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CHOICES IN THE HEALING ARTS

September 19 - 21, 1996

Omaha Nebraska

CALL FOR PRESENTERS

Choices in the Healing Arts is a multidisciplinary conference which will bring together individuals involved with health care-- both those within the mainstream of western medicine and those interested in the alternative healing arts. The intent of the conference is to explore the relationship between western medicine and the growing range of alternative therapies available in the United States.

Presentations will examine the spectrum of practices and beliefs in the healing arts. Possible topics include, but need not be limited to: research on the scope and effect of alternative health care models; clinical review and diagnostics; integrating alternative health care practices into traditional models; health systems and therapy (insurance, ethics, legal considerations, managed care); use of alternative therapies on acute and chronic health conditions; use of ritual in healing models; cross- cultural healing traditions; scope of practice and the role of practitioners.

We invite research from professionals and academics in the fields such as medicine, nursing, physical therapy, counseling, and psychotherapy. The conference welcomes presentations by practitioners in the fields of allied health, managed care, massage therapy, acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, and healing arts such as music therapy, arts, and dance.

For more information contact Mary Macchietto, College of Continuing Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182. Phone 402-595-2355. Internet: mmacchietto@unomaha.edu

Keynote speaker will be David Eisenberg, MD, director of the Center for Alternative Medicine Research at Beth Israel Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Sponsored by the Nebraska Methodist College Continuing Studies, the University of Nebraska at Omaha's College of Continuing Studies, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Continuing Nursing Education.

Warmest regards,
Krystal LeRoy

 _____  _______         University of Nebraska at Omaha
|     |/       \        College of Continuing Studies
|     /   \     \       UNO's Peter Kiewit Conference Center
|     |    |     \      1313 Farnam Street, Room 230
\     \___/|     |      Omaha, NE   68182-0350
 \        /|     |      402-595-2350 (phone)
  \______/ |_____|      402-595-2345 (fax)