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eCAM Advance Access published online on April 5, 2006
eCAM, doi:10.1093/ecam/nel007
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© The Author (2006). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Received November 17, 2005
Accepted February 13, 2006

Commentary

Developing CAM Research Capacity for Complementary Medicine

George Lewith 1 *, Marja Verhoef 2, Mary Koithan 3, and Suzanna M. Zick 4

1 Complementary Medicine Research Unit, University of Southampton, UK
2 Department of Complementary Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada
3 Program in Integrative Medicine and the College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
4 Department of Family Medicine, Michigan Integrative Medicine, University of Michigan, MI, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
George Lewith, E-mail: gl3{at}soton.ac.uk


  Abstract

This article describes initiatives that have been central to the development of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research capacity in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States over the last decade. While education and service delivery are essential parts of the development of CAM, this article will focus solely on the development of research strategy. The development of CAM research has been championed by both patients and politicians, primarily so that we may better understand the popularity and apparent effectiveness of these therapies and support integration of safe and effective CAM in health care. We hope that the perspective provided by this article will inform future research policy.

Keywords: CAM; research; strategy; US; UK; Canada.
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