| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 259 pages) |
| Contents |
Professionalism and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Copyright; Contents; 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 the Government; From the Medical and Allied Health Professions; From Complementary/Alternative Practitioners; From the Public |
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General Comments on Future DirectionsChapter 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 |
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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 |
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As a Health AdvocateClosing 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 |
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7. Testimonials and Advertising by PractitionersIssues; 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; General Comments; 11. A Chronic Condition: Rheumatism; Issues; Questions and Comments; 12. Cancer; Issues; Questions and Comments; Index |
| Summary |
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 med |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Alternative medicine specialists -- Professional ethics
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Physician and patient.
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Vocational qualifications.
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Complementary Therapies -- standards
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Ethics, Medical
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Physician-Patient Relations
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Professional Competence
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MEDICAL -- Ethics.
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Physician and patient
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Vocational qualifications
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Alternative medicine specialists -- Ethics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ania, Fernando
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| ISBN |
9781136392160 |
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1136392165 |
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9780203048283 |
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0203048288 |
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9781136392238 |
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1136392238 |
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9781136392306 |
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1136392300 |
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