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Conference Schedule
All times listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT |
Welcome & Opening Ceremony |
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT |
KEYNOTE Building Power with Community and Undoing Harm: Our Role in Organizing for Culturally Humble, Integrative, and Anti-racist Healthcare |
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12:30 PM - 12:45 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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12:45 PM - 1:30 PM EDT |
Integrative Healthcare for the Community – a story of collaboration, discovery, and innovation Arvin Jenab, ND; Maggie Quinn, ND Uplifting Silenced Voices: Whole -Systems Research to Empower Vulnerable Populations Jennifer Rioux, PhD, Ayurvedic Doctor, Certified Yoga Therapist, Registered Herbalist; Jennifer Olejownik, PhD, MS, BA, RYT; Sofia Chavez, DNM, Minister, LMT, CCA, COTA, NADA Household-Centered Care and Asthma Disparities in Underserved Communities of Miami-Dade |
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1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EDT |
Marketing Integrative Medicine to Community Health Center Members Ruthann Russo, PhD, DAc, MPH, LAc; Janil Polanco, MPA; Kayla Williams, MPA Student Scoping Review of Integrative Health in Under-resourced Populations: Quantitative Results |
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2:15 PM - 2:30 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EDT |
Employee Health Center: Whole Person Care for Underserved Healthcare Workers Arlene Betancourt, MD NIH-NCCIH | Engaging Diverse Communities in Complementary and Integrative Health Research Emmeline Edwards, PhD |
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3:15 PM - 4:00 PM EDT |
Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall / View Poster Sessions |
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT |
Reframing the Conversation of the Social Determinants of Health Sreela Namboodiri, MD, ABOIM; Anuj Shah, MD, MPH Accessible Ayurveda: Dietary Principles for Balanced Health S. Prasad Vinjamuray, MD (Ayurveda), DACM, MPH Decolonizing Medicine is Possible - Community Well Represents Jen Reyes Moran, CMT; Jennifer Navarro-Marroquin Mind-Body Medicine in Intersectional Gender-Inclusive Mental Health Care Chanel Heermann, MD; Luann Fortune, PhD, LMT; Sorin L. Thomas, MA, LPC, LAC, CGP, ACS |
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT |
Reframing the Conversation of the Social Determinants of Health (Continued) Sreela Namboodiri, MD, ABOIM; Anuj Shah, MD, MPH Bilingual Trauma Informed Chair Yoga: Curiosity Donna Castelblanco, MBE, RYT 200, RPYT The Commodification of Traditional Medicine and the Movement Towards Decolonization Tamsin Lee, DA[o]M, AEMP Mind-Body Medicine in Intersectional Gender-Inclusive Mental Health Care (Continued) Chanel Heermann, MD; Luann Fortune, PhD, LMT; Sorin L. Thomas, MA, LPC, LAC, CGP, ACS |
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT |
Introducing a Multidisciplinary Integrative Medicine Program to a Federally Qualified Health Center Dane Crockford, PsyD; Jie Liu, MD, MPH Bridging Integrative and Indigenous Medicines: Lessons from the Field |
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6:00 PM - 6:15 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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6:15 PM - 7:15 PM EDT |
KEYNOTE Using Curanderismo to Decolonize Personal and Community Wellness Thomas Anthony Chavez, PhD, Traditional Healer; Caroline Ortiz, MPH, MSN, RN, NC-BC |
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7:15 PM - 7:30 PM |
Break & Nourish |
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7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT |
KEYNOTE Grounding Health in Political Power Mark-Anthony Clayton-Johnson, LAc |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT |
Morning Welcome | Town Hall | Membership Meeting |
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT |
KEYNOTE Breaths Together For A Change: An Indigenous Centric Model for Creating Healthcare That Treats No Patient as a Stranger |
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11:45 AM - 12:15 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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12:15 PM - 1:00 PM EDT |
