Handbook of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine

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 earned his Master's and PhD degrees in Clinical Pharmacy from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. Prof. Yaser has many postgraduate program certificates including: Training to Teach in Medicine 2023 from Harvard Medical School, Harvard University and 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 published by Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, USA. Prof.Yaser has supervised/co-supervised many PhD, Master's, 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 Patient Care.

• Chapter 1. History of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) PracticeChapter 2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) TerminologiesChapter 3. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Regulations WorldwideChapter 4. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) TypesChapter 5. Integrative of Complementary and Alternative MedicineChapter 6. Herbal medicinesChapter 7. Herbal Medicines industry Chapter 8. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: Workforce IssuesChapter 9. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: Licensing/relicensing requirementsChapter 10. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: Interprofessional PracticeChapter 11. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: Access/Equitable Access to the ServicesChapter 12. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: Quality of ServicesChapter 13. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: Continuous Professional DevelopmentChapter 14. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: Impact of COVID-19 & PandemicsChapter 15. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Services Prices/CostChapter 16. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) PrevalenceChapter 17. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Reasons/MotivationsChapter 18. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: TechnologyChapter 19. Health Care Professionals and Patients/public Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) PracticeChapter 20. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practice: Achievements, Challenges and Recommendations