A5031549976- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Education Systems and Policy
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Phytoestrogen effects and research
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Ovarian function and disorders
Northwestern University
2016-2025
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
2016-2022
Berenson Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
2022
Northwestern Medicine
2014-2017
General Department of Preventive Medicine
2013-2017
University of Arizona
2014
United States Congress
2014
Stamford Hospital
2014
Duke University
2014
Importance In 2022, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution (House Resolution 1118 at 117th Congress [2021-2022]) calling for meaningful nutrition education medical trainees. This was prompted by increasing health care spending attributed to growing prevalence nutrition-related diseases and substantial federal funding via Medicare that supports graduate education. March 2023, professional organizations agreed identify competencies Objective To recommend inclusion in...
There is a need to expand the current focus of burnout in medical trainees so that we can understand not only trainee distress but also well-being. Work engagement as measured by Utrecht Engagement Scale-15 (UWES-15) positive construct conceptually related and component Job Demands-Resources Model (JD-R). We sought explore relationship work burnout, perceived stress, lifestyle factors, student attitudes testing whether could serve study surveyed 287 1st 2nd-year students at large academic...
Background: In recent years, juicing has often been promoted as a convenient way to increase fruit and vegetable intake, with juice-only diets marketed for digestive cleansing overall health improvement. However, removes most insoluble fiber, which may diminish the benefits of whole fruits vegetables. Lower fiber intake can alter microbiota, affecting metabolism, immunity, mental health, though little is known about juicing’s specific effects on microbiota. This study addresses this gap by...
This study protocol introduces the Integrative Health Equity and Anti-Racism Tool (IHEART), an innovative instrument designed to infuse equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI) into (IH) education. Recognizing gaps in current IH training that fail address social systemic inequities adequately, IHEART is intended respond growing need for inclusivity practices educational materials. The tool mainly focused on addressing issues such as accessibility of complementary integrative health (CIH)...
The current investigation assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of Cooking Up Health (CUH) culinary medicine elective that was offered to medical students at Northwestern University's Feinberg School Medicine. included a combination didactics, plant-based sessions, service learning, in which translated nutrition health connections elementary school children at-risk communities.Nine enrolled cohort 1 12 2. Students completed assessments before after course measuring confidence...
The Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine defines integrative medicine as "the practice that reaffirms the importance relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on whole person, is informed by evidence, makes use all appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care professionals, disciplines to achieve optimal healing." Over past three decades, U.S. public increasingly has sought approaches. In an effort train medical professionals adequately counsel...
The use of dietary supplements by patients with chronic liver disease is prevalent and rising. Despite the known risks supplements, including hepatotoxicity, adulteration, contamination, often turn to support their and/or overall health but are not necessarily empowered information or guidance from practitioner do so. This article provides practitioners a framework for balancing benefits in disease, offering examples independent resources certifications this clinical practice. We offer 3...
Introduction: Acupuncture has been shown to alleviate symptoms and increase general well-being in different medical patient samples. A major challenge acupuncture clinical research is the availability of comparable standardized patient-reported outcome measurement (PRO) tools. Objectives: This study used a pragmatic design examine longitudinal changes quality life (QOL) sample following using PROs from National Institutes Health's Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System...
ObjectiveAcupuncture is an effective treatment for arrythmias and postoperative symptoms but has not been investigated after cardiac surgery. Acupuncture After Heart Surgery a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial of daily inpatient acupuncture or standard care valve surgery with the primary end point being feasibility secondary points reduction in atrial fibrillation incidence symptoms.MethodsA total 100 patients without history underwent via sternotomy randomized 1:1 to (51)...
Physicians are at the frontline of advising patients on nutrition; however, only 29% medical schools teach recommended 25 hours nutrition, and fewer than 14% practicing physicians feel adequately trained.1,2 Moreover, limited nutrition education in school may focus vitamin deficiencies or treatment for specific disease states rather general wellness.1 These outcomes negatively impact not patients, but also well-being physician trainees themselves.Our project leverages existing community...
Objectives: There are no curative treatments for cervical dystonia (CD), therefore conventional management is aimed at pain relief and muscle relaxation. Many patients with CD use complementary integrative medicine interventions to manage symptoms, yet there limited data on the of acupuncture CD. The aim current study was determine feasibility, safety, efficacy adjuvant acupuncture. Materials Methods: A pilot open-label conducted as add-on therapy botulinum-toxin injection sessions (3 months...
Editor´s Note: This is the third commentary from JACM column partnership with Osher Collaborative for IntegrativeMedicine. These quarterly columns leaders of seven prominent academic centers that constitute are meant to stimulate and enliven thinking about paradigm, practice, policy advance integrative health. In this column, two members at Center Integrative Medicine in Chicago, Illinois San Francisco, California, take on a challenge pioneering field face as they move Wild West into...
high in aspects of the investigator and clinical research coordinator, but low site sponsor aspects.There were no differences satisfaction degree with general characteristics.The acupuncture moxibustion trials was strong positive correlated participation benefits (r = 0.595) easy contact team 0.500).Conclusion: Most subjects showed perception interest trials.Future studies should investigate how personal factors influence subjects, identify a specific classification criterion, create...