1 / 8

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Complementary & Alternative Medicine. Regulations & Resources. Objectives. The learner will be able to identify credible resources for CAM information. CAM Regulation.

richard-hartman
Download Presentation

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Complementary & Alternative Medicine Regulations & Resources

  2. Objectives The learner will be able to identify credible resources for CAM information.

  3. CAM Regulation Federation of State Medical Boards has provided a new model guideline informing physicians what they are to do when counseling patients about CAM use.

  4. Credible Resources for Health Care Providers In 2011, NCCAM introduced a new evidence-based online resource for CAM. • Resource can be found at http://www.nccam.nih.gov/health/providers/ • Includes • Safety and efficacy information • Clinical practice guidelines • Research study summaries • Patient fact sheets

  5. Other Credible Websites for CAM Information • Office of Dietary Supplements (http://ods.od.nih.gov): Goal is to educate the public about dietary supplement information and research. • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (http:// www.fda.gov): The FDA ensures the safety of many CAM choices, including dietary supplements, medicines, foods, and medical devices. • PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov): PubMed can provide numerous scientific and medical articles on CAM therapies.

  6. CAM Pediatric Credible Resources • American Academy of Pediatrics • Section on Complementary and Integrative Medicine (SOCIM) • Mission: To develop and identify educational opportunities and advocate for CAM pediatric research • www.aap.org • Pediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research and Education Network (PedCAM) • Mission: Dissemination of CAM information, building collaborative relationships between researchers, educators, clinicians, and policy makers, nationally and internationally

  7. Oncology Nurses and CAM • Nurses need to: • Have knowledge about CAM • Assess patients’ use of CAM • Accept patients’ use of CAM. • Be aware of potential interactions between CAM and conventional treatment. • Assist patients in locating reliable information. • Teach patients about any potential negative impact of CAM with their current treatment. • ONS position: http://www.ons.org/Publications/Positions/CAM

  8. References Barnes, P.M., Bloom, B., & Nahin, R.L. (2008). National health statistics reports number 12. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults and children. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Friend, P.J., & Johnston, M.P. (2009). Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. In L. Eaton & J. Tipton (Eds.), Putting evidence into practice: Improving oncology patient outcomes (pp. 71-83). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (2012). Various pages retrieved from http://nccam.nih.gov Perez, C. ( 2003). An introduction into nursing practice. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 7(5), 595-596.

More Related