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Complementary/Alternative Medicine Education

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Click here for the current listing of Complementary/Alternative Medicine courses offered by the Center. Be sure to check back for new listings, as we are continuously updating our educational offerings.

Online Academic Educational Modules in Integrative Medicine

University of Minnesota
Center for Health & spirituality
Healthcare Professional Series: Online Modules
http://www.csh.umn.edu/modules/index.html

Offers an introduction to various topics in the field of complementary therapies and healing practices. Each of the modules takes from 1 to 3.5 hours to complete, and is organized into short sections.

Modules: Overview to Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices; Culture, Faith Traditions, and Health; Introduction to Botanical Medicines; Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis; Spirituality in healthcare; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Introduction to Clinical Aromatherapy; Healing Touch.

All modules feature content written by subject matter experts and reviewed by a faculty team from the schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Medicine at the University of Minnesota. The learning objectives for the modules support the following competencies: ACGME for Medical Education, AACN for Nursing education, and AACP for Pharmacy education.
There are currently 15 modules availabe, 13 of which are eligible
for Continuing Nursing Education credit.

Program for Holistic and Integrative Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/phim/About/Misc/Herbs+Supplements.htm

Online course on more than 100 herbs and dietary supplements. Developed by Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and funded by a grant from the national Library of Medicine at the National institutes of Health. It includes 40 self-instructional modules about common clinical conditions in which patients might use herbs and supplements, an online discussion group and links to further information from academic centers and the federal government.

The course is evidence-based and is aimed at educating physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists and other health professionals.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH
Distinguished Lectures in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/news/lectures/index.htm
Via web casts, each year two leading figures in science and medicine speak about their unique perspectives on the field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The lectures address the evolution of CAM practice and research and the current use of CAM by the public.


University of Arizona College of Medicine
Program in Integrative Medicine Online Education Courses
http://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/online_courses/

Web-based courses on various topics in Integrative Medicine include online material, required and recommended reading, virtual patients and a 3-CD set of interviews.

Nutrition & Health Series – covers the fundamentals of diet and nutrition including a comprehensive review of the current literature and interactive clinical scenarios. Modules include Nutrition & Cardiovascular Health and Nutrition & Cancer. A new online session begins the 15th of each month.

Botanical & Health Series – covers the use of botanical medicine to treat and prevent disease. Modules include Botanicals Foundations, Botanical & Women’s Health, Botanicals & the Gastrointestinal System.

Clinical Integration Series — evidence-based clinical approaches to a variety of disorders including asthma, cardiovascular health, depression, prostate and testicular cancers, and women’s health.

Southern Cross University and the University of Queensland
The Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine Education & Research
http://www.accmer.edu.au/education/index.asp
Offers an online conference series entitled Complementary Medicine and Health Education. The current Online Forum is “Evidence-based Practice & Complementary Medicine”, June 24-July 1, 2005, Registration June 22. The forums are aimed at health educators, students and practitioners from orthodox, integrative and complementary healthcare backgrounds and serve to provide an opportunity for a wider discussion of issues related to evidence-based practice and complementary medicine.

Training Programs/Continuing Education

Acupuncture
Art Therapy
Ayurveda
Biofeedback
Botanical Medicine
Complementary Medicine
Energy Medicine
Environmental Medicine
Homeopathy
Hypnotherapy
Imagery
Mind/Body Medicine
Movement Therapies
Naturopathic Medicine
Nutrition
Psychological Therapies
Pastoral Counseling
Spirituality and Healing

Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine

Art and Healing


Biofeedback

Botanical Medicine
Comprehensive Training Course on Chinese Herbal Medicine for Physicians
May 31 — September 14, 2007
Stage A of 250/200 credit-hour course offered by University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, St. Luke’s Hospital, Oakstone Medical Publishing, and Academy of Pain Research
Telephone 415 731-1300 or 888-882-1330
apr@acupuncturecourse.org
www.acupuncturecourse.org

Complementary Medicine
Alternative Medicine in Cancer: Opening Doors to Research
NCI’s Best Case Series Program
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute, NIH
An online Continuing Medical Education Opportunity
www.alternative-therapies.com

3rd Annual Current Concepts in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Johns Hopkins Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
June 21-22, 2007
Baltimore, MD
AMA Category 1 credits available
Telephone 410 955-2959
cmenet@hmi.edu

Energy Medicine
Practicing Reiki in a Medical Setting
New York Open Center
October 6th and 7th, 2007
http://www.opencenter.org

The Science of the Miraculous
June 21-27, 2007
Boulder, CO
Tel 303 425-4625
www.issseem.org

Environnmental Medicine
Green Medicine: Healthy People Healthy Planet
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
April 14th and 15th, 2008
Madison, WI
http://www.uwhealth.org/page.asp?contentid=12533

Homeopathy

Hypnotherapy
8th Annual Clinical Hypnosis Workshop for Health Care Professionals
Expanding Possibilities for Healing
May 4-6, 2007
Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
Durham, NC
telephone: 919 660-6600
sharon@amigabc.com
www.amigabc.com

Imagery
Breakthroughs in Healing Trauma: success through guided imagery and the new therapies
Belleruth Naparstek, LISW
CEU’s available
See web sites for dates
www.conferenceworks.com
Telephone 888 517-7089

Mind/Body Medicine
The Chopra Center
Ongoing seminars
Carlsbad, California
Telephone: 888-424-6772 ext 1111
www.Chopra.com

6th Annual International Scientific Conference: Integrating Mindfulness-Based Interventions into Medicine, Health Care, and Society
Worcester, Massachusetts
April 9-13, 2008
Tel: 508-856-2656
http://www.umassmed.edu

Movement Therapies

Naturopathic Medicine
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
26th annual convention
July 27-29, 2007
Las Vegas, NV
Tel: 702 897-7053
www.anma.org

Nutrition
5th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference
April 13-16, 2008
Phoenix, Arizona
www.nutritionandhealthconf.org


Psychological Therapies

Pastoral Counseling

Spirituality and Healing

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