Past-President and Director: Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc (501(c)(3) public charity (1998-2010)
Director of HerbMed, and HerbMedPro interactive herbal database
Director of Alternative Medicine Information, LLC - consultancy company.
Associate Editor, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Research on Paradigm, Practice, and Policy. Peer reviewed publication, Indexed in Index Medicus and Medline, and other major citation services. Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, New York
Current Board Membership:
- Cochrane Collaboration, Advisory Board for Complementary Medicine Field
- American Botanical Council, Advisory Board member
- Asian Anti-Cancer Materia Database, Advisory Board member
- Natural Medicine Research Unit, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, Advisory Board member
- GIFTS (Global Initiative for Traditional Systems) of Health, Oxford University, UK, Advisory Board member
Selected Publications:
Wootton J.C. 2009. The Difference between HerbMed and HerbMedPro, in HerbalGram, Nov 2009-Jan 2010: 10-12
Wootton J.C. 2009. Creating HerbMed - A Combination of Expert Curation and Automatic Generation, in HerbalGram 83 Aug-Oct: 16
Wootton J.C. 2009. Review. Pamela Mason: Dietary Supplements Pocket Companion, in HerbalGram 83 Aug-Oct: 71-72
Wootton J.C 2008. Review: McCullough D: My Mother, Your Mother - Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring For Your Aging Loved Ones, in J. of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 14(8):1067-1068
Wootton Jackie 2008. ABC Acquires the Popular Herbal Database HerbMed, in HerbalGram 78 May-July: 14
Wootton J.C 2007. Review: Eds. Bodeker & Burford: Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Policy and Public Health. HerbalGram. 2007; 76:68
Wootton J.C 2006. Review: Eds. Bodeker, Chi-Keong, Grundy, Burford, Kin Shein: WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in J. of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 12(1): 93-94
Wootton J.C 2005. Editorial: "Classifying and Defining Complementary and Alternative Medicine". J. of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11 (5): 777-778
Wootton J.C 2005. "Botanical Medicine and Natural Product Databases Available on the World Wide Web." Evid. Based Integrative Med. 2(4):185-188
Wootton J.C 2005. Review: Jonas, W.B: Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in J. of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 11(4): 739-740
Wootton J.C 2004. "Energy Medicine: Information and Research Resources on the Web" J. of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 10 (1): 183-185
Wootton J.C: Physicians' Guide to CAM and Cardiovascular Disease on the World Wide Web. Chapter in, Stein R and Oz M (Eds.) Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. Humana Press (2004)
Wootton J.C. & Sparber A, 2003. "Surveys of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage: A Review of General Population Trends and Specific Patient Populations. Seminars in Integrative Medicine. 1(1): 10-24
Wootton J.C 2003. Editorial for New Section: Education, Initiatives, and Information Resources. J. of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 9 (3): 335-6
Iwu, M and Wootton, J (Eds.): Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery. Advances in Phytomedicine, Volume 1. Elsevier Science BV, 2002
Wootton J.C. & Sparber A, 2002. "Surveys of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Part V. Use of Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Psychiatric and Neurological Other Diseases" J Altern Complement Med 8 (1): 93-96
Wootton J.C. & Sparber A, 2001. "Surveys of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Part IV. Use of Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Rheumatological and Other Diseases" J Altern Complement Med 7 (6):715-721
Wootton J.C. & Sparber A, 2001. "Surveys of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Part III. Use of Alternative and Complementary Therapies for HIV/AIDS" J Altern Complement Med. 7 (4):371-377
Sparber A, & Wootton J. C. 2001. " Surveys of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Part II. Use of Alternative and Complementary Cancer Therapies" J Altern Complement Med. 7 (3):281-287
Wootton J. C. & Sparber A, 2001. "Surveys of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Part I. General Trends and Demographic Groups" J Altern Complement Med 7 (2):195-208
Johnson E, Wootton J, Kimzey R, McCullagh L, Wesley R, Byrd D, Kulvinder S, Rubino D, Pucino F. 2000. "Use of Herbal Therapies by Adults Seen in an Ambulatory Care Research Setting: An Exploratory Survey" J Altern Complement Med. 6(5):429-435.
Sparber A, Wootton J, Bauer L, Curt G, Eisenberg D, Levin T, Steinberg S. 2000. "Use of Complementary Medicine by Adult Patients Participating in HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials" J Altern Complement Med. 6(5):415-422.
Sparber A, Bauer L, Curt G, Eisenberg D, Levin T, Parks S, Steinberg S, Wootton J. 2000. "Use of Complementary Medicine by Adult Patients Participating in Cancer Clinical Trials" Oncology Nursing Forum. 27(4): 623-632.
