provide an educational session about a complementary and alternative medicine therapy of your choice as part of a community health and wellness seminar. As a group, choose a CAM therapy and write a 6-8 page evidenced-based paper and prepare a 15-minute presentation for your chosen therapy. To prevent duplication of CAM therapies, all topics will be approved by the course leaders. When researching your paper, be sure to include actual clinical trials and/or systematic reviews of clinical trials to further support your therapy. Consider the following when writing your paper: • Origins of therapeutic practice (Historical beginnings/context of the chosen therapy) • Discuss the effectiveness of your chosen therapy • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of your chosen therapy • What practice considerations do you need to be concerned about? Is there a potential for interaction with other medications or therapies? Multimedia resources (such as power point, Prezi, Wiki, or any other interactive multimedia format available) are encouraged as teaching and learning tools. Exhibits, music, artifacts, rituals, religious icons, and ethnic costumes may be used to enhance the quality of the presentation. EVIDENCE-BASED PAPER GRADING RUBRIC Accurately introduces topic of discussion in an organized and well-detailed manner; clearly articulates rationale for why this is an important issue for healthcare professionals and consumers. Accurately discusses the origins of selected therapy in an organized and well-detailed manner. Includes discussion of how to practice the therapy Accurately analyzes the evidence, supportive and unsupportive, for the effectiveness of this treatment modality discussion in an organized and well-detailed manner. More than 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages from a nursing and/or patient perspective are identified and supported by citations. Six or more in total Complete discussion of practice and safety concerns Summary is detailed and accurate; content reflects significant depth and insight into topic.
