William Collinge, Phd, Mph Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Washington, United States

Website: www.IntegrativePalliativeCare.org. The vision of IPCI is to serve as a leading resource for transforming the global culture of palliative care for the benefit of patients, families, providers, organizations and society. Our mission is to advance the paradigm of Integrative Palliative Care through evidence-based education and resources for service planning and delivery. IPCI and its accredited CE/CME programs for health care professionals are currently under development through research funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to Collinge and Associates, Inc.

Redmond, Washington, United States

IPCI provides online courses in integrative palliative care for health care providers as well as patients and family members. Our courses are outcome-tested in research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. CE/CME credits are available for health professionals. Patients, family members and caregivers of loved ones receiving palliative care and all be empowered with our practical education on how integrative therapies can reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. Visit our website to learn more: www.integrativepalliativecare.org.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Website: www.Collinge.org. Collinge and Associates, Inc. is an independent research and consulting organization funded by the National Institutes of Health and other sources to develop innovative approaches to benefiting public health. Projects have addressed a diversity of topics from professional education in palliative care to caregiver education, personal health informatics for symptom reduction, Veterans' mental health, and mind/body interventions. Our work is conducted in collaboration with like-minded researchers, organizations and institutions at the community and national levels. Teams of experts from academia and the private sector (listed below) are assembled for each project based on their unique expertise. See our Research page for summaries of current and past projects.

AwareHealth.org is the home of an innovative new approach to well-being through use of personal health informatics and artificial intelligence. Developed through research sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health, the AwareHealth program recognizes that each individual is completely unique. It uses state-of-the-art analytical methods that empower each person to find her or his own optimal approach to reduce symptoms and enhance wellness. Our mission is to provide an easily accessible, evidence-based solution people can use to promote well-being regardless of health condition. The AwareHealth program was developed through research funding from the National Institute for Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to Collinge and Associates, Inc.

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Website: www.MissionReconnect.com. Mission Reconnect LLC is the source for the Mission Reconnect program, an evidence-based online program of wellness training for Veterans and their partners. Use of the program leads to significant improvements in PTSD, stress, and other mental health outcomes for Veterans and their partners. The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University honored the Mission Reconnect project as recipient of the Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award for 2017. The Mission Reconnect program was developed through research funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to Collinge and Associates, Inc.

Website: www.touchcaringandcancer.com. "Touch, Caring and Cancer: Simple Instruction for Family and Friends" is a multimedia caregiver education program teaching safe and simple methods of touch and massage for palliative care of cancer patients. The program is used by family caregivers at home as well as in cancer centers and hospice programs. Research found caregivers using the instruction could achieve significant reductions of pain, anxiety/stress, depression and nausea in patients comparable to professional oncology massage therapists. The program is available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese language versions. The Touch, Caring and Cancer program was developed through research funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to Collinge and Associates, Inc.

Eugene, Oregon Area

I offer supportive psychotherapy and mind/body medicine in my private practice in the Eugene, OR area, for people facing the challenges of serious illness as well as Veterans dealing with post-deployment reintegration. I have extensive experience supporting people with PTSD, cancer, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, HIV/AIDS, and other conditions. Services include Veterans' mental health services via the Veterans Choice and PC3 programs.

Mph, Phd, Public Health, Social Work

Murphy Fellow of the American Cancer Society

Msw, Clinical Social Work

Family therapy, community mental health