The Medicine of Compassion, Integrative Medicine Panel Organized by Bastyr University

Monday, April 14. 10:00am-11:30am. Olympic Room.

Description 

How we interact with children shapes their basic assumptions about what is important. Medicine is one of the ways we teach compassion through listening, kindness and respect. This helps children connect with their whole selves and the web of life that supports them. When we look closely at the principles of integrative/holistic medicine, we see that they embody the essence of compassion: least force medicine, finding the gentlest approach, the healing power of nature and relationship, and honoring the whole person. Work with breath, imagery, sound and sharing to ground ourselves in this inquiry into the theme of cultivating empathy in children through medicine. The panel consists of integrative medicine physicians who practice family medicine, pediatrics, naturopathy, midwifery, pain medicine and pediatric acupuncture. They devote their practices to working with parents and youth in this process of learning to thrive and trust in the process of living. This enables all of us, as we develop and grow, to be able to connect with our own true natures and to find purpose and meaning in what we experience. 

Presenter Bios 

Moderator: Chris Adams, MD, One Sky Wellness Associates

Chris Adams, MD, is a holistic family physician practicing full-spectrum family medicine at One Sky Wellness, an integrative medical center in Seattle based on relationship-centered care. Chris helped co-found the center in 2000. She received her MD from the University of California, Irvine; completed her family medicine residency at the University of Washington in 1984; and, after a few years in practice, attended Bastyr University to study naturopathic medicine. She serves as a consultant and mentor to other practitioners and students; is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington Medical School; and is also a group facilitator at Harmony Hill, a cancer retreat center on the Hood Canal. Chris is a devoted student and practitioner of guided imagery, cross-cultural medicine, contemplative practices, journeywork, flower essences, Tai Chi and Qi Gong. She dedicates her practice to reawakening the resilience, wisdom, and sacred awareness inherent in each individual. 

Tracy McDaniel, ND, LM, Seattle Natural Family Medicine

Tracy McDaniel, ND, LM is a naturopathic physician and licensed midwife serving children and their families at Seattle Natural Family Medicine, a holistic family practice in north Seattle. She teaches maternal postpartum care at Bastyr University and Pharmacology of Alternative Therapeutics at Seattle Midwifery School. She has served on the boards of directors for both the Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Midwives Association of Washington State. Attending births at home, free-standing birth centers and occasionally hospitals, Tracy is delighted to participate in the first moments of babies’ lives, and to witness the creation of each new family. In her naturopathic practice, she provides both women’s health and pediatric primary care services and strives to support families in living consciously, gently and in community.   

Anjana Kundu, MD, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center

Dr. Kundu is the Director of Complementary and Integrative Medicine program and Associate Director of the Pediatric Pain Medicine Program in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her main areas of clinical, education and research interests include Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Pediatric Pain Medicine. Dr. Kundu established the Complementary and Integrative Medicine program at Children’s Hospital where she provides acupuncture as a clinical service for management of chronic illnesses, including pain in children. Additional complementary therapies including energy medicine, yoga, guided imagery, etc., are being explored for pediatric health care. Dr. Kundu grew up in India where she completed her medical school and a residency program in Anesthesiology. She completed a second residency training in Anesthesiology at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Dr. Kundu joined the faculty at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in 2003 after completing a fellowship in Pediatric Pain Medicine and Acupuncture at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital. As the director of the outpatient pain management clinic, she provides both outpatient and inpatient pain management services in a multidisciplinary setting. Additionally she also provides anesthesia for surgical procedures, radiological procedures, hematology and oncology services including radiation oncology patients at UWMC. 

Christopher Huson, Licensed Acupuncturist, Capitol Hill Neighborhood Acupuncture

Christopher Huson is a Licensed Acupuncturist with over 15 years of practical experience and has made a specialty of treating pediatric patients with traditional Chinese medicine. He received his acupuncture training from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NIAOM) and graduated in 1992. After graduation he received further training at the Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou, P.R.China. In 1993, he opened Capitol Hill Neighborhood Acupuncture in Seattle where he still practices, and in 1996 started Seattle Pediatric Acupuncture with Julian Scott and Teresa Barlow in Ballard. In the late 1990s Christopher served for three years as president of the Acupuncture Association of Washington (AAW); and also served his profession nationally as a board member of the National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance (NAOMA). He participated as a Provider Representative to the Clinician’s Workshop for the Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Seattle and testified to the Presidential Commission on the Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Professions in 1999.