Bravewell News Fall 2010
10.01.10
Save the Date: 2011 Leadership Award Event
Any successful transformation requires champions who are willing to undertake the risks and sacrifices necessary to catalyze the change. This is especially true in health care. To encourage and sustain leadership in the field of integrative medicine, The Bravewell Collaborative created the Bravewell Leadership Award.
On Thursday evening, November 10, 2011, Bravewell, with Mehmet Oz, MD as Master of Ceremonies, will honor the third recipient of this award at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. An educational Lectures & Luncheon event moderated by Jonathan LaPook, MD will be held during the day at the New York Palace.
“In addition to honoring the award recipient, Bravewell’s Leadership Events are noted for being a gathering of friends,” said Bravewell Board Member Sherry Lund. “The evening will be filled with engaging conversation and the warmth of true camaraderie.”
Click here to learn more about the Bravewell Leadership Award.
Cost-Effectiveness of Integrative Medicine
A new report from The Bravewell Collaborative, The Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Integrative Medicine, summarizes the information supporting an integrative approach to health care from three sources – medical research conducted at universities, studies carried out by corporations developing employee wellness programs, and pilot projects run by insurance companies.
A few of the report’s pertinent facts:
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A demonstration project involving eight hospitals determined that 80% of the participants in the comprehensive lifestyle change program were able to safely avoid heart surgery or angioplasty, saving almost $30,000 per patient in the first year.
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A review of the health/wellness management programs offered by employers showed that in 2005 the corporations involved experienced an average 26% reduction in health care costs and an average $5.81 returned for every $1 invested in worksite health promotion initiatives.
Click here for more information or to download a copy. Printed copies are available on request through the Bravewell offices at 612-377-8400.
Ralph Snyderman, MD
Bravewell on Capitol Hill
During the summer of 2010, The Bravewell Collaborative hosted a briefing on integrative medicine at the Capitol Hill Visitor’s Center in Washington DC. Judy Salerno, MD, MS, Executive Officer of the Institute of Medicine; Ralph Snyderman, MD, Chancellor Emeritus Duke University; Mimi Guarneri, MD, Founder and Director of Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine; and Christy Mack, President of the Bravewell Collaborative shared their insights on integrative medicine’s potential to help transform our heath care system and improve the health of the American public.
Click here to read the full story.
Integrative Medicine Report
To better inform the transformation of health care, The Bravewell Collaborative recently released Integrative Medicine: Improving Health Care for Patients and Health Care Delivery for Providers and Payors.
This 50-page briefing explains what integrative medicine is and how it can help resolve many of the problems inherent in our current system. In summarizing the evidence presented at the Institute of Medicine's Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public, the report discusses the true value of care that addresses the whole person. It explains how and why our lifestyles affect our health, the importance of the doctor- patient relationship and the need to embrace complexity and connection in both care and research.
“Bravewell is very
pleased to offer this report on integrative medicine,” said Christy
Mack, Co-Founder and President of The Bravewell Collaborative. “We
believe it will help others to understand the importance of integrative
medicine and the potential it holds for improving the health of the
American people.”
Click here
for more information or to download a copy. Printed copies are
available on request through the Bravewell offices at 612-377-8400.
Bravewell's New Website
We invite you to visit www.bravewell.org to experience The Bravewell Collaborative's new web site.
Ruth Westreich
Bravewell Member Profile: Ruth Westreich
Trained as an
artist and designer, Ruth Westreich’s love for philanthropy began some
forty years ago when she was given a life-altering gift by a
humanitarian who requested that he not receive pay back, but that she
pay it forward instead. Since that day, paying it forward has become
part of her cellular makeup.
Her commitment to health is unwavering and the Westreich Foundation
generously supports integrative medicine and palliative medicine both
locally in San Diego and nationally. She joined The Bravewell
Collaborative in 2008.
"Being part of The Bravewell Collaborative has proven to me that a
group of committed philanthropists can leave their personal agendas
behind and come together around a focused cause. It is a model of which
we can be very proud."
Ruth calls herself a connector — connecting people to people and people
to causes — and is the visionary responsible for the creation of the
award-winning book, The Art of Original Thinking: The Making of a Thought Leader written by Jan Phillips.
About Bravewell: A Vision for the Future
The Bravewell Collaborative is a group of philanthropists who have come together to bring about optimal health and healing for individuals and society. Integrative medicine is already playing a significant role in health care in such areas as preventive medicine, patient empowerment, nutrition, integrative modalities and medical training curriculum enhancement. The Bravewell Collaborative is committed to supporting and accelerating these initiatives. Bravewell's Declaration for a New Medicine expresses their vision for health care in America grounded in the values that characterize integrative medicine.