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Executive Director's Letter
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Holiday Recipe for Sharing Holistic Medicine
AHMA's December theme is all about planning and collaborating in three major areas: programs, membership and website development. Our board and staff are fully engaged!
Building on the successful October retreat, "The Healer Within," and on AHMA's recent trend toward collaborating with friends to co-host integrative medicine conferences, AHMA will host or co-host as many as a half-dozen retreats or medical-conference / workshops next year.
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Chapter Events
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Ohio - Northeast Ohio
For more information about chapter activities in NE Ohio, contact Board President Doug Moore, PhD, at dougjmoore.com.
Minnesota - Minneapolis
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The winter chapter meeting will take place at the Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Ave. in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, from 8:30 am until noon. Cost: $20. More info.
For more information regarding AHMA activities in Minnesota, please contact Chapter President Bill Manahan, MD, at:
MinnesotaChapter@ holisticmedicine.org
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Introducing new AHMA Board Member
Doug Moore, PhD
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Doug Moore, PhD has been a psychologist and life-coach for over 25 years and is one of the founders of the Cleveland Center for Conscious Living. He is on the faculty at the Eden Energy Medicine Certification Program and is an adjunct assistant clinical professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Moore currently serves as the president of the Northeast Ohio Chapter of AHMA.
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Special Thanks to Board Member John Neely
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AHMA Board member John Neely, MD, is taking a leave of absence from the Board to concentrate on business projects. AHMA's staff and Board benefitted from his insight and leadership skills and thank Dr. Neely for his contributions and service. We look forward to his eventual return.
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Happy Holidays
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AHMA's Board and Staff wish you and yours a joyful, peaceful and healthy
holiday season!
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| President's Appeal | |
Requesting Your Support
by Molly Roberts, M.D.
Thanks to your generous support, 2011 has been a greatly successful year for your American Holistic Medical Association! This year and in the past, we have appreciated your enthusiastic membership, your participation in AHMA retreats and conferences, and your monetary donations to our special funds. We also appreciate your many words of encouragement for the ways in which we are evolving, as it lets us know we are on the right track toward providing what you are looking for.
To that end, I am asking for your support. 
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| Report from ABIHM in St. Petersburg | |
AHMA & ABIHM
by David Forbes M.D., AHMA Past-President
 I have just recently returned from the ABIHM Board Review Course in St. Petersburg, Fl. Executive Director Steve Cadwell, Board member Barbara Bakus and I staffed an AHMA table and met with the ABIHM Board leadership over several days, and I would like to report on several important issues regarding ABIHM and the relationship between ABIHM and the AHMA. Read more
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| Member Watch | |
AHMA at IHS
 AHMA will be well-represented at the 2012 Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS) in New York, Feb. 9-11. IHS brings together influential and inspiring multi-disciplinary practitioners and healthcare professionals who are dedicated to improving patient care and defining the future of integrative healthcare.
Three AHMA members will present at the conference. Past-President Hal Blatman, MD, founder of the Blatman Pain Clinic, will participate in a panel discussion on pain management, and will also give a presentation entitled, "Understanding Pain: What Works in Treatment and What Dietary Considerations Really Count."
 Another AHMA Past President, Karen Lawson, MD, Director of Health Coaching at the Center for Spirituality and Healing at UMN, will present "The Four Pillars of Holistic Health Coaching: How to Increase the Joy and Effectiveness of Your Professional Practice."
Benjamin Asher, MD, an integrative otolaryngologist and founder and former  chairperson of the Committee on Alternative Medicine for the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, will present "An Integrative Otolaryngologist's Approach to Rhinosinusitis and Allergies."
If you're planning to attend this outstanding conference, you can register here. |
| AHMA Headquarters Moves to New Location | |
Our new digs!
The week after Thanksgiving was a busy one for AHMA staff as we moved to a brighter (we have windows!) and more spacious office suite a few miles from our old home. The new space features five offices and a large conference room space which can be used for meetings and classes.
To generate additional revenue and offset our rental expense, we are considering leasing the large conference space on an as-needed basis to local members (at a reduced rate) and to the public. More details about this to come.
If you're ever in Cleveland, OH, we invite you to drop by and visit us. We'd love to share our new space with you! |
Call For Research Grant Proposals in Energy Psychology
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 The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) is an international nonprofit organization of licensed mental health professionals and allied energy health practitioners who are dedicated to developing and applying energy psychology methods for the treatment and relief of those suffering from emotional challenges.
Part of ACEP's Mission is to 'move EP into the mainstream' of clinical practice, by collecting and publishing evidence for the efficacy of EP modalities. It is ACEP's goal to upgrade EP modalities to the categories of 'probably efficacious' and 'well-established treatments,' as set forth by the APA Division 12 Task Force on Promotion & Dissemination of Psychological Procedures.
Proposals for original empirical research studies are invited in the field of Energy Psychology. These may include applications of EP to such conditions as anxiety, depression, PTSD, chronic pain, weight loss, etc. Researchers are encouraged to use standardized psychological assessments, such as the BAI, PAI, BDI, SA-45, SCL-90, CAPS, etc. ACEP is especially interested in studies documenting changes in physiological correlates such as cortisol, DHEA levels, HRV, EEG, etc. Completed studies will be submitted for publication.
Three grants will be awarded up to $5,000. Additionally, those applicants who do not receive an award may be eligible for free technical support/assistance for their project. Submission deadline is March 1, 2012.
Submission details
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| Your Member Benefits - Spotlight on Fairway | |
Liability Coverage through Fairway Physician's
Insurance Group
 Are you in need of malpractice liability insurance? If so, check out coverage through Fairway Physician's Insurance Group. Fairway's policy is specialized for integrative medicine, has affordable premiums, and is currently available in 19 different states.
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| Thanks to New and Renewing Members - We Appreciate Your Support | |
AHMA welcomes these new members who joined in October and November:
Shahin Afnan D.I.Hom
Bobby Ardila MPAS, PA-C
Che Bong Cho
Toni Cherney DC
Meaghan Combs MD, MPH
AHMA thanks these members who renewed in October and November:
James Auerbach MD, ABIHMRicardo Barnes MD, ABIHM
James Barry MD, CMD, ABIHM
James Bell MD
Diane Berie MD
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About AHMA
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 Founded in 1978, the American Holistic Medical Association is the leading advocate for the use of holistic and integrative medicine by licensed healthcare providers. Serving both physicians and front-line clinicians, the AHMA is the only non-modality based medical organization and provides educational resources, nurturing and support to its members through conferences and retreats | |
27629 Chagrin Blvd., Ste 213, Woodmere, OH 44122
www.holisticmedicine.org 216-292-6644
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