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Grand Rounds
Time & Location
Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room 8403, 8th Floor AHSC, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ
Paid parking is available, sorry we are unable to validate
Topic
A Biopsychosocial Perspective
Presented by: Gabor Mate, MD
Goal
As fully documented by contemporary research, in the understanding of illness the separation of mind from body and of the individual from his other psychological/social environment is scientifically untenable and clinically unfortunate. A biopsychosocial perspective unites all these factors to provide a theoretically valid and clinically efficacious view of human health and illness.
About the Presenter:
Gabor Mate, MD is a Canadian physician, public speaker and author, published internationally in twenty languages. His most recent book is the award-winning bestseller, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. Previous bestselling books offered a biopsychosocial perspective on attention deficit disorder, on the mind/body unity in illness, and he has co-written a work on child development and parenting. For twenty years Gabor was a family practitioner and for seven years served as Medical Coordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital. Subsequently for twelve years Gabor worked in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including the Vancouver Supervised Injection Site. His other interests encompass childhood developmental issues, mind/body health, and parenting.
He has received an Outstanding Alumnus Award from Simon Fraser University and an Honorary Degree (Laws) from the University of Northern British Columbia. He is also the 2012 recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award from Mothers against Teen Violence, Dallas, Texas.
Disclosure:
Gabor Mate, MD, has nothing to disclose
About Grand Rounds
Sponsored by The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center
The Center's Grand Rounds feature speakers with experience in conventional medicine, CAM and integrative medicine presenting topics related to the practice of IM. Many presenters are directors, faculty or alumni of the Center, while others are experts in alternative modalities commonly recommended in integrative medical practices.
The objective of IM Grand Rounds is to discuss clinical, scientific and/or policy information related to the practice of integrative medicine and relevant protocols and/or procedures that will directly improve patient care.
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