Continuing education and additional evidence-based reviews are provided by Natural Standard, an international, multidisciplinary collaboration of clinicians and researchers from over 100 eminent institutions.

Potential interactions between some drugs and herbal or other supplements are posted in Drug Interaction & FDA Advisories as provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other authoritative sources.

Videos
How can patients and physicians talk with each other about complementary medicine? What experiences have some patients had in using compementary medicines? Why is it so important for the physician to ask what complementary therapies patients are using, and how does one go about it? Three videos exploring these important subjects can be viewed online or ordered on CD-ROM.

• Important Conversations: Talking with Patients about Complementary Therapies (CME credit for physicians)
• Patients talk about...Complementary Therapies and Cancer
• Important Conversations: Complementary Therapies...What you must ask, and why

Experts in the field of complementary and integrative medicine participate in the Integrative Medicine Program Simms Mann Lecture Series. Videos of these lectures are now available for viewing.

And more . . .
Learn the meanings of commonly used terms in complementary/integrative medicine and how clinical trials are used to answer questions about safety and effectiveness.

Find educational programs and events (conferences, workshops and lectures) on complementary and integrative medicine at M. D. Anderson and elsewhere.

Consider complementary/integrative therapies provided at M. D. Anderson through the Place...of wellness and additional nutritional education and support services of the M. D. Anderson Department of Clinical Nutrition.

Access lists of Internet resources plus a free consumer library with internet search assistance provided by the Learning Center.

Find out what's in the news and get answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about M. D. Anderson programs and this Web site.

Tune in to listen to M. D. Anderson's Patient Power with Andrew Schorr, a talk show that represents the cancer patient’s point of view on topics such as complementary & alternative medicine.

This CIMER Web site is provided by Complementary/Integrative Medicine Educational Resources (CIMER), the education component of the Integrative Medicine Program at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Inside CIMER
A second Web site that is only available through M. D. Anderson computers provides licensed access to the full database of Natural Standard plus educational opportunities limited to the faculty and staff of M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.