4247.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Oral Session

Botanical Issues in Public Health

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to identify current issues in the use, safety, efficacy, and quality control of herbal products, as well as the clinical training and credentialing of professional herbalists.
Moderator(s):Alan I. Trachtenberg, MD, MPH
4:30 PMAn Overview of Botanical Policy in the United States
Alan Trachtenberg, MD, MPH
4:50 PMBotanical Standardization: Making Safe, Effective and Reproducible Products
Ed Croom, PhD
5:10 PMHerbal Certification
Aviva Romm, AHG
5:30 PMBotanical Medicine: Burgeoning Public Interest But Inadequate Professional Education Programs and Few Authoritative Textbooks
Joseph Pizzorno, ND
Sponsor:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
Cosponsors:Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA