Organizations Filed Purposes:
HEALWELL IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ACUTE, CHRONIC AND SERIOUS ILLNESS. OUR ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH CLINICAL FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS TO CONDUCT MASSAGE THERAPY RESEARCH AND TO PROVIDE MASSAGE THERAPY TO HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS AND PEOPLE RECEIVING HEALTHCARE IN THEIR HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE POST-GRADUATE/ADVANCED TRAINING FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN SUPPORT OF MEANINGFUL INTEGRATION OF MASSAGE THERAPY AND A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND SKILLED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
SERVICE/RESEARCH: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED MORE THAN 5,000 MASSAGE THERAPY SESSIONS TO HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH ACUTE,CHRONIC AND SERIOUS ILLNESS IN THE DC METROPOLITAN AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AREA COMMUNITY, PROVIDING MASSAGE THERAPY AT VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER, CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, INOVA SCHAR CANCER INSTITUTE, LIFE WITH CANCER, SILVERADO MEMORY CARE, INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL, GOODWIN HOUSE, AND IN PATIENTSHOMES THROUGHOUT THE DC METRO AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGION. THE ORGANIZATION APPLIED FOR A GRANT TO THE BOARD OF VISITORS AT CHILDRENS NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TO GROW ITS PRESENCE AT THAT INSTITUTION. THE GRANT HAS NOT YET BEEN REVIEWED. HEALWELL PARTNERED WITH MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER'S HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE TO LAUNCH A STUDY WITH PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED LEFT-VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES TO MEASURE THE ROLE OF MASSAGE THERAPY ON SELF-EFFICACY.THE STUDY IS FUNDED BY THE MASSAGE THERAPY FOUNDATION AND WILL CONTINUE INTO 2020. HEALWELL AND CLINICAL PARTNERS FROM MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTERS PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM SUBMITTED A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PAPER TO A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL FOR PUBLICATION OF FINDINGS FROM 2018 PALLIATIVE CARE MASSAGE THERAPY DOSING STUDY FUNDED BY THE PALMER FOUNDATION. HEALWELL PARTNERED WITH DRS. SHANA JACOBS AT CHILDRENS NATIONAL AND TRACEY JUBILIER AT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOR A MULTI-YEAR, DUAL-SITE STUDY OF MASSAGE THERAPY WITH PEDIATRIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. THE APPLICATION HAS NOT YET BEEN REVIEWED.
EDUCATION; THE ORGANIZATION TAUGHT OVER 200 STUDENTS IN 9 DIFFERENT LIVE COURSES AND INVITED TWO GUEST INSTRUCTORS (FROM CANADA AND FLORIDA) TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH THEIR SPECIALIZED COURSES. THE ORGANIZATION RAN A NEW 4-DAY, HOSPITAL-BASED PEDIATRIC MASSAGE THERAPY COURSE AT CHILDRENS NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATTENDED BY 10 STUDENTS FROM THE US, CANADA AND SPAIN. HEALWELL HOSTED 7 MASSAGE THERAPISTS FROM ACROSS THE US IN OUR 9-DAY HOSPITAL-BASED MASSAGE THERAPY STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. TWO OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INSTRUCTORS TRAVELED TO VANCOUVER IN EARLY 2019 TO PROVIDE KEYNOTE AND SUPPLEMENTAL PRESENTATIONS FOR THE ONCOLOGY-FOCUSED ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM HOSTED BY THE REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPISTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE ORGANIZATION'S THERAPISTS EDUCATED PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN BASIC MASSAGE THERAPY TECHNIQUES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDSTAR WASHINGTON CANCER INSTITUTE IN SUPPORT OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMMING. TWO OF THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF MEMBERS PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN INDUSTRY TRADE JOURNALS. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH WILLIAM COLLINGE & ASSOCIATES TO SUBMIT A GRANT FOR NIH FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A MULTI-MEDIA CAREGIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM TO ADDRESS CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY. THE APPLICATION WILL BE REVIEWED IN JULY 2020.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mary Ester | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Oden | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Demara Stamler | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Reynolds | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Lavelle | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
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