Wootton, J. C. 1999. "Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Information for Breast Cancer on the World Wide Web: A Guide for Professionals and Patients" Innovations in Breast Cancer Care. 4(4):129-136.
Wootton, J.C. 1999. "The Role of Traditional Healers in the Fight Against AIDS in Africa" J Altern Complement Med 5(3):225-228.
Wootton, J. C. & Sparber, Andrew G. 1999: Surveys of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Chapter 17, Ed. Micozzi, Marc S. Current Review of Complementary Medicine, Current Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Wootton, J.C. 1999. "World Wide Web Resources for Perinatal Nursing" J. of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing. Special Issue on Informatics. 12 (4):13-25.
Wootton, J.C. 1998. "Interview with Franz Riechle, Director of the Film 'The Knowledge of Healing' Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 4(3):206-210.
Wootton, J.C. 1997. Directory of Databases for Research into Alternative and Complementary Medicine: An Update J Altern Complement Med 3(4): 401-403.
Wootton, J.C. 1997. Quality of Information on Womens Health on the Internet' J. of Women's Health. 6(5): 575-586.
Wootton, J. C. 1997: Appendix B: Bodymind Medicine: Resources and Practitioners, in Pert, Candace B. Molecules of Emotion - Why You Feel the Way You Feel, Scribner, New York.
Wootton, J.C. 1997. Directory of Databases for Research into Alternative and Complementary Medicine, J Altern Complement Med. 3(2): 179-190.
Christine A'Court, Jacqueline Wootton, Adriane Fugh-Berman, Kim Jobst. 1997: Complementary Medicine and Women's Health. Chapter 20, Eds. McPherson, A & Waller, D. Womens Health, Oxford General Practice Series, Oxford, UK.
Wootton, J.C. & Tsutani, Kiichiro 1997. Into the Melting Pot: Alternative Medicine in the USA Translated into Japanese for Karada-no-kagaku, pp 15-20. Japan, July issue.
Wootton, J.C. 1996. 'US Patent Documents on the Internet: an Information Resource for Research in Alternative and Complementary Medicine" J Altern Complement Med 2 (2): 261-269.
Wootton, J.C. 1996. "The Impact of Informatics on Acupuncture Research." Proceedings of the WFAS IV World Conference on Acupuncture, New York, Sep. 19.
Wootton, J.C. 1995. 'Establishing a Complementary Medicine Field Within the Cochrane Collaboration' J Altern Complement Med. 1 (3):291-292
Wootton, J.C. 1995. 'Highlights from the First Annual International Congress on Alternative and Complementary Medicine' J Altern Complement Med 1 (2): 309-317
Wootton, J.C. 1995. 'Model for a Networked Information Resource on Alternative Medicine.' J Altern Complement Med. 1 (2): 197-204
Waltjen T, Schunder-Tatzber S, Schwabl H, Seidel R, Nahrada F, Wootton J. 1995. Dokumentation, Information und Kommunikation in der Ganzheitsmedizin. Wissensarchiv, Vienna, Austria.
Eskinazi D & Wootton J.C. 1994. Database Workshop Report. Internal Publication, OAM/NIH.
Series of regular WebWatch (1996-2000) articles for:
Journal of Women's Health (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers)
Alternative and Complementary Therapies (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers)
Addictions Nursing (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers)
AIDS Patient Care and STDs (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers)
Emergency and Office Pediatrics (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers)
Invited Public Lectures and Presentations:
2003 Presentation for Second International Congress on Tibetan Medicine: TibetMed - Global Information Resource on Tibetan Medicine. November 5-8, Washington, DC.
2003 Presentation for Industrial Leadership for the Preservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: HerbMed. October 14-15, Sheraton Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA.
2003 Workshop presentation for National NOW (New Opportunities for Women) Conference: Hot Topics and Hot Flashes: Alternative Therapies in Women's Health. July 11-13, Arlington, Virginia.
2003 Presentation for Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice Conference, "Botanical Medicine Information on the Internet," Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons. June 7-12. (CME course)
2003 Organizer and Keynote Speaker, Splintering the Bamboo Curtain, Global Holistic Health Summit, Bangalore, India, January 12-17.
2002 Presentation for Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice Conference, "Botanical Medicine Information on the Internet," Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons. May 20-24. (CME course)
2001 Panelist for debate on Folklore versus Scientific Lore - Alternative Medicine, session for the Institute of Ideas event, Science, Knowledge, and Humanity - debating the future of progress. The New School, New York, October 26-28.
2001 Presentation for Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice Conference, "Botanical Medicine Information on the Internet," Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons. May 22-25. (CME course)
2001 Panelist, White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, "Publication of Peer-Reviewed Journals." Washington, D.C., May 14 - 15.
