VITALISM AND THE CONNECTION TO SPIRIT SYMPOSIUM Schedule

Saturday September 21, 2019

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.Registration & Coffee/Tea Service
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.Introduction to Conference
Daniel Assisi, EdD
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.Vitalism, Naturopathy, Ayurvedic, and Chinese Medicine: Roots & Legacy, Panel
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.Value of Including Spirituality in Health Care
Jeffrey Rediger, MD, MDiv
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.Round Table
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.Lunch
1:45 – 3:00 p.m.Current Research in Spirituality and Medicine
Louise Edwards, ND, LAc
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.Break
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.Spirituality and End-of-Life Care
Rev. Dr. Terri Daniel, CT, CCTP
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.Round Table

Sunday September 22, 2019

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.Registration & Coffee/Tea Service
9:00 – 10:15 a.m.Spiritual Assessment in Patient Care, and Understanding ‘Near Death Experiences’: Tools for Clinical Practice
Elaine Drysdale, MD, FRCPC
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.NUNM Research in Spirituality and Medicine
Courtney Pickworth, ND, John Phipps, PhD, & Angela Senders, ND
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.Round Table
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.The Social Self, Health, and the Spiritual Journey
David Mercier, MS, LAc
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.Break
3:15 - 4:30 p.m.Patient Spiritual Assessment Tools
Raymond Diaz, ND
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.Round Table