U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Health Resources & Services Administration
Bureau of Health Professions. (No. D09-HP09353)
PI/PD: Joyce K. Anastasi
The purpose of this project is to develop and implement a new advanced education nursing program, specifically a 9-credit subspecialty in Herbs, Nutraceuticals, and Supplements (HNS), to enhance advanced education and practice in the area of HNS. The subspecialty focuses on integrating HNS into Master of Science (MS) Nurse Practitioner (NP) programs at Colleges of Nursing. This 9-credit sequence of three courses is offered as a subspecialty in any of the ongoing MS Nurse Practitioner majors (Adult, Family, Pediatric, Women’s Health, Midwifery, Oncology, Psychiatric/Mental Health, etc.). Education and training in HNS is critical for healthcare providers practicing in today’s healthcare market, as patients self-prescribe and learn about various products from the commercially driven herbal, nutraceutical, and supplement industry. Researchers found that information about HNS on the internet was primarily developed by retailers of such products without adequate disclosure. Hence, the average consumer may be receiving biased information driven by the commercial interests of such author(s). Furthermore, studies suggest that most patients do not abandon conventional Western medicine but combine it with HNS. Similarly, healthcare providers do not routinely inquire about the use of such products with their patients, creating a potentially unsafe situation with drug-herbal interactions.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Health Resources & Services Administration
Bureau of Health Professions. (No. D09-HP-00025)
PI/PD: Joyce K. Anastasi
This program is designed to be incorporated within the Master of Science (MS) Nurse Practitioner programs at Colleges of Nursing. A 9-credit sequence of three courses are offered as a Subspecialty in any of the ongoing MS Nurse Practitioner specialties (Adult, Geriatric, Family, Pediatric, Women’s Health, Midwifery, Oncology, Psychiatric/Mental Health). The first two courses are didactic and provide an overview of, and theoretical grounding in, the different integrative modalities. Lecture topics focus on various traditional systems of health care, such as Ayurveda, Homeopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine, Native American, Latin American, Kampo, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Specific classes are devoted to discussing the safety and regulation of integrative therapies from a primary care perspective. The third course has a clinical focus, with each student assigned to observe an integrative medicine practitioner in a chosen modality. Additional clinical focus is provided through weekly case studies, in which students are challenged to appropriately incorporate integrative therapies into the treatment plans of patients with Western illnesses (diagnoses) such as hypertension and diabetes. This course is co-led by an integrative therapy practitioner and a nurse practitioner. The essence of the course is to reinforce, in practical ways, the interrelationship of two points of view.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Health Resources & Services Administration
Bureau of Health Professions (No. D23 NU00991)
PI/PD: Joyce K. Anastasi
This was one of the first pioneering funded Advanced Practice Nurse HIV Subspecialty programs in the United States, which was implemented in the early days of the epidemic. The program was designed to prepare advanced practice nurses for the clinical and social challenges surrounding HIV/AIDS. The program is ideal for clinicians, nurse specialists, patient care educators, and nurse practitioners. Students have the opportunity to participate with many New York State Designated AIDS Centers. Students analyzed issues surrounding the AIDS epidemic.