Continuing Education Programs for Health Practitioners

Current Programs

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

• Ongoing Program
  Nurses, allied health professionals, behavioral health care professionals, social workers, psychologists, pastoral care workers and those in related professions can receive up to 30 hours of continuing education hours for participating in the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program offered by the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine.
  
  Participants will be enrolled in an eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program, the popular course that helps participants learn to reduce stress, relieve pain and enhance wellness.
  
  Learn more about course content, instructors and schedules.
  Call 215-955-1376 to register.
  
  
• One-Day Workshops for Professionals
  
  
• Teacher Training
  
  
• Jefferson College of Graduate Studies Course

Previous Education Programs

Cancer

• Integrative Cancer Treatment: Complementary Therapies in Cancer Care, November 16-17, 2001, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. Featured speaker, Ralph W. Moss, PhD.
  
  
• Integrative Cancer Treatment: Complementary Therapies in Cancer Care, November 16-17, 2002, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. Featured speakers, George J. Brewer, MD, Michio Kushi and George W. Yu, MD.

Herbal Medicine

• A Practitioner's Guide to Herbal Medicine - Complementing Current Medical Practice with Traditional Herbs: An Evidence-Based Approach, June 9, 2001, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
  
  
• A Practitioner's Guide to Herbal Medicine - Complementing Current Medical Practice with Traditional Herbs: An Evidence-Based Approach, June 8, 2002, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.