4099.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Oral Session

The Role of Spirituality in Holistic Health Care

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to identify the use of spirituality by race and ethnicity; define the spiritual needs of patients and various design issues unique to a spiritual care unit; and evaluate the overall impact of prayer specifically during chemotherapy treatment.
Moderator(s):David DeRose, MD, MPH
12:30 PMSpirituality: A Significant Factor in the Holistic Health Equation
Zeno Charles-Marcel, MD
12:45 PMDifferential Use of Spiritual Healing or Prayer by Race and Ethnicity
Catherine Simile, PhD, Hanyu Ni, PhD, MPH
1:00 PMAcupuncture and Spirituality
Laura Cooley, LAc
1:15 PMDeveloping, Implementing and Evaluating A Spiritual Care Unit
Hugh D. Spitler, PhD, MPH, Trey Kuhne, PhD
1:30 PMTibetian Spiritual Healing
Prasaad Steiner, MD, PhD
Sponsor:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA