Integrative Holistic Medicine: The Science of Connection - Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABIHM (2011)
Weaving together historical, social, and medical research, Dr. Mimi Guarneri's compelling presentation explains how we developed the disease driven medical model -- and, why it doesn't work. She offers insights from her own personal experience and proactive advice to practitioners interested in developing a more holistic and integrative approach to healing. Objectives: 1. Describe the relationship of family cohesiveness and chronic diseases. 2. Define ways to effectively manage patients by assessing family and social relationships. 3. Illustrate the relative weights of perception and external influences of physiology on health About this video: Integrative Holistic Medicine: The Science of Connection - Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABIHM (2011) is excerpted from the ABIHM E-Learning Series AMA PRA Category 1 Credit series. To learn more about ABIHM E-Learning, please visit www.abihm.org/education-and-training. For questions regarding the technical content of the activity, please contact Nancy Sudak, MD, admin@abihm.org. The video was recorded at the 2011 ABIHM/Scripps Annual Conference, which the ABIHM co-sponsors with the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine: The Science and Clinical Application of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Details available at www.abihm.org/physicians/annual-conference. Next time, join us! - November 2-7, 2013: St. Petersburg, FL - Vinoy Renaissance - October 25-30, 2014: San Diego, CA - Paradise Point Resort & Spa - October 24-29, 2015: San Diego, CA - Paradise Point Resort & Spa About Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABIHM Board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine, and nuclear medicine, Dr. Guarneri is the founder and former medical director of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Guarneri was an English Literature major as an undergraduate at New York University. Her medical degree is from SUNY Medical Center in New York, where she graduated number one in her class. Dr. Guarneri served her internship and residency at Cornell Medical Center, where she later became chief medical resident. She served cardiology fellowships at both New York University Medical Center and Scripps Clinic. Dr. Guarneri served as an attending in interventional cardiology at Scripps Clinic, where she placed thousands of coronary stents. Recognizing the need for a more comprehensive and more holistic approach to cardiovascular disease, she pioneered the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine where she uses state-of-the-art cardiac imaging technology and lifestyle change programs to aggressively diagnose, prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. She is a fellow member of the American College of Cardiology, Alpha Omega Alpha, the American Medical Women's Association, and a Founding Diplomate and current President of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. In 2009, Dr. Guarneri was honored as the ARCS scientist of the year. Dr. Guarneri has authored several articles that have appeared in professional journals such as the Journal of Echocardiography and the Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr.Guarneri participated as a member of the writing committee for the American College of Cardiology Foundation Complementary Medicine Expert Consensus Document. This expert consensus statement on integrating complementary medicine into cardiovascular medicine was published in 2005. Dr. Guarneri is the author of The Heart Speaks, a poignant collection of stories from heart patients who have benefited from integrative medicine approaches. The Heart Speaks and her clinical work have been featured on NBC Today and PBS's To the Contrary and Full Focus. In her book Dr. Guarneri takes the reader on a journey of the heart -- exploring the emotional heart, able to be crushed by loss; the intelligent heart, with a nervous system all its own; and the spiritual heart, which yearns for a higher purpose. Her work was also featured in a two-part PBS documentary, The New Medicine. Dr. Guarneri is regularly quoted in national publications such as the Yoga Journal, Body+Soul, Trustee magazine and WebMD. She has been recognized for her national leadership in integrative medicine by the Bravewell Collaborative and now serves as chair of the Bravewell Clinical Network for integrative medicine. In 2008 Dr. Guarneri was honored by Project Concern International for her work in Southern India. She currently serves on the International sub-committee for Direct-Relief International. Dr. Guarneri recently served on an advisory panel for the Institute of Medicine to explore the science and practice of integrative medicine for promoting the nation's health. The summit's findings were released February 25-27, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Copyright ©2013 American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM) www.abihm.org
