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FEBRUARY 2014

 

Happy Chinese new year of the horse! The year is predicted to be a period of forward-moving energy and positive change, one full of joy, optimism and inspiration.

 

As you'll read in February's OCOM Bulletin, predictions already ring true: we're off to a galloping start here at OCOM. Read below about upcoming events and announcements, including our March 8 Saturday Seminar, the Cherry Blossom Dinner and Awards event on April 5, a guest column by OCOM co-founder Satya Ambrose on the preventative nature of Chinese medicine, a piece on a key statewide victory for Oregon acupuncturists, highlights from Integrative Medicine Day, an introduction to the college's new CFO, and a look at the Research Department's winter newsletterEnjoy!

 

Yours in good health,

Director of Community Relations and Giving

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March 8 Saturday Seminar:
Chinese Medicine is Preventative Medicine

Dr. Greg Livingston

OCOM's 2014 Saturday Seminar series kicks off on March 8 with a presentation by Dr. Greg Livingston: Chinese Medicine is Preventative Medicine.

 

Join us at this free community event to learn more about Chinese medicine techniques and numerous practical strategies to use in your daily life to help prevent disease and promote well-being.

 

Chinese Medicine is Preventative Medicine

Saturday, March 8, 2014

OCOM Campus, Community Room

10:00 AM - Noon

Please RSVP if you plan to attend: [email protected] 

 

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Save the Date:
Cherry Blossom Dinner and Awards

On Saturday, April 5, OCOM and supporters will gather at our second annual
Cherry Blossom Dinner and Awards event to celebrate community partners
who help transform health care through the visionary use of and/or support for
complementary and integrative medicine. Invitations coming soon!

 

Download the Save the Date Card

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Guest Column

Chinese Medicine as Prevention

OCOM co-founders Eric Stephens and Satya Ambrose
at the inaugural Cherry Blossom Dinner

By OCOM co-founder Satya Ambrose, ND, LAc 

 

What is prevention with regards to Oriental medicine? Diet, exercise, appropriate sleep, non toxic food and water and air, happy relationships, spiritual connection...these are all essential to being optimally healthy. But how do we include them in our lives? I think there are five important areas, with a special focus on diet and nutrition.

 

But first, we need to think about this: What are the illnesses in our society? Today, the most common illnesses are heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes. Are they preventable? Yes indeed, they are preventable, and they are all effectively prevented by the same methods -- through lifestyle.

 

 

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Statewide Acupuncture Victory! Protecting Patient Health and Supporting Chinese Medicine

needles in hand. Copyright 2009 Ryan Flood.

In 2011, the Oregon Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (OAAOM), the state's Chinese medicine professional and advocacy organization, launched an effort to overturn a ruling that allowed Oregon chiropractic physicians to perform acupuncture after only 24 hours of training. Sharing concerns for patient health and in support of upholding rigorous acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) educational standards for the practice of Chinese medicine, OCOM supported the association's efforts to overturn the decision with a $10,000 donation.

 

On January 23, the OAAOM won their appeal -- the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners' 2011 "dry needling" administrative rule: "Dry needling is not within the practice of chiropractic...and the rule thus exceeds the scope of the board's statutory authority."  

 

"With this conflict behind us, and looking ahead," said association president Beth Howlett, "the OAAOM plans to work with chiropractic physicians, naturopathic physicians and others on non-discrimination under the Affordable Care Act. Now that professional boundaries have been clarified, we hope that there is a renewed effort on collaborative efforts across disciplines to assure patient access to all kinds of health care providers."

 

READ MORE ON THE OAAOM WEBSITE

READ THE FULL TEXT OF THE DECISION

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Fifth Annual Integrative Medicine Day Event

The fifth annual Integrative Medicine Day event, co-hosted by Bob's Red Mill and the Student Alliance for Integrative Medicine (SAIM), was held on Saturday, January 25.

 

The event opened with a welcome by Catherine Salveson, RN, MS, PhD, followed by the Bob's Red Mill Speech Contest. This annual competition is open to Oregon health care students, and included presentations from OCOM, NCNM, Pacific University, OHSU and University of Western States students. First-year OCOM master's student Hannah Epelbaum won the $4,000 third-place prize for her speech, "Obesity: Do Something About It."

 

The event also hosted educational panels throughout the day, featuring many OCOM faculty members and graduates: OCOM Co-founder and faculty member Satya Ambrose  (Food as Medicine); OCOM faculty member and DAOM student Ken Glowacki (Chronic Pain Management); OCOM graduate Steve Saeks (Anxiety and Depression Treatment); OCOM graduate and faculty member Lee Hullender-Rubin (Fertility); and OCOM graduate Chico Livingston(Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders).

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Welcome OCOM's New CFO
Bill McCrae

In December 2013, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine welcomed Bill McCrae as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

 

Bill McCrae brings over 30 years of financial management experience and leadership to OCOM. As CFO, he is responsible for the overall financial management of the college, including its financial reporting, accounting and business operations.

 
McCrae is one of the region's most respected professionals in real estate development and financing. He most recently served as a member of Carroll Community Development, a real-estate firm that provides financial services to a variety of non-profit entities and educational institutions. Prior to joining OCOM, he played a leadership role at Carroll Investments in developing some of the largest condominium projects in Portland, Oregon including The Edge, The Elizabeth and The Eliot Tower. McCrae holds an MBA in finance from the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University. A native Oregonian, he and his family live in southwest Portland.

Presidential Scholarships Applications Now Being Accepted

OCOM is pleased to announce that we will award two $3,500 Presidential Scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year, one to an incoming master's student and one to an incoming doctoral student.

 

To apply for the scholarship, you must be an applicant to your respective degree program for Fall 2014, and have completed your online Admissions application by 5:00 PM, February 28, 2014. For additional information, contact Judy Gjesdal, Director of Financial Aid.

 

Download the application for the 2014 Presidential Scholarship - MAcOM

Download the application for the 2014 Presidential Scholarship - DAOM

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OCOM Research Department Winter Newsletter

The college's Research Department recently published its Winter 2014 newsletter, covering all things research-related, including publications and presentations by OCOM faculty and alumni:

  • Dr. Beth Burch, Dean of Doctoral Studies, is the first member of OCOM's staff and faculty to complete the Human Investigations Program (HIP) at Oregon Health and Sciences University
  • "AcuTrials�: An Online Database of Randomized Controlled Trials and Systematic Reviews of Acupuncture" by Ben Marx, Ryan Milley, Dara Cantor, Deborah Ackerman and Richard Hammerschlag, published in the July issue of BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • "Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Traditional Chinese Medicine" by Lee Hullender Rubin, Dara Cantor and Ben Marx was published in the June issue of Medical Acupuncture
  • Information about OCOM's Research Grand Rounds, this year's Oriental Medicine Research project course, upcoming research conferences, and new noteworthy research
  • Thanks to the inspiration and dedication of Joe Coletto, ND, LAc, and Nancy Grotton, MAcOM, LAc, OCOM is home to an experiential program in mindfulness-based meditation

Read these stories and more in the Research Department Winter 2014 Newsletter.

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