Introducing the integrative medicine decision toolkit

Lesley Braun, Jennifer Hunter, Matthew Leach

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (ICIMH) 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, May 17–20, 2016
PublisherAcademic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventInternational Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health -
Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → …

Conference

ConferenceInternational Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health
Period1/01/16 → …

Keywords

  • integrated delivery of health care
  • alternative medicine

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