The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) recently announced that their Interprofessional Fellowship was officially recognized and approved by the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). Under the leadership of Tieraona Low Dog, MD, the Interprofessional Fellowship is a new educational model that "fosters collaboration amongst diverse practitioners and a team-based approach to healing, while delivering an integrative medical education that is transformative, academic, experiential, as well as socially and environmentally responsible."
Eligible professions include medical, osteopathic and naturopathic and chiropractic physicians, advanced practice and registered nurses, physician assistants, licensed acupuncturists, registered dietitians, dentists, pharmacists, psychologists, licensed social workers and direct entry midwives. "It is only by working together, in a spirit of mutual respect and collaboration, that we can start to build an integrative model of care, which may be our best hope for changing the trajectory of the health of our people and planet," said Dr. Low Dog.
This two-year, thousand hour program allows clinicians to be in active practice while they study clinically relevant content material online, participate in in-person retreats and clinical rotations and tailor their training with numerous elective modules in accordance with their professional interests.
According to AIHM President Mimi Guarneri, MD, "The AIHM Fellowship Program will provide a much needed framework for a bold, paradigm-shifting approach to clinical practice and outcomes research. It will give rise to next generation, interprofessional collaborations and will activate fundamental, systemic change."
Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2016 class. For more information, visit www.aihm.org.
Acupuncture can provide constipation relief while maintaining a healthy pregnancy. A combination of San Jiao 6 (Zhi Gou) and Stomach 36 (Zu San Li) is excellent for treating constipation during pregnancy. San Jiao 6 is the shu-stream and fire point of the San Jiao channel. It can regulate the qi of the three jiaos, unblock the qi of the fu organs, descend counterflow fire, open the orifices, activate the collaterals to disperse stagnation, and eliminate distention to stop pain.
One of the longest nerves in the body is known as the vagus nerve (VN). The VN is the 10th pair of cranial nerves that originates at the brain stem in the medulla oblongata. This nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which is a part of the ANS. Research suggests ear acupuncture can activate the VN.
Mitochondria, the cell’s “powerhouses,” generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), regulate oxidative stress, and coordinate vital cellular functions. When mitochondrial health declines, patients may experience widespread effects, from impaired muscle recovery to cognitive decline. The mitochondrial theory of aging even suggests progressive mitochondrial deterioration is a central mechanism in chronic disease and systemic frailty. Photobiomodulation (PBM), the therapeutic use of red and near-infrared light, directly targets mitochondria to restore energy metabolism.
