3006.0: Monday, October 22, 2001: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Poster Session

Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Alternative Medicine, But Were Afraid to Ask

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the use of alternative therapies in different ethnic groups, the use and standardization of both herbal products and dietary supplements, and the specific use of various therapies, including Qigong, Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Aromatherapy.
Board 1Introducing CAM Therapies into the Health Professional Curriculum: Lessons Learned in an Interdisciplinary Course
Jeanne Raisler, DrPH, CNM, FACNM, Cheryl Killion, RN, PhD
Board 1Spiritual connectedness: An assessment of biological and psychosocial implications of prayer meditation during chemotherapy - Withdrawn
Deborah Carter, ND, Ella Michelle Temple, PhD, Ernestine B. Davis, EdD, Patrick J. Daugherety, MD
Board 2Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Perceptions and Utilization of Ethnic Groups
Jaynie B. Schram, MPH, MS, PT
Board 3Knowledge and use of herbal and nutritional supplements among university faculty, students and staff
Kathy Smith, MSN, FNP, Grace Newsome, EdD, RN, CS, FNP, Annette Bairan, PhD, RN, CS, FNP
Board 4Opening Pandora's Box: The Standardization of Herbal Products
Suzanna M. Zick, ND, MPH
Board 5Traditional Chinese Medicine Training for Licensed Acupuncturists specializing in the Treatment of Cancer
Linda A. Wardlaw, DrPH, Beverly A. Burns, LAc
Board 6DESIGNING A CLINICAL TRIAL ON ENERGY HEALING: HOSPITAL REHABILITATION OF CARDIAC PATIENTS
Amy L. Ai, PhD, Steven F. Bolling, MD, Christopher Peterson, PhD, Amy L. Ai (Note. This is the first author!), PhD, Brenda Gillespie, PhD
Board 7Aromatherapy: Its cost and effectiveness in treating illness and disorders
Patricia Ann Mc Partland, EdD, CHES
Board 8Testing the efficacy of an intensive yogic meditation course for wellness
Manoj Sharma, PhD
Sponsor:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
Cosponsors:Chiropractic Health Care; Latino Caucus; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA