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
William Collinge, PhD, MPH
Associate Director
Guest Faculty
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
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 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
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
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, 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
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.