Complementary and alternative medicine to be provided in the integrated medical academic health center

Professional journal of the month of family medicine (electronic version), studies that have examined the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), which is provided in the integrated medical academic health center, has been reported from the US group (University of Washington). (Fam Med 2013 May; 45 (5):. 330-4.) And integrated medicine, Is a personalized medicine that oriented the holistic medical patient-oriented, To medical care with a focus on modern Western medicine, also consider that incorporate traditional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine that certain scientific evidence has been shown. In North America, academic health center such as University Hospital of universities and research institutions, has opened a clinic that has advocated an integrated medical care. In this study, In academic health center in the United States, The contents of clinical practice, research and education that clinicians and healthcare professionals who are advocating an integrated medical care have done was investigated. In particular, In integrative medicine clinic 30 facilities of academic health center included (related) Healthcare professionals (MDs, DOs, PAs, nurse practitioners) to the subject, research has been done. Responses from 162 people in 136 patients (84%) was obtained. As a result of the analysis, The CAM, which has been enforced most common, - Breathing techniques (66%), - Herb (61%), - Meditation (44%), - Functional Medicine (34%) was. In addition, many CAM therapies as earlier the clinician to introduce the patient, - Acupuncture (96%), - Massage (92%), - Yoga (85%), - Meditation (79%). It has become the order of. Other, Respondents, It was spent on education of medical students and 20 percent of the time. In addition, 63% of respondents had participated in the study in the past year. From the above data, In the United States of academic health center comes with integrated medical clinic, Typical CAM are practitioner-introduction, It is suggested that has also been done education and research.