“I appreciated everyone’s insight and honest comments. I thought many of the heartfelt conversations revealed a real need for open dialogue. I wonder how much of that would have occurred in a face-to-face meeting.”

—Rev. Bruce Frogge, pastor

As society is recognizing the fragmentation of care for the body, mind, spirit, and soul, there is increased recognition of the need to integrate spirituality as an important dimension of health and healing. Such an integrative approach, as Carl Middleton writes, "is comprehensive, collaborative, personalized, and based on a multi-dimensional view of the patient."

This is a six week seminar providing participants an opportunity to explore the holistic focus of integrative care through six weeks of interdisciplinary, peer reflective dialogue around six interdisciplinary presentations.

Presentations (one per week):

• "Integrative Health Care: Emerging Approach to the Art of Healing" by Carl Middleton, D.Min., Vice President for Theology and Ethics for Catholic Health Initiatives

• "The Role of Spirituality in Health Care" by Christina Puchalski, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Care at George Washington University Medical Center

• "Deep Doctoring: Spiritual Inquiry in the Doctor-Patient Relationship " by Joseph Rotella, M.D., Medical Director for Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville

   

• "That 'Slippery Sucker' or ... Exploring Spirituality"
  by Carl Aiken, Coordinating Chaplain at the Women's and
  Children's Hospital in South Australia, and others as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  
  

• "Health of the Human Spirit" by Brian Luke Seaward , Ph.D., health promotion consultant and author of the book, Health of the Human Spirit, and faculty member of the University of Colorado-Boulder.

• "Medicine, Religion, and the Experience of Suffering" by David McCurdy, D.Min., Research Associate for the Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics.

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