Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Aging

Course Title: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Aging
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Marc R. Blackman, M.D., Former Chief of the Endocrine Section Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the theoretical aspects of the aging process, including the decreased ability to respond to stressors
• Identify the principles of CAM and their relationship to the aging process
• Describe CAM studies related to aging
• Examine aging issues specific to women
• Review CAM approaches to treating prostate cancer in aging men

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.