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Written by John Weeks
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Tuesday, 14 April 2009 |
Columns and commentary from Daphne White, CHTPDaphne White, CHTP
Journalist & Certified Healing Touch Practitioner
 Daphne White, CHTP, at her healing practice
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April 28, 2009
In this section of a two-part series, Integrator
contributor Daphne White, CHTP focuses on the political-economic
dynamics behind the $1.1 billion "clinical effectiveness research"
(CER) initiative. White examines what she calls the "Kabuki play" -
intense dynamics as the medical industry seeks to gut the value of the
initiative, while not appearing to do so. Would you assume that this
initiative would look at cost or would inform the care people receive?
As White points out, Congress appears to already have caved in on key
aspects of apparent value. One wonders if CER can be the point of
leverage for reform which White House Budget Director Philip Orzack
thinks it can be. And if Orzack can't get what he wants out of CER,
what might the integrative practice community extract from this big
money battle in which maybe we can't, well, talk about money. In White's other piece on CER, she explores the potential value of CER for the integrative practice community. More
April 28, 2009
The idea of
"comparative effectiveness research" (CER), the new $1.1 billion
economic stimulus program, strikes a happy chord for many in the
integrative practice community. Isn't this the appropriate research
terrain for showing value of integrative care? In this first of two
part Integrator series, reporter and regular Integrator contributor Daphne White, CHTP, shares how she attended the "listening
session" of the government's CER advisory board to understand what was
going on and see if the integrative practice community was showing up.
White ended up taking off her journalist hat and testifying. She shares
her perspectives on why and how the
integrative practice community should be involved. White's other piece on CER is a
very well-reported analysis of the "kabuki dance" she witnessed as
vested medical interests developed their strategies to make sure that
the CER initiative does not gore their own oxes. More
March 7, 2009
When the Integrator's
Daphne White, CHTP observed the February 26, 2009 US Senate hearing on
integrative healthcare chaired by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), she chose
to focus on Harkin's introductory comments in which he calls for an
"end to discrimination against alternative healthcare practices." White
then reviews the comments of the sterling panel of Oz, Weil, Ornish and
Hyman.The odd point is that Harkin and Mikulski, after specifically
focusing both of the week's hearing on "integrative healthcare" -
language preferred at the parallel IOM Summit - Harkin announces an
interest in changing the name of NCCAM to "National Center for
Integrative Medicine." White has captured a provocative dialogue. Has
our time actually come? What time is it? We've got a challenge to make
sure Harkin and his colleagues get that right. More ...
February 24, 2009
Integrator
readers: Here is a treat. Beltway resident, reporter and healing touch
practitioner Daphne White, CHTP reports for us on the historic February
23, 2009 U.S. Senate hearing on the "principles of integrative health
care" chaired by Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). Milkulski gets it. White
quotes her: “'Wellness is not a silo, prevention is not a
silo.'” Then: "Integrative health needs to be at the center of all health care
discussions: 'Is that what you are saying?' Mikulski asked. Yes, the
panelists answered." White's article guides you to the hearing, and to links to the submitted papers of each of the panelists. Enjoy this report. More ...
January 15, 2009
On December 8, 2008, the Integrator
posted an invitation from Daphne White to join a Health Care Community
Discussion which she planned to host the next week. Such discussions
were urged by Tom Daschle, head of Obama's transition team for health
care. These discussion were created as a means of moving grassroots
ideas into the dialogue. White, a former journalist and health care
organizer, has a passion for integrative medicine as well as a
therapeutic touch practice. The subject for her group was the role of
integrative practices in health reform. Here is the submission that
came from that December 16th discussion. More ...
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