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Gain a better understanding of the complex issues that will decide the future of health care! This is the first book of its kind in the rapidly growing field of complementary and alternative medicine. It addresses quality-of-care concerns and also focuses on the goals of many practitioners: to secure a firm place for their practice in health care systems and to establish levels of integration.... Read more

Gain a better understanding of the complex issues that will decide the future of health care!

This is the first book of its kind in the rapidly growing field of complementary and alternative medicine. It addresses quality-of-care concerns and also focuses on the goals of many practitioners: to secure a firm place for their practice in health care systems and to establish levels of integration. Professionalism and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a unique textbook, but is also an essential resource for practitioners of complementary, alternative, and conventional medicine as well as the general public.

This volume is divided into three parts. The first looks at a range of current concerns over complementary and alternative medicine, many of which raise ethical issues relating to quality of care. The next section, focusing on professionalism, indicates how practitioners must respond to the public’s concerns, especially in light of the public’s rising expectations of standards of care among all practitioners. The third part is comprised of case histories plus commentaries suitable for private study or classroom discussion.

In this valuable book you will find:

an examination of current issues in complementary/alternative medicine and bioethics
explorations of other approaches to ethical dilemmas including “bottom-up” ethics such as consequentialism and social utilitarianism plus feminist ethics, virtue ethics, and more
informed discussion of public expectations of professional roles and responsibilities
case histories that illustrate ethical issues
explanations of the Hippocratic Oath and complementary and alternative medicine codes
an examination of the power structure within health care systems
and much, much more!

Growing from a course on ethics and law at the Homeopathic College of Canada in Toronto, Professionalism and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative Medicine will benefit everyone who is concerned with quality care and integrated medicine.

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Foreword
Preface
Introduction: What to Consider
Geographical Coverage and Our Readership
Organization of Our Material
Being A Professional
Health Care Concepts and Beliefs
Conventional Medical Attitudes
The Future
Terminology
Part I: The Current Scene—Public and Professional Issues
Chapter 1. Introduction: A Complicated Setting
Chapter 2. Scrutinies
From Government
From the Medical and Allied Health Professions
From Complementary/Alternative Practitioners
From the Public
General Comments on Future Directions
Chapter 3. Changing the Health Care Paradigm?
Introduction
Values in Health Care
Economic Issues
Antimedicine/Antiscience, Antigovernment, Anti-Big Business
Two Cultures, Beliefs About Disease, Holism, and Health
Integration
Chapter 4. Standards of Care: A Need for Critical Skills
Standards of Care, the Courts, and Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Safety and Standards
Critical Evaluation; Historical Pedigrees
Quality and Standardization of Preparations
Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Placebos
Chapter 5. Regulation by Legislation or Self-Regulation?
Dietary Supplements and Regulations: Diverse Attitudes
Statutory Regulation or Self-Regulation?
Education
Complementary/Alternative Education for Mainstream Practitioners
Research
Licensing
Disciplinary Measures
Part II: Professionalism
Chapter 6. Professionalism: Many Faces
Introduction: Diverse Views
Authority and Power
Oaths and Codes
Modern Bioethics
Chapter 7. Public Expectations of Practitioner Roles and Responsibilities
As a Communicator
As a Scientist
As a Healer
As a Team Player and Gatekeeper
As a Health Advocate
Closing Comment
Part III: Professional/Ethical Issues in Everyday Practice—Case Histories/Readings
Introduction
1. Sarah and Her Otitis Media
Issues
Questions and Comments
Some Further Comments
Other Conditions
2. Mr. O’Grady and DHEA
Issues
Questions and Comments
3. Narratives: Listening to Patients
Issues
Questions and Comments
4. Difficult Professional Relationships
Issues
Questions and Comments
5. Mr. L: The Dilemmas of Multicultural Health
Issues
Questions and Comments
6. The Environment and Connections
Issues
Questions and Comments
7. Testimonials and Advertising by Practitioners
Issues
Questions and Comments
8. Making Diagnoses
Issues
Questions and Comments
9. Prescribing and Selling Remedies
Issues
Questions and Comments
10. Critical Appraisal: Toxicities and Clinical Trials
Issues
Questions and Comments
11. A Chronic Condition: Rheumatism
Issues
Questions and Comments
12. Cancer
Issues
Questions and Comments
Index
Reference Notes Included

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Ethan B Russo

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