Workshop: Ayurveda for Optimal Health

Workshop for Professionals: Mindful Birthing, Mindful Living

Upcoming class: Therapeutic Yoga

UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public

The Caregivers:

an educational film about caregiving for loved ones with an aggressive form of brain cancer, produced by The Caregivers Project and Open Eye Pictures.

UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
1701 Divisadero St.
Suite 150
San Francisco, CA 94115

All events are located at the Osher Center unless otherwise noted.

Spotlight: Caring for Future Generations

"Innovative programs for pediatric and adolescent health are crucial for making change in the health of future generations and for the health of our nation. We are so proud to support the Healthy Kids, Happy Lives program at the Osher Center."

-Lisa and John Pritzker

Thanks to support from Lisa and John Pritzker, this year we launched our Healthy Kids, Happy Lives Program. The Healthy Kids, Healthy Lives Program supports research, education and clinical care for integrative pediatric and adolescent health care.

Projects include a study researching the effects of of yoga for depression among adolescents, the Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting Program, a monthly educational web column for parents and a lecture series on integrative pediatric and adolescent health. The first lecture featured integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Tieraona Low Dog and was fully attended. The next lecture, scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2008 will feature Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross- see info below. Our monthly web column, authored by Dr. David Becker, has addressed topics such as The Benefits of "Free Play" and Communicating with your Provider, and is growing its online readership.

Fundraising Progress

Friends of the UCSF Osher Center have an unprecedented opportunity to ensure the continued growth and enrichment of the center. Contributions to the Osher Center priorities are growing:

Breaking Ground

Thanks to the generous support of the Bernard Osher Foundation, ground was broken on September 10th for The UCSF Osher Building, our new home at 1545 Divisadero Street in San Francisco . The 5-story, 48,000 square foot building will also house the Division of General Internal Medicine. The Osher Center’s space will occupy the top 3 floors, allowing all three programs: research, education and clinical care to be housed under one roof. The building will also include a beautiful Japanese healing garden, "The Tomoye Takahashi Healing Garden"  --a space of calm and tranquility for patients, families and practioners.  

Move-in is expected in January, 2010.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by 120 people, with remarks by Chancellor Mike Bishop, Senior Vice Chancellor Bruce Spaulding, Dr. Haile Debas, and Dr. Susan Folkman. Also included were Dr. Talmadge King, Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Dr. Sam Hawgood, Interim Dean of the School of Medicine, and Mark Laret, CEO of the UCSF Medical Center.

Special thanks and appreciation was expressed to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Osher for their incredilble support of the building, and to Mrs. Tomoye Takahashi for her support of the new healing garden.

The ceremony included a Japanese Maple tree that will be a feature of the healing garden. Guests were invited to hang on the tree their healthy wishes for the future.

Ayurveda for Optimal Health

One-day workshop
Saturday, November 8, 2008, 10:00 am-5:00 pm

Instructors: Sudha Prathikanti, MD and Anand Dhruva, MD

Create your own Ayurvedic wellness plan and find optimal health through careful attention to your nutrition, physical activity, circadian rhythms, seasonal and environmental influences, psychological propensities, and mind-body practices.

Cost is $225 and advance registration is required. To register or get more information, please call 415.353.7718 or email classes@ocim.ucsf.edu.

Using Integrative Medicine for Eating Disorders
the next of the Pritzker Lecture Series on Integrative Pediatric and Adolescent Health

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 12:00pm-1:00pm
UCSF Mount Zion Hospital, 2nd Floor, Herbst Hall
1600 Divisadero Street btwn Post & Sutter

The integrative medicine approach to treating eating disorders offers a combination of conventional therapies as well as complementary and alternative therapies to address lifestyle issues, nutritional deficiencies and the biopsychosocial aspects of the full spectrum of eating disorders.

Special thanks to the Pritzker Family Fund for supporting this event.

Mindful Birthing, Mindful Living

A Day of Mindfulness for Perinatal Health Professionals
Saturday, October 11, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

We invite Perinatal Health Providers to learn and practice mindfulness, the universal human capacity to pay attention, on purpose, in the present moment.

Cost is $45 and early registration is advised. Space is limited. To register or get more information, call 415.353.7718 or visit www.mindfulbirthing.org.

Therapeutic Yoga

This class focuses on the postures and breathing practices of hatha yoga. Muscles are relaxed in movement so muscle fibers elongate, increasing flexibility and a sense of well-being.

Upcoming class:
For those with stress and medical conditions
Wednesdays, 10/29-12/17, 6:00-7:30 pm

To register or for more info, call 415.353.7718 or email classes@ocim.ucsf.edu

UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public

The UCSF Mini Medical School encourages Bay Area adults to pursue lifelong intellectual exploration in health and the health sciences. Lectures are presented by the same UCSF faculty that teach students in the health professions.

To register or for more info, visit http://minimedicalschool.ucsf.edu or call UCSF Public Affairs at 415.476.5808.