TAILIEUCHUNG - The regulatory status of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for medical doctors in Europe

The lack of product quality and consistency and the absence of compelling data on the safety and efficacy of most CAM and TM approaches present major challenges to any effort to opti- mize the distribution of precious health resources. These diffi- culties also pose opportunities for research. Other formidable challenges include the variability in training, credentialing, and licensing CAM and TM practitioners. Increasingly, efforts are being made in several countries to regulate both products and practitioners. Ultimately, stringent controls on training, prac- tices, and products must be complemented by rigorous research to ascertain which approaches are safe and effective— and for which indications. The global use and potential effect of CAM and. | IVAA The regulatory status of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for medical doctors in Europe The regulatory status of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for medical doctors in Europe The CAMDOC Alliance the alliance of the four major European medical CAM umbrella organisations ECH ECPM ICMART and IVAA published this document in January 2010 as a preliminary description of the current regulatory status of CAM in the EU member states. It is based on data provided by their national member organisations. Physicians specialised in one or more CAM modalities integrate these therapies into patient care within the context of general medical practice conventional specialist practice or may practice CAM full-time. CAM treatment is provided within a care plan that includes conventional medical diagnosis prognosis and treatments. European Committee for Homeopathy ECH Chaussée de Bruxelles 132 box 1 1190 Brussels Belgium. e-mail info@ European Council of Doctors for Plurality in Medicine ECPM 1 Rue Goethe 67000 Strasbourg France. e-mail info@ International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques ICMART General Secretary Rue de l Amazone 62 1060 Brussels Belgium e-mail fbeyens@ International Federation of Anthroposophic Medical Associations IVAA Rue du Trône 194 1050 Brussels Belgium e-mail - 2 - The regulatory status of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for medical doctors in Europe Summary The most commonly used CAM therapies in Europe that are practised by medical doctors are acupuncture homeopathy phytotherapy anthroposophic medicine naturopathy Traditional Chinese Medicine osteopathy and chiropractic. Due to a great variety of medical cultures and traditions in different parts of Europe CAM looks back on a well-established tradition in some countries or is hardly recognized and available in others. The regulatory .

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