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A Guide to Integrative Pediatrics for the Healthcare ProfessionalIntroduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine/Integrative Medicine in Pediatrics

A Guide to Integrative Pediatrics for the Healthcare Professional: Introduction to Complementary... [The focus of this monograph is the relatively new field of pediatrics known as pediatric integrative medicine (PIM). Integrative medicine (IM) is defined by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM) as “the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing”. The term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often used interchangeably with IM, but the terms are mutually exclusive. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines CAM as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional Western medicine. By definition, complementary medicine is used in conjunction with conventional Western medicine, while alternative medicine is used in place of conventional Western medicine.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Guide to Integrative Pediatrics for the Healthcare ProfessionalIntroduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine/Integrative Medicine in Pediatrics

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
ISBN
978-3-319-06834-3
Pages
1 –12
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-06835-0_1
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[The focus of this monograph is the relatively new field of pediatrics known as pediatric integrative medicine (PIM). Integrative medicine (IM) is defined by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM) as “the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing”. The term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often used interchangeably with IM, but the terms are mutually exclusive. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines CAM as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional Western medicine. By definition, complementary medicine is used in conjunction with conventional Western medicine, while alternative medicine is used in place of conventional Western medicine.]

Published: Jun 21, 2014

Keywords: Pediatric integrative medicine; CAM; Complementary; Alternative; NCCAM; CAM research

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