Integrative Medicine in the Canadian Medical Profession: Certificate of Added Competence Proposal for Physicians-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Integrative Medicine in the Canadian Medical Profession: Certificate of Added Competence Proposal for Physicians

Published:2023-01 Issue: Volume:12 Page:
ISSN:2753-6130
Container-title:Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health

Author:

Konigsberg Esther¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Abstract

Most Canadians use some form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and most Canadian physicians are not able to address their patients’ use due to inadequate training. Integrative Medicine (IM) in the medical profession has grown over the last 20 years and is now recognized as a sub-specialty in the United States. Canada is lagging behind. The current state of CAM and IM education for physicians in Canada is described, using the United States’ experience in comparison. The landscape and obstacles for Integrative Medicine for Canadian physicians is reviewed. A case is made for recognition of Integrative Medicine by Canadian Medical Colleges in order to advance this field in Canada.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/27536130231182426

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