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It is underpinned by some ground-breaking studies on emergent trends in health care for older people in Canada such as Kelner and Wellman, (2001) and Welman et al (2001) which found older patients critical of the “paternalistic and patronising experiences” that they had in contacts with orthodox geriatric medicine.... hellip; Andrews, who is a qualified geographer and lately also professor of health, Aging and Society at McMaster University in Ontario, examines the use of private complementary medicine by older people located in the British counties of Devonshire and Buckinghamshire....
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Essay
Alternative Therapist: History and Role in Modern Medicine Abstract Alternative medicine has increasingly gained popularity for the past 25 years and a lot of the credit for the revamp of this health system is due to the Alternative therapists that have been professionalizing their practice and placing standard for proper scientific evaluation.... Alternative therapy is very broad and the National Center for Complementary/Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, 2008 as mentioned in Snyder 2010) defines it as …a large and diverse system....
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Research Paper
How do patients gain access to the complimentary treatment*What is the venue for treatment for complementary treatment and who treats themShould the complimentary treatment be given in the primary health care centres or should it be given independent of it* What contribution Complementary medicine gives to primary health services*Why do people prefer complementary treatments* Whether the treatment is cost effective.... The selection of doctors for undertaking the responsibility of providing the services of complimentary health care is not commendable since they had part time assignments only....
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Essay
hellip; Though the independence of complementary health care is a subject to be discussed the services provided at present within NHS is the right strategy at present to enable it to flourish.... There are positive benefits to both health care services and patients.... he selection of doctors for undertaking the responsibility of providing the services of complimentary health care is not commendable since they had part time assignments only.... Wellford primary care and complimentary practitioners have much in common as far as both are concerned about caring the patients rather than just curing them....
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Case Study
p sales to complementary therapies in the center namely: Acupuncture; Head massage; Reflexology and kinesiology and also cross sales back from the therapies to device rental.... There is also the logic behind the therapies been offered; acupuncture is a natural progression from acupressure rental; head massage is a quick and relaxing treatment which suits busy shoppers as does Reflexology.... This combines the idea of Acupressure machines along with complementary therapy in a center based in a retail location....
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Assignment
It is underpinned by some ground-breaking studies on emergent trends in health care for older people in Canada such as Kelner and Wellman, (2001) and Welman et al (2001) which found older patients critical of the “paternalistic and patronizing experiences” that they had in contacts with orthodox geriatric medicine.... There is confirmation of the business case for joint delivery of different therapies in one location, which might be of use to planners and private providers, but it is not clear how far this model is transferable to urban contexts or working-class areas....
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Article
omplementary and alternative medicine abbreviated as CAM is a group of health systems or healing resources, practices, modalities and the related beliefs and theories which are different from the mainstream health system (Ramsay, Kenny, Davies and Patel, 2005, p.... Moreover, the UK government and the Department of health have postulated for self ethical regulation and appropriate qualification for all CAM practitioners and healthcare providers who give their patients access to alternative therapy....
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Coursework
This essay "Integration of Complementary, Alternative and Chinese Medicine" focuses on a major part of the healthcare system in all advanced societies.... Viewing ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE as a historically contingent and contested social product produces a very complex picture of a diverse field of therapies, products, and relationships.... Not all medical practitioners agree on what constitutes orthodox medicine and not all ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE practitioners agree on what constitutes the alternative or the complementary (Tovey and Adams 2001)....
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