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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
4175.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Complementary and alternative therapies are widely used for many issues affecting women’s health. This session brings together panelists discussing CAM modalities used for women addressing cancer, cardiovascular disease, and post-traumatic stress disorder. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: 1. describe indications for complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) effecting women’s health 2. discuss CAM research findings in regard to the treatment and/or prevention of disease | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Duchy Trachtenberg, MSW | |||
| Use of complimentary and alternative medicine by breast cancer patients: Prevalence, patterns and communication with physicians Kwadwo Bosompra, PhD, Takamaru Ashikaga, PhD | |||
| Effects of Healing Touch on Radiation-Induced Fatigue for Women with Gynecologic or Breast Cancer Joanne Guerrerio, MSN, Cynthia A. Loveland Cook, PhD | |||
| Tea Consumption and the Prevalence Of Cardiovascular Diseases among Saudi Women: Results From A National Study Iman A. Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH, Mohammed A. Alsaif, PhD, Mansour Alduwaihy, PhD, Kahlid Al-Rubeaan, MD, Abdul-Rahman Al-Nuaim, MD, Omar S. Al-Attas, PhD | |||
| Yoga and rehabilitation: An approach to body issues of women with disabilities Dalia Zwick, PT, PhD | |||
| Effect of Healing Touch upon PTSD symptoms in abused Mexican women Edilma B. Guevara, DrPH, MPH, BSN, Elnora P. Mendias, PhD, RN, Connie Silva, Cecilia M. Romero, MD, Maria de los Angeles Paz, MPH, Marcela Granados, Margarita Magallanes, BSN, MSN | |||
| Organized by: | Alternative and Complementary Health Practices | ||
| Endorsed by: | Chiropractic Health Care; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||