APPENDIX B: Resources for Health Care Providers
See Appendix G for additional HCP resources
(*Recommended Beginning Reads are Noted Below With an Asterisk*)
Health Care Provider Wellness:
Nursing Retention Toolkit: Improving the Working Lives of Nurses in Canada – Canada.ca
National Standards: Workplace Wellness – Mental Health Commission of Canada
Self-Care: Resources for Health Care Workers | CAMH
3 Ways To Make Feedback In Healthcare An Act Of Caring | Radical Candor
*See ‘Ideas for Mindful Handwashing: In-the-Moment Self-Care for HCPs’ at end of this appendix.*
Books:
*Chatman, M., Costa, L., Robinson-Morris, D. (Eds). (2025). Contemplative Practices and Acts of Resistance in Higher Education: Narratives Toward Wholeness (1st ed.).
Dornan, W. (2016). Restoring the Healer: Spiritual Care for Health Care Professionals. Templeton Press.
*Wheatley, M. (2024). Restoring Sanity: Practices to Awaken Generosity, Creativity & Kindness in Ourselves and Our Organizations. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
White Delaney, C., Kreitzer, M., Disch, J., & Manthey, M. (2024). Igniting Transformational Change: The University of Minnesota School of Nursing Journey. Artisan Digital.
Facilitating Integrative Health Care (IHC):
Cochrane Library: Reviews, Protocols, Trials (Search ‘Complementary & Alternative Medicine’ or specific health condition)
Exploring the Place of Spirituality in Canadian Health Promotion – PubMed
Hope Note – Healing Works Foundation
National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health > Home
*NatMed Pro (therapeuticresearch.com)
pihtikwê podcast: Visits with First Nations Psychologists – First Peoples Wellness Circle
PositivePsychology.com Blog – Helping You Help Others
*Resources for Health Care Providers | NCCIH (nih.gov)
Resources for Healthcare Providers | Integrative Health Network (IHN) (Alberta)
The Body as Healer: A Theological Evaluation – Ed Mackenzie, 2025
The Future of Medicine: Frontiers in Integrative Health and Medicine – PMC
Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCI) (who.int)(Watch for new documents, including the next WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy to be released later in 2025)
WHO Traditional Medicine Updates
*See also: Appendix D: IHC-Related Books
Anti-Oppression, Truth, Reconciliation, and Decolonization
*Calling In and Calling Out Guide (harvard.edu)
Calls to Action Accountability: A 2023 Status Update on Reconciliation – Yellowhead Institute
CCDI Diversity and Inclusion Toolkits for the Workplace
CCDI Toolkit – Exploring my Power and Privilege
Changing Systems, Transforming Lives: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2024-2028 – Canada.ca
*CPR RACISM (15 minute video geared toward nurses while being a helpful introduction to all HCPs)
Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility | HDRN Canada
Indigenous Land-based Programs in Canada: A Scoping Review
Summary-First-Peoples-Second-Class-Treatment-Final.pdf (wellesleyinstitute.com)
NCCIH – National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health > Home
Racism in Health Care – Canadian Nurses Association (cna-aiic.ca)
Tools to Take Action Against Inequities and Racism | CMA
Advancing Integrative Health Care (IHC)
About us – Healthcare Transformers
Advancing Holistic Healthcare: Traditional, Complementary and Integrative (carleton.ca)
Center for Institutional Courage
Creating Change: Kotter’s Change Management Model in Action – PubMed (nih.gov)
Increasing trends and impact of integrative medicine research: From 2012 to 2021 – PMC
*Integrative Medicine, A New Landscape of Health Care Innovation: Will it Work? (linkedin.com)
*The evolution of ancient healing practices: From shamanism to Hippocratic medicine: A review – PMC
Using the Values of Integrative Medicine to Create the Future of Healthcare – Amy Locke, 2024
IHC PD Opportunities
Practice:
Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health
https://imconsortium.org/page/education
Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (numerous webinars, courses and programs) https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/about/index.html
Continuing Education for Health Coaches | Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing
https://csh.umn.edu/for-community/continuing-education/continuing-education-for-health-coaches
California Institute of Integral Studies
Master’s in Integrative Health Studies | CIIS
Canadian Interdisciplinary Network of Complementary Medicine Researchers (INCAM) (Conferences & Webinars for researchers, educators, practitioners, and students)
HEAL-IM | UCI School of Medicine
Home – INCAM (incamnetwork.ca)
