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TURNING POINT CANCER CENTER
HAWAII CANCER AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
LECTURE SERIES
Promoting an Integrated Approach to
Cancer |
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About the Series
Topics and Speakers
Speaker Bios Presented
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Co-Sponsors
HAWAII
CANCER LECTURE SERIES
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ABOUT THE HAWAII
CANCER LECTURE SERIES The Turning Point Cancer Center, John
Burns School of Medicine and the Hawaii Center for Attitudinal Healing are
presenting what will be one of the most comprehensive discussions about cancer to take place in
Hawaii.
The Hawaii Cancer Lecture Series is the first of its kind to ever be
offered in Hawaii and is free of charge. Over an eight-month period,
the series will bring to
Hawaii
well recognized names in Integrative Medicine. These experts will provide
valuable information on the roles that integrative therapies and lifestyle
changes may play in promoting health and healing. |
TOPICS
AND SPEAKERS
HAWAII CANCER LECTURE SERIES:
Promoting An Integrated Approach o Cancer
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
2005-2006
Designing a Comprehensive/Complementary Plan
for Health and Healing
(September 24, 2005) Presenter:
Dr. Jeremy
Geffen, MD, oncologist and author of The Journey Through Cancer: An
Oncologist’s 7 Level Program for Healing and Transforming the Whole Person
is one of the leading authorities on an integrated approach to cancer
treatment.
The Role of Acupuncture in Health and Healing
(November 19, 2005) Presenter: Dr. Gary Deng, MD, PhD
of the Integrative Medicine Service,
Memorial
Sloan-Kettering
Cancer
Center. is a
leading authority on the role of acupuncture in supporting cancer treatment
and author of several academic articles. Time: 3:00 -
5:00 Location: Spalding Auditorium, U.H.
Campus FREE No Registration Required
Nutrition and Cancer: Does it Matter (January
21, 2006) Presenter:
Dr. Terry Shintani,
MD, LLD, MA, of Hawaii, is one of the nation’s experts on the role of
nutrition in preventing and responding to a wide variety of health
problems. He is author of many books including
The Hawaii Diet and
The Good Carbohydrate
Revolution: A Proven Program for Low-Maintenance Weight Loss and Optimum
Health. Time: 9:00 - 12:00, OR
2:00 -5:00 (pick the time that works best for you)
No Registration Required Location: East-West Center, across from Kennedy Theatre, U.H.
Campus COST: $5 donation requested
C oming
to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves in Ways Little and Big Through Mindfulness
(February
11, 2006) Presenter: Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD,
Professor
Emeritus
of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical
School, is one of
the country’s
foremost authorities on the use of stress reducing tools to facilitate
healing. He is author of Full Catastrophe Living: Using
the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
and Wherever You Go, There You Are. Time: 8:30 - 12:30 OR 1:30
- 5:30 (pick the time that works best for you) Location: Spalding Auditorium, U.H. Campus
$5 donation suggested No Registration Required
Mortality: Fact or Fiction
(March 18, 2006)
Presenter: Rev Debra Jarvis is known as
one of the few conference presenters who can make audiences laugh through
this difficult topic. She is a frequent conference presenter, works at the
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance as a chaplain and is often called on to be a
commentator for National Public Radio Time:
2:00-4:00 Location: East-West Center, across from Kennedy Theatre,
Koi Room, U.H.
Campus
Bringing It All Together: (May
19, 2006) After eight months of exploration of an integrated approach
to cancer, this last of the series brings it all together. Local
experts in a full range of complementary and mainstream therapies will work
together, in collaborative discussion, to devise a cancer treatment and
healing plan taht draws on the best of all possible treatment options.
Don't miss this opportunity to see what an integrated approach to cancer
offers you and your loved ones. (schedule and location to be
announced.)
