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General Information
This Integrative Health Symposium brings together multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals and educators dedicated to improving patient care and personal well- being. Strategies for creating balance, managing stress, and alleviating symptoms will be discussed. Evidenced-based presentations will blend with demonstrations, exhibits and opportunities to experience selected CIM modalities.

Objectives: At the end of the program participants will be able to: 

• Explore and experience integrative health techniques which promote personal wellbeing and can be implemented in clinical practice. 
• Describe evidenced-based integrative health modalities to improve patient outcomes for chronic health conditions. 

Audience: Interdisciplinary healthcare providers, practitioners, educators and students.


Registration Information

General Registration:
    One Day: $90.00
    Two Days: $170.00

Student Rate:
    One Day: $45.00
    Two Days: $90.00

Contact Hours:
    May 14th: 6.25
    May 15th: 6.00
                     = 12.25* 

*This activity has been submitted to the ANA Mass. Assoc., Inc. for approval towards 12.25 contact hours (pending).The ANA Mass. Assoc., Inc. is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the ANCC Commission on Accreditation.  Note: Partially supported by HRSA ANE Grant # 114-1097


Location
This event will be held at the UMass Center at Springfield Tower Square, located at 1500 Main Street, Suite 260, Springfield, MA 01115.


Lodging
Discounted rooms are available for conference attendees at the Springfield Marriott at Tower Square, located at 2 Boland Way, Springfield, MA 01115. Contact the hotel directly to make your reservation and be sure to reference the name of the event. Click here to visit the Springfield Marriott website

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Thursday, May 14th

8:00 AM     Registration & Breakfast
8:30 AM     Opening Remarks and Welcome – Gabrielle P. Abelard and Dean Stephen Cavanagh
8:45 AM     Self-Care for Personal and Professional Transformation; Evidence-Based Therapies: What is the Evidence? - Keynote: Carla Mariano
9:45 AM     Morning Break
10:00 AM   Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction – David Spound
10:45 AM   Self-Care is Healthcare: A Wellness Model for Everyone - Pamela Burris
11:30 AM   Lunch and Labyrinth Walk – Donna Zucker
12:45 PM   Mind-Body Mechanics 101: The Biology of Stress and Resilience - Rachel Walker
1:30 PM     The Power of Self Massage – Alison Myra Ozer
2:30 PM     Afternoon Break
2:45 PM     The Power of Sleep: Promoting Wellness - Rebecca M. C. Spencer
3:30 PM     Writing for Resilience – Genevieve E. Chandler 4:15 PM Wrap Up


Friday, May 15th

8:00 AM    Registration & Breakfast
8:30 AM    Opening Remarks and Welcome – Lori Anne Lyne and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Linda A. Lewandowski
8:45 AM    Holistic Complementary/Integrative Modalities (CIM) in Pain Management – Keynote: Carla Mariano
9:45 AM    Morning Break
10:00 AM  Osteoporosis: Integrative Methods to Help Reduce Fracture Risk – Keith McCormick
10:45 AM  Humanizing Ebola Can Transform Our Health Care – Deborah Wilson and Genevieve E. Chandler
11:30 AM  Lunch and Labyrinth Walk – Donna Zucker
12:45 PM  Somatic Movement for Neurodegenerative Disease – Donna Brooks
1:30 PM    Afternoon Break and Active Session - Isabel Murphy
2:00 PM    Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction: An Integrative Approach – Lori Anne Lyne
2:45 PM    Using Reiki at End of Life – Haleya Priest
3:30 PM    Medicinal Mushrooms: Humble Powerhouses – Kristina King
4:15 PM    Closing Remarks and Summary

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Gabrielle P. Abelard, DNP, PMHNP, PMHCNS-BC, RN, BS – Clinical Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Psychiatric-MH NP Program, UMass Amherst College of Nursing. 

Donna Brooks, BS, E-RYT – Founder and Principle of Body Wisdom Therapeutic Yoga and Somatic Movement. 

Pamela Burris, MSN, RN, AHC-BC – Clinical Nurse and Wellness Educator at UMass Amherst, Home Care Nurse for Baystate VNA and Yoga Instructor. 

Genevieve E. Chandler, RN, Phd – Associate Professor, UMass Amherst College of Nursing. 

