Clinical Decision Making in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

by Leach, Matthew; Robinson, Nicola

• ISBN13: 9780729539333
• ISBN10: 0729539334
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-16
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

Summary

There are few published texts that address professional practice issues in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). There are no known works that describe a clinical framework for CAM practice. The majority of texts on CAM to date explore the use or efficacy of specific CAM interventions, and whilst the proposed text will also highlight evidence-based interventions, it will also inform practitioners how to apply these interventions within a clinical decision-making framework. The text will introduce a systematic framework to CAM clinical practice, and will focus heavily on evidence-based practice without ignoring the underlying philosophy of complementary and alternative medicine. This is in contrast to existing evidence-based CAM texts, which are frequently written by allopathic practitioners, and as such, are generally focussed on specific interventions that are applied within a medical framework. Unlike other professional CAM texts, the proposed text also includes learning objectives and learning activities to not only consolidate reader knowledge, but to assist educators to effectively teach the process to students of CAM.

Table of Contents

Theoretical Foundation

Introduction

Rapport

Assessment

Diagnosis

Planning

Application - Evidence Based Practice

Application - Integrative Health Care

Review

Practical Application

Application of decision-making framework for complementary and alternative medicine

Acne vulgaris/rosacea

Anxiety

Asthma

Chronic venous insufficiency

Dysmenorrhoea

Eczema/dermatitis

Irritable bowel syndrome

Migraine

Osteoarthritis

Psoriasis

Appendix: Decision-making Framework for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Template

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