……….. The year was a good one for integrative medicine. Many of these developments grew out of the mandated inclusion of integrative and complementary and alternative medicine practices in the Obama-Pelosi Affordable Care Act. Here is the Top 10 for Integrative Medicine Policy and Action for 2011. (Those interested in highlights for the years since 2006 will find links here.)
1. Reports capture growing complementary and alternative medicine use.
2. U.S. health promotion effort linked to integrative practices.
3. Integrative M.D.s announce plan to establish specialty board.
4. Institute of Medicine’s pain “blueprint” is an integrative strategy.
5. “Integrative oncology” becoming the norm.
6. New integrative medicine clinical pilot projects explore cost savings.
7. New plan from NIH center (finally) focuses on “real world” and “disciplines”.
8. Accountable care organizations potentiate integrative models.
9. Medicine’s move toward collaborative teams opens doors.
10. Your choice — what’s missing?
Categories: Alternative Medicine, Health, Medicine, Preventive Medicine