Sep 7
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Health Services, Regulatory Compliance, The Pharmaceutical Industry | Comments off
Australian Doctor-03 September, 2010
“The rules surrounding the promotion of therapeutic goods are being examined by a government committee, following long-running concerns that companies that mislead health professionals and the public about the efficacy and safety of their products were escaping sanctions. “
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Aug 22
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Health Law, Safety | Comments off
National Post, By Claire Trottier and Behzad Elahi, 21 August 2010
“Alternative medicine is gaining popularity in Canada, especially for the treatment of chronic conditions. Many treatment modalities are endorsed by practitioners of alternative medicine: from nutritional supplements, to acupuncture, to magnetic bracelets. It is important to examine scientifically if these treatments works, and in so doing, we can see how skeptics examine the claims of alternative medicine.”
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Aug 21
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Health Law, Health Students, Medical Boards and Associations, New Legislation, Nursing, Pregnancy, Public Health | Comments off
College of Nursing, 20 August 2010
“Royal College of Nursing, Australia and The College of Nursing call for immediate action to ensure sustainable nursing and midwifery workforces into the future. When will all the major political parties announce sufficient resources to solve one of the biggest challenges facing the nursing and midwifery workforces, both organisations asked today? RCNA CEO Debra Cerasa said that the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) had reported state-wide skills shortages of registered nurses and midwives in all jurisdictions, and shortages of enrolled nurses in NSW, QLD, WA and ACT. “Our nursing and midwifery .”
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Aug 9
Posted by Edwina Light in Canadian Health Services, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Health Law, Registration and Professionalism, Regulatory Compliance | Comments off
CMAJ, early release online, 29 July 2010, DOI:10.1503/cmaj.109-3325
Author: Lauren Vogel
“As Ontario drafts standards of practice for homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine, the debate continues across Canada over whether or not it’s necessary to regulate complementary and alternative medicine. …Right now, both homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine remain almost entirely unregulated in Canada, as are most complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices.”
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Aug 5
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Death, Health Law, Medical Boards and Associations, Registration and Professionalism, Safety | Comments off
Voxy News, By Adam Barlow, 5 August 2010
“An anonymous group has started an online petition to extend midwifery training following the death of a baby during a delivery involving an inexperienced midwife. The group, which appears to include a senior Waikato midwife, is collecting signatures to support a change to New Zealand’s maternity training guidelines. The group wants the guidelines changed so that newly graduated midwives have to complete a two-year internship in a base hospital before they can become independent lead maternity carers.”
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Aug 1
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Case Law, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Death | Comments off
ABC News, AP, 31 July 2010
“The Australian Homeopathic Association says a Perth practitioner who told a patient she could cure cancer, was acting outside the industry’s code of conduct. An inquiry by the Coroner Alastair Hope found homeopath Francine Scrayen convinced 45-year-old Penelope Dingle she could cure her bowel cancer using homeopathic remedies. Mrs Dingle chose to be treated only with homeopathy and her cancer spread. She died in 2005.”
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Jul 29
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Health Law, New Legislation, UK Health Services | Comments off
The Guardian, By Martin Robbins, 28 July 2010
“The government has released its eagerly anticipated response to the Science and Technology Committee’s Evidence Check on Homeopathy and, incredibly, it’s even worse than I thought it would be. The verdict is “business as usual”, with the main recommendations of the committee ignored in a fog of confusion and double-think.”
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Jul 29
Posted by Lisa Csillag in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Global and International Health, Public Health, Resource Allocation, UK Health Services | Comments off
BMJ 2010;341:c4073
Author: Caroline White
“England’s Department of Health has rejected demands to stop funding the use of homoeopathy in the NHS, saying that local primary care trusts should be left to make up their own minds as to whether the treatment is appropriate for their patients. The decision has been branded as “shameful” by those opposed to the public funding of homoeopathy.”
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Jul 18
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Disciplinary Tribunals, Negligence, Pregnancy | Comments off
Stuff NZ, By Amy Glass, 17 July 2010
“A West Coast midwife has criticised the region’s shortage of specialists as the West Coast District Health Board admits its maternity services are “fragile”. Independent midwife Robyne Bryant, of Hokitika, said the lack of specialist obstetric and gynaecology cover was placing an unnecessary strain on families. Staff leave and a locum shortage has left the health board with gaps in obstetric and gynaecology cover this month.”
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Jul 18
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Clinical Ethics, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Health Law, Illegal drug use, Regulatory Compliance | Comments off
9 MSN, By Sue Major Holmes, 17 July 2010
“New Mexico has been so cautious in licensing and regulating growers under its 3-year-old medical marijuana law that the small number of providers can’t grow enough, creating a shortage that has forced some patients to the street to buy illegal drugs. The dilemma in New Mexico could have ramifications elsewhere because the state’s program has been held up as a national model, with other states looking to replicate its strong regulatory structure to avoid the chaos that has prevailed in places like California.”
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