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4004.0: Tuesday, November 06, 2007: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | ||||
Oral | ||||
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| This session brings together topics about methods that are when conducting . studies of Alternative and Complimentary Health Practices (ACHP). Authors will be discussing details about their research such as: 1) Designing randomized control trials for testing massage efficacy; 2) Exploring and defining community spiritual need fulfillment; 3) Piloting CAM research projects in low-income groups; 4) Assessing characteristics of quality in CAM health services research. Please join us for lively discussions around cancer best practices in research techniques related to Alternative and Complementary Health Practices. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: 1) Evaluate challenges in designing and implementing control groups for therapeutic massage studies; 2) Identify ‘spiritual needs’ in community studies; 3) Describe methods for conducting CAM research in low-income, HIV-positive populations; 4) Develop a holistic research perspective in conducting CAM research. | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Elizabeth A. Sommers, MPH, LicAc | |||
| 8:30 AM |  | Massage to Reduce Pain in People with Spinal Cord Injury C. a. Brooks, MSHA | ||
| 8:50 AM | | Spiritual health: Data supporting a revised definition based on spiritual need fulfillment Janet Kanter, PhD, MPH | ||
| 9:10 AM | | Feasibility of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research in a Community Based Setting Carla Wilson, MA, L Ac, Misha Cohen, OMD | ||
| 9:30 AM | | Assessing quality in complementary and alternative medicine Elizabeth Sommers, MPH, LicAc | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Alternative and Complementary Health Practices | |||
| Endorsed by: | Chiropractic Health Care | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA