Spirituality & Healing in Medicine
Including the Concept of Emergence
Including the Concept of Emergence
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Spirituality & Healing in Medicine
Including the Concept of Emergence |
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Sunday • December 1 - 2, 2007
The Westin Copley Place • Boston, Massachusetts |
For 40 years, laboratories at the Harvard Medical School have systematically studied mind body interactions. The research established that when a person engages in a repetitive prayer, word, sound or phrase and when intrusive thoughts are passively disregarded, a specific set of physiologic changes ensue. These changes — decreased metabolism, heart rate, blood pressure and rate of breathing — are the opposite of those induced by stress, and have been labeled the relaxation response. Surveys indicate that over 60% of visits to health care professionals are for conditions caused or exacerbated by stress and that the relaxation response is an effective therapy for stress-related conditions. Many people who elicit the relaxation response also note increased spirituality. Spirituality is expressed as experiencing the presence of a power, a force, an energy or what was perceived of as God, and this presence is close to the person. This finding opened the door to questions about the healing effects of spirituality and to the creation of this course over 10 years ago. It was one of the first to relate medicine with spirituality and healing. Over the years the conference has presented data about the relaxation response as well as the beneficial effects of religious and other spiritual practices on healthcare outcomes. Now, over 100 medical schools have courses on spirituality and health, the majority of which are required. As the concepts presented in Spirituality & Healing in Medicine became more established, an important question presented itself. Can traditional scientific methodology explain the benefits of spirituality? Or, should other approaches be explored? In this context, the importance of the concepts of emergence evolved. Emergent theory maintains that a totality is greater than the sum of its components. This conference will present the newest findings of spirituality and healing in medicine as well as those supporting the significance of emergence in the full integration of spirituality and health. Course objectives will be met through interactive dialogue and experiential learning. COURSE OBJECTIVES
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Attendance Limited — Register Early!PROGRAM SCHEDULE*
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| SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 | |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Four Decades of Mind/Body and Spirituality Findings - Herbert Benson, MD |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Refreshment Break/Music |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | A Moral Imperative for the Integration of Spirituality into Healthcare - Christina M. Puchalski, MD |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Religion & Health: What Does the Research Tell Us? - George Fitchett, DMin, PhD |
| 12:30 - 1:45 | Lunch on your own |
| 1:45 - 2:45 | Mind Body Connections from the Standpoint of Emergent Complexity - Philip Clayton, PhD |
| 2:45 - 3:45 | Insights from Biology into Dualism vs. Monism - Pedro Enrique Huertas, MD, PhD |
| 3:45 - 5:30 | Workshops
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| 7:30 - 9:00 | Creative Dialogue - Rev. Natalia Vonnegut Beck, MA, Christina M. Puchalski, MD |
| SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing - Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Quantifying the Mystery? - Rev.Natalia Vonnegut Beck, MA |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Refreshment Break/Music |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Spirituality and Resiliency - Gregory L. Fricchione, MD |
| 12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch on your own |
| 1:15 - 3:00 | Workshops
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| 3:00 - 5:00 | Panel Moderated by: Rev. Natalia Vonnegut Beck, MA Herbert Benson, MD Philip Clayton, PhD Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN George Fitchett, DMin, PhD Gregory L. Fricchione, MD Pedro Enrique Huertas, MD, PhD Christina M. Puchalski, MD |
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Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Psychologists Massachusetts - The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Spirituality & Healing offers 15 credit hours. |
| COURSE DIRECTORS | ||
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| Herbert Benson, MD Director Emeritus Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School |
Christina M. Puchalski, MD Director, The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Health Care Sciences The George Washington University School of Medicine |
Rev. Natalia Vonnegut Beck, MA Senior Associate for Cathedral Ministries, Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, IN; Daniel G. Holbrook Fellow, Harvard Medical School Consultant; Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital |
| FACULTY | ||
| Margaret Baim, MS, NP Associate in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Clinical Director, Center for Training, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital |
Philip Clayton, PhD Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Claremont Graduate University |
Rev. Joseph J.Driscoll, MDiv, MS Director of Mission Services, Bon Secours Health System, Marriottsville, MD |
| Marcia Feldman Hospice Musician Sherrill House Chaplain Department |
Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN Research Scientist City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA |
George Fitchett, DMin, PhD Associate Professor and Director of Research Department of Religion, Health and Human Values, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL |
| Gregory L. Fricchione, MD Director Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Chief of Psychiatry Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School |
Pedro Enrique Huertas, MD, PhD Medical Director/Director of Translational Research Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital |
Mary Matthiesen, BA Founder, Courage to Choose, Courage to Care, Sausalito, CA |
| Marti Steussy, PhD, MDiv MacAllister-Petticrew Professor of Biblical Interpretation, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN |
Ann Webster, PhD Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School Staff Psychologist Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital |
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Tuition fee for Physicians: $495 (USD) All foreign payments must be made by a draft on a United States bank or by Visa or Mastercard. If paying by check, make it payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with the completed registration form to: Harvard MED-CME, P.O. Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825. If paying by credit card, fax the completed registration form to (617) 384-8686, or mail it to the above address. Telephone registrations are not accepted. Inquiries should be directed to the above address, made by phone: (617) 384-8600, Monday - Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM (Eastern Time) or by e-mail: hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu. Upon receipt of registration a confirmation letter will be mailed to the address listed osn the form. Tuition Refund Policy |
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