Abstract
![CDATA[This workshop presents the recently developed Integrative Medicine (IM) Decision Toolkit that was developed in response to the challenges facing decision makers when evaluating Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM). Guidelines and checklists are available for appraising evidence and developing clinical practice guidelines. None exist that offer a systematic method for determining how best to use the available evidence to guide the integration of T&CM into health services, especially when there is insufficient evidence to make a strong recommendation. The toolkit encourages a comprehensive, systematic assessment of all relevant evidence. It enables the direct comparison of otherwise diverse therapies, often with different types and quality of research supporting their use. This is a practical tool, designed for use in the real world of healthcare. During the workshop, participants break into small groups and apply the toolkit. Participants will also be given the opportunity to provide feedback about the tool and engage in its ongoing development. Clinicians and health service managers who are responsible for deciding whether to integrate a therapy into their clinical practice or health service, and those developing health policy and clinical guidelines would benefit from using this tool.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (ICIMH) 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, May 17–20, 2016 |
Publisher | Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health - Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → … |
Conference
Conference | International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health |
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Period | 1/01/16 → … |
Keywords
- integrated delivery of health care
- alternative medicine