The Integrative Medicine Consortium—a collaborating group of national physician organizations dedicated to making integrative medicine the standard of care—just held its first national medical conference. See photos below.
The IMC’s organizations have dedicated themselves to increasing awareness of the importance of the physical, mental, emotional, environmental, social, and spiritual aspects of health and wellness.
The name iMosaic stands for Integrative Medicine Offering Science-based Alternatives in Collaboration. The conference was put together by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM), American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA), and the International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM).
ANH-USA was joined by our European colleagues from the Alliance for Natural Health International. Gretchen DuBeau, our executive and legal director, and Dr. Robert Verkerk, executive and scientific director of ANH-Int’l, gave an important panel discussion on international threats to natural health and dietary supplements.
ANH-USA also hosted a very popular cocktail hour and awards ceremony at the iMosaic conference. We handed out Natural Health Advocate Awards to Dr. Gerald Natzke, Dr. Bill Manahan, Dr. Jeanne Drisko, and Dr. Robban Sica for their outstanding contributions to the natural health freedom movement. We are so very grateful for their efforts and look forward to working with all of them to protect access to natural health options.
| ANH-USA Award Ceremony and Cocktail Hour | ||
 Natural Health Advocate Award Winner Gerald Natzke, MD, board certified allergist, past president of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Integrative Medicine Consortium co-chair, and integrative practitioner in Michigan |  Natural Health Advocate Award Winner Bill Manahan, MD, author, founding member of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine, and teacher and clinician at the University of Minnesota—actively working to transform America’s healthcare system | |
 Natural Health Advocate Award Winner Jeanne Drisko, MD, director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, member of Kansas Cancer Research Institute, who served on the Institute of Medicine Committee on Alternative and Complimentary Medicine, and former president of American College for the Advancement in Medicine |  Natural Health Advocate Award Winner Robban Sica, MD, integrative practitioner in Connecticut for over 20 years, who sits on the board of directors on the American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology, the International Board of Advanced Longevity Medicine, and is the president of the International College of Integrative Medicine | |
Darrell Rogers, ANH-USA communications director, moonlighting as the emcee for the night |
Nandini Gopinadh, ANH-USA legislative and policy associate (L), growing our grassroots support by signing up new practitioner members | |
 Guest signing up to become ANH-USA members |  Rubbing shoulders with Gretchen DuBeau, ANH-USA executive and legal director | |
 The attorneys defending integrative medical practitioners: Alan Dumoff, Richard Jaffe, and Jacques Simon |  Darrell Rogers, ANH-USA communications director, with Robert Verkerk, executive and scientific director of ANH-International, Jeffrey Sternberg, and Richard Linchitz, MD, co-chair of the Integrative Medicine Consortium. | |
 Alan Dumoff and Richard Jaffe trading legal tips |  ANH-International colleagues Robert Verkerk, executive and scientific director (L) and Meleni Aldridge, executive coordinator (R), chatting with Paul Buffel | |
 Ty Vincent, MD, Lisa Lundy, Trevor Cates, ND, Kenneth A. Bock, MD, and Richard Jaffe |
Jacques Simon | |
| Guests at the award ceremony and cocktail hour | ||
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