WORKSHOP - Breaths Together For A Change: An Indigenous Centric Model for Creating Healthcare That Treats No Patient as a Stranger Tommy Woon, MS, CCT, SEP; Cinnamon Spear Kills First, MFA; Aminah Ghaffar, MSRemoving Gatekeeping and Reconnecting with Marginalized Voices Erum Agha, PhD, LCSW; Stefani Baca-Atlas, MSW; Aisha Chilcoat, ND, FABNO, IFMCP; Neil Bilotta, PhD; Susan A. Gaylord, PhD Decolonizing Body Size: Exploring the Roots and Misconceptions of Weight as a Measure of Health Amanda Montgomery, RD, LDN; Sreela Namboodiri, MD, ABOIM For our Medicine to Survive, the Profession Must Burn: Decolonizing Acupuncture in the US |
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1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT |
WORKSHOP - Breaths Together For A Change: An Indigenous Centric Model for Creating Healthcare That Treats No Patient as a Stranger (Continued) Tommy Woon, MS, CCT, SEP; Cinnamon Spear Kills First, MFA; Aminah Ghaffar, MSYouth Lens: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Health through Participatory Research Elizabeth Benninger, PhD; Diane Mastnardo, BS, LMT; Symphony Cummings; Megan Schmidt-Sane, PhD, MPH Decolonizing Body Size: Exploring the Roots and Misconceptions of Weight as a Measure of Health (Continued) Amanda Montgomery, RD, LDN; Sreela Namboodiri, MD, ABOIM For our Medicine to Survive, the Profession Must Burn: Decolonizing Acupuncture in the US (Continued) |
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1:45 PM - 2:15 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EDT |
WORKSHOP - Breaths Together For A Change: An Indigenous Centric Model for Creating Healthcare That Treats No Patient as a Stranger (Continued) Tommy Woon, MS, CCT, SEP; Cinnamon Spear Kills First, MFA; Aminah Ghaffar, MSBuilding Pipelines to Support Diversity in Integrative Medicine Research Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA; Shelley Adler, PhD Safe Black Space: What it is. Why it's Needed. How it Helps. Kristee Haggins, PhD; Ryan McClinton; Teah Hairston, PhD; Jacquelyn Ollison, EdD Re-Imagining Acupuncture Safety Lisa Rohleder, LAc |
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2:45 PM - 3:15 PM EDT |
WORKSHOP - Breaths Together For A Change: An Indigenous Centric Model for Creating Healthcare That Treats No Patient as a Stranger (Continued) Tommy Woon, MS, CCT, SEP; Cinnamon Spear Kills First, MFA; Aminah Ghaffar, MSAt Home Osteopathic Manipulation Madelyn Pickle, DO; Amanda Grace Sessions, DO; Michelle Crane, DO Safe Black Space: What it is. Why it's Needed. How it Helps. (Continued) Kristee Haggins, PhD; Ryan McClinton; Teah Hairston, PhD; Jacquelyn Ollison, EdD Re-Imagining Acupuncture Safety (Continued) Lisa Rohleder, LAc |
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3:15 PM - 4:00 PM EDT |
Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall / View Poster Sessions |
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4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT |
Decolonizing Collaborative Practice: Towards Professional Inclusivity In Integrative Medicine Michelle Steinberg, MS; Nadine Ijaz, MSc, PhD; Christa Fernando, MD'25; Nicco Turner, MA, Health and Wellness Coach, Natural Chef Using Implementation Science to Study Health Equity Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH; Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA; Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD; Inger Burnett-Ziegler, PhD Community Based Approaches to Improve Autoimmune Health Equity April Moreno, PhD, MPA Advancing Integrative Pain Management through Collaboration and Advocacy Moderators: Amy Goldstein, MSW; Megan Kingsley Gale, MSAOM Panelists: Rocio Lopez, LAc; Risi Idiokitas, DAOM, LAc; Laura E. Ocker, LAc, MAcOM; Katie Thornton, RN, MSN, CNL; Richard Mandell, LAc; Amy Mager, DACM, LAc, Dipl. OM (NCCAOM), FABORM |
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4:45 PM - 5:30 PM EDT |
Decolonizing Collaborative Practice: Towards Professional Inclusivity In Integrative Medicine (Continued) Michelle Steinberg, MS; Nadine Ijaz, MSc, PhD; Christa Fernando, MD'25; Nicco Turner, MA, Health and Wellness Coach, Natural Chef Panelists: Rocio Lopez, LAc; Risi Idiokitas, DAOM, LAc; Laura E. Ocker, LAc, MAcOM; Katie Thornton, RN, MSN, CNL; Richard Mandell, LAc; Amy Mager, DACM, LAc, Dipl. OM (NCCAOM), FABORM |
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5:30 PM - 5:45 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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5:45 PM - 6:45 PM EDT |
KEYNOTE Culture as a Strength, Not a Risk Factor Landon Opunui, ND |
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6:45 PM - 7:15 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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7:15 PM - 8:15 PM EDT |
