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Complementary Medicine | UW Department of Bioethics & Humanities

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NOTE: The UW Dept. of Bioethics & Humanities is in the process of updating all Ethics in Medicine articles for attentiveness to the issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion.  Please check back soon for updates! Author: Lizbeth A. Adams, PhD, CIP Related Topics: Informed Consent I Parental Decision Making Core Clerkship: General Curriculum Topics addressed: What is the definition and scope of CAM? The answer to this question continues to invite debate; looking to the federal government for a definition provides at least an historical perspective on the question. In 1991, NIH formed the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), with funding of $2 million and the directive to “investigate and evaluate promising unconventional medical practices”. At the time, “alternative” simply designated practices considered to be outside of mainstream medicine, or, put another way, practices not commonly taught at conventional medical schools. In 1998 this office was re-named NCCAM, or the National Cente

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