title: What to say when your patients ask you about complementary and alternative medicine.
abstract: There is an increasing interest in the variety of healers and treatments considered as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Care managers often encourage patients to take an active role in their self-care. The approach to self-care may include CAM. Care managers need to understand CAM and help patients become educated consumers in order to enhance their health and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia Health System, McKim Box 800566, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. cjw2s@virginia.edu
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Westley
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care