3398.0 Integration of ACHP into practice

Monday, November 9, 2009: 4:30 PM
Oral
This session will present topics related to the integration of alternative and complementary health into clinical and educational practice.
Session Objectives: Describe the complementary health practices presented. Discuss how alternative and/or compelementary health practices can benefit a specific population or condition. Explain how complementary practices can be incorporated into standard medical care.

4:50 PM
U.S. medical students' beliefs in the effectiveness of alternative medicine
Erica Frank, MD MPH, Neda Ratanawongsa, MD MPH, Jennifer Carrera, MSJohns Hopkins and Carolina Segura, MD
5:10 PM
Feeding of botanical supplements and teas to infants in the United States
Sara B. Fein, PhD, Elizabeth B. Fein, MS and Judith Labiner-Wolfe, PhD
5:30 PM
Integrative Health Case Presentations to Promote Education and Community
Anne R. Nedrow, MD, MBA and Samantha Simmons, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Socialist Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)