FWD 2 American Botanical Council: The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs

Learning Objectives


The information is followed by a self-test. Upon completion of this course, health professionals should be able to:

1)       Identify the 29 most popular medicinal herbs available to consumers in the U.S. market.

2)       Explain the common therapeutic indications of the leading herbs.

3)       Provide an overview of the clinical study research of the leading herbs.

4)       Identify potential drug interactions and side effects.

5)       Evaluate the safety issues and contraindications.

6)       Interpret product labels for indications of clinical efficacy.

7)       Distinguish different types of brands on the marketplace which are backed by clinical research.

8)       Understand the implications of government regulations on the clinical use of herbs.


Target Audiences

Dietitians, Naturopathic Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Physicians.

Method Instruction

Information is presented in monographs followed by test questions.

Accreditation

NOTE: Accreditation is no longer available for any discipline as of December 2010.

Dietitians

A total of 12 CE hours will be awarded to Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the American Dietetic Association, through Southwest Texas State University, for the successful completion of this program.

Naturopathic Physicians

A total of 12 CE hours will be awarded by the American Botanical Council in collaboration with the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Examiners for the successful completion of this program.

Nurses

A total of 10 contact hours is provided by the Texas Nurses Association. Texas Nurses Association/Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This activity meets Type I criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements toward relicensure as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.

Pharmacists

A total of 1.2 CEU (12 contact hours) will be awarded to pharmacists for the successful completion of this program. The Texas Pharmacy Association is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. The ACPE Program number is 154–999–03–700–H01 with an initial release date of March 2003. All requests for continuing education credit must be submitted to Texas Pharmacy Association prior to February 27, 2006.

Physicians

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Texas Medical Association and the American Botanical Council.  Texas Medical Association is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Texas Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.5 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Expiration date: January 31, 2005


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