Abstract:
This presentation will review modalities for expanding integrative therapies for whole person primary care in cancer survivors. Primary care providers are in a unique position to address issues facing cancer survivors over the lifespan. This presentation will review lifestyle interventions, mind-body modalities, and specific nutraceuticals which address unique issues facing cancer survivors. It will suggest ways that primary care physicians can expand their impact in integrative whole person care.
Biography:
Julie vanPutten MD PhD MPH MS is an experienced board certified physician with advanced academic training in community and preventive health (MPH, PhD), family counseling (MS), and integrative health. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP), as well as the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (FAIHM). Her special interests include whole person/integrative health, functional and lifestyle medicine, and chronic disease management. Her skills include population-based health care, primary care medicine leadership, complex treatment planning, and implementation of quality improvement programs. She is currently in private practice, and has worked in multiple health care settings including academic medicine, federally qualified health centers, lifestyle and executive health programs, urgent care and occupational medicine centers.
