Title

Integrative Medicine and Palliative Care

Authors

Birgit Rakel, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

10-7-2014

Comments

Dr. Rakel is a leading figure in Integrative Medicine with over 19 years of clinical experience. She is head of the Women’s Health Program at the Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, specializing in premenstrual syndrome (PMS), osteoporosis, menopause, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and many other women’s health issues. Dr. Rakel combines state-of-the-art modern medicine with herbal and nutritional supplementation, homeopathy and mind-body therapies

Abstract

Overall Goals and Objectives:

• Identify recent advances in integrative medical care and discuss their application to clinical practice.
• Describe the latest data on complementary and alternative medical therapies that could improve patient outcomes.
• Discuss core integrative medicine topics that patients frequently ask physicians about.

Presentation: 16 minutes

Recommended Citation

Rakel, MD, Birgit, "Integrative Medicine and Palliative Care" (2014). Integrative Medicine Lectures, Presentations & Grand Rounds. Presentation 69.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jmbcim_lectures/69