives providers and patients the information they need when advising patients to seek out massage therapy. Download the guide to see how massage therapy can be incorporated into integrative patient care.
New Guidelines for Integrative Care of Cancer-Related Anxiety and Depression
How You Can Use the ASCO-SIO Review and Guidelines Recently, I wrote about using the American Society for Clinical Oncology and Society for Integrative Oncology’s (ASCO-SIO) joint guidelines on integrative…
Treatment
From the point of diagnosis, patients are thrust into an unknown and overwhelming situation. Outside of cancer, they have personal obligations that can also impact their health. Family, work, community—all of these areas are impacted by a cancer diagnosis.
Support for Integrative Oncology Grows
WASHINGTON (Oct. 12, 2023) – Patients and oncologists are supportive of complementary therapies, such as nutrition counseling, exercise, massage, and mediation, for cancer treatment, according to a new survey conducted…
The Tipping Point for Healing
I’ve often wondered what will be the first signs that our health care system in the U.S. is shifting toward whole person, preventative care. The first hint I got that…
New Guidelines for Integrative Cancer Pain Treatment from ASCO and the Society for Integrative Oncology
When patients with cancer pain ask you about pain management options, what do you say? It might depend on where you practice. Most people with cancer are treated in community…
Dr. Richard T. Lee: New Pain Guidelines for Cancer from SIO/ASCO
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Richard T. Lee, who was an instrumental member of the committee to analyze and review the health literature related to integrative approaches…
Most Cancer Patients Want Access to Complementary Therapies Before Treatment
Survey finds 40% of cancer patients would choose hospitals offering services such as exercise, nutrition counseling, massage, and meditation
University of Cincinnati Integrative Health Learning Collaborative Case
The Integrative Health Learning Collaborative sought to improve the delivery of whole-person care and make integrative health routine and regular in primary care. During the learning collaborative, UC Health at the University of Cincinnati brought more integrative health into group visits, improved the curriculum and process and increased collaboration within UC Health.
Samueli Institute Integrative Health Learning Collaborative Case
The Integrative Health Learning Collaborative sought to improve the delivery of whole-person care and make integrative health routine and regular in primary care. During the learning collaborative, the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at the University of California, Irvine developed and piloted a process for inter-professional collaboration with providers who aren’t trained in integrative health, and re-affirmed the importance of integrative health and how institute leaders can support practice transformation at other clinics.