Integrating Complementary Therapies in Primary Care: A Practical Guide for Healthcare Professionals (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780443063459)

This book is a practical and readable guide to the integration of complementary therapies into mainstream primary care. Based on the successful experiences of the authors' clinical setting, it offers clinicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals a realistic routemap of the key issues, as well as practical ways in which to ensure close working, appropriate referrals, advice and treatment decisions. Patient information sheets and clinical guidance sheets for key conditions are included in full.The text covers:

Practical steps to how complementary therapies may be integrated into mainstream care

models and issues of research in complementary therapies

how to design an integrated service, with clear examples

funding, resource and legal issues

issues related to economic evaluation

adaptation of the service through a reflective approach

clinical treatment option sheets

patient self-help and diet information sheets

Of interest and practical help to a wide range of healthcare professionals, this book will be especially valuable to those currently working in primary care, family practice, and any complementary therapy field.

Offers a detailed example of how a successfully integrated service - complementary therapies and primary care - can be developed

Covers key issues for practice development and clinical governance

Looks precisely at how to deliver and evaluate a service, including economic evaluation

Includes examples of all the actual service documentation and information sheets needed to run the service

Includes patient information sheets on conditions and therapies

Includes flowcharts of clinical decision-making and treatment options for the healthcare professional

Authoritative - written by members of a successful and integrated working team.

Author: David Peters,Leon Chaitow,Gerry Harris
ISBN-10: 0443063451
ISBN-13: 9780443063459
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2001
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.46lbs
Size: 10.84h x 9.50w x 0.86d