CAM CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

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CAM CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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CAM Stats

• More than 1/3 of US population uses CAM therapies
• 629 million visits to CAM providers annually
• 27 Billion spent out-of-pocket on CAM therapies
  each year
• Majority of patients combine CAM with allopathic
  (conventional) medicine to maximize treatment
  effects

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CAM In Practice

• Rarely assessed or discussed with allopathic
  healthcare providers
• Evidence base to support CAM safety and efficacy
  is limited and at times, methodologically flawed
• Incorporating CAM information into allopathic
  treatment plans may help patients better manage
  their health

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Integrative Healthcare Specialist

• The UW School of Nursing offers an advanced
  practice nurse (APN) certificate in Complementary
  Alternative Medicine/Healthcare (CAM),
  preparing APNs and allied health professionals as
  
• Integrative Healthcare Specialists

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CAM Program Focus

• The CAM Program addresses
• Wellness health promotion
• CAM therapies and their evidence related to their
  safety efficacy
• Methodological issues
• The CAM Program emphasizes
• Cultural Competence
• Collaboration cost-effectiveness

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Integrative Healthcare Specialist

• Bridge the gap between allopathic CAM for
  optimal patient care management
• Use CAM knowledge to improve patient care
• Better assess patient use of CAM modalities
• Determine safety efficacy (e.g. some herbal
  remedies do not mix with certain allopathic
  medications)
• Create a system for referring patients to CAM
  providers
• Create comprehensive integrative treatment plans

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Integrative Healthcare Specialist

• Use CAM knowledge to improve patient care (cont)
• Assess outcomes of the care plan
• Guide patient decision-making about care
• Understand healthcare policy financing related
  to implementation of CAM modalities
• Analyze aspects of a variety of CAM practices
• Synthesize strategies to incorporate CAM values
  within the practice of allopathic care

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Self-Care

• Learn CAM techniques for self-care for yourself
  and your patients
• Meditation
• Yoga
• Nutrition
• Exercise

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The Program

• Available to healthcare professionals with
  graduate degrees and current matriculated
  graduate students
• 18- credit program 9 credits must be graded at
  a 500 level 3 credit capstone project (or
  graduate project/thesis/dissertation with CAM
  component)
• Most courses available as individual electives
• All required courses are distance-accessible

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The Courses

• Required
• NURS 531 (3 Cr) CAM, Integrative Health Care
  Wellness
• NSG 514 (2 Cr) Integrating Health Care Culture
• NSG 517 (3 Cr) Integrating Assessment Knowledge
  of CAM into Allopathic Care
• UCONJ 444 (1 Cr) Rural Seminar
• NURS 552 (2 Cr) Health Promotion OR NURS 593 (3
  Cr) Preventive Therapeutics
• NURS 599 or equivalent (3 Cr total) Special
  Project

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The Courses

• Electives
• UCONJ 531 (2 Cr) Introduction to Mind/Body
  Medicine
• NMETH 532 (2-3 Cr) Developing an Evidence Base
  for CAM Practice
• NCLIN 599 (1-12 Cr) CAM Clinical Practicum
• CONJ 554 (1 Cr) Hypnosis Fundamentals
• NURS 445 (2-3 Cr) Whole Foods
• NSG 518 (2-3 Cr) Botanical Medicines
• NSG 519 (1 Cr) Qi Gong Reflexology

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How to Apply

• Prospective students with graduate degrees or
  currently enrolled graduate students
• www.son.washington.edu/admissions/certificates/app
  lication.asp
• Graduate Non-Matriculated (GNM)
• www.son.washington.edu/admissions/gnm

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Questions???
Contact Amy Arnold at ala7_at_u.washington.edu