Nutrition Considerations of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation &/or Chemotherapy

Presented by: 

Gina Ghirardi, RD, CSO, LDN, Oncology Dietitian at Baystate Medical Center

Date & time: 
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: 

Western Massachusetts Hospital, 91 East Mountain Road, Westfield, MA

This talk will discuss several complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices among cancer patients and the importance of having an open discussion about CAM with your patients.

Objectives

  1. Why cancer patients use Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and why they may not tell you.
  2. Prevalence of CAM.
  3. Overview of CAM practices including dietary supplements that cancer patients use.
  4. How to have an open dialogue about CAM.
  5. Assessing the Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Therapies.
  6. Resources for evaluating CAM.

2 CPEUs offered.

5:30pm Registration, 5:45pm Light Dinner served, 6:00pm Speaker Presentation

WAMDA Members: $20, non members: $25
Please make check out to WAMDA and send with registration form to:
WAMDA c/o Anne Maher, 129 Blackberry Lane, Amherst MA 01002

To RSVP by phone or email;
Anne 413-687-3671 or [email protected]

Registration Form