New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
Part 18 - EDUCATIONAL COURSES FOR EXPANDED PRACTICE CERTIFICATION
Section 16.2.18.26 - BIOIDENTICAL HORMONE THERAPY EDUCATIONAL COURSE CURRICULUM
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.2.18.26
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The bioidentical hormone therapy educational course curriculum shall provide the doctor of oriental medicine, who successfully completes the course, with the educational course general curriculum knowledge and skills defined in 16.2.18.11 NMAC and the following specific knowledge and skills:
A. bioidentical hormone therapy;
(1) anatomy, physiology, endocrinology,
pathology, biochemistry, pharmacology, diagnostic and referral options
including imaging, and clinical strategies with a focus on hormone pathways,
neurotransmitter imbalances, precursors and intermediaries relevant to
bioidentical hormone therapy;
(2)
how to perform a diagnosis of the various aspects of the endocrine and
neurotransmitter system using blood, urine, and saliva testing;
(3) the application, clinical use, dosage,
dosage adjustment or discontinuation consequences and safety concerns relevant
to all modes of administration of the authorized substances; and
(4) how to explain to the patient the
purpose, expected outcome, risks and possible complications of bioidentical
hormone therapy as well as the advantages of bioidentical hormone therapy,
relative to non bioidentical hormone therapy;
B. non-hormone therapy:
(1) how to optimize hormone balance using
authorized substances that are not hormones or are hormone precursors, and the
benefits and limits of such therapy; and
(2) how to explain to the patient the
purpose, expected outcome, risks and possible complications of non-hormone
therapy as well as the advantages of non-hormone therapy relative to
bioidentical hormone therapy.
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