Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare Lecture Series

For over a decade, we have brought experts and leaders together to share best practices and current research and innovations in the field. Free and open to the public, these events are a vital way we serve our community. We hope you will join us for the 2024 -2025 Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare Lecture Series.

Upcoming Laura Mann Lectures

From the 2024-2025 Laura Mann Lecture Series

Dr. Eric Garland:

Dr. Eric Garland presents the clinical approach and research evidence behind Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a neuroscience-informed, evidence-based treatment tested in over 13 randomized clinical trials funded by more than $70 million in federal research grants. Garland describes how MORE simultaneously targets:

Addictive behavior
Emotion dysregulation
Chronic pain

MORE integrates complementary aspects of mindfulness training, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and principles from positive psychology into a structured treatment designed to restructure brain reward system function. MORE has been shown to reduce opioid misuse by 45%, nearly tripling the effect of standard supportive group therapy, while enhancing neurophysiological mechanisms integral to self-control and responsiveness to natural, healthy rewards.

Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW, is the Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research, University of Utah College of Social Work; Director, Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development; and Associate Director of Integrative Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute. 9/27/24

2023-2024 Lecture Series

2023 - 2024 Laura Mann Lecture Series

More from the 2023 - 2024 Lecture Series

Dr. Sian Cotton:

Dr. Sian Cotton, Director and Professor, Turner Farm Foundation Chair, Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Cincinnati, addresses the drivers of burnout and the impact of chronic stress on well-being, the science behind and evidence for the use of mind-body techniques–includes experiential practices. 3/11/24

Continuing Your Education

Doctors, nurses, health and wellness coaches, and anyone interested in growing their understanding and practice of integrative healthcare can access and view past Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare Lectures, often for Continuing Education (CE) or Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.

to request your certificate of completion. Visit the to learn more about the CE process and to download your CE tracker.

Laura Mann was a home-birth nurse midwife who served her patients with great compassion and love. We honor Laura's legacy through the endowed Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare Lecture Series.

When Laura was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, she learned to thrive by integrating Western medicine and a vast array of complementary and alternative medical therapies. Laura was a visionary, and her illness inspired her to build the first center in the Burlington, Vermont area devoted to promoting the benefits of integrative health care. The Laura Mann Center for Integrative Health merged with ��̽̽ Integrative Health in 2015.

The Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare series features research- and evidence-based practitioners affiliated with an academic institution.

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