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Complementary & Alternative Medicines

Delve into the world of CAMs in pediatric healthcare for special needs, highlighting multidisciplinary approaches and parental perspectives. Discover the benefits, challenges, and potential findings in the realm of CAMs.

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Complementary & Alternative Medicines

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  1. Complementary & Alternative Medicines Parent Choices in Health Care for Children with Special Needs Heather Williams Kelly Drevecky

  2. Thoughts about URLEND • Networking across professions • Cross disciplinary understanding • Multi-disciplinary clinical settings • Highlights benefit of multidisciplinary approach • Increases comfort levels among various disciplines • Furthers personal knowledge

  3. Rewards of URLEND • Networking with other professionals • The “nuts and bolts” of what the other professionals do • Cross-discipline understanding • Physicians, Clinicians, and Faculty, oh my! • Parent directed clinics • Perspective of family about care and Health Care professionals • Refines communication skills between professionals and families • Reveals other discipline’s approaches to the same subjects • Community presentations such as South Main

  4. Rewards continued: • Family perspective and input • Invaluable for everyone’s development • Bridges the gap • Project Development • Learning about research • Finished product • Practicing team building and interaction

  5. The CAM PROJECT • “Complimentary & Alternative Medicines • (ssshhh) What you did that your doctor probably didn’t suggest • Began as a more elaborate study • Understand parent perspectives on the use of CAMs • IRB would be necessary in both locations • Changed to a focus on developing the survey

  6. Methodology • Evaluate parental decisions regarding CAMs • Population: • Parents/guardians of children with special healthcare needs specifically related to ASD • Survey content: • Current practices in seeking HC information • Conventional medicine experiences • CAM experiences • Demographics

  7. Potential Findings • Utilization of this survey in the broader project • Insight into caregiver decision making • Why caregivers choose CAM? Who influenced decision? • Relative perceived effectiveness of treatments • Which types of CAM are used? Were they helpful? • Possible trends in demographics • Understanding of why caregivers look beyond conventional medicines • Determine what healthcare professionals can do when addressing caregiver/parent concerns

  8. Suggestions for Change • Improve networking and team building opportunities: • All trainees meet in Utah initially • Team building and mixing activities • Decrease costs by having distant participants complete clinicals the following week if possible. • Establishes personal relationships and aides future teamwork • Meet your team in person and plan communication

  9. Additional Ideas: • Teams should include at least 2 people in the same local, possibly paired with 2 in another local. • Have project options • Alternative projects • Submit alternative ideas

  10. Any Questions?

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