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The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All professionals may request a non-physician UC San Diego CME certificate. Out-of-state participants should check with their licensing boards to determine whether the board will accept these credits. Application fee is $50.

Download the Journey into Healing syllabus here

To register or learn more about Journey into Healing, call 888.736.6895 or click here to request more information

Please note, transportation & accommodations are not included.

Registered Nurses and Acupuncturists

The Chopra Center is an approved provider of continuing education by:

• The California Board of Registered Nurses CEP#12332 (up to 13.5 credits)
• The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) has approved Journey into Healing for 23 CEU credits.

Chiropractors

We are pleased to announce that the Palmer College of Chiropractic is offering up to 23 continuing education credits in select states and provinces for chiropractors who attend Journey into Healing. For each upcoming Journey into Healing workshop, here are the regions in which chiropractors are eligible to receive CE credits:

• JIH – Asheville*: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
• JIH – Carlsbad*: California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon and Washington

*If your state of origin is not listed, please contact your Chopra Center program consultant at 888.736.6895.

Questions regarding state approval may be directed to the Palmer Continuing Education Department at 1.800.452.5032

Course Description and Objectives

Clinicians are increasingly called upon to advise patients on health approaches not commonly taught in conventional medical training programs. Journey Into Healing explores a theoretical framework that enables physicians and health providers to evaluate the appropriate role of complementary medicine, from both a traditional and scientific perspective. Topics covered include psychoneuroimmunology, stress management techniques, nutritional components of illness, evidence-based herbal medicine, and mind body approaches in heart disease, cancer, addiction, and digestive disorders.

Objectives:

• The ability to take a lifestyle history.
• How to apply evidence-based criteria to holistic health approaches
• The development of a theoretical framework to view alternative and complementary medical interventions.
• Recognition of the role of emotional and psychological states on physical illness.
• Familiarity with basic holistic technologies that can complement standard medical care.

Needs Assessment

Numerous studies have demonstrated that over 50% of the American population utilizes some form of unconventional health care service. Physicians need to be familiar with these approaches in order to practice quality medicine. The content of this educational program was determined by assessment of educational need and includes program feedback, expert faculty assessment, literature review, and medical practice.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency

California Assembly Bill 1195 requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. It is the intent of the bill, which went into effect on July 1, 2006, to encourage physicians and surgeons, CME providers in the state of California, and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns of a diverse patient population through appropriate professional development. The planners, speakers and authors of this CME activity have been encouraged to address issues relevant in their topic area. In addition, a variety of resources are available that address cultural and linguistic competency, some of which are included in your syllabus or handout materials. Additional resources and information about AB1195 can be found on our website.

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