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

Location:
This is an online CME activity

Course Directors/Instructors:
Marc R. Blackman, M.D.
Former Chief of the Endocrine Section Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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:
  • Discuss the theoretical aspects of the aging process, including the decreased ability to respond to stressors
  • Identify the principles of CAM and their relationship to the aging process
  • Describe CAM studies related to aging
  • Examine aging issues specific to women
  • Review CAM approaches to treating prostate cancer in aging men