ASSESSING RELIABILITY AND CREDIBILITY OF CAM RESOURCES.
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ASSESSING RELIABILITY AND CREDIBILITY OF CAM RESOURCES
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Definition of CAM
Different kinds of CAM
Acupuncture as part of CAM
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
The main website of everything related to acupuncture is NCCAOM.
The website provides for “Resource Center”
Find a Provider Section Customer Service Section
Assessing Reliability and Credibility of NCCAOM.org
Look of the website Who has the responsibility over
the information? Is the information recent? Are the data based on facts or
on opinions?
Appearance
Graphics Professionalism Spelling and Grammar
Responsible Person/Persons
Is it run by one person, a group of people, or by a corporation?
Is the person in charge a specialist in the certain field?
Is there a hidden reason for the establishment of this website?
Is the Information Current
Is the information current?
Are the information up to date?
Are current links available in the site?
Fact or Opinion
Is the site opinion-based or fact-based?
Are there evidences and references to prove the credibility of the information therein?
Are there other links for additional websites?
Reliability and Credibility of NCCAOM.org
Possessed and updated by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Professional-looking Information seems to be up to date Website based on pure facts
References
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and
Oriental Medicine. (2012) Retrieved from: http://www.nccaom.org
What is complementary and alternative medicine. (2011).
Retrieved from http://www.nccam.nih.gov