A 237 page toolbox of general information, guidelines and benefit interpretation for the effective clinical and resource management of alternative medicine and preventive health care services. Includes alternative medicine clinical review criteria guidelines, resources, references, web sites plus preventive health care ('Wellness') guidelines listed by age & sex and the Prevention of coronary artery disease & stroke guideline - all with resources and references. Updated annually

Table of Contents

Complementary Alternative Medicine:

• Introduction
• Licensure and credentialing of CAM practitioners
• Demand for alternative medicine therapy
• Health plan coverage, general
• Acupuncture
• Applied Kinesiology
• Aromatherapy
• Ayurvedic medicine
• Biofeedback
• Magnet and Bioelectromagnetic therapy
• Chiropractic services
• Diet and nutrition
• Guided imagery
• Herbal medicine/Nutritional supplements

• Treatment of menopausal symptoms with herbal products
• Common Herbal and Other CAM Products with Putative Therapeutic Claims
• Weight loss CAM
• Green tea for weight loss

• Operation Cure All, Coverage issues for herbal products
• Homeopathy
• Hypnosis
• Manual/massage therapies
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Naturopathy
• Relaxation therapy
• Transcendental meditation
• Yoga
• CAM Cancer Therapies
• Resources for CAM
• References/suggested reading, general and by topic - CAM
• Organizations related to CAM
• Web sites related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Preventive Health Care (‘Wellness’) Guidelines by Age and Sex:

• Introduction
• Preventive Health Risk Assessment, Wellness and Preventive Care Policy
• Domestic Violence Screening
• Medical record reminders
• Immunizations, general notes
• Pediatric preventive health care
• Sexual and drug histories
• Comprehensive Eye Exams
• Patient version, Pediatric preventive health care guidelines
• Prenatal preventive health care
• Patient version, Prenatal preventive health guidelines
• Adult preventive health care
• Preventive Physical Activity Regimens
• Preventive Health Care Coverage by Medical and Health Plans
• Patient versions of the adult guidelines, male
• Patient versions of the adult guidelines, female
• Preventive health care interventions
• Presurgical screening tests
• Healthy adult preventive care matrix, flow sheet
• Vitamins
• 2005 Diet recommendations
• References and resources
• Organizations - providing helpful preventive health care information
• Web sites related to Preventive Health Care

CAD and Stroke Prevention:

• Introduction
• Risk factors, major and minor
• The Metabolic Syndrome
• Homocysteine
• Protective factors and risk reduction strategies

• Stroke Prevention - The relationship between TIAs and subsequent stroke
• Antioxidant vitamins
• Lifestyle factors
• Diet/Nutrition
• Drug Management to prevent atherosclerosis
• Physical Activity
• Weight reduction
• Depression

• Risk reduction strategies summary - table
• Management of hypercholesterolemia - table
• Nutritional management of hypercholesterolemia - table
• Hypolipemic drug therapy - table
• Laboratory monitoring of therapy
• Improving guideline compliance by providers of care
• Notes

References and Resources: CAD & Stroke Prevention

• References
• Acronyms
• Patient version of the guideline
• Soy protein content of soy foods
• Nutritional components of fish, shell fish
• Web Sites
• Notes