UCI Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine Colloquium Lecture

The Colloquium Lecture for Today from 4:30 – 5:30, has been canceled. The speaker has just learned of a family emergency and must fly out of the country tonight. We are unable to make other arrangements due to the short notice.


Presents
Tahseen Mozaffar, MD
Associate Professor (Neurology)
Director, UC Irvine Neuromuscular Program
Director, UC Irvine-MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Center

“Economic Burden from the use of Complementary and Alternative Methods of Treatment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is often a fatal neurodegenerative disorder. There are no effective cures for this disease and in majority of cases there is relentless progression of symptoms and signs. Average survival from the time diagnosis is given is roughly around 36 months. The purpose of this study was to study the pattern of use of complementary and alternative methods of treatment in this disorder. We then wanted to calculate the economic costs associated with such use and the factors surrounding use of these methods in ALS.

Thursday, March 6th, 2008
4:30 – 5:30 pm

Hitachi Conference Room, Plumwood House, UCI Campus


This talk and opportunity for discussion is part of a monthly series offered by the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine. Additional information: http://www.sscim.uci.edu or 949-824-5763.