Imagery and Prayer to Support Your Inner
Healer
(July 15,
2006)
Presenter: Dr. Jeanne Achterberg, PhD is one of the leading
authorities on medicine and psychology. She has recently completed
groundbreaking research on the physiological impact of prayer for the Bakken
Foundation. Her most popular books are Imagery in Healing
and Rituals of Healing for which she won the Book of the Year
Award from the American Nursing Association. Her new book Lightning at
the Gate is the story of her own cancer healing journey.
Time: 9:00 - 12:00 OR 2:00 - 5:00 (pick the time
that works best for you) Location: Spalding
Auditorium, U.H. Campus Cost: $10
No Pre-registration required.
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SPEAKER BIOS
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HAWAII CANCER LECTURE SERIES
September 2005 – May 2006
SPEAKER BIOS
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Rev. Debra
Jarvis is an ordained minister, having received her MA in Christian Arts
from New College, Berkeley, 1984; and an M. Divinity from Northwest
Theological Union, Seattle, 1989. She has worked as a hospice chaplain
for seven years and also worked as a pastoral consultant for
Multifaith Works of Seattle, training medical professionals on issues
of death and spirituality. She is a frequent commentator for
National Public Radio, has published numerous articles, screen plays
and books including Free to Be Fit and Take It
From The Top. Jarvis is also a popular speaker at cancer
conferences on the topic of facing our mortality in the context of
cancer and currently works at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance as a
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Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
is the founder of the nationally acclaimed Stress Reduction Clinic at
the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester,
Massachusetts. Since 1979, the clinic has served more than 11,000
patients in the form of an eight-week long course. Prominently
featured in the Bill Moyers' PBS special "Healing and the Mind" in
1993, the clinic and its research has continually demonstrated that
most participants in its programs achieve long-lasting improvements in
both physical and psychological symptoms, as well as major positive
changes in health attitudes and behaviors. Kabat-Zinn is the author of
the best-selling Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your
Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness and
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Terry Shintani, MD, JD, MPH
Dr. Shintani is a nationally known
expert on the role of nutrition in health and healing.
He received his
Master's degree in Nutrition from Harvard University
and both an M.D. and a J.D. from the University of Hawaii.
He completed his training in the specialty of preventive medicine at
Harvard University and the University of Hawaii and is board certified
in the specialty of Preventive Medicine by the American Board of
Preventive Medicine. Dr. Shintani is Associate Chair of
Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the University of Hawaii
where he teaches physicians in the preventive medicine residency and
medical students the principles of "Health Promotion in the
Community". He is also a former faculty member at the Cancer Research
Center of Hawaii. He has published numerous books and peer reviewed
articles and is best known nationally and internationally for his
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Jeremy R.
Geffen, MD, FACP is a
board-certified medical oncologist, a pioneer in the field of
integrative medicine, and the founder of Geffen Visions International,
Inc. Described as an "oncologist of the future," Dr. Geffen founded
the Geffen Cancer Center and Research Institute (GCCRI), in Vero
Beach, Florida, in 1994, which he directed until 2003. GCCRI was one
of the first cancer centers in the United States explicitly designed
to provide a working model of truly holistic, comprehensive cancer
care for the 21st century. The Center was well-known for its unique,
Seven Levels of Healing program which integrates
state-of-the-art conventional cancer treatments with a wide array of
complementary therapies designed to help patients and family members
heal and transform at the deepest levels of the body, mind, heart, and
spirit. Dr. Geffen practiced medical oncology and hematology for 11
years before closing the Center and leaving clinical practice in 2003
to work full-time for GVI. During his career as a practicing physician
he provided guidance and care to thousands of patients and their loved
ones. He is author of The Journey
Through Cancer: An Oncologist's 7 Level Program for Healing and
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Jeanne Achterberg, PhD
is a
scientist, recognized
internationally for her pioneering research in medicine
and psychology. Most recently, she has completed groundbreaking
research on the physiological impact of prayer, in particular on the
brain of recipients. Dr. Achterberg has been a faculty member at
Southwestern Medical School for 11 years and is currently a Professor
of Psychology at Saybrook Institute, San Francisco. She has
authored over 100 papers and five books. Imagery in Healing
is critically acclaimed as a classic in the field of mind/body
studies. Her most recent book, Rituals of Healing
is a primer on the use of creative therapies for health and medicine
and won the Book of the Year Award from the American Nursing
Association.
