On this episode of KidzDocTalk, Dr. Jennie and PA's Fort Lauderdale South's Lead Physician, Dr. Jamilah Grant-Guimaraes, discuss CAM - Complementary & Alternative Medicine. CAM are medicines and treatments not considered conventional but used by many patients and families. Examples include ginger, glucosamine & chondroitin, fish oils, and chamomile. These products are generally not regulated, and manufacturers are often not required assure safety. Some are quite benign, but there are risks associated with their use - particularly with infants, children, and pregnant women. Also, many can react dangerously with prescribed medications and treatments.
This episode covers the following topics:
-common alternative treatments patients and families use
-common pediatric conditions where the use of alternative therapies is sometimes recommended
-dangers or potential harmful effects of alternative therapies
-treatments that people may not realize fall into the “natural” or unregulated category
-evidence of alternative therapies that work or does not work
-educating and talking to your kids about knowing the safety of taking alternative therapies
-natural does NOT = SAFE
About Dr. Jamilah Grant-Guimaraes
J. Grant-Guimaraes, MD, FAAP earned her MD from Boston University. She has been in practice for 30 years and has worked in academic medicine and as a hospitalist. Dr. J. Grant-Guimaraes developed and directed Pediatric Clerkship at Hofstra University and has now been the Lead Physician at Pediatric Associates Fort Lauderdale South location for 5.5 years.