1、Garlic to Ginseng Challenging Alternative Medicine Queries Your Library,Sally M. Patrick, M.L.S. Project Director Utah Consumer Health Information Initiative Alice Weber, M.L.S., RN Acquisitions Librarian Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library University of UtahUtah Library Association Annual Con
2、ference May 6, 2004,Goals for Today,Introductions & overview of Eccles Library services & resources Brief history of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Realize the need to promote an evidence based approach to educating consumers about CAM Provide exposure to Evidence-based resources in CAM,
3、History,Ayurveda 1500 BC to AD 500 Acupuncture 5,000 years old Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 2,000 years old Homeopathy 1790s Allopathic Medicine,History in the U.S.,1991- $2 million to NIH 1993 Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) 1998 NCCAM established 2001 CAM on PubMed 2002 NCCAMs first Cli
4、nical Trial,The Reference Interview Things to Consider,Provide complete and authoritative health information not medical advice or interpretations When in doubt, always refer back to practitioner Teach critical evaluation of Internet resources Anxiety be sensitive and respect privacy,Evaluating Cons
5、umer Health Information Resources,MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing Consider the source Focus on quality Be a cyber-skeptic Look for the evidence Check for currency Beware of bias Protect your privacy Consult with a health professionalFrom MedlinePlus page on Evaluating Health Information,CAM
6、 Definitions,Complementary Used together with conventional medicine. Alternative Used in place of conventional medicine. Integrative Medicine Combines mainstream medical therapies and CAM therapies for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness.,CAM Categories,A
7、lternative Medical Systems Mind-Body Interventions Biologically Based Therapies Manipulative and Body-based Methods Energy Therapies Biofield Therapies Bioelectromagnetic-based Therapies,Online Resources just for starters,Eccles Health Sciences Library http:/medlib.med.utah.edu/ Librarians Index to
8、the Internet Utah Public Pioneer -http:/pioneer.utah.gov/ Utah Consumer Health Information Network http:/uchin.med.utah.edu/,Online Resources just for starters,MedlinePlus- http:/medlineplus.gov/ National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine-http:/nccam.nih.gov/ Hawaii Health Portal- ht
9、tp:/hawaiihealthportal.org,In Summary,CAM is a legitimate part of evidence-based medicine and therefore important to provide to patrons if high quality Use MedlinePlus & NCCAM links for quality information Be aware more and more CAM is being focused on by patrons Consumer Health: An Evidence Based A
10、pproach to CAM-NN/LM MCR coursehttp:/nnlm.gov/mcr/consumer_health/cam/,Bibliography,Eccles Health Sciences Library http:/medlib.med.utah.edu/ Librarians Index to the Internet www.lii.org Utah Public Pioneer - http:/pioneer.utah.gov/ Utah Consumer Health Information Network-UCHIN-(look for on Public
11、Pioneer) -http:/uchin.med.utah.edu/,Bibliography,MedlinePlus- http:/medlineplus.gov/ National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -http:/nccam.nih.gov/ Hawaii Health Portal -http:/hawaiihealthportal.org Evaluation of Health Information:http:/www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealthinformation.htmlhttp:/nccam.nih.gov/health/webresources/,Bibliography for History of CAM,(All sites accessed 3/19/04) Traditional Chinese Medicine http:/ Homeopathyhttp:/ for History of CAM,(All sites accessed 3/19/04) Acupuncturehttp:/ Ayurvedahttp:/ Unconventional Medicinehttp:/
