Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Challenger Integrative Health Care provides an overview of the sweeping changes currently occurring in the fields of integrative, complementary, and alternative medicine. These are not small, incremental changes; rather, colossal shifts are shaking the foundations of modern health care in one of the most important social movements of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Based on the book "Integrative Health Care" by Victor S. Sierpina, M.D., Challenger Integrative Health Care features over 320 questions covering key aspects of complementary and alternative therapies. The content is organized into 29 chapters.

Table of Content:

Section I - Introduction
Preliminaries
Chapter 1 - What is Integrative Health Care?
Chapter 2 - How to Talk to Patients about Integrative Health Care

Section II - Using Integrative Health Care in Your Own Life
Introduction
Chapter 3 - Being Well, Being a Role Model
Chapter 4 - Mind, Body, and Now . . . Spirit

Section III - Using Integrative Health Care in Your Practice
Introduction
Chapter 5 - Patient-Centered and Relationship-Centered Care
Chapter 6 - The Role of Mid-Level Practitioners
Chapter 7 - Reimbursement, Liability, and Other Practice Issues
Chapter 8 - Continuing Education in Integrative Health Care

Section IV - Specific Therapies
Introduction
Chapter 9 - Alternative Systems of Care
Chapter 10 - Herbals
Chapter 11 - Diet and Nutrition
Chapter 12 - Nutriceuticals
Chapter 13 - Pharmacological and Biological Treatments
Chapter 14 - Bioelectromagnetic Therapies
Chapter 15 - Mind-Body Medicine
Chapter 16 - Hands-on Healing Techniques

Section V - Integrative Care of Specific Health Problems
Introduction
Chapter 17 - Anxiety and Depression
Chapter 18 - Arthritis
Chapter 19 - Asthma
Chapter 20 - Cancer
Chapter 21 - Coronary Artery Disease and Congestive Heart Failure
Chapter 22 - Diabetes
Chapter 23 - Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 24 - Headache
Chapter 25 - Hypercholesterolemia
Chapter 26 - Hypertension
Chapter 27 - Musculoskeletal Problems
Chapter 28 - Upper Respiratory Infection
Chapter 29 - Urinary Tract Infections

Appendix - Tools and Resources
Books
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers
Journals and Newsletters
Organizations
Websites

Target Audience:
Challenger Integrative Health Care is intended for all physicians, both primary care providers and specialists, who require information on alternative health care practices in use by the general population.

Educational Objectives:
The educational objectives of the Challenger Integrative Health Care training program are as follows. On completing the program, the medical practitioner will be able to:

1. Define the terms used in integrative health care.
2. Describe the key elements of discussing integrative health care with your patients.
3. List alternative systems of care in use in the United States.
4. Describe the major herbals used in integrative health care by detailing common usage, activity, adverse effects and contraindications, dosages, and drug interactions.
5. Describe the nutriceuticals used in integrative health care by detailing benefits and therapeutic uses, therapeutic dose range, risks, natural sources, and RDA.
6. Describe possible integrative health care techniques/treatments for the following disorders:
    
7. Anxiety and depression
8. Arthritis
9. Asthma
10. Cancer
11. Coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure
12. Diabetes
13. Gastrointestinal problems
14. Headache
15. Hypercholesterolemia
16. Hypertension
17. Musculoskeletal problems
18. Upper respiratory infections
19. Urinary tract infections
     
20. Demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and cognitive skills required to achieve objectives 1-6 by scoring at least 80% on all topics studied for CME credit.

System Requirements: Windows 2000 sp4+, XP sp1+ (Home, Professional or MCE) or Vista (Home Basic/Premium, Business or Ultimate) (Windows 2000 or XP sp2 preferred). Pentium III - 1GHz or faster, 24X CD-ROM drive or faster, Video Card and Monitor capable of at least 1024x768 resolution; Sound Card and Speakers, Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device. Windows 2000 sp4+, or Windows XP sp1+ (Home/Prof/MCE): 512MB or greater, Windows Vista (Home Basic/Premium, Business, or Ultimate): 1GB or greater. Run from CD-ROM: 1MB with CD-ROM, Full Installation: Amount varies with each product. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or Internet Explorer 7.x, Netscape Navigator 7.x or later, Mozilla Firefox 1.x or later. Sun Java2 (JRE) 1.4.2_07 - 1.4.2_16. Internet Access with a 56K modem or faster (DSL, Cable, Broadband, etc.). Macromedia Flash 6 player or later, A media player* with codecs for ".mp3" audio and ".mpg" MPEG1 video/audio.