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Nida Paracha
2022 Fellow
PHD at University of Chicago
Nida Paracha is a lawyer, researcher, and activist. She has lived and worked in Pakistan, Maldives, Europe, Colombia, and the United States mostly in legal and carceral spaces. Currently doing her PhD in anthropology at University of Chicago, she is also training in psychoanalysis, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and modalities of healing with energy. She is interested in questions of energetic intimacies and how they re-shape ethical relationships between the self, the social, the political, and the ecological.
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Evaluation of a Reiki Volunteer Program within Two Cancer Infusion Centers
Context
Reiki is a biofield therapy from Japan currently used in many US hospitals. Evidence supports Reiki's effectiveness for addressing cancer and treatment-related symptoms such as pain and anxiety. However, no study to date has assessed changes in nausea following Reiki received during infusion treatments or assessed patients from multiple healthcare locations.
Objectives
To evaluate a Reiki program for outpatients with cancer and other chronic illnesses receiving infusion treatments (e.g., chemotherapy) at two University Hospitals infusion centers.
Methods
To evaluate a Reiki program for outpatients with cancer and other chronic illnesses receiving infusion treatments (e.g., chemotherapy) at two University Hospitals infusion centers.
Results
To evaluate a Reiki program for outpatients with cancer and other chronic illnesses receiving infusion treatments (e.g., chemotherapy) at two University Hospitals infusion centers.
Conclusions
To evaluate a Reiki program for outpatients with cancer and other chronic illnesses receiving infusion treatments (e.g., chemotherapy) at two University Hospitals infusion centers.
Project Abstract
Evaluation of a Reiki Volunteer Program within Two Cancer Infusion Centers
Context
Reiki is a biofield therapy from Japan currently used in many US hospitals. Evidence supports Reiki's effectiveness for addressing cancer and treatment-related symptoms such as pain and anxiety. However, no study to date has assessed changes in nausea following Reiki received during infusion treatments or assessed patients from multiple healthcare locations.
Objectives
To evaluate a Reiki program for outpatients with cancer and other chronic illnesses receiving infusion treatments (e.g., chemotherapy) at two University Hospitals infusion centers.
Methods
To evaluate a Reiki program for outpatients with cancer and other chronic illnesses receiving infusion treatments (e.g., chemotherapy) at two University Hospitals infusion centers.
Results
To evaluate a Reiki program for outpatients with cancer and other chronic illnesses receiving infusion treatments (e.g., chemotherapy) at two University Hospitals infusion centers.
Conclusions
To evaluate a Reiki program for outpatients with cancer and other chronic illnesses receiving infusion treatments (e.g., chemotherapy) at two University Hospitals infusion centers.
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Dr. Natalie Dyer
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Dr. Nathan Fisher
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Nida Paracha
