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September 7, 2008

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Shelley Gilroy, MD

Topic: LYME DISEASE

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David Duggan, MD

Topic: MEDICARE & MEDICAID

ABOUT the HOST—

THIS WEEK The Reverend Terry Culbertson, manager of Upstate Medical's Spiritual Care center, discusses the growing role of spiritual care givers in clinical settings, how they accommodate diverse cultures and expectations, and how an academic medical center like Upstate incorporates the spiritual into the medical school curriculum.

For information on the Center for Spiritual Care at University Hospital: www.upstate.edu/uh/spiritualcare/

Health Information Center Resources on This Week's Topic

Books:
  • "Training Guide for Visiting the Sick: More Than a Social Call", by William G. Justice. Haworth Pastoral Press, 2005.
  • "The Healing Power of Faith: Science Explores Medicine’s Last Great Frontier" by Harold G. Koenig. Simon & Schuster, c1999.
  • "Healing Beyond the Body: Medicine and the Infinite Reach of the Mind", by Larry Dossey.  Shambhala Publications, 2001.

    Books available through bookstores, libraries, including the Health Information Center and Amazon.com.

Video:

  • "Science & the Power of Prayer", the Hartley Film Foundation. Wellspring Media, 1999. 55 minutes.

Studies on the Effectiveness of Prayer:

Websites on Professional Pastoral Care:

HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER
at SUNY Upstate Medical University

Medical Speak Word of the Week— DIVINITY  

Definition: Divinity is defined as a rational, systematic study of religion and its influences, and the nature of religious truth. 

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