Congratulations to Paula Gardiner and her co-authors in the DFM — Katherine Gergen Barnett, Brian Penti, Rob Saper, Pam Adelstein, Ivy Brackup, Christine Farrell-Riley, Lance Laird, and Suzanne Mitchell – for publication of their important article article “Design of the integrative medical group visits randomized control trial for underserved patients with chronic pain and depression” […]
Chelsea McGuire, MD,1 Jonathan Gabison, BA,2 and Benjamin Kligler, MD2,3 Abstract Purpose: To improve understanding of the facilitators and barriers affecting the integration of mind–body medicine (MBM) into primary care and describe the experiences of mind–body primary care providers. Methods: The authors conducted a qualitative analysis of semi-structured telephone interviews with mind–body primary care providers selected via […]
BU Center for Teaching & Learning fellows: (back row, from left) Jonathan Hibbard, Christophor Cavalieri, Cheryl McSweeney, Kaija Schilde, Pary Fassihi, Peter Zink, and Scott Marr; (front row, from left) Sophie Hochhäusl, Gouri Gupte, center director Matthew Trevett-Smith, Bruce Anderson, and Rosina Georgiadis; (not pictured) […]
by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports Integrative health group visits was the topic of an April 28, 2016 grand-rounds webinar with the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, the organization of 68 academic medical centers promoting the integrative model. The two speakers were Katherine Gergen-Barnett, MD (pictured right) with Boston Medical […]
Rebecca F. Lara, MD Kris M. Mogensen, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC Jeffrey F. Markuns, MD, EdM Abstract Clinical educators of health professions training programs are often underprepared for their teaching roles due to a lack of formal training in educational methodology. The emphasis on competency-based education in the health professions has led to a re-evaluation of the standards for a competent […]
The Health Perspectives of African American Adolescents and Young Men Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon, OTR/L, ScD; Fatima Adigun; Timothy Bickmore, PhD; Karla Damus, PhD, MSPH, MN, RN, FAAN; Kenneth Harris; Clevanne Julce; Justin Kramer; Jessica Martin, MPH; Steve Martin, MD, EdM; Stefan Olafsson; Michelle St. Fleur, MD, Brian Jack, MD Click hereto read the full abstract.
Kirsten Austad, Anita Chary, Alejandra Colom, Rodrigo Barillas,dDanessa Luna, Cecilia Menjı´var, Brent Metz, Amy Petrocy, Anne Ruch, Peter Rohloffa A recent article in GHSP calls for classifying fertility awareness methods as ‘‘modern contraceptives’’ despite their inferiority. We believe in a rights-based approach, which considers the real-world conditions that many women face, including constrained sexual agency […]
Congratulations to Michelle Dalencour, Karla Damus and Brian Jack for publication of their manuscript entitled “The future of preconception care in the United States: multigenerational impact on reproductive outcomes” that describes possible epigenetic mechanisms for disproportionate health disparities in premature and low birth weight births among Black women. Click here to read the full article.
“Group Medical Visits: The Future of Healthcare” 小组医学访视：医疗的未来? Visitas médicas en grupo: ¿El futuro de la asistencia sanitaria? By: Katherine Gergen Barnett We are at an interesting crossroads in today’s medical healthcare system. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010 and, further supported in the King vs Burwell Supreme Court Decision earlier this […]