Canadian Institute of Integrative Nursing Development and Education (The CIINDE). Several courses and certifications for nurses, accredited by several nursing organizations. Education – The CIINDE
Caritas Coach Education Program® (CCEP) – Watson Caring Science Institute
https://www.watsoncaringscience.org/education/caritas-coach-education-program-ccep/
Integrative Health Webinars Free Webinars | Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing (umn.edu)
Integrative Nursing Webinars (Free; Live and/or Recorded) Continuing Education Overview | Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing (umn.edu)
Integrative Health and Healing Doctorate of Nursing Practice Integrative Health and Healing DNP | University of Minnesota Online (umn.edu)
Integrative Pharmacy Specialist Certificate | freeCE
Integrative Nursing Specialization [5 courses] (UMN) | Coursera
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/integrative-nursing
Master of Arts in Integrative Health Studies Degree – MUIH
NCCIH Multilevel Intervention Training Institute (MLTI) Course Modules (Archived)
Yoga Teacher Training; – Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association
Research:
National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), US: NIH. NCCIH Training and Career Development Opportunities | NCCIH (nih.gov) (Archived)
Canadian Interdisciplinary Network of Complementary Medicine Researchers (INCAM)
CCRF Guidelines – INCAM (incamnetwork.ca) (See also ‘News & Events’)
Environmental Health
*Communicating on climate change and health: Toolkit for health professionals (who.int)
Environmental Influences on Health: A Holistic Nursing Assessment by Susan J. Luck.
*Practitioners’ Sustainable Primary Care Toolkit – CASCADES Canada
Integrating Sustainability into Healthcare Quality Improvement Education Playbook – CASCADES Canada
Environmental Advocacy
(HCPs are encouraged to review/discern which resources are most relevant for you)
Organizations:
ANHE – Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (envirn.org)
Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE-AIIE)
Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care – The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care
Health Care Without Harm (noharm-uscanada.org)
Leadership for the Ecozoic (l4ecozoic.org) (Inspired by Thomas Berry’s work)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (nih.gov)
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) (aaemonline.org)
WHO | World Health Organization (Search ‘Environmental Health’ for newest documents)
Resources:
E-Textbook – environmental health in nursing (Download free e-text from Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)
Health Care Without Harm: Resources (noharm-uscanada.org)
NatMed Pro (therapeuticresearch.com) (Search ‘Environment & Global Health’ & ‘Medical waste)
Position statements – Canadian Nurses Association(can aiic.ca) See links to: Climate Change & Health; Environmentally-Responsible Activity in the Health Care Sector; Nurses & Environmental Health; Toward an Environmentally-Responsible Canadian Health Sector
Position statements | ICN – International Council of Nurses
Under ‘A. Nursing Roles in Health Care Services’ see: Anti-microbial resistance
Search environmental issues such as the following:
Health Care Waste: Role of Nurses and Nursing
Nurses, Climate Change & Health
Reducing Environmental and Lifestyle-related Health Risks
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Ideas for Mindful Hand Washing: A Resource for ‘In-The-Moment’ HCP Self-Care
How might I use the multiple handwashing pauses I take each day to re-center, calm, and ground myself as needed?
One example of a visualization that could be used during that time:
May my hands restore others with safe and skillful touch.
May my hands reach out with compassion.
May my hands receive with grace.
May my hands rest gratefully when my work is done.
– Karen Scott Barss 2018
How might I adapt such a visualization? What words & images might be a better fit for me?
What alternate phrases or quotations might I use to mark my minimum 20 seconds of hand washing & receive some self-care at the same time?
How might I mindfully focus on my breath as I wash my hands? What might I inhale/exhale?
How might I sense into my feet, hands, &/or a place I feel strong in my body during this time?
What works best for me to re-focus & re-balance throughout my day?
Copyright 2018-2025 Karen Scott Barss Permission granted to copy or adapt for non-commercial purposes, with credit to its original creator. Graphic: https://sl.bing.net/fn0z4zeCTJs
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