3254.0: Monday, November 17, 2003: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Learning Objectives: 1) Participants will become familiar with the developing roles being played by acupuncture in American medicine and American public health. 2) Regional similiarities and differences between California and New England will be examined for the role of acupuncture in public health settings. 3) Participants will gain some exposure to the history and current professional and regulatory issues for acupuncture in the US. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Alan I. Trachtenberg, MD, MPH | |||
| Acupuncture, Public Health and Substance Abuse Treatment: A National Perspective Alan I. Trachtenberg, MD, MPH | |||
| Providing Acupuncture in a Public Health Setting Elizabeth Sommers, MPH, LicAc | |||
| Acupuncture in California: Profile of a profession Catherine Dower, JD | |||
| Preventive Health Services and California Acupuncturists Adam Burke, PhD, MPH, LAc | |||
| Public Health and Acupuncture in San Francisco - A Health Department Perspective Barbara Garcia, PhD | |||
| Organized by: | Alternative and Complementary Health Practices | ||
| Endorsed by: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Chiropractic Health Care; Medical Care; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy | ||