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Co-Founder - OM Business Bootcamp: Integrity Based Marketing Solutions for Wellness Providers

 

Assistant Professor - New England School of Acupuncture

 

Principal - The Zen Executive: Consulting for Wellness Providers

 

Kristen E. Porter, MAc, LAc has been working in the public health and integrative health field for 20 years. She is an Assistant Professor at the New England School of Acupuncture, a columnist for the U.S. publication Acupuncture Today and holds an appointment to the Massachusetts Board of Medicine. As a National Institute of Health funded CAM researcher, Kristen has been the co-investigator on several research studies in the field of immunology and cost effectiveness and has published over 30 papers and abstracts.

 

For fifteen years she served as the Clinical and then Executive Director of the nonprofit Pathways to Wellness, growing the organization to the largest holistic center in the US providing holistic care to the underserved. During her tenure, she designed over 15 hospital and health center based programs, a full time yoga studio and multi modality services that included acupuncture, Chinese herbs, massage/bodywork, chiropractic, craniosacral and yoga targeting low income people. She has been the lead visionary for wellness programs that span specialty areas of infectious disease, oncology, fertility, geriatric and home based care.

 

She is currently working on her PhD in Gerontology at University of Massachusetts, Boston.

 

Doctoral Student in Gerontology, UMASS Boston Boston, MA (2010-current)

 

M.Ac. Master Acupuncture, New England School of Acupuncture, Watertown, MA, 2001

 

Residency, Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China, 1994

 

Dipl.Ac, Diplomate in Acupuncture, New England School of Acupuncture, Watertown, MA, 1994

 

B.S. Business Management, Boston University, Boston, MA, 1991

 

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2011). From the Field: Acupuncture and Public Health. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 12:01.

 

Sommers E., Porter K. (2010). Equal Access for Cancer Patients. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 11: 11

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2010) CAM at the International AIDS Conference. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 11: 10.

 

Sommers E., Porter K. Parton B. (2010). Providing acupuncture to homebound patients: theoretical and public health considerations. American Acupuncturist, Spring; 51: 20-23.

 

Porter, K., Sommers E. (2010). Cultural Competency in the Mormon Community. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 11: 9.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2010). Acupuncture in the Global Village. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 11: 7.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2010). Treatment Planning: Good Clinical and Public Health Practice. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 11: 4.

 

Sommers E,, Porter K., Al-Hadidi A. (2009). International Efforts Toward Integrated Care: Acupuncture in Iraq. The American Acupuncturist, Volume 48.

 

Porter K., Sommers E.(2009). Promoting the Nation's Health, Acupuncture Today, Vol. 10 Porter K., Sommers E. (2009). The CAM Legislative Scorecard, Acupuncture Today, Vol. 10: 11.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2009). Acupuncture & Public Health: Myth & Reality, Acupuncture Today, Vol. 10: 3.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2009). AOM a Highlight of APHA Annual Conference, Acupuncture Today, Vol. 10:01.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2008). A Global Portrait of Acupuncture Integration of HIV/AIDS: Feasibility and Sustainability, XVII International AIDS Conference CD-ROM.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2008). Refugees: Feeling At Home With Acupuncture. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 09, Issue 05.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2007). Report from the Field: Kang Wen Acupuncture Clinic in Seattle. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 08: 11.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2007). Hospital Integration: The Art of Contracting. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 08, Issue 05.

 

Sommers E., Porter K. (2006). Price Elasticities for Three Types of CAM Services: Experiences of a Boston Public Health Clinic. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12(1): 85-90.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2006). Acupuncture in the Global Village: A Report From the 15th International AIDS Conference. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 07, Issue 12.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2005). Providing Acupuncture in a Public Health Setting: Strategies and Community-Based Practice. Journal of Urban Health, June Supplement 2, 82(2): ii83, Abstract 19008.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2005). Integrating Acupuncture Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, Acupuncture Today, Vol 6, No. 3.

 

Sommers E., Porter K. (2004). Acupuncture and Side-effect Management. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol. 1(1);Feb.2004: 220

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2003). Expanding the Paradigm of Acupuncture Research. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 04:11.

