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The below links may be helpful for researching integrative medicine information. Natural Standard does not recommend specific programs, therapies or practitioners. This database is purely informational. We invite students of all disciplines to participate in our academic rotations- either in Somerville, MA or through virtual/distance learning courses. For more information, or to collaborate on programs please contact us.

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*New* Natural Standard Continuing Education Programs:

Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians:

Acai: Safety & Effectiveness

Aloe: Safety & Effectiveness

Ashwagandha: Safety & Effectiveness

Astragalus: Safety & Effectiveness

Beta glucan: Safety & Effectiveness

Bilberry: Safety & Effectiveness

Boswellia: Safety & Effectiveness

Cat’s claw: Safety & Effectiveness

Chlorophyll: Safety & Effectiveness

Chondroitin: Safety & Effectiveness

Cinnamon: Safety & Effectiveness

CoQ10: Safety & Effectiveness

Cordyceps: Safety & Effectiveness

Cranberry: Safety & Effectiveness

Creatine: Safety & Effectiveness

Dandelion: Safety & Effectiveness

DHEA: Safety & Effectiveness

DMSO: Safety & Effectiveness

Echinacea: Safety & Effectiveness

Fish oil: Safety & Effectiveness

Flaxseed: Safety & Effectiveness

Garlic: Safety & Effectiveness

Ginger: Safety & Effectiveness

Ginkgo: Safety & Effectiveness

Ginseng: Safety & Effectiveness


*New* CMEs for Physicians and other disciplines coming soon!


Other CE programs and training materials:

Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment

Acute Otitis Media

Adult Immunizations

Allergic Rhinitis

Alternative Medicine 1107

Alternative Medicine 1201

Alternative Medicine: Basics of Holistic Health

Alternative Medicine: Potential Interactions Between Warfarin and Herbals

Alternative Therapies: Growing Options in Nursing Practice

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

An Evidence-Based Approach to Treating Behavioral Disturbances & Seizures in Older Patients

An Evidence-Based Approach to Treating Seizures & Behavioral Disturbances in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

An Evolving View of Menopausal Hormone Therapy

An Update of the Pharmacological Treatments for Hypertension

Anti-Aging Herbs and Supplements: An Evidence Based Approach (Presentation)

Anxiety: Prevention and Complementary Therapies for Children and Adolescents

Are High-protein Ketogenic Diets the Key to Weight Control?

Anti-Aging Herbs and Supplements: An Evidence Based Approach (Webinar)

Asthma Management

ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Asbestos Toxicity (Web-based)

ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Beryllium Toxicity (Web-based)

ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Cadmium Toxicity (Web-based)

ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Cholinesterase Inhibitors (Web-Based)

ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Nitrates/Nitrites Toxicity (Web-Based)

ATSDR Case Study in Environmental Medicine: Environmental Triggers of Asthma (Web-Based)

ATSDR Case Study in Environmental Medicine: Ethylene Glycol/Propylene Glycol Toxicity (Web-Based)

ATSDR Case Study in Environmental Medicine: Lead Toxicity (Web-based)

Balancing the Demands in Your Life Through Humor

Betel Nut

Better Fitness: Flexibility, Endurance and Strength

Birthing Alternatives: Toward a rewarding birthing experience.

Bitter Melon

Botanicals in Medicine Series: Botanical Foundations

Botanicals in Medicine Series: Menopause & Osteoporosis

Breast Cancer

Bringing Nutrition Screening to Seniors

CAM in Cancer Care: Overview for Clinicians

CAM Options for Chemotherapy Side Effects and Related Conditions (Presentation)

CAM Options for Chemotherapy Side Effects and Related Conditions (Webinar)

Care of the Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) update: Part I

Care of the Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) update Part II

Caring for the Ostomy Patient

Caring for the Patient with Epilepsy: The Role of the Community Pharmacist

CE in the Mornings: Contemporary Therapeutic Concepts (Multiple CEs)

