Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
Implications for Clinical Practice and state-of-the-science Symposium

Alternative, or complementary, health systems are being integrated into American culture. From Chinese medicine to homeopathy to chiropractic, many features and systems can now be found in American physicians' offices. We have a new series of VHS tapes of a videoconference directed by David Eisenberg, M.D., offered by Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education and Center for Alternative Medicine Research and Education. These tapes present lectures on the basic theory and practice of alternative therapies commonly used in the United States. Includes demonstrations, epidemiologic reviews, and discussion of cases involving alternative therapies. This new 9-videotape series addresses the following topics:

Part 1: Overview, Trends, Historical Reflections
Part 2: Therapeutic Encounters, Chiropractic, Naturopathy
Part 3: Mindfulness/Participatory Medicine; Advising Patients with Cancer
Part 4: Advising Patients who seek CAM
Part 5: Advising Patients with Heart Disease; Trends in Reimbursement
Part 6: Traditional Chinese Medicine; Herbal Therapies in Common Use
Part 7: Interactions of Herbs, Supplements, and Prescription Drugs
Part 8: CAM in Pediatrics; CAM in Nursing
Part 9: Keynote Addresses