Can Eastern Philosophy Compliment Western Medicine?

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2009 · News & Politics

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/03/The_Human_Side_of_Medicine

Pathfinders Founder Tina Staley explains the goals of her organization, a health care non-profit that advocates combining western medicine with eastern philosophy and holistic treatments.

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White House Health Care policy adviser and NIH scientist Ezekiel Emanuel discusses high touch medicine with Royal Philips Electronics CEO Gerard Kleisterlee, and Pathfinders founder and director Tina Staley as part of the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival. - Aspen Institute

Tina Staley, LCSW, is Founder and Director of Pathfinders, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to improving the experience of illness, healthcare, and healing for all cancer patients, their families, and caregivers.

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