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Integration of Two Sectors – Ethical Issues

Integration of Two Sectors – Ethical Issues. Dr Monika Clark-Grill University of Otago. Ethics – the type of conduct that is conducive to the good life. What people say that they are getting from CAM. Effective treatments for their conditions

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Integration of Two Sectors – Ethical Issues

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  1. Integration of Two Sectors – Ethical Issues Dr Monika Clark-Grill University of Otago

  2. Ethics – the type of conduct that is conducive to the good life

  3. What people say that they are getting from CAM • Effective treatments for their conditions • Treatments that are less dangerous and have fewer side-effects • Greater sense of being in charge of their health • A holistic perspective of health and illness • Acceptance of their subjective experience • Appreciation of the mental and spiritual dimensions of illness

  4. Conclusions for integration • It is crucial that the beneficial aspects and conceptual foundations of CAM are preserved • To achieve this people’s experience with CAM should provide the starting point for regulation, research and practice

  5. Regulation • Keep to a minimum, not to hinder patient access (compliance cost) nor the practitioner’s art and creativity in healing (over-standardization). • Encourage the holistic approach. CAM professions should not have to move towards the reductionist medical model to gain legitimization.

  6. Practice & Education • For an integrated medicine both medical doctors and CAM practitioners must acquire a basic understanding of the other discipline and its underlying conceptual framework • Introductory courses in CAM in medical schools • Training in the basics of scientific medicine for CAM practitioners

  7. Research • Encourage research in CAM • Broaden the scope of evidence beyond what is quantifiable • Develop and include research methods that can capture the subjective dimension of illness and account for a holistic framework

  8. Summary • The increasing popularity of CAM practices is showing us that important elements are missing from mainstream medicine • By integrating CAM we are creating a more complete and therefore more ethical health care • In the process of integration we must preserve the aspects which people find valuable in CAM

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