TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating a complementary medicine service within a general surgery department
T2 - From contemplation to practice
AU - Schiff, Elad
AU - Attias, Shmuel
AU - Hen, Haim
AU - Kreindler, Gur
AU - Arnon, Zahi
AU - Sroka, Gideon
AU - Ben-Arye, Eran
PY - 2012/3/1
Y1 - 2012/3/1
N2 - This article describes experience in developing a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) service within a general surgery department in a public academic hospital in Israel. A framework is suggested for integrating CAM services within a hospital, based on the authors' experience, along three themes: the organizational structure of such a service, communication with the conventional team, and self-appraisal using a research-based documentation and assessment process. With the anticipated increase in CAM utilization within medical institutions, it is hoped this article will provide foundations for successful integration of other such services.
AB - This article describes experience in developing a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) service within a general surgery department in a public academic hospital in Israel. A framework is suggested for integrating CAM services within a hospital, based on the authors' experience, along three themes: the organizational structure of such a service, communication with the conventional team, and self-appraisal using a research-based documentation and assessment process. With the anticipated increase in CAM utilization within medical institutions, it is hoped this article will provide foundations for successful integration of other such services.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858837685&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/acm.2011.0564
DO - 10.1089/acm.2011.0564
M3 - Article
C2 - 22394157
AN - SCOPUS:84858837685
SN - 1075-5535
VL - 18
SP - 300
EP - 305
JO - Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
JF - Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
IS - 3
ER -