IIHHM-GRD

The use of telehealth by integrative health and wellness practitioners is an important component of delivering whole person services and for creating a sustainable private practice. Students explore the principles and practices of telehealth and gain an understanding of the legal and regulatory considerations for setting up a virtual practice. Through lectures, video presentations, and self-reflection, students will acquire basic knowledge and practical steps to begin implementing a telehealth practice that fosters healing presence at a distance. [0 credit]

Professional ethics is the foundation to building best practices as an acupuncture and herbal medicine practitioner. Students are introduced to the ethical and regulatory issues relevant to professional clinical practice. Through discussions, reflective writing assignments, and case studies, students explore concepts of professionalism, scope of practice, boundaries, and confidentiality. [1.5 credits]

Understanding the basics and principles of marketing allow integrative health and wellness professionals to build a strong brand and business. Students acquire real-world, practical skills and techniques to plan, launch, market, and network their practices in a manner that aligns with their innate passion for integrative health and serving others. Students design a strategic marketing plan, engage with current technological platforms, and build a toolkit to launch a collaborative wellness practice. [1 credit]

In this intensive kickoff to a series of classes on the practice and business of Chinese medicine, students will begin to learn the skills and resources necessary to act as wellness professionals. The focus of this course will be on finding the vision for your practice and learning how to translate your passion into words in order to begin to attract clients to the practice. Prerequisite: IHM-611. [1 credit]

In this practice management series, students will acquire real world, practical skills and techniques to plan, launch, market, and network their practices in a manner that aligns with their innate passion for health and serving others. In this course, students will refine their unique brand and strategic marketing plan. They will examine current technological platforms for communicating their practice, with a focus on patients and the public. Prerequisite: IHM-660. [1.5 credits]

This course addresses professional ethics for the practice of Yoga Therapy in addition to addressing best professional practices. Legal, regulatory and business issues will be addressed, as well as relationships to peers, mentors, organizations and the general yoga community. Personal and professional development will also be discussed. [1 credit]

This course is a continuation of IHM662 Professional Practices I and is designed to prepare students to create a successful practice upon graduation. Special emphasis will be given to practice management, including developing an entrepreneurial mindset, business planning, how to effectively market using social media, communicating with stakeholders and the legal and regulatory issues related to operating as a professional. [1 credit]

Students will develop a practical approach to managing a small business or clinical practice. Focus is placed on promotional skills, financial strategies, and the application of ethical considerations in business matters. [1.5 credits]

The principles of practice management and business basics assist integrative nutritionists with building a successful nutrition business. Students develop a practical approach to start, manage, and grow a nutrition practice with focus on promotional skills, financial strategies, and ethical considerations in business matters. Students develop a strategic business plan with financial projections and the foundations of client management using online resources that can be utilized to build their future practice. [1 credit]

Students further develop and apply practical skills for managing and nourishing their clinical practices. In addition to a focus on ongoing practice development, topics include business record-keeping, taxes, insurance, and managing a group practice. [1 credit]

Appropriate communication and documentation processes are essential to the risk management of a clinical practice and to support quality patient care. Students continue to hone their practice management skills with a focus on clinical models, inter-professional communication and relationships, management of referrals, transfer of care, and discharge. Students develop templates, scripts, and forms that can be utilized in their future practices to mitigate risk, support effective communication, and improve clinical care. Prerequisite: IHM-661. [1.5 credits]

Successful clinical practices require a competent business setup. This final course in the practice management series focuses on budgeting, billing, and tax preparation; use of electronic health records or practice management software; and understanding participation in health insurance networks. Students continue to hone their practice management skills through applied assignments in risk management, including recordkeeping, insurance, forms and policies, and legal requirements. Prerequisite: IHM-762. [2 credits]

Students learn the ethical, legal, and business skills necessary to collaborate with other practitioners and to work in an integrative setting. Topics include professional development, scope of practice, license portability, risk management, and practice systems including record keeping and billing methods. Prerequisite: IHM-763. [2 credits]

This course allows for observation and participation in integrative medicine. This course will teach students fundamental skills necessary for working in a collaborative/integrative setting. [.25 credit]

This course supports critical analysis of a wide range of integrative health studies. It provides future integrative medicine professionals with the foundational knowledge and skills to identify and evaluate research design and basic statistics. Students develop skills in searching databases as well as critical appraisal of clinical and epidemiological research. Students will find and evaluate published information on health topics then summarize and share their findings. [3 credits]

Provides students with an orientation to information literacy. This course is designed to help students to discern the type and amount of information they will need in order to successfully complete assignment; enhance student ability to access needed information effectively and efficiently; educate students on how to critically evaluate information; inform students of economic, legal, and social issues associated with information use and access, and instruct them about; how to access and use information ethnically and legally. To: -help students to discern the type and amount of informat¡on they will need in order to successfully complete assignment -enhance student ability to access needed information effectively and effíciently -educate students on how to critically evaluate information -inform students of economic, legal, and social issues associated with information use and access, and instruct them about how to access and use information ethnically and legally