5149.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

Alternative Therapies for Selected Indications and Populations - Part II

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the various indications or medical conditions treated with alternative therapies; the specific therapies used to treat these common or uncommon medical conditions; and the evidence on the safety, efficacy and quality of popular alternative therapies.
Moderator(s):Joseph Pizzorno, ND
2:30 PMA Description of a Navajo Healing Ceremony for Hantavirus
Ben Muneta, MD, ben muneta, MD, ben muneta
2:45 PMCancer CAM: Online continuing education for nurses about CAM for prostate cancer patients
Susan Brink, DrPH, Jane Lincoln, MSW, Ann McFarren, RN, Amelia J Birney, MPH
3:00 PMHerbal Supplements: What Health Care Practitioners and Consumers Need to Know
Joanne Morse, PhD, Marilyn D. Saulsbury, RPh, PhD, Deadre J. Johnson, PhD, Simone O. Heyliger, PhD
3:15 PMHealthy African American women's perspectives on the use of complementary and alternative medicine for cancer prevention and treatment: A pilot study
Karen Patricia Williams, PhD
Sponsor:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
Cosponsors:Chiropractic Health Care; Latino Caucus; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA