Pre-Conference Training and Workshops
on Thursday, May 15th

Separate pre-registration is required and an additional fee may apply.  Please see the registration form for details.  Workshop registration includes lunch.

8:30–10:30 am
Special Training by HeartMath
This hands-on, interactive two-hour session will introduce you to HeartMath’s stress reduction tools—the emWave® PC Stress Relief System and emWave™ Personal Stress Reliever®, new approaches to stress relief based on changing the heart rhythm pattern and creating physiological coherence in the body. Practical applications for chronic pain, anxiety, depression, anger and other conditions, as well as examples from practitioners in hospitals and clinics, will be reviewed.   Continental breakfast will be provided.

11:00 am–2:30 pm
Workshop #1:  Starting and Building a CAM Program
Tanya Edwards, MS, Med, medical director, Center for Integrative Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, and Nancy Hart, MBA, President, Custom Health Integration, Boulder, CO

In this workshop, you’ll learn the key steps for creating a solid foundation for your CAM program. You’ll discover what to expect in the development stages, ideas on how to rectify the challenges, and creative strategies to increase the likelihood of a successful program. You will gain valuable insights on developing successful programming, effective marketing and lessons learned. You will hear two different perspectives – that of a medical director of a three-year old integrative medicine program, and an integrative medicine consultant who has worked in the industry for ten years.

Workshop #2:  Philanthropy as a Key Component in Building an Integrative Medicine Program
Sid Mallory, executive vice president for philanthropy, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN, and Mary Love (Bitsy) Henderson, president, Henderson Mallory Partners, Minneapolis, MN

The question of funding is upper most on the minds of hospital CEOs and other health care executives as they consider integrative medicine as a key strategy to improving the health of the population they serve.  Many are wondering if philanthropy can provide a significant source of funding in building and sustaining a program. This workshop will focus on the philanthropic environment that must be in place to allow prospective donors to partner with a health care institution to build and support a campus-based integrative medicine program.  Participants will examine a proven philanthropic case and learn about the key elements of the philanthropic plan and structure that must be in place to achieve a high level of community support.  They will leave with the ability to accurately measure their own level of readiness and some key strategies to advance philanthropy and integrative medicine on their local campuses.