Numerous approaches to delivering integrative medicine have evolved. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States identifies an urgent need for health systems research that focuses on identifying the elements of these models, the outcomes of care delivered in these models, and whether these models are cost-effective when compared to conventional practice settings.
It outlines areas of research in convention and CAM therapies, ways of integrating these therapies, development of curriculum that provides further education to health professionals, and an amendment of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act to improve quality, accurate labeling, research into use of supplements, incentives for privately funded research into their efficacy, and consumer protection against all potential hazards.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Prevalence, Cost, and Patterns of CAM Use
3 Contemporary Approaches to Evidence of Treatment Effectiveness: A
Context for CAM Research
4 Need for Innovative Designs in Research on CAM and Conventional
Medicine
5 State of Emerging Evidence on CAM
6 An Ethical Framework for CAM Research, Practice, and Policy
7 Integration of CAM and Conventional Medicine
8 Educational Programs in CAM
9 Dietary Supplements
10 Conclusion
Appendix A: CAM Therapies, Practices, and Systems
Appendix B: Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative
Medicine
Appendix C: Table 1-1 List of Abbreviations
Appendix D: Liaison Panel Organizations
Appendix E: Model Guidelines for the Use of Complementary and
Alternative Therapies in Medical Practice
Appendix F: National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine Research Centers
Appendix G: Public Meetings
Appendix H: Committee Biosketches
Index
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