Her new book
Lightning at the
Gate is the story of her own cancer healing journey.
Dr. Achterberg was Senior Editor for Alternative Therapies, a
peer-reviewed medical journal, was featured in Time Magazine as one of
the six innovators for the new century in alternative medicine and has
extensive experience in working with cancer patients.
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Dr. Gary Deng, MD, PhD
is a physician-scientist with the Integrative Medicine Service at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He received his MD in 1987
from Beijing Medical University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from
University of Miami in 1993. Prior to joining
Sloan Kettering, he was Assistant Professor of Medicine at the M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Deng has particular interest in
the role of complementary medicine modalities in treating cancer
patients and was on the faculty of the first certified cancer training
program for acupuncturists, offered by Sloan Kettering.
He has authored review articles on
integrative medicine and textbook chapters in Cancer Medicine,
Internal Medicine Care of Cancer Patients and PDQ of Integrative
Oncology-Principles and Practice.
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PRESENTED BY
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Hawaii Cancer
Lecture Series is Presented by
 TURNING
POINT CANCER CENTER
The Turning Point Cancer
Center
was launched as a non-profit
corporation in June 2004. The mission of the Center is to promote an
integrated approach to responding to cancer by helping people with cancer
create a map for their healing journey and do the work they need to do in
between doctor's visits. Its first major effort will be this
comprehensive, first-of-its-kind Hawaii Cancer Lecture Series. The Board
of Directors of the Turning Point Cancer Center consists of people who
have either lost a loved one to cancer or have experienced their own
cancer. There is also an active and extensive Advisory Board which has
played a critical role in the development of the Hawaii Cancer Lecture
Series. More information about the Turning Point Cancer Center can be
found on their website
www.turningpointcancercenter.com.
The Complementary and
Alternative Medicine Department of the John A. Burns School of
Medicine is
committed to conducting both basic and applied research related to
complementary and alternative therapies in Hawai‘i and the Pacific region;
educating the next generation of physicians and other healthcare personnel
about the potential risks and benefits of complementary and alternative
therapies; providing culturally competent care for people within the state
of Hawai‘i by understanding the use of patterns of complementary care used
by Hawai‘i’s population; facilitating the study of medicinal plants,
including varieties unique to Hawai‘i and/or the Pacific Rim; and
promoting health service research to assess the clinical and financial
benefits—or lack thereof—of CAAM therapies for the Hawaiian population.
 The
concept for a Center for Attitudinal Healing was first developed by Dr.
Jerry Jampolski, MD in California in 1975. His
initial vision was to offer a support group for children with cancer and
to create a safe environment of support and trust where children with
serious illness could express their deepest feelings.
Jampolsky lives part
time in Kailua with his wife Diane Cirincione. It was his influence
that launched the Hawaii Center for Attitudinal Healing
which was incorporated in 2001 as a non-profit organization. The
mission if the Hawaii Center for Attitudinal Healing is to provide a
comprehensive program of peer support groups, home/hospital visiting
services and educational projects throughout the State of Hawai’i.
The Center supports individuals and families challenged by serious
illness, loss and other highly stressful situations, as well as those
interested in improving quality of life for themselves and their
community. More information on the Center can be found at
www.attitudinalhealinghawaii.org
CO-SPONSORS
We are pleased to have the following join us in
co-sponsoring this remarkable lecture series:
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Hawaii State Consortium for Integrated Healthcare
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DONORS
This
lecture series is also made possible by a generous donation from
General Ben Cassiday, Jr. (Ret) in memory of Susan B. Cassiday
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