Alternative and Complementary Health Practices

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The SPIG invites abstracts on topics related to public health aspects of alternative and complementary health practices. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
  • Botanical Medicine and Public Health
  • CAM Education, Licensure and Standards of Practice
  • Complementary and Alternative Medical Practices and Latino Health
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Approaches to Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
  • Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Selected Indications and Populations
  • Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Women's Health
  • Cultural Competency and CAM Therapies
  • Integrative Medicine: A Synthesis of CAM and Conventional Medicine
  • Issues for Tobacco Control
  • Naturopathic Practice and Licensure
  • Prevalence of CAM
  • Spirituality and Health
  • The Role of Placebo
Abstracts related to the Annual Meeting theme are particularly welcome.

Some examples of alternative and complementary health practices include traditional health systems such as:
· Ayurvedic medicine
· Botanical medicine, including herbal therapies from various cultures
· Chinese medical practices (including herbal medicine, acupuncture, etc.)
· Energy medicines, including therapeutic touch, chakra healing, and other forms of energetic healing
· Homeopathy
· Manual Medicine, including osteopathic and chiropractic manipulation
· Naturopathic medicine
· Nutritional practices, such as vegetarianism and macrobiotics
· Spiritual or self-awareness practices aimed at health promotion or disease recovery
· Traditional indigenous health care systems
· Other areas not usually considered within the realm of conventional medical practices

Abstracts are judged on clarity of presentation, originality, methodology and contribution to the field. Highest rated abstracts, based on blinded peer review, are generally selected and placed in sessions according to the overall program plan for that year. Abstracts may be submitted as a group. However, they will be reviewed individually and will be placed in sessions, if accepted, according to the discretion of the Program Chair.

Please address any questions regarding the Alternative and Complementary Health Practices Special Primary Interest Group to:

Program Planner Contact Information:
Laurie Soloff
ND,MPH
College of Medicine, University of Arizona
PO Box 245153
Tucson, AZ 84724-5153
Phone: (520)626-6429
Fax: (520)626-6484
lsoloff@u.arizona.edu

and
Alfredo Gomez-Beloz
PhD MPH
Health Research and Policy Center
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
850 W. Jackson
Suite 400 (MC 275)
Chicago, IL 60607-3025
Phone: (312) 413-9842
Fax: (313) 413-9835
agbz7@uic.edu

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