Challenging Cases in Toxicology

Clinical applications of pharmacogenetics in retail pharmacy

Clinical Integration Series: Approaches to Women’s Health, Depression, Asthma, Cardiology

Clinical Trials Course

Cold Sores: A Comparative Look at Available Treatments

Communicating with patient and families about dementia

Communicating with patients about common GI problems

Complementary and Adjunctive Medicines (CAM) Used To Treat Diabetes Mellitus

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Aging

Complementary Modalities: An Evidence-Based Approach

Complementary Therapies from a Nursing Perspective

Compliance and Persistence with Osteoporosis Therapy

Connecting with Patients on Hypertension: For the Pharmacist

Contemporary Options for the Management of Scars

Current and Emerging Treatments to Quell Cold and Canker Sores

Depression: Treating To Recovery

Diabetes and comorbid conditions

Diabetes and Weight Management

Diagnosis and Management of Herditary Hemochromatosis

Diet and Kidney Stones

Diet, Obesity & Cardiovascular Disease

Dietary Reference Intakes

Dietary Supplements

Dietary Supplements - Cardiovascular Disease

Dietary Supplements and Fortified Foods

Dietary Supplements in Cancer and Cancer Prevention

Dietary Supplements Used for Weight Loss

Drug Interactions with Psychotropic Medications

Drugs and Supplements Used to Improve Athletic Performance

Dysphagia

Early versus delayed diagnosis and treatment of parkinson's disease: what you need to know

Eating Disorders

Eczema in Children

Endocrine Emergencies

End-of-Life Issues and Pain Management: Essential Concepts

Environmental Justice and Air Pollution: The Right to a Safe and Healthy Environment

Epilepsy: A spectrum of patients

Ethnic Pharmacology: A Neglected Area of Cultural Competence

Evaluating the Risks of Second Generation Antipsychotic Use in Elders with Dementia

Evidence-based Tutorial

Fiber, Fruits, Vegetables and Risk of Colon Cancer

Fibromyalgia: Assessment and Treatment

Fluoroquinolone Update

Food as Medicine

Food & Nutrition in the Prevention & Treatment of Cancer: A Personal & Professional Odyssey

Food for Health: Nutrition and Weight Management

Forgiveness Therapy: The Healing of Wrongs.

Glucose Monitoring: A Case for Improved Outcomes

Good Clinical Practices

Healing Humor: Laughter that Facilitates Wellness

Healing Meditation:: A Way of Stress Reduction

Healing The Spiritual Dimension: A Christian Perspective

Health & Spirituality: Help or Harm

Health and Spirituality

Health Effects of Global Climate Change: How Health Professionals Can Be Part of the Solution

Health-Script: Therapy through Writing

Hepatitis C Course

Herbal and Dietary Supplements: How Do They Effect Traditional and Diagnostic Tests?

Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements

Herbs and Supplements for Cardiovascular Health: An Evidence-based Approach

Herbs and Supplements in Anticoagulation

Herbs and Supplements in Women’s Health

Herbs and Supplements: An Evidence-Based Approach

Hidden Hazards in Health Care

High Utilization Herbs and Supplements: The Bottom Line

HIV Infection: An Update on Antiretroviral Therapy

HIV/AIDS: A Course in the Basics, 2009

Hypertension:Empowering patients to improve health outcomes

Important Conversations: Complementary Therapies...What you must ask, and why

Important Conversations: Talking with Patients about Complementary Therapies

Improve Global Health: Reduce Preventable Deaths

Infection Control

Integrative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach

Integrative Medicine: Can It Be Legally Defensible, Ethically Appropriate and Clinically Responsible?

Interpersonal Communication and Relationship Enhancement (I*CARE)

Introduction to Herbs: Volume 1

Introduction to Herbs: Volume 2

Introduction to Herbs: Volume 3

Introduction to Herbs: Volume 4

Is MSG a Serious Public Health Problem?