The Kitchenistas Documentary Screening |
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8:15 PM- 8:45 PM EDT 8:45 PM - 9:00 PM EDT |
Virtual Networking Reception IM4US Committee Breakouts |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
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10:30 AM - 10:45 AM EDT |
Morning Welcome |
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10:45 AM - 11:45 AM EDT |
KEYNOTE Decolonizing Life, Minds, and Hearts: Embracing Ancestral Wisdom for Transforming Health Systems Vivian Camacho, MD, Quechua Midwife |
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11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT |
Food as Medicine: Re-imagining Food, Healthcare, and Land During COVID-19 Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD; Steven Chen, MD; Julie Alvarez Integrative, Culturally Supportive Therapies for Reimagining Criminal Justice and Healthcare Charles Pyle, US Magistrate Judge (Ret.); Jennifer Olejownik, PhD, MS, BA, RYT Integrated Group Medical Visits for a Virtual World Jeffrey Geller, MD; Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH |
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT |
Connecting Heart, History and Food to Heal a Broken Food System: Teaching Culinary Medicine to Kids on Chicago's South Side Geeta Maker-Clark, MD; Erika Allen, MA Integrative, Culturally Supportive Therapies for Reimagining Criminal Justice and Healthcare (Continued) Charles Pyle, US Magistrate Judge (Ret.); Jennifer Olejownik, PhD, MS, BA, RYT Integrated Group Medical Visits for a Virtual World (Continued) Jeffrey Geller, MD; Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH |
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT |
Cooking Demo: How Food Traditions Lead to Better Community Health Kitchenistas My Day Teaching Reiki in Juvie: How To/Not To Heather McCutcheon, BA, Reiki Master Teacher Integrative Virtual Group Prenatal Visits: Delivering Better Care Together Mary Warren, MD; Krishna Desai, MD, FAAFP; Natalie Pilipenko, PhD, ABPP Black Acupuncture Association: Moving Toward Health Justice, Equity, and Inclusivity |
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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT |
Cooking Demo: How Food Traditions Lead to Better Community Health (Continued) Kitchenistas Qigong for Grief and Loss: Cultivating a Community of Care Sarah Elizabeth Garza-Levitt, MSW, CSW, E-RYT, C-IAYT, C-MQI Integrative Virtual Group Prenatal Visits: Delivering Better Care Together (Continued) Mary Warren, MD; Krishna Desai, MD, FAAFP; Natalie Pilipenko, PhD, ABPP Black Acupuncture Association: Moving Toward Health Justice, Equity, and Inclusivity (Continued) |
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2:30 PM -
3:00 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT |
Providing Trauma-Informed, Culturally Competent Care to Restore Resilience After Climate Disasters Kathleen Scheible, CCH; La Deana Jeane, ND, FABNO Promoting Emotional Resilience in BIPOC and Underserved Communities Eliza Ramos, MPH, MSW; Amy Paulson, MS Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE): A Group Visit Model for Chronic Pain Nancy Sudak, MD, IFMCP; Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW The Ties That Bind Us: Reclaiming Our Living Earth Heritage Elizabeth Rocco, MD; Cheryl Martin, MD, MA; Shalini Singh-Karnik, MD |
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT |
Addressing Historical Trauma in the African Diaspora: Developing Integrative Pilot Intervention Allie Dyer, MPH; Nadia Milad Issa, Scholar-Practitioner Promoting Emotional Resilience in BIPOC and Underserved Communities (Continued) Eliza Ramos, MPH, MSW; Amy Paulson, MS Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE): A Group Visit Model for Chronic Pain (Continued) Nancy Sudak, MD, IFMCP; Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW The Ties That Bind Us: Reclaiming Our Living Earth Heritage (Continued) Elizabeth Rocco, MD; Cheryl Martin, MD, MA; Shalini Singh-Karnik, MD |
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4:00 PM - 4:15 PM EDT |
Break & Nourish |
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4:15 PM - 5:45 PM EDT |
Jordan, Joyce, and Justice: Decolonizing Healthcare for Indigenous Children and Youth Samir Shaheen-Hussain, MD, CM; Kent Saylor, MD, FRCPC; Raven Dumont-Maurice, MD; Saleem Razack, MD |
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5:45 PM - 6:15 PM EDT |
Closing Ceremony |
Note: Sessions that are divided into parts are listed that way for scheduling purposes.