Description:

Our patients come to us after exploring various avenues of self-help- At times, these
avenues involve the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies-
Select a common (or not so common) illness! or condition that affects a specific ethnic
group! or cultu’al group or vulnerable population-

Name the condition! or illness and the group! or population-

Identify two (2) CAM therapies that patients are likely to try before seeking (or in
addition to) allopathic, osteopathic, or ayu’vedic medical intervention for the illness or
condition.

Discuss the effectiveness of each therapy you identified-

Describe how you would answer an individual who asks you for you professional
advice about the use of these CAM therapies-

Note: Do not discuss an illness! or condition about which a classmate has already
posted- The diversity will lead to a more robust discussion- There are many examples
you may discuss, including sickle- cell disease in African Americans, constipation in
the elderly people, or the use of Reiki for mental and emotional healing by Japanese
people- Think of others from you practice settings or prelicensu’e experiences-