Handbook of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine: Education, Practice and Research Volume 2: Professional Practice & Regulations

Six volumes combine to make up the Handbook of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine: Education, Practice and Research, which describes the education, practice, and research-related issues of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine; and its efficacy and safety in treating diseases and health conditions. Further the volumes review integrative medicine around the world to share the best practices and experiences in terms of education, practice and research; and identify the challenges and suggest recommendations to overcome them.

The 20 chapters of Volume 2 focus on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practice-related issues. It begins with a history of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practice and continues with coverage of terminologies and types of complementary and alternative medicine and addresses regulations and laws around the world. It introduces integrative medicine-related issues and discusses herbal medicines and the herbal industry, including safety.

Key Features:

• Explains the quality of complementary and alternative medicine practice and services

• Describes the continuous professional development (CPD) for CAM practitioners, facilitators, and barriers of online CPD

• Covers the technology-related issues in complementary and alternative medicine practice and services

• Describes the challenges of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practice and suggests recommendations to overcome them

Prof. Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the College of Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology of Fujairah, UAE (Previously known as Ajman University). He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (BPharm) from Sana’a University, Yemen and obtained Master and PhD degree in Clinical Pharmacy from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. Prof. Yaser has many postgraduate programs certificates including: Training to Teach in Medicine 2023 from Harvard Medical School, Harvard University; Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching from The Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching (CAULLT). He has more than 20 years’ experiences in education, practice and research in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. He has held various academic and professional positions including Deputy Dean and acting dean for Medical Sciences College and Pharmacy college; PharmD program director, Head of Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice department; Head of Teaching & learning committee, Head of Training committee, head of curriculum committee and other committees. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, editing/authoring more than 30 books and 800 book chapters by Springer, Elsevier, Taylors & Francis, USA. Prof.Yaser has supervised/co-supervised many PhD, Master, PharmD and B-Pharm students. He is a reviewer for eight recognized international peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Yaser taught, prepared, designed, and wrote many pharmacy programs for many universities including Master of Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice program; PharmD program and BPharm program; internship/clerkships for Master, PharmD and BPharm programs; more than 30 courses related to Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice, Social Pharmacy and Patients care.