Description - Integrating Complementary Therapies in Primary Care by David Peters
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.
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