Medical Databases
Medline
MEDLINE® contains journal citations and abstracts for biomedical literature from around the world.
The Cochrane Library
Independent high-quality evidence for healthcare decision making
CINAHL
CINAHL®, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is the most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied health literature.
Conferences
The mission of this institute is to educate future physicians on various evidence based integrative medicine modalities and to foster effective leadership skills to implement at their medical schools. American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation is seeking medical students with a strong interest in integrative medicine (IM) combined with the desire for leadership roles in IM to participate.
Nutrition and Health Conference, Boston MA, April 15-18, 2012
The premier nutrition conference for health professionals in the U.S. Presented by Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, the conference assembles internationally-recognized researchers, clinicians, educators, and chefs, all of whose work focuses on the interface between nutrition and healthful living. You will leave understanding the links between nutrition, disease and health to better advise patients on nutritional recommendations that improve their conditions.
2012 International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health, May 15-18, 2012
The most comprehensive scientific research conference in the field of complementary and integrative medicine. This meeting is sponsored by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM), and it also serves as the 7th International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research.
Seventh IN-CAM Research Symposium, Toronto ON, November 2-4, 2012
The biannual Interdisciplinary CAM Research Network Symposium brings together researchers, policy makers, practitioners and educators in the field of integrative and complementary medicine, and provides an excellent opportunity to share research findings and discuss emerging issues and topics in a Canadian context.
Eighth International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology, November 10-12, 2011
This year's Conference, “Innovating Integrative Oncology: New Science, New Solutions,” presents an exceptional opportunity for clinicians, researchers, patients and advocates to learn about new findings from several scientific disciplines that have the potential to transform healthcare. Our Keynote Speakers are today’s pioneers, the best-known experts in the field, driving innovations in oncology science and clinical care throughout the globe.
Integrative Medicine Organizations
Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine
The mission of the Consortium is to advance the principles and practices of integrative healthcare within academic institutions. The Consortium provides its institutional membership with a community of support for their academic missions and a collective voice for influencing change.
Canadian InterDisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM)
The Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for CAM Research (IN-CAM) is an interdisciplinary, collaborative research network, created to foster excellence in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research in Canada.Samueli Institute
Institute of Noetic Sciences
The Institute of Noetic Sciences is a nonprofit research, education, and membership organization whose mission is supporting individual and collective transformation through consciousness research, educational outreach, and engaging a global learning community in the realization of our human potential.
Fetzer Institute
In collaboration with our Fetzer Advisory Councils, we seek to understand the motivations and preconditions of exemplary cases of love and forgiveness in the world. From these examples, we develop projects to grow an even greater awareness of love and forgiveness in action in individual and community life.
Retreat Centres
Hollyhock
Not for profit Hollyhock is an unparalleled centre of learning and connection that exists to inspire, nourish and support people who are making the world better.
Omega
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies is the nation's most trusted source for wellness and personal growth. As a nonprofit organization, Omega offers diverse and innovative educational experiences that inspire an integrated approach to personal and social change.
Esalen
The Esalen Institute was founded in 1962 as an alternative educational center devoted to the exploration of the "human potential". Esalen soon became known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential/didactic workshops, the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds blessed with natural hot springs.
General Information
CAMLine
CAMline is an evidence-based website on complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) for healthcare professionals and the public. It
represents a successful collaboration of conventional and CAM organizations,
interests and expertise.
Canadian Health Network (CHN)
Complementary and Alternative Health information from the Public Health Agency of Canada
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is a Center of the National Institutes of Health
NCCAM sponsors research and training in complementary and integrative therapies. Their website also provides much useful information for consumers and health care providers.
CAM in Undergraduate Medical Education
The CAM in UME project is a Canadian medical education initiative established in 2003 by a team of conventional and CAM educators. Headed by Dr. Marja Verhoef at the University of Calgary, the overarching objective of the CAM in UME Project is to help medical school instructors impart to students the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to discuss complementary medicine with patients in an informed and non-judgmental manner.
Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD)
Detailed information on natural health products from Health Canada.
Natural Health Products Research Society (NHPRS)
The NHP Research Society's mission is to facilitate and support meaningful, scientifically rigorous research and education in the field of natural health products (NHPs).
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