2001 Feature Lecture, Women's Mental Health Through the Life Cycle: Mood, Food & Sex Conference, "Internet Women's Health: New Sites and Information for Health Care Professionals and their Patients, Including Natural Medicine." Iowa City, Iowa, March 29-31.
2000 Speaker, Knowing What's Good For You, organized by the British Library and the Foundation for Integrative Medicine, "CAM Information and Research Resources on the Internet for Health Professionals and Patients - the US Experience." October 31.
2000 Speaker, 8thAnnual Congress on Women's Health, "Women's Health on the Internet: Accessing Quality Information for Health Professionals and Patients." Hilton Head, SC. June 3-6..
2000 Presentation and Workshop for Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice. Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons and University of Arizona College of Medicine. May 22-26. (CME course)
2000 Poster Presentation, Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine Congress, "Development of HerbMed® - An Interactive Evidence-Based Herbal Database." Munich, Germany. April 6-8.
2000 Speaker, Women's Health Matters Forum & Expo, "How to Find Reliable Women's Health Information on the Web." Toronto, Canada. January 21-22.
2000 Co-Sponsor and Speaker, Cancer Survivors Conference, "Pathways to Healing: Integrating Alternative and Complementary Therapies." Rockville, MD. November 21.
1999 Co-Sponsor and Speaker. International Conference on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery. Silver Spring, MD, November 3-5.
1999 Speaker. Seminar: "Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Women's Health: Research Resources." Turin University, Turin, Italy. October 11.
1999 Chairperson and Speaker. "Accessing High-Quality Clinical Information That is Fast and Free", at 7th Annual Congress on Women's Health. Hilton Head, SC. June 13-15.
1999 Presentation and Workshop for Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice. Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons and University of Arizona College of Medicine. May 24-27. (CME course)
1999 Presenter. Symposium: Yan Xin Qigong Phenomena and Human Health. NIH, March 27.
1999 Lifetime Television, program on alternative medicine and naturopathy. Jan 7.
1998 Scientific Coordinator of the First International Congress on Tibetan Medicine, "Revealing the Art of the Medicine Buddha." Washington DC, November 7-9. [CME accreditation from George Washington University Medical Center]
1998 Presentation and Workshop for Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice. Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons and University of Arizona College of Medicine. May 25-29. (CME course)
1998 Presentation for Snowmass Institute on Alternative Information Research Resources on the World Wide Web, Pittsburgh, PA. May 3-5, 1998.
1998 Presentation for Capital University for Integrative Medicine, Washington, DC, How to Publish Credible Research Studies. Jan. 17; Feb 21; Apr. 18. 2nd series, Dec 19, 1998.
1997 Presentation and Workshop for Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice. Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons and University of Arizona College of Medicine. Oct. 13-17. (CME course)
1997 3rd International Congress on Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Arlington, VA. Chair: Pragmatic Approaches to Expand Alternative Practices. Presenter: World Wide Web Resources on Alternative Modalities. Sep. 5-8. (CME course)
1997 Chair: "Accessing Womens Health Information on the WWW". Fifth Annual Congress on Womens Health. Society for the Advancement of Womens Health Research. June 23-25. (CME course)
1997 Workshop presentation for the ACAM Spring Conference, " Alternative Health Resources on the Internet ", Tampa, Florida, April 24-27. (CME course)
1996 Cochrane Colloquium presentation, "US Patent Documents on the Internet: An Unexplored Source of Unpublished Clinical Trials." Adelaide, Australia, October 21.
1996 Paper for Workshop on Acupuncture Research Methodology, "The Impact of Informatics on Acupuncture Research. WFAS IV World Conference on Acupuncture, New York, Sep. 19.
1996 Chair of Panel, "Alternative Medicine on the Internet", 2nd International Congress on Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Arlington, VA, June 11
1996 Workshop for Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice. Rosenthal Center, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, May 13-17. (CME course)
1996 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Presentation of the Rosenthal Center Home Page and Directory of Databases. February 16 and 22.
1995 College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Seminar presentation to staff, 'Health Information on the Internet'. November 14
1995 'Public Access to Alternative Medicine Information - Problems and Pathways', presentation for First International Congress on Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Arlington, VA. Chair for Session: Information Systems & Data Management. May 24.
1994 'Model for an Alternative Medicine Networked Information Resource', Workshop presentation for Office of Alternative Medicine, NIH, Advisory Council meeting. December 6.
1994 'Principles, Models, Problems', presentation. Rosenthal Center for Alternative/Complementary Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University. Oct. 14.
1994 'Overview of NIH Alternative Medicine Activities', lecture for Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, CME series. April 11.
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