About

History


IPCI was formed with the help of funding from the National Cancer Institute to develop the first research-tested program of online CE/CME for health professionals on transforming the culture of care. In exciting findings soon to be published, a randomized controlled trial found the program to significantly increase key practice behaviors that advance the delivery of integrative care. Our work is also informed by our years of other NIH-sponsored research, program development in the Veterans Health Administration system and other organizations, and clinical experience in integrative oncology and other palliative care settings. Our education offerings for professionals and the public include collaborations with expert guest faculty and leaders in the field.

Vision


The vision of IPCI is to serve as a leading resource for transforming the global culture of palliative care for the benefit of patients, families, providers, organizations and society.

Mission


Our mission is to advance the paradigm of Integrative Palliative Care through evidence-based education and resources for service planning and delivery.

People

Founders

Leila Kozak, PhD

Director
Leila Kozak, PhD is a teacher, researcher, consultant and practitioner in the field of integrative health care, and serves on the Clinical Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. She is former Clinical Champion for the Office of Patient-Centered Care and Cultural Transformation and the Integrative Health Coordinating Center at the Veterans Administration Central Office (VACO). She was an Associate Health Fellow in Evaluation of Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Center of Excellence in Outcomes Research in Older Adults, VA Puget Sound Health Care System. She also served on the faculties of Bastyr University, and Saybrook University, teaching in the areas of patient-centered care, integrative palliative care, mind-body medicine, and spirituality and medicine. She has led eight NIH- and VA-funded projects in integrative oncology, palliative care and geriatrics, including the NCI-sponsored project “Integrative Approaches in Palliative Care: Provider-Driven Online Continuing Education.” Dr. Kozak has evaluated hundreds of patient-centered and integrative health care projects, served as a subject matter expert in numerous task forces and committees, and developed numerous CME programs, webinars, medical education videos and toolkits. She has facilitated cultural transformation and implementation of integrative patient-driven care (“Whole Health”) in the VA system at local, regional and national levels. A native of Argentina, she is also Director for Integrative Palliative Care for Paliativos Sin Fronteras, an NGO providing education and program development for palliative care programs in Latin American countries. (Vitae)

William Collinge, PhD, MPH

Associate Director
William Collinge, PhD, MPH, LCSW is a researcher, teacher, practitioner and consultant in the field of integrative health care. He has been principal investigator on 12 NIH-funded studies including development and evaluation of the CE/CME program “Integrative Therapies in Hospice and Palliative Care” sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. His other research has focused on integrative approaches in cancer caregiving, HIV/AIDS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, end-of-life care decisions in dementia, community mental health, and Veterans’ post-deployment reintegration. William has served as a Scientific Review Administrator and frequent review panelist for NIH as well as the Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Program, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. He has taught at several universities and presented CE/CME programs in the US, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He has a private clinical practice and is a provider for the VA’s Office of Community Care. William led development of the award-winning Touch, Caring and Cancer program, now available in six languages and featured on the National Cancer Institute’s Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) website. He has authored four books in integrative health: Partners in Healing, Subtle Energy, The American Holistic Health Association Complete Guide to Alternative Medicine, and Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. (Vitae)

Guest Faculty

Harold Bob, MD

Harold Bob, MD, CMD

Augsburg Lutheran Home, and FiveStar Physician Services, Owings Mills, MD


He serves as Medical Director for several acute and long-term care facilities in the mid-Atlantic states through Five Star Physician Services and the Communicare network of homes. He has practiced Reiki as part of an integrative approach to symptom management in hospice care, and serves on the Board of the Center for Reiki Research.

Gary Deng, MD, PhD

Gary Deng, MD, PhD

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY


He is Medical Director, Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, where he leads a multidisciplinary team providing supportive cancer care. A member of MSKCC’s Research Council, he was President of the Society for Integrative Oncology and has led numerous studies in acupuncture and other integrative therapies in palliative care. He has authored review articles and medical textbook chapters on integrative medicine, and heads the integrative medicine physician training program, supervising medical students, residents and fellows.

Patricia Dewey-Lambert, PhD

Arts in Healthcare Program, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR


She directs the Arts in Healthcare Management program at the University of Oregon. She is author of Managing Arts Programs in Healthcare (Routledge), and was lead author of the National Organization for Arts in Health’s seminal white paper, Arts, Health, and Well-Being in America. She is also a Certified Therapeutic Harp Practitioner with the International Harp Therapy Program for practice in hospice and palliative care settings.

Candace Chaney, RN, PhD

Candace Hammer Chaney, PhD, RN

LHC Group, Lafayette, LA


She is Director of Complementary-Integrative Health Services, and Director of Volunteer Services, at LHC Group, a national network of hospices, long-term acute care facilities, home health and community-based services, with 30,000 employees across the US. As a nurse educator she provides training in best practices for use of integrative therapies in hospice and palliative care settings.

Daniel Hinshaw, MD

Daniel Hinshaw, MD

Veterans Health Administration and University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI


Is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan School of Medicine and consultant in palliative medicine at the UM Geriatrics Center. He was founding director of the Palliative Care Consultation Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Ann Arbor, where he also served as chief of surgery and chief of medical staff.

Caroline Hurd, MD

Caroline Hurd, MD

University of Washington, Cambia Center of Excellence, Seattle, WA


Is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Palliative Medicine and a palliative care physician at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She co-directs the Palliative Care Training Center as part of the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, where she trains interprofessional clinicians in palliative care skills.

Sue Kristiniak, MSN, DHA, RN

Department of Complementary and Integrative Health, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions


She is a certified nurse aromatherapist who has been integrating aromatherapy practices into nursing care since 2004. She is Vice President of Clinical Design and Performance Improvement at RVH Solutions, Adjunct Faculty at Birchtree Center for Health Transformation, and Adjunct Faculty and Chair of the Aromatherapy and Phytotherapy sequence in the Master’s program in Complementary and Integrative Health at Drexel University. She also serves on the Research and Clinical boards for the Alliance of International Aromatherapists.

Gayle MacDonald, MEd, LMT

Gayle MacDonald, MS, LMT

Massage Education Associates, and Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR


She is founder of Oncology Massage Education Associates in Portland, OR, and was a founding member of the Society for Oncology Massage, the leading professional association in the field. She created the oncology massage program at Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, and has taught in the United States, Scotland, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, and Holland. Her books include Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer, (Findhorn Press) and Massage for the Hospital Patient and Medically Frail Client (Lippincott Williams and Wilkin).

Lucille Marchand, MD, RN

Palliative Care Service, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle


She is Executive Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle; and Farber Endowed Professor for Palliative Care Education in the UW Department of Family Medicine. She is former director of the University of Washington Medical Center Palliative Care Program. Dr. Marchand was the 2017 recipient of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Humanities Award, and the 2018 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Gold Humanism Award.

David Zucker, MD, PhD

David Zucker, MD, PhD

Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA


He is founding Medical Director and Program Leader of Cancer Rehabilitation Services, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle. A physiatrist and rehabilitation physician, he is a pioneer in developing cancer rehabilitation medicine nationally. He is founding and emeritus Chair of the Cancer Rehabilitation Physician Consortium (CRPC), a group of American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physiatrists dedicated to improving functional health for cancer patients.