Integrative Therapies in Hospice and Palliative Care Program:
Mind-Body and Contemplative Therapies

For Patients and Families: Self-Paced "FastTrack" Format

For Professionals: CE/CME Format with 1 Credit

• Support effective "whole-person" care •
• Gain confidence in understanding integrative therapies •
• Increase patient and family satisfaction with services •
• Help your organization be a leader in Integrative Care •

What You'll Learn in This Course

Learn about current uses of mind-body and contemplative therapies in hospice and palliative care settings from leading experts in the field. This comprehensive online course offers exclusive content by Lucille Marchand, MD, BSN, FAAHPM, Executive Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Washington.

Key Take-Aways: What You'll Get

You will learn everything you need to know about making evidence-informed recommendations of mind-body and contemplative therapies in hospice and palliative care settings.

Topics include:

Theory and mechanisms of action
Common uses in palliative care populations
Indications and contraindications
Safety precautions
Logistical and practical needs for delivery
Cost and payment strategies
Credentialing of providers
Evidence for symptoms seen in palliative care
Common questions and myths
How to communicate about the modality with patients, family members and colleagues

The course also gives you resource links to more detailed information and key studies, and a downloadable evidence table (PDF) summarizing key studies on use with common symptoms seen in palliative care, with PubMed links and a grading system for confidence in treatment recommendations.

Proven Impact!

This course is one of nine that form the Integrative Therapies in Hospice and Palliative Care Program. The National Cancer Institute sponsored the original development and evaluation of this educational program. In a randomized controlled trial with 170 physicians, nurses, social workers and other palliative care professionals, the program led to highly significant changes in practice behaviors that promote integrative care.

See the full study published in the journal Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health.

This is the first online continuing education program with documented impact on practice behaviors that promote integrative care.

Guest Faculty

Lucille Marchand, MD, BSN, FAAHPM

Dr. Marchand is Executive Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle; and Farber Endowed Professor for Palliative Care Education in the UW Department of Family Medicine. She is former director of the University of Washington Medical Center Palliative Care Program. Dr. Marchand was the 2017 recipient of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Humanities Award, and the 2018 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Gold Humanism Award.

Course Directors

Leila Kozak, PhD and William Collinge, PhD, MPH, founders of IPCI and principal investigators of the NCI-sponsored research, created the content and developed the collaborations for the Integrative Therapies in Hospice and Palliative Care Program

Leila Kozak, PhD

Director of IPCI

She has led NIH- and VA-funded research and implementation projects on integrative therapies in supportive cancer and palliative care, hospice and geriatrics. A former Whole Health Champion for the VA's Office of Patient-Centered Care & Cultural Transformation, she has taught integrative care at medical, nursing and psychology schools.

William Collinge, MPH, PhD, LCSW

Associate Director of IPCI

He has led NIH-funded studies on integrative therapies, mental health, palliative care and caregiver education. He has been a scientific review administrator for NIH and the DoD, has clinical background in both integrative oncology and community mental health, and has taught at several universities.

Two Formats Available

For Patients and Families: Self-Paced "FastTrack" Format. Suitable for anyone who wishes to learn about integrative therapies (including professionals who don't need CE/CME credit). Learn at your own pace, and stream all content at your convenience.

For Professionals: CE/CME Format. Health professionals receive 1 CE/CME credit from the National Alliance for Care at Home (formerly National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, NHPCO), a Jointly Accredited Provider of Interprofessional Continuing Education for the healthcare team. See full details on accreditations here.