COLLEGES / EDUCATION / RESEARCH
ACNEM (Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine)
is a post-graduate medical college established in the early 1980s. It is independent of all governments, government agencies and other organisations and relies on no other body for funding. It is a non-profit organisation, funded from membership fees, subscriptions, courses and other programs, book sales and donations. The College is set up as an incorporated association.
Full Membership is open to all registered medical doctors. Associate membership is available to registered health providers with tertiary degrees, such as pharmacists, chiropractors, psychologists and registered nurses.
Educational Programs The College conducts post-graduate Courses and workshops for medical doctors in the application of the principles of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. The intensive, residential course can be taken in isolation or as an entry into the Colleges Fellowship Program.
ACNEM also convenes public meetings at which medical nutritional experts speak on all aspects of nutritional medicine.
For further information: Contact 61 3 9597-0363 W: www.acnem.org
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE (NIIM)
Australia’s premier Integrative Medical facility, combining Complementary Medicines/Therapies and Conventional Medicine in the areas of EDUCATION, RESEARCH and PRACTICE….
The Institute provides accredited courses in Integrative Medicine to healthcare practitioners and the public. Short Courses, Certificates, Post-Graduate Diploma and Masters available online at the Institute soon.
Contact: Professor Avni Sali
NIIM – 759 Burwood Road, HAWTHORN EAST VICTORIA 3123
Tel: 61 3 9804-0646 Web: www.niim.com.au
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The Holistic Medical Centre is directed by Professor Melvyn A Sydney-Smith and is a special interest medical practice in the field of Nutrition Medicine. They offer our clients the opportunity to take personal control of their lifestyle to achieve the best possible recovery in their health status.
Graduate Certificate in Nutrition Medicine
Graduate Diploma in Nutrition Medicine
Master of Nutrition Medicine
Contact: Julie Wood at info@nutritionmedicine.org or visit www.nutritionmedicine.org
Complementary Medicine at RMIT Life Sciences conducts teaching and research in important health care modalities that contribute to the health and welfare of the community. The Department has three specialist Units - Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic and Osteopathy. Teaching clinics offering each type of treatment are open to the public. RMIT has launched an online Master of Wellness Program.
The Master of Wellness which includes a nested Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma, will offer postgraduate pathways for people wishing to develop skills in health enhancement, nutrition, fitness, manual therapies, counselling, conventional and complementary medicine as well as management and business practices.
http://www.rmit.edu.au/health-sciences/wellness
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international non-profit and independent organisation, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions. The Cochrane Collaboration was founded in 1993 and named for the British epidemiologist, Archie Cochrane.. The major product of the Collaboration is the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews which is published quarterly as part of The Cochrane Library.
Those who prepare the reviews are mostly health care professionals who volunteer to work in one of the many Collaborative Review Groups, with editorial teams overseeing the preparation and maintenance of the reviews, as well as application of the rigorous quality standards for which Cochrane Reviews have become known.
ORGANIZATIONS / SUPPORT NETWORKS:
The Gawler Foundation is committed to an integrated approach to health, healing and wellbeing that includes the body, emotions, mind and spirit. We call this integrative medicine. Our mission is to work within a integrative medical framework to provide access to the best possible instruction and support for the implementation of self-help techniques. We believe that every person is worthy of great respect. We believe that while in our hearts each person has the same pure essence, each person does need to be treated as a unique individual. While we respect all valid forms of external treatment, we believe that true healing comes from within. Our deepest aspiration is to support each individual to seek their own inner truth, to realise it and to live by it.
Contact: The Gawler Foundation: 61 3 5967-1730 www.gawler.org
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MINDD FOUINDATION
www.mindd.org
MINDD Foundation
PO Box 151 Vaucluse
NSW 2030 Australia
T +61 2 9337 3600
E: info@mindd.org
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There are many pathways to health and wellbeing. Understanding this and having a willingness to take the time to explore various paths contributes to wellbeing. Gaining knowledge, skills and direction provides the access to personal wellbeing. In line with our purpose to enhance health and wellbeing we provide whole person education, programmes and services to the public and to health care practitioners. We also have an active research programme devoted to determining the evidence-base for integrative therapies. Our main provision for whole person education is through our Courses. We also hold lectures and seminars from time to time. The people who lead our courses are carefully selected for their expertise and educational skills. They are from the disciplines of Medicine, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nutrition, Science and Yoga.
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The Quest for Life Foundation was established in 1990 by Petrea King to further her work. Since her recovery from leukaemia in 1984, Petrea has devoted her life to counselling people, facilitating support groups, running residential programs and lecturing widely on health and healing. Up until 1995 the Quest for Life Foundation was based in Crows Nest, Sydney. In June 1995, Petrea and the work of Quest for Life moved to Bundanoon in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW.
In 1998, generous benefactors made it possible for the Quest for Life Foundation to purchase an 103 year-old guest house in Bundanoon and after undergoing major refurbishments the Quest for Life Centre opened in May 1999. The Quest for Life Centre, set in 9 tree filled acres, provides an oasis for time out and an ideal environment for reflection, healing and the learning of new and valuable life skills.
The Quest for Life Foundation provides a range of residential programs and services that encourage, empower and educate people living with cancer, neurological and other serious illnesses, or who are suffering from grief, stress or trauma and for those who care for them.
The NSW Health Department supports the programs by providing an annual grant to subsidise places for people on low incomes. Further fundraising by Quest also provides limited additional subsidies to enable those in dire financial stress to attend these programs.
Your tax-deductible donation or bequest enables the Quest for Life Foundation to continue and expand its services. Please consider making either a donation or a bequest so that the valuable work of the Centre can continue to make a positive difference in peoples lives.
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The Art of Healing is an independent, Australian-owned, quarterly retail publication, that seeks to inform and educate readers about health and healing alternatives. In every issue it covers the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social and environmental aspects of wellbeing. The Art of Healing supports a holistic approach to healthcare and aims to empower people to become more responsible with respect to their health. The Art of Healing sees complementary healthcare and integrative medicine as the way of the future.
Contact Catherine Mercer: 61 2 6685-5723 www.theartofhealing.com.au