David Spiegel, M.D.

Mind-Body Medicine

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

This lecture is part of the CAM Online Education Series. The series contains 10 chapters. Each lecture includes:

• A video lecture by one author, including the transcript
• A question and answer transcript
• An optional online test
• Additional resource links
• A certificate of completion

Although developed for health care professionals to receive continuing education, members of the public are invited to view the series and learn more about various aspects of CAM and CAM research.