Guest guest Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Hi All- I thought you might be interested in knowing that MD's can now receive CEU credits for learning about acupuncture, among other " alternative " medicines. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) http://nccam.nih.gov/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 18, 2005 CONTACT: NCCAM Press Office, 301-496-7790 NEW ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a new online Continuing Education Series on complementary and alternative medicine. This lecture series offers health care professionals and the public the opportunity to learn more about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies and the state-of-the-science about them through video lectures by some of the leading experts in this field. Health care professionals can earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. Users who complete all the test chapters can generate an online certificate. The CME series is free and can be viewed at nccam.nih.gov/videolectures. " With 62 percent of the American public using CAM, from dietary supplements to chiropractic, there is not only a great need to inform conventional and CAM health care professionals, but also to provide the public with information they can use to make decisions about their health care options, " said Stephen E. Straus, M.D., NCCAM Director. " This CME series is a valuable addition to the other resources on the NCCAM Web site. " CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Examples are dietary supplements, hypnosis, chiropractic manipulation, and acupuncture. The series currently has six different lectures. Each lecture includes an overview of the CAM area, a review of research results and ongoing research, and discussion of the historical and practice perspectives. CAM topics covered are: -- Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements -- Mind-Body Medicine -- Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment -- Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies: Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Aging Each lecture includes: -- A video lecture by a scientific expert -- The lecture transcript -- An online test that can be taken to receive CME credits (credits for nurses will be added soon) -- Additional resource links NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals. For additional information, call NCCAM's Clearinghouse toll free at 1-888-644-6226, or visit the NCCAM Web site at nccam.nih.gov. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- " The Nation's Medical Research Agency " -- is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov. ## This NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2005/nccam-18.htm. To (or ) from this list, go to http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=nihpress & A=1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Good thing to know. I hope that we can finally stop resisting of change and start working to save our profession. Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > < > > > NIH offers CEUs for CAM >Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:54:12 -0700 (PDT) > >Hi All- > >I thought you might be interested in knowing that MD's can now receive CEU >credits for learning about acupuncture, among other " alternative " >medicines. > > > > >U.S. Department of Health and Human Services >NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH >NIH News >National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) >http://nccam.nih.gov/ > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 18, 2005 > >CONTACT: NCCAM Press Office, 301-496-7790 > >NEW ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE >MEDICINE > >The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at >the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a new online Continuing >Education Series on complementary and alternative medicine. > >This lecture series offers health care professionals and the public the >opportunity to learn more about complementary and alternative medicine >(CAM) >therapies and the state-of-the-science about them through video lectures by >some of the leading experts in this field. Health care professionals can >earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. Users who complete all the >test chapters can generate an online certificate. The CME series is free >and >can be viewed at nccam.nih.gov/videolectures. > > " With 62 percent of the American public using CAM, from dietary supplements >to chiropractic, there is not only a great need to inform conventional and >CAM health care professionals, but also to provide the public with >information they can use to make decisions about their health care >options, " >said Stephen E. Straus, M.D., NCCAM Director. " This CME series is a >valuable >addition to the other resources on the NCCAM Web site. " > >CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and >products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional >medicine. Examples are dietary supplements, hypnosis, chiropractic >manipulation, and acupuncture. The series currently has six different >lectures. Each lecture includes an overview of the CAM area, a review of >research results and ongoing research, and discussion of the historical and >practice perspectives. > >CAM topics covered are: > >-- Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine >-- Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements >-- Mind-Body Medicine >-- Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment >-- Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies: Chiropractic and Spinal >Manipulation >-- Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Aging > >Each lecture includes: > >-- A video lecture by a scientific expert >-- The lecture transcript >-- An online test that can be taken to receive CME credits (credits for >nurses will be added soon) >-- Additional resource links > >NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing >practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and >alternative medicine researchers, and disseminating authoritative >information to the public and professionals. For additional information, >call NCCAM's Clearinghouse toll free at 1-888-644-6226, or visit the NCCAM >Web site at nccam.nih.gov. > >The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- " The Nation's Medical Research >Agency " -- is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of >the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary >Federal >agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational >medical research, and investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for >both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its >programs, visit www.nih.gov. > >## > >This NIH News Release is available online at: >http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2005/nccam-18.htm. > >To (or ) from this list, go to >http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=nihpress & A=1. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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