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Interprofessional Central Line Course For Increased Patient Safety, Amy Smith, Melissa Walsh, James Orlando, Andrew Miller, William Bond, Valerie Rupp, Bryan Kane, Cindy Umbrell, Michael Pasquale Mar 2014

Interprofessional Central Line Course For Increased Patient Safety, Amy Smith, Melissa Walsh, James Orlando, Andrew Miller, William Bond, Valerie Rupp, Bryan Kane, Cindy Umbrell, Michael Pasquale

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

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Complementary And Alternative Medicine: Attitudes And Use Among Health Educators In The United States, Ping Johnson, Jennifer Priestley, Kandice Porter, Jane Petrillo Oct 2013

Complementary And Alternative Medicine: Attitudes And Use Among Health Educators In The United States, Ping Johnson, Jennifer Priestley, Kandice Porter, Jane Petrillo

Jennifer L. Priestley

Background: Interest in and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the United States is increasing. However, CAM remains an area of nascency for researchers and western practitioners. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine U.S. health educators' attitudes toward CAM and their use of common CAM therapies. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among members of a professional health educator listserv. Results: Health educators generally have positive attitudes toward CAM and about 90% have used at least one CAM therapy in the last 12 months. Differences in CAM attitudes and use were significant, with females …