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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States (2005)

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11182.
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APPENDIX F
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers*

CENTERS FOR CAM RESEARCH

Aging and Women’s Health

Center for CAM Research in Aging and Women’s Health, Columbia University, New York, New York

Arthritis

Center for Alternative Medicine Research on Arthritis, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Cancer

  • Center for Cancer Complementary Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Specialized Center of Research in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cardiovascular Diseases

CAM Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease, University of Michigan Taubman Health Care Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Cardiovascular Disease and Aging in African Americans

Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa

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As of December 2004.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11182.
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Chiropractic

Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, Davenport, Iowa

Craniofacial Disorders

Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Portland, Oregon

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Center for CAM in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Neurological Disorders

Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

Pediatrics

Pediatric Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona

CENTERS FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS RESEARCH: BOTANICALS

Botanical Center for Age-Related Diseases, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Botanical Dietary Supplements for Women’s Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

Center for Dietary Supplements Research: Botanicals, University of California, Los Angeles, California

Center for Phytomedicine Research, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, Arizona

Center for Phytonutrient and Phytochemical Studies, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11182.
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CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH ON CAM

Acupuncture

Neuroimaging Acupuncture Effects on Human Brain Activity, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Antioxidants

  • Center of Excellence for Research on CAM Antioxidant Therapies, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

  • Translational Research Center for CAM Therapy of Asthma, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Center on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Stress Arousal, and Immune Response in Early HIV, University of California, San Francisco, California

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Alternative Therapies for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, McLean Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11182.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11182.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11182.
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Integration of complementary and alternative medicine therapies (CAM) with conventional medicine is occurring in hospitals and physicians offices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are covering CAM therapies, insurance coverage for CAM is increasing, and integrative medicine centers and clinics are being established, many with close ties to medical schools and teaching hospitals. In determining what care to provide, the goal should be comprehensive care that uses the best scientific evidence available regarding benefits and harm, encourages a focus on healing, recognizes the importance of compassion and caring, emphasizes the centrality of relationship-based care, encourages patients to share in decision making about therapeutic options, and promotes choices in care that can include complementary therapies where appropriate.

Numerous approaches to delivering integrative medicine have evolved. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States identifies an urgent need for health systems research that focuses on identifying the elements of these models, the outcomes of care delivered in these models, and whether these models are cost-effective when compared to conventional practice settings.

It outlines areas of research in convention and CAM therapies, ways of integrating these therapies, development of curriculum that provides further education to health professionals, and an amendment of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act to improve quality, accurate labeling, research into use of supplements, incentives for privately funded research into their efficacy, and consumer protection against all potential hazards.

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