True North has a commitment to offering practitioners continuing education related to integrative medicine.
Register online or call 207-781-4488 to register in person.
All of these programs have been approved by Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine for Category 1 CME credit for physicians (MDs and DOs) and PAs as well as for Nursing Contact Hours.
Thursday, May 7:
Care for the Caregivers, Dynamic Tools to Revitalize Your Energy System
Cynthia Atkinson, CEMP/S/I, CHTP
6:30-8:00pm, $25
All of us are caregivers. We care for our patients and clients, our parents or relatives, our partners, our children, our homes and more. We may derive much personal and professional pleasure from being is in this role, but does it leave you feeling drained or depleted? In this session you will learn the role energetic balance plays in keeping our “giving fuel tanks” on full. There will be some unique experiential parts to this session and you will leave with tools for your energetic self care, which you may share with your patients and clients. This program is approved for 1.5 Category 1 CMEs and 1.5 nursing contact hours.
Thursday, May 14: Heal Low Back Injuries Without Surgery
Allan Drew, LMT
6:30-8:00pm, $25 per person
Join massage therapist, Allan Drew as he shares his experiences working with clients to heal their injuries, ease their pain, learn what happened and help them prevent future problems. This program is approved for 1.5 Category 1 CMEs and 1.5 nursing contact hours.
Thursday, June 11: Creative Power Of Our Emotions
C. Allie Knowlton, LCSW, MSW, DCSW and Evelyn Rysdyk
6:30-8:00pm, $25 per person
This presentation is designed to show us how changing our state of being--returning to harmony and balance—shifts not only our own life but the world around us, as well. We will learn how feelings affect our DNA and our immune response, how DNA changes in the presence of emotional energy and how our feelings alter other people as well as the surrounding environment. Through proven methods we will learn the fascinating process of mastering our own “Inner Technology” as a tool for working with our patients. This program is approved for 1.5 Category 1 CMEs and 1.5 nursing contact hours.
Saturday, September 12: Prenatal Programming of the Unborn Child
Bethany M. Hays, MD
9:00am-12:30pm; $50 per person
This talk addresses emerging information about the importance of prenatal life in determining a child's trajectory toward health or illness. The obesity, diabetes, hypertension and depression epidemics start in the womb or in the mother’s body before conception. Dr. Hays translates the latest news from the fields of genetics and epigenetics and addresses how we can use this information to encourage and inform our pregnant, or soon-to-be-pregnant patients to eat and care for themselves in ways that support optimal health for the coming generations. This program is approved for 3 Category 1 CMEs and 3 nursing contact hours.
Saturday, September 12: Pre & Perinatal Imprints: Underlying Forces in Psychological Distress
Kathryn Landon-Malone, MSN, CPNP
1:30-3:30pm; $25 per person
It has been nearly 30 years since Thomas Verny, MD introduced the idea in his book, The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, that a child in utero is conscious and is having an experience. The experiences a baby encounters during the uterine period in part organizes the brain and nervous system. The field of pre and perinatal psychology is just beginning to develop treatment modalities to soften the impact of prenatal and birth traumas and to foster secure attachments and bonding. What does the latest science tell us about pre and perinatal imprints and how we can use knowledge of these as tools to help solve psychological distress in children? Pediatric nurse practitioner, Kathryn Landon-Malone, CPNP sheds light on this important topic. This program is approved for 1.5 Category 1 CMEs and 1.5 nursing contact hours.
Saturday, September 26: Sensory Processing Disorder, The Hidden Antecedent in Behavior Regulation
Judith G. Kimball, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
9:00am-12:30pm; $50 per person
Dr. Kimball will discuss sensory processing disorder (SPD), a sympathetic nervous system modulation problem which often underlies the behavioral issues seen in persons with autism, anxiety disorders, OCD, ADHD, PTSD, etc. Everyone needs a certain level of sensory input for the nervous system to function optimally. In SPD the level and types of input from the environment are misinterpreted by the nervous system as being dangerous, or over or under arousing. Once SPD is recognized, treatment can be accomplished through life style changes involving a “sensory diet” of nervous system modulating sensory input. New research confirming the existence of this disorder will be presented, as will diagnostic methods and practical treatment approaches. This program is approved for 3 Category 1 CMEs and 3 nursing contact hours.
