CATEGORIES OF CAM

Biologically-based approach

DDHV - Diets - Dietary supplements/changes - herbs - vitamins/minerals

Be an informed consumer.

Find out and consider what scientific studies have been done on the safety and effectiveness of any health approach that is recommended to or interests you.

• Association of CAM with nature • The second element identified was vitalism, the body's capacity to heal itself • The third element identified was science. • The fourth element was the aspect of spirituality

Four Major Elements of CAM

Tell all your health care providers—complementary and conventional—about all the health approaches you use.

Give them a full picture of what you do to manage your health. This will help ensure coordinated and safe care.

Alternative medical systems/ Whole Medical Systems

HNAT - homeopathy - naturopathy - ayurveda - traditional chinese medicine

Mind-Body Interventions

It include practices that are based on the human mind, but that have an effect on the human body and physical health, such as meditation, prayer, and mental healing.

Biologically based system

It includes specialized diets, herbal products, and other natural products such as minerals, hormones, and biologicals.

Manipulative and body-based therapies

MCO - massage - chiropractic - osteopathy (ostheopathic manipulation)

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NCCIH stands for:

Energy therapies

RMQAT - Reiki - magnets - qigong - acupuncture - therapeutic touch

1. Pharmacists need to increase their knowledge base about CAM so they have a basic understanding of what various products do and what their risks are. 2. Pharmacists can and must help patients use CAM appropriately and safely. 3. Pharmacists should have knowledge of when patients who use CAM experience adverse drug events, and report them appropriately. 5. Pharmacists approach to CAM needs to be collaborative in nature, and they need to work with health care professionals so that they are aware that the patient is taking CAM and it's documented in the medical record.

Roles of Pharmacist in CAM

Mind-body interventions

YSRMAM - yoga - spirituality (prayer) - relaxation - meditation - art - music therapies

Discuss

___________ the information and your interests with your health care providers before making a decision.

Only use treatments for your condition that have been proven safe.

______________________ Do not use a product or practice that has not been proven to be effective to postpone seeing your health care provider foryour condition.

Choose a complementary health practitioner

__________________________, such as an acupuncturist, as carefully as you would choose a conventional health care provider.

Energy therapies

a number of therapies include them, such as qi gong, Reiki, and therapeutic touch

Manipulative and Body Based Method

includes therapies that involve movement or manipulation of the body

Energy therapies

which include the manipulation and application of energy fields to the body.

Alternative Medical Systems (AMS)

•Examples of these systems include: (TAHN) -traditional Chinese medicine, -ayurvedic medicine, -homeopathy, and -naturopathy.

1. If you need names of practitioners in your area, first check with your doctor or other health care provider. 2. Find out as much as you can about any potential practitioner, including education, training, licensing, and certifications. 3. Find out whether the practitioner is willing to work together with your conventional health care providers. For safe, coordinated care, it's important for all of the professionals involved in your health to communicate and cooperate 4. Explain all of your health conditions to the practitioner, and find out about the practitioner's training and experience in working with people who have your conditions. Choose a practitioner who understands how to work with people with your specific needs 5. Don't assume that your health insurance will cover the practitioner's services. 6. Tell all your health care providers about the complementary approaches you use and about all practitioners who are treating you.

6 Things To Know When Selecting a Complementary Health Practitioner

1. The mind, body, and spirit are connected with one another and environmental influences. 2.Stress and depression contribute to the development of and hinder recovery from chronic diseases because they create measurable hormonal imbalances. 3. Psychoneuroimmunology explains how mental functioning provokes physical and biochemical changes that weaken immunity, lowering resistance to disease. 4. Overall health improves when people are optimistic and have a positive outlook on life. Health and wellness are harmed by anger, depression, and chronic stress. 5. The placebo effect—improved health and favorable physical changes in response to inactive medication such as a sugar pill—confirms the importance of mind- body medicine and is a valuable intervention. 6. Social support from family, friends, coworkers, classmates, or organized self-help groups boosts the effectiveness of traditional and CAM therapies.

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS

find out about potential side effects or interactions

Before using any dietary supplement or herbal product, make sure you __________________________________ with medications you may be taking.

AMBME *Alternative medical systems/Whole Medical Systems • Mind-body interventions • Biologically based treatments • Manipulative and body-based methods • Energy therapies

Categories of CAM