U of M Expert on Holistic Healing to Serve on Editoral Board of the American Journal of Nursing

"The American Journal of Nursing is one of the premier nursing journals in the world," Kreitzer says. "It provides nurses with cutting edge information on clinical and professional topics and offers a forum for discussion and debate about the important issues confronting nursing and health care. I am very pleased that the journal recognizes the importance of complementary therapies and healing practices and am honored to provide leadership to the journal and profession in the area of integrative health and healing."

Dr. Kreitzer is an investigator on several research projects including a National Institutes of Health-funded study of mind-body interventions with patients who have received solid organ transplants. She is on the editorial board of several professional journals and speaks and consults throughout the country on topics related to health care innovation.

The American Journal of Nursing is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is to promote excellence in professional nursing, with a global perspective, by providing cutting edge, evidence-based information that embraces a holistic perspective on health and nursing.

The Center for Spirituality & Healing is a national leader in education, outreach and research in complementary, alternative and culturally-based healing practices. The Center is part of the Academic Health Center, home to the University of Minnesota's six health professional schools and colleges as well as several health-related centers and institutes. The AHC prepares health professionals to improve the health of communities, discover and deliver new treatment options and cures as well as strengthen the health of our economy.

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing, ranked among the nation's top nursing schools, is a leader in improving health care through research, education and service. Its scientists, renowned nationally and around the world, discover practical health care treatments and solutions people can use today to improve their daily lives. The oldest continuing university-based school of nursing in the world, it has a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 850 students. The school produces 55 percent of the faculty in Minnesota's public and private nursing schools, advanced practice nurses and nurses who can assume leadership positions. The School of Nursing is one of seven schools and colleges in the Academic Health Center, one of the most comprehensive facilities for health professionals in the nation, fostering interdisciplinary study, research and education.

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