Acupuncture courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Acupuncture courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Richard Hammerschlag, Ph.D., Dean of Research at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

Learning Objectives:

- Discuss the history of acupuncture
- Compare the differences between western medicine and Chinese medicine
- Identify how acupuncture research is conducted
- Describe research on the efficacy of acupuncture and the mechanisms underlying itsvarious uses

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Alternative Medicine for Aging courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Alternative Medicine for Aging courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Aging
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Marc R. Blackman, M.D., Former Chief of the Endocrine Section Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Learning Objectives:

- Discuss the theoretical aspects of the aging process, including the decreased ability to respond to stressors
- Identify the principles of CAM and their relationship to the aging process
- Describe CAM studies related to aging
- Examine aging issues specific to women
- Review CAM approaches to treating prostate cancer in aging men

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Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies: Chiropractic and Spinal
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: William Meeker, D.C., M.P.H., President, Palmer College of Chiropractic, West Campus, San Jose, CA
Learning Objectives:

- Explain the profession of chiropractic
- Describe the various procedures utilized in chiropractic
- Discuss the potential safety issues associated with chiropractic
- Review the scientific evidence for the efficacy of spinal manipulation and mobilization
- Recognize the research challenges associated with spinal manipulation and mobilization

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Health and Spirituality courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Health and Spirituality courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Health and Spirituality
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Anne Harrington, Ph.D., Professor for the History of Science in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University
Learning Objectives:

- To understand the range of research traditions today that are investigating the relationship between health and spiritual practice
- To understand the various historical roots of these traditions and how they interact in our own time
- To understand the different kinds of challenges—intellectual, ethical, political—raised by this research enterprise

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Effects of Natural Products courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Effects of Natural Products courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Studying the Effects of Natural Products
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Ram Sasisekharan, Ph.D. Professor, Division of Biological Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA

Learning Objectives:

- Describe the role of natural products in health care research
- Describe the role of glycans in regulating biological functioning
- Identify the mechanism of action of glycans
- Describe the integrated approach to therapeutics

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Neurobiological Correlates of Acupuncture - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Neurobiological Correlates of Acupuncture - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Neurobiological Correlates of Acupuncture
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Bruce R. Rosen Director, MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging Massachusetts General Hospital Charlestown, MA
Learning Objectives:

- Describe the use of brain imaging to study acupuncture
- Define functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Identify uses of functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Cite examples of acupuncture studies
- Describe the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging to study acupuncture

Mind-Body Medicine courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Mind-Body Medicine courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Mind-Body Medicine
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: David Spiegel, M.D., Jack, Lulu & Sam Willson Professor in the School of Medicine Associate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Learning Objectives:

- Recognize the relationship between stress, altered mental states, and illness
- Discuss the benefits of integrative medicine
- Explain hypnosis and its effects
- Describe the use of mind-body medicine for the treatment of cancer
- Identify the importance of support groups for patients with cancer

Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements courses - Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Paul M. Coates, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health

Learning Objectives:

- Define dietary supplements
- Review current research on the efficacy and safety of dietary supplements
- Utilize reputable resources to obtain up-to-date information on dietary supplements
- Discuss the roles and research activities of the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health

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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Free Alternative Medicine video courses

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Free Alternative Medicine video courses

Course Title: Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Stephen E. Straus, M.D., Former Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Learning Objectives:
- Define CAM
- Discuss each of the 5 CAM domains
- Recognize the unique challenges associated with CAM research and the importance of well-designed studies
- Identify the role of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) in exploring CAM practices

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