CME Sponsor:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Location:
This is an online CME activity

Course Directors/Instructors:
David Spiegel, M.D.
Jack, Lulu & Sam Willson Professor in the School of Medicine Associate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Number of Credits:
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Registration Fee: Free

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Detailed Description:

This lecture is part of the CAM Online Education Series. The series contains 10 chapters. Each lecture includes:
  • A video lecture by one author, including the transcript
  • A question and answer transcript
  • An optional online test
  • Additional resource links
  • A certificate of completion
Learning Objectives:
  • Recognize the relationship between stress, altered mental states, and illness
  • Discuss the benefits of integrative medicine
  • Explain hypnosis and its effects
  • Describe the use of mind-body medicine for the treatment of cancer
  • Identify the importance of support groups for patients with cancer