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eCAM Advance Access published online on September 26, 2007
eCAM, doi:10.1093/ecam/nem104
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© 2007 The Author(s).
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Divining integrative medicine

Steven H. Stumpf1, Simon J. Shapiro2 and Mary L. Hardy3

1Stumpf Consulting, Calabasas, 2BWell Clinic, Santa Monica and 3Simms-Mann Health and Wellness Program, Venice Family Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Keywords: Complementary medicine – Integrative Medicine – Traditional Chinese Medicine

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   Introduction
 
Medicine, like scientific inquiry, is necessarily dynamic. As our understanding of health and disease continues to grow, medicine as we know it will change. Alternative therapies and perspectives that are coming to light will be illuminated by modern methods of inquiry applied to pre-modern healing systems. At the same time, patient demands and cultural concerns about health and healing influence the expansion of conventional medicine. The integrative medicine movement is a reflection of how these issues have tumbled together creating a medical field that is at once undefined and almost indescribable.

Integrative medicine is growing in popularity among consumers and healthcare providers alike. An August 7, 2006 article in the Los Angeles Times (1) asserted under the heading Twice as Strong that ‘Western medicine team[ed] up with acupuncture, yoga and herbs to fight both disease and pain ...[is] going mainstream’. Three regional clinical programs were described. Each was . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Malleable Definitions
 

   Beyond Definitions
 

   Who Practices Integrative Medicine?
 

   Who Certifies Integrative Medicine Practitioners?
 

   Definition, Scope of Practice, Standards and Regulation
 

   Regulatory Focus Will Turn to Education
 
For reprints and all correspondence: Steven H. Stumpf, EdD. Tel: +1-818-571-3930; E-mail: sstumpf@charter.net


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