Integrative Medicine Alert (Vol. 18, No. 8) – August 1, 2015

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Release date: August 2015

Valid through: August 2018

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians and researchers interested in complementary and alternative medicine.

Subjects

  • The Role of Ginger in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth with Botanical Therapies Equivalent to Rifaximin
  • Manipulating Degenerative Joint Disease: RCT Shows Short-term Effects
  • Statin Use and Cognitive Effects: Not a Brain Drain

Objectives

  • Present evidence-based clinical analyses of commonly used alternative therapies;
  • Make informed, evidence-based recommendations to clinicians about whether to consider using such therapies in practice;
  • Describe and critique the objectives, methods, results and conclusions of useful, current, peer-reviewed clinical studies in alternative medicine as published in the scientific literature.

Credit Available

Physicians

  • Maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 2 AOA Category 2-B credits

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This activity is sponsored by AHC Media.

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Credit Designation

Physicians

AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Osteopathic Association has approved this continuing education activity for up to 2 AOA Category 2-B credits.

Faculty Listing

Authors

William C. Haas, III, MD, MBA, Carolinas Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, Charlotte, NC

Carrie Decker, ND, Founder and Medical Director, Blessed Thistle, Madison, Wi

David Kiefer, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson

Susan T. Marcolina, MD, FACP, Internist, Issaquah, WA

Editors

Executive Editor: David Kiefer, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson

AHC Media Executive Editor: Leslie Coplin

Associate Managing Editor: Jonathan Springston

Financial Disclosure

Authors William C. Haas, III, MD; Carrie Decker, ND; and Susan T. Marcolina, MD, report no financial relationships relevant to this field of study.

Integrative Medicine Alert's Executive Editor David Kiefer, MD, reports he is a consultant for WebMD. Peer reviewer J. Adam Rindfleisch, MD, MPhil, AHC Media Executive Editor Leslie Coplin, and Managing Editor Jonathan Springston report no financial relationships relevant to this field of study.

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