Medical education in non-conventional therapeutics in the world (homeopathy and acupuncture)
Rev. homeopatia (Säo Paulo)
; 80(3/4): 16-35, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-973268
Biblioteca responsável:
BR926.1
ABSTRACT
Background:
Used as complementary to, alternating or integrated with mainstream medicine, the populations demand for non-conventional therapies has substantially increased in the past decades, requiring from doctors knowledge on the basic notions of such therapeutics to orient their patients regarding treatments different to the ones they usually prescribe. Among them, homeopathy and acupuncture are considered medical specialties in Brazil for various decades.Aim:
To describe the current state of medical education in non-conventional therapies (homeopathy and acupuncture) around the world.Methods:
We updated data resulting from studies and reviews published until 2013 through a review of more recent studies included in database PubMed.Results:
In all countries the teaching of non-conventional therapies is considered a relevant topic for the training of doctors as a function of the increasing interest of the population in their use, with a broad range of approaches targeting undergraduate and graduate students, medical residents and doctors from other medical specialties.Conclusions:
The Brazilian medical schools must provide undergraduate and graduate students and medical residents accurate knowledge on the theoretical assumptions and clinical-therapeutic approaches proper to homeopathy and acupuncture, among other non-conventional therapies.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Terapias Complementares
/
Educação Médica
Tipo de estudo:
Revisão sistemática
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. homeopatia (Säo Paulo)
Assunto da revista:
Homeopatia
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of São Paulo/BR