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1. Who typically attends your course?This IHCPT Program is designed for medical and allied health providers and other professionals seeking to partner with their clients to improve their health behaviors and outcomes. IHCPT program participants represent diverse educational and professional backgrounds. Many represent licensed medical and allied health fields such as medicine, nursing, physical therapy, health education, social work, exercise physiology, psychotherapy, or nutrition. Others represent a wide range of professional fields such as public health, massage therapy, acupuncture, yoga therapy, personal training, ministry, education, business entrepreneurs, healthcare marketing and consultants, and other fields. Participation in the IHCPT Foundation Course is limited to accepted applicants. 2. What are the requirements for application and how long does it take to receive my application decision?Applicants must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, which may be in any field of study. Exceptions may be considered for those with 3-5 years of professional experience in a medical or allied health field. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for your application to be reviewed. You will be notified of the acceptance decision via e-mail, at the email address you provided on your application. Accepted applicants will receive instructions on how to register. Registration is limited to 40 participants per course. Registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis and require payment in full. We will offer a waitlist for courses that fill to maximum capacity prior to the registration deadline. Acceptance into the program without registration and payment does not reserve your place in the course. 3. What course content will be covered?The IHCPT Foundation Course includes two instructor-led in-person training modules as well as telephonic skills practice and online learning components (Web-Based Trainings and Video Demonstrations) to enhance the course curriculum. The Foundation Course provides extensive training in the core competencies required of Integrative Health Coaches. During this course, participants will:
4. What are the hours of the in-person training modules?The first day of the first in-person module of the IHCPT Foundation Course begins with check-in and welcome at 8:30 AM and ends at 5:00 PM. The remaining training days are from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM with the exception of the last day of each module when we will conclude by 3:30 PM to allow for travel time. We ask that you plan your travel accordingly and arrive promptly as we will begin and end the training on time each day.
5. I am traveling to Duke IM from out of the area. What airport is closest? Do I need to rent a car? What are my options for lodging?The closest airport is the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). The airport is approximately 18 miles from our location. Course participants often forgo rental cars in lieu of the shuttle service that may be provided by their lodging choice. However, others find that a rental car provides more freedom for them to venture around the Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill area restaurants, shops and entertainment venues outside of the training hours. Visit the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau’s website for a searchable database of lodging in and around the Durham area as well as an overview of all the city has to offer: http://www.durham-nc.com/.
6. Do you have an attendance policy? What if I cannot attend one of in-person training modules, or I have a conflict with a specific training date?Yes, there is an attendance policy. In order to receive a certificate of completion and earn continuing education credits, you are required to fully attend each day of the in-person training modules. You must also complete all of the telephonic practice sessions and online components of the training (Orientation, Web-Based Trainings, Demonstration Videos, Course Assessment, Course Evaluation, and Attestation). For this reason, you must register for a course in which you can fully attend all module training dates and travel should be planned accordingly. Duke Integrative Medicine reserves the right not to award a certificate of completion and continuing education credits if you do not complete all components of the training. 7. Are there any text books or other materials required for this course?During your participation in the first in-person training module you will be provided with printed course materials as well as online resources which you can download. There are no additional required textbooks.
8. What are the minimum hardware/software requirements to complete the telephonic practices and access the online training components?In order to complete the required telephonic practice sessions you will need access to a reliable phone line that can dial long distance phone numbers. To access and complete the online training modules the minimum system requirements are as follows: Internet Connection
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9. Is there homework?Evening homework is assigned during the in-person training modules. These assignments are designed to enhance the in-person instruction and include readings in your course manual as well as reflective writing exercises. You can expect to spend approximately 1 hour per evening on the homework assignments. Between the in-person training modules you will complete several course requirements including self-paced Web-Based Trainings, viewing Video Demonstrations, and telephonic skills practice sessions. You can expect to spend approximately 3 hours per week on these between module requirements. 10. Is there an examination?Yes, there is a written examination. In order to complete the course and receive a certificate of completion and earn continuing education credits you must pass the examination with 80% of the answers correct. You may take the examination as many times as needed during the examination period in order to pass.
11. Are continuing education credits available?Duke Integrative Medicine Health Coach Professional Training Program – Foundation Course (January 30-April 21, 2017; April 17-June 30, 2017) Sponsored by Duke Integrative Medicine Provided by Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development.  Joint Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Education Credits Physicians: Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development designates this live activity for 81.8AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Partial credit is not awarded. Nursing: Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development designates this live activity for 81.8 credit hours for nurses. Partial credit is not awarded. Pharmacists: This activity is assigned Universal Activity (UAN) # for Pharmacists: 0851-0000-16-075-B04-P, and is accredited for 81.75 hours. Partial credit is not awarded. 
Resolution of Conflict of Interest Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development has implemented a process to resolve any potential conflicts of interest for each continuing education activity in order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance, and the content that is aligned with the interest of the public. Disclosures It is the policy of Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development to require the disclosure of anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity. All relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests and/or manufacturers must be disclosed to participants at the beginning of each activity. Summary of Faculty/Speaker Disclosure and Planning Committee Disclosure The following speakers and/or planning committee members have indicated they have no relationship(s) with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CE activity:
The following speakers and/or planning committee members have indicated that they have relationship(s) with industry to disclose:
12. What kind of official documentation will I receive at the completion of the training?After completing the course you will receive several downloadable electronic certificates including Joint Accreditation continuing education credits, International Coach Federation Continuing Coach Education credits, and a Duke Integrative Medicine Certificate of Completion.
13. What is the cost of the course?The course registration fee is $5497.00 Those that register by the noted early registration deadline qualify for a 10% discount. Duke Affiliates qualify for a 15% discount at the time of their registration. This discount is not eligible to be combined with the early registration discount. Duke Affiliates are defined as Duke Employees, Duke Registered Volunteers, and Duke Students. 14. What is the course refund policy?For programs with a designated start date, transfers are not allowed. Cancellations may be requested using the cancellation request form. If you make this request at least 7 days prior to the start of the program you will receive a refund of your payment minus an administration fee equal to 10% of the registration fee. If you request a cancellation within 7 days of the program start date or do not arrive on your scheduled start date you will forfeit your payment.
15. What does the registration fee cover?The registration fee covers printed course materials, access to the online course content, and two instructor-led in-person training modules, as well as the cost of continuing education credits. Beverage service and lunch are included during the in-person training modules.
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