Related Links

Internet Resources From Medicine, Religion, & Health

• Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
• Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Center for Spirituality and Health, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Center for the Study of Health, Religion and Spirituality, Indiana State University, Terre Haute
• Spirituality and Health, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
• Institute for Religion and Health, Texas Medical Center, Houston
• Center for Religion, the Profession, & the Public, University of Missouri, Columbia
• George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
• Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• European Research Institute for Spirituality and Health, Langenthal, Switzerland
• Royal College of Psychiatrists Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group, London
• Center for Spirituality, Health and Disability, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
• Association of Professional Chaplains, Schaumburg, Illinois
• International Parish Nurse Center, St. Louis
• David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
• Journey to Wellness: Online Health Magazine for African-Americans

Video

• "Give Me Strength: Spirituality in the Medical Encounter," developed at Johns Hopkins University. Discusses different definitions of spirituality, reviews studies of patient preferences regarding spirituality and health care, discusses recent research linking spirituality to improved health outcomes, and provides training for clinicians in screening and discussion of spirituality through clinical role-plays. This video is ideal for teaching student courses.

Conferences

• Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health Annual National/International Conference
• Mayo Clinic School of Nursing, Rochester, Minnesota Spiritual Care Research Conference
• Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Spirituality and Healing in Medicine Conference
• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Johns Hopkins Institute for Spirituality and Medicine Conference
• Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California Spirituality and Health Conference
• Adelaide, Australia Bi-Annual Australian Conference on Spirituality and Health (sponsored by Adventist Health)
• European Institute for Spirituality and Health, Bern, Switzerland European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health

Research and Clinical Applications Workshops

• Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

General Links

• Hope and Healing

Templeton Links

• Templeton Press
• John Templeton Foundation
• Sir John Templeton