Leader in Integrative Health Care Speaks at UCSF
The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine is launching a new lecture series on pediatric and adolescent health, with support from the Pritzker Family Fund.
This new series will feature a range of integrative medicine topics relevant to children, teens and early adolescents, and will support parents in making decisions that are best for their families.
The inaugural lecture of the Pritzker Lecture Series on Integrative Pediatric and Adolescent Health is titled "The Role of Integrative Medicine in Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine" and will feature integrative medicine pioneer Tieraona Low Dog, MD.
The lecture takes place on Tuesday, June 3, from noon to 1 p.m. in Herbst Hall on the Mount Zion campus. Seating is limited and organizers ask that those wishing to attend respond to Christina Bernard at 415/353-7785 or [email protected] by May 25. Low Dog received her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She is on the faculty of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, where she currently serves as the director of education. Low Dog began her career in natural medicine more than 25 years ago. In addition to her work as a clinician and educator, Low Dog has been involved in national health policy and regulatory issues for more than a decade. In 2000, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve on the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Last year, she completed a three-year term as a member of the Advisory Council for the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Low Dog also served as president of the American Herbalists Guild, and ran a teaching clinic in Albuquerque. Tieraona has served as the elected chair of the United States Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplements-Information Standards Expert Committee since 2000. Her many honors of distinction include the Martina de la Cruz medal for her work with indigenous medicines (1998), Time magazine's Innovator in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2001), the Burton Kallman Scientific Award (2007) and NPR's People's Pharmacy award (2007). Low Dog is an internationally known speaker on topics ranging from the responsible use of herbal medicine and dietary supplements to integrative approaches to women's health. With more than 30 publications to her credit, she serves on the editorial and advisory boards of Menopause and Explore journals, Prevention magazine and the American Botanical Council. Low Dog has appeared on E!, ABC's 20/20 and CNN, and is a frequent guest on National Public Radio's The People's Pharmacy. The mission of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine is to transform the way medicine is practiced by researching the most effective treatments from around the world, educating medical students, and treating patients with complete care that addresses all aspects of health and wellness - biological, psychological, social and spiritual. "Illness is a message," says Low Dog. "Western doctors see it as something to be destroyed, but it can also tell us about how we live our lives and what we can do differently." Related Links: UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Tieraona Low Dog: A Gentle Way to Wellness
Time, April 16, 2001
The inaugural lecture of the Pritzker Lecture Series on Integrative Pediatric and Adolescent Health is titled "The Role of Integrative Medicine in Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine" and will feature integrative medicine pioneer Tieraona Low Dog, MD.
The lecture takes place on Tuesday, June 3, from noon to 1 p.m. in Herbst Hall on the Mount Zion campus. Seating is limited and organizers ask that those wishing to attend respond to Christina Bernard at 415/353-7785 or [email protected] by May 25. Low Dog received her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She is on the faculty of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, where she currently serves as the director of education. Low Dog began her career in natural medicine more than 25 years ago. In addition to her work as a clinician and educator, Low Dog has been involved in national health policy and regulatory issues for more than a decade. In 2000, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve on the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Last year, she completed a three-year term as a member of the Advisory Council for the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Low Dog also served as president of the American Herbalists Guild, and ran a teaching clinic in Albuquerque. Tieraona has served as the elected chair of the United States Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplements-Information Standards Expert Committee since 2000. Her many honors of distinction include the Martina de la Cruz medal for her work with indigenous medicines (1998), Time magazine's Innovator in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2001), the Burton Kallman Scientific Award (2007) and NPR's People's Pharmacy award (2007). Low Dog is an internationally known speaker on topics ranging from the responsible use of herbal medicine and dietary supplements to integrative approaches to women's health. With more than 30 publications to her credit, she serves on the editorial and advisory boards of Menopause and Explore journals, Prevention magazine and the American Botanical Council. Low Dog has appeared on E!, ABC's 20/20 and CNN, and is a frequent guest on National Public Radio's The People's Pharmacy. The mission of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine is to transform the way medicine is practiced by researching the most effective treatments from around the world, educating medical students, and treating patients with complete care that addresses all aspects of health and wellness - biological, psychological, social and spiritual. "Illness is a message," says Low Dog. "Western doctors see it as something to be destroyed, but it can also tell us about how we live our lives and what we can do differently." Related Links: UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Tieraona Low Dog: A Gentle Way to Wellness
Time, April 16, 2001