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3003.1: Monday, November 05, 2007: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | ||||
Roundtable | ||||
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| This session brings together topics ranging from how to eat well to how to train well. Authors will be discussing details such: 1) How R-lipoic acid, acetyl-L-carnitine and benfotiamine are able to alleviate symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy; 2) Actions taken by NYC DOHMH respond to the identification of adult lead poisoning cases associated with the use of imported herbal medicine products; 3) Theoretical issues related to internal differentiation within CAM professions as well as the differences in the subpopulations of people who use CAM; 4) How to rate ‘specialized competence’ in CAM practice; 5) How to reach African American males in large numbers through local barbershop outreach efforts. Please join us for lively discussions around the topic of therapeutic nutrition as well as educational training related to Alternative and Complementary Health Practices. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: 1) Evaluate herbal and nutriceutical treatments; 2) Recognize health risks associated with herbal therapies; 3) Identify ethical issues in educational interventions; 4) Describe “capture theory” of professional regulation; 5) Understand community-based training programs | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Anne M. Doherty-Gilman, MPH | |||
| Table 1 |  | Nutriceutical Supplementation for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Emily Marie Splichal, DPM | ||
| Table 2 | Imported herbal medicine products and lead poisoning Paromita Hore, PhD, MPH, Munerah S. Ahmed, MPH, Sara F. Voit, MPH, Nancy Clark, MA, CIH, CSP | |||
| Table 3 | Physicians Providing Alternative Medicine: Empirical Estimates of Early Integrative Medicine Richard S. Lockwood, MPH | |||
| Table 4 | Ethical obligations in mind/body research and practice: Compelled by, and sustaining a patient-centered focus of care James Giordano, PhD, Matthew Fritts, MPH | |||
| Table 5 | Does Biomedical Training Predict Higher Coordination of Care by Licensed Acupuncturists? Michael Francis Johnston, PhD, Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS | |||
| Table 6 | Complementary & Alternative Medicine providers: Approaches to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome treatment Lisa J. LeRoy, PhD, MBA, Dana Jones Brimmer, PhD, MPH, Elizabeth Maloney, DrPH, MS, Marjorie Morrissey, MA, Rachel Adams, BA, William C. Reeves, MD | |||
| Table 7 | Barber's Cut Heart Disease LaCroy Hatcher | |||
| Table 8 | | A pilot randomized controlled trial of acupuncture and relaxation response on homeless veterans with substance abuse Bei-Hung Chang, Elizabeth A. Sommers, MPH, LicAc, Yue Zhao | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Alternative and Complementary Health Practices | |||
| Endorsed by: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA