Popular Modalities of Complementary Medicine
This year's installment of the course provides an overview of the major therapies offered in complementary medicine as it is used in conjunction with traditional medical treatment.
All lectures are held from 5:00 — 6:30 pm in MSB 1.006, with the exception of the February 14 session which will be held at the M. D. Anderson Integrative Medicine Program Kitchen, as the lecture involves a cooking demonstration.
Attendance to four of the five sessions is required in order to receive blue book credit.
| January 31 | Introduction to Complementary Medicine, Systems, and Modalities; Tibetan Medicine and Mind-Body Practices | Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Integrative Medicine Program, General Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Associate Faculty, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, UT Medical School |
| February 2 | Systems West and East: Homeopathy and Traditional Chinese Medicine; Acupuncture as a Modality | Sucheta Shah, M.S., Licensed Acupuncturist and Faculty Member, American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine |
| February 14 | Ayurveda and Ingestives: Food and Spices | Bharat Aggarwal, M.S., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center Peeyush Bhargava, M.D., Ayurvedic Consultant, Vedic Healing |
| February 16 | Energy Medicine: Reiki | Benjamin Brochstein, J.D., Reiki Master and Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies at Rice University Joan Engebretson, Dr.P.H., R.N., AHN-BC, Professor and Holder of Judy Fred Professorship in Nursing, UT School of Nursing |
| February 21 | Massage and Yoga | Debbie Mills, Massage and Yoga Therapist |
For more information about or to register for this class, contact Angela.Polczynski@uth.tmc.edu.
For more information on the topic of Complementary and Alternative/Integrative Medicine, you may contact the McGovern Center's faculty sponsor for this course, Dr. Alejandro Chaoul.