Alyssa Wostrel Steps Down as IHPC Executive Director
Seasoned Advocacy Leader, Susan Haeger, Appointed Interim ED — After four years leading significant growth of IHPC, Executive Director Alyssa Wostrel has stepped down to focus on new professional opportunities. Veteran policy and advocacy leader, and IHPC board member, Susan Haeger, has taken the reins as interim Executive Director of IHPC.
Policy Underpinnings for Integrative Wisdom
In this short video, IHPC Executive Director Alyssa Wostrel speaks to the policy imperatives IHPC has pursued in support of Section 2706, the non-discrimination provisions of the ACA. Read More
IHPC Comments on CDC Guidelines for Opioids for Chronic Pain
IHPC submits “Comments on proposed 2016 Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain” to Centers for Disease Control. Letter available here. Read More
RAND Report: CAM — Professions or Modalities?
CAM professions are too often defined politically — by treatment modalities — rather than by full professional scopes, preventing licenses being honored in insurance coverage. Read More
IHPC/AIHM Joint Letter to National Academy of Medicine
IHPC and AIHM encourage the new NAM to embed integrative practitioners into its important initiatives such as Healthy America, and Grand Challenges in Health and Medicine. Read More
IHPC Briefs Pain Leaders on Integrative Care
In August, IHPC’s Alyssa Wostrel introduced the real-world experience and benefits of integrative pain care to policy and legislative leaders of several of the nation’s primary pain advocacy organizations Read More
ACCAHC appoints Goldblatt, Menard co-Executive Directors
In addition to their important leadership experience in integrative health, Elizabeth Goldblatt and Martha Menard have contributed 20 years of volunteerism to ACCAHC. Read More
AANP to Provide Naturopathic Education for Care Teams
AANP is partnering with The Foundation for Care Management (FCM) to accredit naturopathic education programs for MDs, NPs, PAs, dietitians and others in the health care team. Read More
OANP Call for Papers
The Oregon Association for Naturopathic Physicians is preparing for its 20th Annual Conference in Portland in December and is accepting abstracts until June 30. Read More
ACCAHC’s John Weeks Steps Down as ED
IHPC congratulates John for his 8+ years of innovative leadership as ACCAHC’s Executive Director. He led many important initiatives with colleagues during this seminal time. Read More