TY - BOOK
T1 - Integrative Medicine in Australian Health Care
AU - Grace, Sandra
N1 - Imported on 08 May 2017 - DigiTool details were: publisher = Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller, 2009. editor/s (773b) = Sandra Grace.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Integrative medicine is an emerging model of primary health care thatcombines complementary and Western medicine. Despite its increasingpopularity, little is known about integrative medicine and its valueto primary health care. This book explores the practice ofintegrative medicine in the Australian health care system andprovides a wealth of new knowledge about practice styles,interactions between clients and practitioners, and health benefits.A theorised model linking health care quality to practice styles isproduced. Authentically client - centred care is at the core of allthese practice styles. Integrative medicine in which practitionersgenuinely value each other's expertise can make a substantial andfar-reaching contribution to the quality of primary health care.Crucially, integrative medicine harmonises with contemporary socialand cultural attitudes, adding both value and volume to medicalpractice. This book will be especially useful to policy-makers in thehealth system, to owners of primary care practices, to complementaryand Western medical practitioners, and to current and future clientsof integrative medicine.
AB - Integrative medicine is an emerging model of primary health care thatcombines complementary and Western medicine. Despite its increasingpopularity, little is known about integrative medicine and its valueto primary health care. This book explores the practice ofintegrative medicine in the Australian health care system andprovides a wealth of new knowledge about practice styles,interactions between clients and practitioners, and health benefits.A theorised model linking health care quality to practice styles isproduced. Authentically client - centred care is at the core of allthese practice styles. Integrative medicine in which practitionersgenuinely value each other's expertise can make a substantial andfar-reaching contribution to the quality of primary health care.Crucially, integrative medicine harmonises with contemporary socialand cultural attitudes, adding both value and volume to medicalpractice. This book will be especially useful to policy-makers in thehealth system, to owners of primary care practices, to complementaryand Western medical practitioners, and to current and future clientsof integrative medicine.
KW - Complementary and alternative medicine
KW - Integrative medicine
KW - Primary health care
M3 - Book
SN - 9783639129595
BT - Integrative Medicine in Australian Health Care
PB - VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller
CY - Germany
ER -