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HISTORY AND PROFESSIONAL FORMATION TIMELINE
A Living Chronicle: A Tapestry of People, Events and Institutions
Safety Clinical Pharmacy Collaborative, Office of Pharmacy Affairs, US Dept. of Health and Human Services. XX
Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians and NCNM win ND inclusion in Oregon Rural Health Services Loan Repayment Program (led by OANP Executive Director Laura Culbertson-Farr, Julie Chinnock, and others). XX
Rick Marinelli, ND, MAcOM, LAc, appointed
to Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Advancing Pain Research. Appointment facilitated by ACCAHC. XX
Stakeholder Conference on the Affordable Care Act, an IHPC-hosted meeting is held at Georgetown University, co-hosted by Palmer College and
Bastyr University, along with the Institute for Integrative Health. Sets strategy to respond to
the new opportunities in the Affordable Care Act. Participation spans the range of practice disciplines and integrative organizations. XXX
US Congress passes The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). IHPC leads, co-leads or influences five provisions including the landmark Sec. 2706. Non-Discrimination legislation, inclusion of licensed practitioners in insurance coverage: benefits NDs, licensed and certified integrative health and medicine professionals, patients. Provision (Sec. 2706) modeled by Sen. Harkin
after Washington State Every Category of Provider provision implemented by Washington State Insurance Commissioner, the Hon. Deborah Senn. (American Chiropractic Association, IHPC, and others). XX
US federal legislation advances new language trending toward true “health” care and health promotion including occurrence of the following terms: integrative (12), integrative health (10), integrative health care (5), health promotion (37), wellness (98), complementary and alternative (2), and “CAM” (1). Provisions including this language are passed as part of the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA, a.k.a.
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“ObamaCare”) specifically: Sec. 3502. Establishing Community Health Teams To Support The Patient- Centered Medical Home, including licensed “CAM” practitioners in Medical Homes; Sec. 4001. National Prevention, Health Promotion And Public Health Council, includes integrative health care practitioners in prevention strategies; Sec. 4206. Demonstration Project Concerning Individualized Wellness Plan, includes dietary supplements in individualized wellness plans; Sec. 5101. National Health Care Workforce Commission, authorizes licensed complementary and alternative providers and integrative practitioners in workforce planning; Sec. 6301. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, establishes comparative clinical effectiveness research through Patient Centered Comparative Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). (IHPC and others work with Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) other members of US House and Senate). XX
Washington State legislature honors BU’s commitment to a sustainable medical model, by holding “Bastyr University Day.” First modern US state legislature to honor a naturopathic medical school.
HERITAGE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE
Clinical Naturopathy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Practice. Jerome Sarris, ND, and Jonathan Wardle, ND. First Australian naturopathic medical textbook. XXX
Definitive Guide to Cancer: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment and Healing, 3e. Lise Alschuler, ND, and Karolyn Gazella.
“Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function” Q. Li. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine.
From Natural Mediecine to a Medecine of the Individual According to the Teachings of Gérard Guéniot. Gérard Guéniot with Pierre Tondelier MD, et al. XX
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