 

Porter K., Sommers E, (2003). Transgender Health. Acupuncture Today, Vol 4, No. 5.

 

Sommers E., Porter K., (2003). Acupuncture in the Global Village. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 04: 03.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2003). It's Time for Accidental Needlesticks to Come Out of the Closet. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 04: 01.

 

Porter, K., Sommers, E. (2002). 「Suicide as Public Health Issue」 Acupuncture Today.Vol 03: 09.

 

Porter K., Sommers E. (2002). Putting the Public Back in Public Health. Acupuncture Today, Vol. 03: 07.

 

Sommers E,, Porter K., DeGurski S. (2002). Providers of Complementary and Alternative Health Services in Boston Respond to September 11. American Journal of Public Health. Vol 92, No. 10: 1597-1598.

 

 

Porter, K., Sommers, E (2010, July). Traditional Healers in the Global Village. Workshop presented at XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria.

 

Porter, K. (2009, May). Acupressure Self Care for Social Workers. Workshops presented at National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, New Orleans, LA.

 

Porter, K. (2009, May). Third Party Reimbursement. Invited Panelist at Acupuncture Society of Massachusetts Meeting, Boston, MA.

 

Sommers, E., Porter, K. (2008, October). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Innovations in CAM. Poster presented at APHA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

 

Porter, K. (2007, March). Integrative Medicine-The Future. Keynote Speaker, CMIR Medical Conference, Royal College of Physicians, London, England.

 

Sommers, E., Porter, K. (2008, August). Traditional Healers in the Global Village. Workshop presented at XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.

 

Porter, K. (2006, September). Do We Understand Each Other: Effective Communication Between Complementary and Conventional Practitioners. Panelist at Integrative Health Alliance Conference, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

 

Porter, K. Sommers, E. (2006, August). Acupuncture Efficacy HIV/AIDS. Poster Presented at XVI International Conference on AIDS, Toronto, Canada.

 

Porter, K. (2004, November). Community Based Complementary Care. United States Conference on AIDS, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Porter, K. (2004, May). Women in Leadership. Keynote Address, Women Entrepreneurs: Leading Change, Mount Holyoke College, MA.

 

Porter, K. (2004). Research Based Methods for Evaluating Acupuncture. Workshop presentation at amFAR National Conference, Miami, FL.

 

Porter, K. (2001). Public Health Care. Presentation provided at the National Acupuncture Alliance Conference, Florida

 

Sommers. E, Porter, K. (2000, July). Successful Strategies in Holistic Care. Poster presented at the International Conference on HIV, Havannah, Cuba.

 

Porter, K. (2000). Integrating Complementary Medicine into Service Systems. Presentation at the National Minority AIDS Council Conference, Atlanta, GA.  

 

Porter, K. Sommers, E (2000). Successful Business Strategies for Start Ups: A Holistic Perspective. Presented at the National Acupuncture Alliance Conference, San Francisco, CA.

 

Porter, K. (2010, December). Crisis Competence: Optimal Aging for HIV/AIDS. Invited lecture GERON628 Psychology of Aging, University of Massachusetts Boston, 10 students.

 

Porter, K. (2008, August). Interviewed for Channel 7 News, 「Health Beat,」 Boston, MA.

 

Porter, K. (2008, July). Interviewed for Channel 5, 「CityLine,」 Boston, MA.

 

Porter, K. (2007, November). The Use of Acupuncture in the Integrated Management of Pain. Medical Grand Rounds, Union Hospital, Lynn, MA.

 

Porter, K. (2006, August). What Holds Promise: Commencement Address. New England School of Acupuncture Graduation, Watertown, MA.

 

Porter, K. (2005). Chinese Medicine in the US: Trends & Teachings. Tufts University, Boston, MA.

 

Porter, K. (2005). Asian Medicine: Culture & Practice. Sociology Dept, Simmons College, MA.

 

Porter, K. (2005). Care for the Caregiver. School of Social Work, Simmons College, MA.

 

Porter, K. Sommers, E. (2002). HIV/AIDS Certification for Acupuncturists. Sponsored by Open Heart House, Dublin, Ireland.