Integrative Health Studies

1. PLO:Explain the foundational principles, philosophies, practice, and models of integrative health care

1.1. INHS620 CLO: Describe integrative health models in terms of settings, healthcare disciplines, and business practices Examine how the principles and philosophies of integrative health impact patient outcomes

1.1.1. Electives

2. PLO: Apply research literacy skills to critically analyze integrative health research literature

2.1. INHS610 CLO: Find key sources of primary and secondary research regarding CIH approaches to common and serious conditions.

2.2. INHS610 CLO: Evaluate the evidence regarding benefits and harms of complementary and integrative health approaches for key common and serious conditions of the psychiatric, dermatologic, neurologic, cardiovascular, metabolic, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems, as well as in infectious disease, oral cavity health, oncology, and in pregnancy.

2.2.1. INHS710 CLO Create an evidence-informed, culturally competent integrative health approach solution for an identified real-world scenario.

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3. PLO: Select evidence-based integrative health interventions aligned with prevalent health conditions

3.1. INHS610 CLO:Identify the CIH approaches with the strongest evidence and most promise of benefit for common and serious conditions.

3.2. INHS610 CLO:Create summaries of benefits and harms for CIH approaches to health conditions of interest.

4. PLO: Analyze the factors associated with incorporating integrative health practices in their profession and health care organization

4.1. INHS620 CLO: Analyze the facilitators and barriers for the practice of integrative health

4.1.1. INHS710 CLO: Identify a real-world challenge in an area of health care that an integrative health approach can address

4.2. INHS620 CLO: Apply interprofessional communication and teamwork to facilitate discussion among integrative health practitioners

5. PLO: Evaluate the principles, practices, and application of particular areas of the integrative health care field

5.1. INHS620 CLO: Evaluate models of integrative health practiced both in the US and internationally

5.1.1. Electives

5.1.1.1. INHS710 CLO Evaluate the barriers and facilitators in applying an integrative health approach to an identified real-world scenario

6. Research Literacy Skills: 1.Student is can generate a searchable question 2.Students can generate key words relevant to their question; 3.Student can access the appropriate databases or search engines to find relevant information to answer their question; 4.Student can differentiate information and types of evidence for the summary of evidence on their chosen condition; 5.Student can weigh the strength of the available evidence looking at research design strengths and limitations; 6.Student can recognize the reliability, credibility, relevance and transparency of different sources; 7.Students can use appropriate qualitative checklists to evaluate case studies, cohort studies and/or randomized clinical control trials to inform their summary of the evidence; 8.Students can identify patient reported outcome measures relevant to their chosen condition; 9.Student can apply the best available evidence to answer questions and inform decisions. 10.Student is able to make the research accessible to their intended audiences (i.e. stakeholders, organization administrators, public etc).

7. PLO= Program Level Learning Outcome CLO= Course Level Learning Outcomes