AIHM News | Meet Our 2018 Annual Conference Presenters! | May 2018

The AIHM Annual Conference is truly interprofessional, bringing together healthcare and wellness practitioners from over 20 professions to learn, network and connect. We believe this is the path to change health care and promote prevention and wellness.

Discover the Latest Breakthroughs in Biofield Medicine at #AIHM18

The biofield, or biological field, is a complex organizing energy field engaged in the generation, regulation and maintenance of biological homeodynamics. The scientific knowledge base of the biofield is increasing with more study and research. It’s an exciting time for energy medicine.

Come learn from some of the leaders in biofield medicine at our BioField Pre-conference Workshop.

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Being an Early Bird Has Major Perks!

Register by June 30th for the AIHM Annual Conference to save up to $350 AND get 3 FREE eLearning courses from AIHM!

1. Clinical Environmental Medicine & Toxicity with Dr. Joe Pizzorno
2. Vascular Health: Thinking out of the Box with Dr. Mark Houston
3. Health, Healing & Social Justice with Dr. Mimi Guarneri

When you register for Annual Conference, you will receive a code via email for your free courses. These courses are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Be the Change in Health Care: Become an Integrative Health Policy Advocate!

AIHM and the Integrative Health Policy Consortium are working together to help advance whole-person integrative health care forward in Washington, D.C. If you are passionate about bringing change to the state of health care in our country, get involved today as a policy advocate. Here is what you can do to help:

Step 1. Find your House representative and CALL both their district and Washington, D.C., offices. Here is the link to look up your representative:
https://ihpc.rallycongress.net/ctas/advance-integrative-healthcare

Step 2. Use these talking points for the call.
BEGIN WITH YOUR PERSONAL STORY. Explain why you are passionate about your representative joining the caucus. Be brief, but make sure they know that as a constituent this is very important to you!

“Hello, my name is ____, and my ZIP code is _____. I am a constituent of Rep. ____. I’d like to talk to someone in his office that deals with health care.

“As your constituent, I am urging you to support an important new bipartisan effort in Congress: The Congressional Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus. To join the caucus, please contact Bo Morris at 202-225-2161. Thank you so much for your time!”

Step 3. Follow up with an email.
Email your representative, state that you called about the Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus. Encourage them to JOIN the Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus by emailing Kallie Guimond at drkallieguimond@gmail.com.

That’s it. Take 20 minutes of your time and make a small step toward improving health care in our country to include integrative health and wellness services.

Practitioner Resilience: Five Ways to Prevent Burnout

Feeling stressed? Take a few minutes to watch this video with five tips to prevent burnout. If you want to learn more about this topic, AIHM’s Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, will be leading a breakout session at our Annual Conference on this topic.

Attention Researchers: Show Your Posters at AIHM18!

The Call for Posters is still open for our Annual Conference, but it’s filling up fast. Do you have exciting research you’d like to share with over 800 conference attendees? The early submission deadline is July 2nd.

10 Tips to Maximize Your Experience at Research Conferences

American Journal Experts, a network of former academics and publishing professionals, know that attending a research conference can be daunting. They polled their internal team, many of whom are researchers, to put together a list of 10 tips to help you have the best experience at your next research conference.

Invest in Yourself – Financial Strategies for the AIHM Fellowship

The AIHM Fellowship is an exciting opportunity to become a part of the future of health care. The Fellowship program can revitalize burned-out healthcare practitioners and provide healers with new tools that can be immediately translated into practice. This Fellowship experience is crafted for the busy practitioner who wants training in integrative health care within a diverse group of individuals who share a common passion.

At AIHM, we aim to make the Fellowship an affordable education option. We offer a quarterly payment plan to assist with budgeting for this once-in-a-lifetime investment for you and your patients.

Here are some tips on how to make the Fellowship financially feasible:

1. Use Continuing Education Benefits.
   Many employers offer an allotment for annual continuing education as part of your employee benefits. If this is part of your benefits plan, ask to use these funds toward the Fellowship tuition.
2. Ask for Employer Sponsorship.
   If your organization doesn’t provide funding for continuing education as a standard benefit, ask if they would be willing to sponsor your attending the program or pay for a portion of tuition. In exchange, they can position themselves as a forward-thinking medical center and you can serve as the Integrative Medicine representative at your organization.
3. Apply for an AIHM Scholarship.
   We offer a limited number of scholarships based on factors such as financial need, past or present military service, working with underserved communities, and the ability to grow the practice of integrative medicine in a variety of settings.
4. Use a 0% Interest Credit Card Offer.
   Do you have good credit? If so, apply for a 12-24 month 0% interest credit card and use those funds to help pay for the Fellowship. Choose a card with a bonus points system and earn points while expanding your education.

To learn more about our Fellowship Program, reach out to our Fellowship Team today at fellowship@aihm.org.

2018 Conference Recordings

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 

2017 Conference Recordings

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM). The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this enduring material for a maximum of 53.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

2016 Conference Recordings

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM). The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this enduring material for a maximum of 69.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.