Searching for CAM Resources: A Librarians Guide

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Searching for CAM ResourcesA Librarians Guide

• Mary Congleton, MLS
• Southern Kentucky AHEC
• UK Medical Center Library
• Winn Theirl, MSLS
• University of KY Chandler Medical Center Library

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Searching for CAM ResourcesEducational
Objectives

• Identify what is meant by the term CAM
• Identify resources and databases which provide
  CAM information
• Identify ways to evaluate web-based information
  for quality of content

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What is CAM?

• Complementary and alternative medicine, as
  defined by NCCAM, is a group of diverse medical
  and health care systems, practices and products
  that are not presently considered to be part of
  conventional medicine.
• 
  National Center for
• Complementary and
  Alternative Medicine

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Whos Using CAM?

• More than you might think

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http//www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad343.pdf
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Whats the Difference BetweenComplementary
Alternative Medicine? National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine

• Complementary medicine is used together with
  conventional medicine. An example of a
  complementary therapy is using aromatherapy to
  help lessen a patient's discomfort following
  surgery.

• Alternative medicine is used in place of
  conventional medicine. An example of an
  alternative therapy is using a special diet to
  treat cancer instead of undergoing surgery,
  radiation, or chemotherapy that has been
  recommended by a conventional doctor.

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When Searching for Resources

• You can search using
• Complementary Medicine
• AND ---- OR ---- NOT
• Alternative Medicine
• Or you can use the term that is frequently used
  
• CAM

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Things to Consider When Searching for CAM
Resources

• Points to remember
• Not all information on the web is true and
  accurate
• You can find good information on bad web sites
  and bad information on good sites
• Trust you instincts!

• Some basic questions
• 1. What is the purpose?
• 2. Who created the site?
• 3. What is the scope?
• 4. How timely is the information?
• 5. How is the site structured?

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Where Can I Locate Resources?

• Lets Find
• Out

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Meta Sites

• One Source
• Many Resources

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The Alternative Medicine Homepagehttp//www.pitt.
edu/cbw/altm.html
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Consider A Sites Authorship
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Example of Content Found at this Site
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Additional Examples, Including International Links
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Government Resources

• Your Tax At Work!

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National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicinehttp//nccam.nih.gov
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NCCAM Facts At A Glance

• Mission The National Center for Complementary
  and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is dedicated to
  exploring complementary and alternative healing
  practices in the context of rigorous science
  training complementary and alternative medicine
  researchers disseminating authoritative
  information to the public and professionals
• Director Stephen E. Straus, M.D.
• Date Established October 1998 NCCAM was
  established, by Congressional mandate. The
  Center's predecessor, the Office of Alternative
  Medicine, was established in 1992.
• Budget, 117,752,000Amount Congress appropriated
  for NCCAM's use in FY 2004.

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NCCAM Web Site Contents Health Information

• Understanding Complementary and Alternative
  Medicine (CAM) What Is Complementary and
  Alternative Medicine (CAM)? -- En Español  Making
  Decisions About Using CAM -- En Español 
  Selecting a CAM Practitioner  Consumer Financial
  Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
  Herbal Supplements Consider Safety, Too  What's
  in the Bottle? An Introduction to Dietary
  Supplements -- En Español
• Alerts and Advisoriesinformation on drug
  interactions, harmful side effects, and public
  health advisories   FDA Warning on
  Androstenedione (Andro) (March 2004)   Ephedra
  Consumer Advisory (April 2004)  Echinacea Not
  Effective in Treating Children's Colds New Study
  Results (December 2003)

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NCCAM Web Site Contents, Continued

• Treatment Information is available
• By Treatment or Therapyacupuncture, homeopathy,
  and more 
• By Disease or Conditioncancer, depression, pain,
  and more 
• About Dietary Supplementskava, ephedra, black
  cohosh, and more

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NCCAM Web SiteAdditional Resources

• More Resources are available
• Ask questions, order publications, and
  moreinformation from the NCCAM Clearinghouse 
• 10 Things To Know About Evaluating Medical
  Resources on the Web 
• CAM on PubMed journal citations  
• Combined Health Information Database
  (CHID)health education and information
  resources 
• Medical Dictionary (MEDLINEplus) 
• Links to Other Organizations

