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Evolution of CAM within VA

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Stephen Ezeji-Okoye, MD , VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Department of Veteran Affairs - VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
Care provided within VA has traditionally been disease focused, but as part of its commitment to provide personalized, proactive, patient driven care VA is now looking at CAM modalities as a potential way to meet these goals.

Learning Areas:

Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the challenges with implementation of CAM practices into an integrated health care system

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: For the past ten years I have served as subject matter expert in VA on the integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine practices into VA care. I currently serve as a member of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's Advisory Board.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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