Legal Issues

Liability Issues in Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine

Living with Epilepsy: Helping patients and families

Managing Stress

Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies: Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation

Maternal and Infant Nutrition

Medicare Part D

Medication Errors in Community Pharmacy

Medication Errors: The Community Pharmacist

Medications in Pregnancy: Weighing the Risks vs. Benefits of Treatment Options: Volume II

Meditation and Health: A Health Care Approach

Mind & Body Medicine: A Relaxed Attitude

Mind-Body Medicine

Motion Sickness: Calming the Waves of Upset

Multiple Sclerosis

Natural Products for Dyslipidemias

Neurobiological Correlates of Acupuncture

New Considerations for Diabetes in 2008

New Directions in Infant Nutrition: Prebiotics + Probiotics for Improving GI Health and Immunity

New Drugs 2006-2007

New Drugs 2007-2008

New Drugs 2008-2009

Non-Pharmacological Methods to Lower Blood Pressure

Non-Pharmacological Methods to Lower Blood Pressure

Novel Therapeutic Uses of OTC Vitamins, Minerals and Nutraceuticals

NSAIDs & Peptic Ulcer Disease

Nutrients, Endpoints, & the Problem of Proof

Nutrition and Cancer (Pogo Health Education)

Nutrition and Growth

Nutrition and Health Series: Nutrition and Cancer

Nutrition and Health Series: Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health

Nutrition and Metabolic Stress

Nutrition for the Second Half of Life

Nutritional Anemias

Nutritional Benefits of Cranberry

Nutritional Supplements for People with Diabetes

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Occasional Constipation and the Use of OTC Laxatives

Optimizing Individualized Management of Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis Management

Overview of Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Parathyroid Hormone: Anabolic Therapy for Osteoporosis

Patient-Administered Combination Hormonal Contraceptives

Patients talk about...Complementary Therapies and Cancer

Pediatric Overweight

Pharmacotherapeutic Options for Chronic Insomnia

Pharmacy Law

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery

Preceptor Orientation Training Program

Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine for Weight Management

Prevention and Treatment of the Common Cold in Adults

Principles of Obesity Treatment

Prostate Cancer: An Update on Disease Pathogenesis and Drug Therapy

Psoriasis and Its Treatment

Relaxation Therapy: Theory & Practice

Research Update: Morning Hypertension and Stroke

Safe Treatment of Hypothyroidism

Separating Fact from Fiction on the Use of Oral Zinc for the Treatment of Colds

Scientific Evidence on the Health Benefits of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Through Every Stage of Life (PDF format)

Smoking Cessation

Smoking cessation:Moving to success

Spiritual Care: Help in Distress

Spiritual Health: Serving the Whole Person

Sports Nutrition

St. John’s Wort & Depression: What’s the Evidence?

Strategies for Recommending Nonprescription Headache Products for Your Patients

Stress: Impact and Importance in Pharmacy Practice

Studying the Effects of Natural Products

Substitutions Do's and Dont'ts

Sunburn: The Summertime Blues

Talking with Patients about Complementary Therapies

Targeting Transcription Factors for Prevention and Therapy of Cancer by Phytochemicals

The Evidence Behind Herbal Therapies: A Case-based Approach

The Not-so-sad Truth About Depression

The Regulation of Dietary Supplement

The Skinny on Obesity

The Treatment of Menopause

The Use of Combination Therapy in Osteoporosis: Bisphosphonates, Calcium, and Vitamin D

The Use of Saline Nasal Irrigation in Common Upper Respiratory Conditions

To Bleed or not to Bleed: A Review of Hemostasis and Anticoagulation

Tobacco Dependence

Total Cholesterol Management: Taking Complete Control

Travel safety: vaccines and other travel tips

Treatment of Dry Eye

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: A Case Based Approach

Understanding & Fighting Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)-

Understanding Influenza

Understanding Pain and the Community Pharmacist's Role in its Management 

Understanding Probiotics

Understanding the Disease State and Treatment Options for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Update on Cough and Cold Management

Vegetarian Eating: A Better Plan?

Women's Heart Health