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Databases

• Specialized Resources

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NLMs MEDLINE Database- PUBMED (PubMed.gov)
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PubMed.Gov

• PubMed
• Provides free access to MEDLINE, NLM's database
  of more than 11 million bibliographic citations
  and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing,
  dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care
  systems, and preclinical sciences.
• Includes access to additional selected life
  sciences journals not in MEDLINE.
• Links to the full-text of articles at
  participating publishers' web sites.
• Links to the molecular biology databases
  maintained by NCBI.
• New citations are usually added to PubMed Tuesday
  through Saturday.

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Databases

• CAM on PubMed
• Search CAM on PubMedYour literature search
  will be automatically limited to the
  complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
  subset of PubMed. Your searches are free.
• About CAM on PubMed
• NCCAM and the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  have partnered to create CAM on PubMed, a subset
  of NLM's PubMed. PubMed provides access to
  citations from the MEDLINE database and
  additional life science journals. It also
  includes links to many full-text articles at
  journal Web sites and other related Web
  resources.

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Sample Search on PubMed
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Specialized CAM Databases
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HerbalGram

• American Botanical Council
• HerbClip (Journal Reviews)
• HerbMedPro

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www.herbalgram.org
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International Bibliography on Dietary Supplements

• Office of Dietary Supplements (1994)
• Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
• to collect and compile the results of scientific
  research relating to dietary supplements
• Bibliographic Database
• IBIDS Consumer Database

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http//ods.od.nih.gov/databases/ibids.html
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Acubriefs

• Bibliographic database on acupuncture
• Sponsored by the Medical Acupuncture Research
  Foundation
• Acupuncture Manual
• Newsletter
• Personal Librarian Service/Translation Service

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www.acubriefs.com
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Academic/Institution CAM Sites
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University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Center Complementary/Integrative Medicine

• Reviews of Therapies
• Drug Interaction Info
• Recommended Reading List of Books/Journals
• In the News

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www.mdanderson.org/departments/CIMER
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The Continuum Center for Health and Healing

• Information on all aspects of CAM therapies
• Beth Israel Medical Center
• Unique comprehensive approach

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www.healthandhealingny.org
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The Longwood Herbal Task Force

• Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health
  Sciences
• Herbal medicine overviews
• Interactions toxicities

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www.mcp.edu/herbal
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Commercial CAM Sites
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DrWeil.com

• Ask Dr. Weil
• Customized health assessment
• Balanced Living
• Vitamin Advisor

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www.drweil.com
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Internet Health Library

• Index of homeopathic remedies
• Diet nutrition
• A-Z directory of CAM therapies
• British site

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www.internethealthlibrary.com
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Alternative Health News Online

• Diet nutrition
• Free email newsletter
• Mind/body control
• Links to sites on alternative medical systems
• Links to manual healing sites

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www.altmedicine.com
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CAM Related Organizations
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Alternative Medicine Foundation

• Nonprofit organization
• HerbMed database
• TibetMed database
• Resource Guides

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www.amfoundation.org
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Center for Mind-Body Medicine

• Mind-Body Exercises
• CancerGuides
• Mind-Body Skill Groups
• Healing the Wounds of War
• Links to online resources

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www.cmbm.org
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American Holistic Medical Association

• Geared for physicians and allied health
  practitioners
• Founded in 1978
• Frequently asked questions
• Events calendar

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www.holisticmedicine.org
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CAM Reference Sites
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Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field Registry of
Randomized Controlled Trials

• Lays groundwork for conducting systematic reviews
  
• Over 6500 trials
• Citation records are from a variety of databases

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www.compmed.umm.edu/Cochrane/Registry.html
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Abbreviations www.amfoundation.org/geninfo.htmCom
mon20Abbreviations
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Expanded Dictionary of Metaphysical Healthcare,
Alternative Medicine, Paranormal Healing and
Related Methodswww.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelat
edTopics/dictionary/md00.html
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www.SkepDic.com
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Thank you