Healing, Mindfulness, and Compassion Workshop and Retreat: CME’s approved

Clinicians are invited to attend the 2013 Integrative Medicine and Balint Process Programs at the Ratna Ling Retreat Center. The center is located one hour North of Santa Rosa, CA. The program will combine the Western medicine perspective, the Balint Group Process, and Tibetan traditional practices (Kum Nye yoga and meditation). Clinicians will gain an understanding of the complex factors in the provider/patient relationship and the tools necessary to integrate conventional and complementary approaches to patient care. Please see dates and registration link below.

2013 Retreat Dates:

April 19 – 21, 2013

October 11 – 13, 2013

Program learning objectives:

• Develop more effective and therapeutic provider/patient relationships.
• Discuss the scientific evidence of physiologic changes that derive from mind/body practices.
• Discuss how they might apply the experience of meditation and Kum Nye Yoga to the care of patients.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Institute for Medical Quality and the California Medical Association’s CME Accreditation Standards (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa (SMCSR) and Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation. SMCSR is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SMCSR takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education

This course has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Provider No. 12064; for 10 contact hours.

 CE’s available for MFT, LCSW, and L.AC.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION: http://www.tibetanaidproject.org/news-events/healing-retreat.html

Additional questions: please contact Ellen Barnett, M.D., PhD  drbarnett@imcfound.org