Integrating Biomedicine and Asian Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities

This activity offers CE credits for: 1. Physicians (CME) 2. Other ACTIVITY GOAL To understand the conceptual framework for integrating biomedicine and Asian medicine. LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to: • Discuss the limitations and advantages of biomedicine and Asian medicine • Assess when it is more beneficial to use biomedicine and when Asian medicine • Describe the practical guidelines for combining biomedicine and Asian medicine TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing medical education activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders. CREDIT INFORMATION CME Credit (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 providership of CME Outfitters, LLC, and Psychiatric Times. CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Note to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: AANPCP and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. DISCLOSURE DECLARATION It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CME/CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CME/CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer-review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations. James Lake, MD, has no disclosures to report. David Mischoulon, MD (peer/content reviewer), reports that he has received research support from Fisher Wallace, Nordic Naturals, Methylation Sciences Inc, and PharmoRX Therapeutics; he has received honoraria from the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy; and he has received royalties from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for the book, Natural Medications for Psychiatric Disorders: Considering the Alternatives. Applicable Psychiatric Times staff and CME Outfitters staff have no disclosures to report. UNLABELED USE DISCLOSURE Faculty of this CME/CE activity may include discussion of products or devices that are not currently