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in the VA Jeanette E Akhter MD MAc War Related Illness and Injury Center Washington DC Important Questions 1 What is CAM 2 Why is it important for me to know about it 3 Is the VA involved in CAM ID: 678123

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Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the VA

Jeanette E. Akhter, M.D.,

M.Ac

War Related Illness and Injury Center

Washington, DCSlide2

Important Questions1. What is CAM?2. Why is it important for me to know about it?

3. Is the VA involved in CAM?Slide3

Definition of CAM “Diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine” (NCCAM

)Slide4

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on CAM1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serviceshttp://nccam.nih.govSlide5

NCCAM's missionTo explore CAM practices using rigorous scientific methods and build an evidence base regarding the safety and effectiveness of these practices Basic, translational ("bench-to-bedside"), and clinical research Research capacity building and training

Education and outreach programsSlide6

Further Definition"Complementary medicine" refers to use of CAM together with conventional medicine. Most use of CAM by Americans is complementary. "Alternative medicine" refers to use of CAM in place of conventional medicine

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"Integrative medicine" (also called integrated medicine) refers to a practice that combines both conventional and CAM treatments for which there is evidence of safety and effectiveness. Slide7

Types of CAM Natural products Mind-body medicine Manipulative and body-based practices Movement therapies Traditional healers Energy field manipulationSlide8

Types of CAMWhole medical systemsAyurvedic medicine Traditional Chinese medicine

Acupuncture

Herbs

Homeopathy

NaturopathySlide9

CAM Online Education Series10 lectures with videos and

transcripts

A question and answer transcript

An optional online test

Additional resource links

A certificate of completionSlide10

Why incorporate CAM in the VA?

Numerous Veterans have complex and difficult-to-diagnose, difficult-to treat health problems following deploymentSlide11

TreatmentFirst response: Provide the highest quality traditional western medical care availableSometimes results are not completely

satisfactory

Residual pain

Side effects of treatments

Veterans, their families, and their care

providers

seek additional beneficial therapies

Slide12

Use of CAM in USThe 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) showed that approximately 38 percent of adults use CAM. Slide13

VHAHCS Complementary and Alternative Medicine2002 VA Health Agency Information Group Study84% of VAs offered either in-house CAM therapies or referred out

Study being repeated this yearSlide14

VA Central Office preparing publication of guidelines for CAMStandardization of criteria to determine which CAM modalities should be integrated into VA care

Credentialing requirements for practitioners

Mechanisms for CAM delivery

Documentation, billing, etc.