Lori Anne Lyne, MS, ACNP-BC – Clinical Placement Coordinator, UMass Amherst College of Nursing. Nurse Practitioner in Preventive Cardiology and Wellness. 

Kristina King, FNP, MSN, CH – Clinical Herbalist and Reiki Practitioner. 

Carla H. Mariano, EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAIM - Consultant, and Past-President of the American Holistic Nurses Association. 

Keith McCormick, DC, CCSP – Board Certified Chiropractor. 

Isabel Murphy, Oriental Medical Therapist. 

Alison Myra Ozer, LMT – Licensed Massage Therapist, Shiatsu Practitioner, Instructor.

Haleya Priest, Med, LMT, RMT - Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master, Founder of Pioneer Valley Reiki, and Sanctuary Healing Arts Center. 

Rebecca M. C. Spencer, PhD – Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, UMass Amherst. 

David Spound, M.Ed - Certified Teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Consultant. 

Rachel Walker, PhD, RN – Assistant Professor, UMass Amherst College of Nursing. 

Deborah Wilson, RN – IV Infusion Therapist, Berkshire Visiting Nurses Association Pittsfield, Massachusetts. 

Donna Zucker, RN, PhD, FAAN – Associate Professor at UMass Amherst College of Nursing. 


For more information, log on to our nursing website at: www.umass.edu/nursing

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This event will be held at the UMass Center at Springfield Tower Square, located at 1500 Main Street, Suite 260 in Springfield, MA 01115. Attendees may park in the parking garage attached to Tower Square. 

From the East (Boston MA): Take the Mass Pike West to Exit 6 (Hartford/Springfield). At the traffic light turn left onto I-291 West. Go approximately 3 miles to Exit 2B Dwight Street. Turn left at stop light onto Dwight Street. Go approximately 6 blocks to Bridge Street and turn right onto Bridge Street. Go to stop light at corner of Main and Bridge Streets. Continue Straight through the light and the entrance to the Tower Square Garage will be on the left.

From the South (Connecticut): Traveling North from Hartford take I-91, then follow Exit 6 and continue North on Columbus Avenue. Go through two sets of lights and the entrance to the Tower Square parking garage ramp will be just across Boland Way on the right hand corner.

From the West (Albany NY): Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) East to Exit 4. Take Interstate 91 South to Exit 7 (Columbus Avenue). At stop light take a left to go under the I-91 overpass. You will be at another stop light. Stay in the left lane. Tower Square will be directly in front of you on the left corner. Turn left at the light. You may enter the Tower Square parking garage via the ramp on your right.

From the North (Brattleboro, VT): Take Interstate 91 South to Exit 7 (Columbus Avenue). At stop light take a left to go under the I-91 overpass. You will be at another stop light. Stay in the left lane. Tower Square will be directly in front of you on the left corner. Turn left at the light. You may enter the Tower Square parking garage via the ramp on your right.

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Springfield Marriott
Conveniently located downtown near I-91 and I-90, the Springfield Marriott is one of the top Springfield hotels, featuring guest rooms and suites with luxurious bedding, unique artwork and bathrooms with marble floors and granite sinks. The Springfield Marriott also offers two on-site dining options: the eclectic Currents Restaurant and lively Champions Sports Bar. Guests looking to have some fun while in town will enjoy the close proximity to the Basketball Hall of Fame, Six Flags New England, the Dr. Seuss Memorial and MassMutual Center. Don't want to go far? The Springfield Marriott also boasts a hotel gym and indoor pool.

Contact the hotel directly to make your reservation and be sure to reference the name of the event to receive the discounted rate. Click here to visit the Springfield Marriott website.


Additional area accommodation information can be found here.

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Registration & Payment Inquiries
Contact the Registration office at 413-577-8102 or registration@umass.edu

Submitting Payment
Payment can be made by credit card using our secure online payment gateway or by calling the Registration office at 413-577-8102

Payment can be made by check by mailing a check made payable to UMass Conference Services to the address below. Be sure to first register online and select Check under payment type. Reference the name of the attendee and the event with the check so we can be sure to apply the payment to the correct account.

UMass Conference Services CS15-422
810 Campus Center
1 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003

To inquiry about other payment methods, including PO or Wire Transfer, please contact the Registration office at 413-577-8102 or registration@umass.edu.