Lois Snyder

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Ethics, the Patient, and the Physician - Biomedical Ethics Reviews Lois Snyder

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: .,."I recommend the book for annyone interested in having a broader view of disease, health and healing, and holilstic medicine." -Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) "Anyone (eg, clinicians, clinical ethicists, attorneys, researchers, and patients) wtih an interest in the ethical aspects of CAM will find this book informative." -Mayo Clinic ProceedingsReview Quotes: From the reviews: .,."I recommend the book for annyone interested in having a broader view of disease, health and healing, and holilstic medicine." -Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) "Anyone (eg, clinicians, clinical ethicists, attorneys, researchers, and patients) wtih an interest in the ethical aspects of CAM will find this book informative." -Mayo Clinic Proceedings "This book sets out to review the CAM scene and what it means for policymakers, physicians and for patients. It is about the clinical ethics surrounding the use of CAM a ] there is, however, a very useful listing of CAM information resources for patients and health care professionals. The contributors are a mix of doctors and lawyers. a ] provides a very good overview of CAM and offers a lot of sound advice about overcoming the traditional hiatus between a ~orthodoxa (TM) and a ~non-orthodoxa (TM) medicine." (Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, October, 2007) Review Quotes: From the reviews: .".. I recommend the book for annyone interested in having a broader view of disease, health and healing, and holilstic medicine." -Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) "Anyone (eg, clinicians, clinical ethicists, attorneys, researchers, and patients) wtih an interest in the ethical aspects of CAM will find this book informative." -Mayo Clinic Proceedings "This book sets out to review the CAM scene and what it means for policymakers, physicians and for patients. It is about the clinical ethics surrounding the use of CAM there is, however, a very useful listing of CAM information resources for patients and health care professionals. The contributors are a mix of doctors and lawyers. provides a very good overview of CAM and offers a lot of sound advice about overcoming the traditional hiatus between orthodox and non-orthodox medicine." (Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, October, 2007) Review Quotes: From the reviews: .".. I recommend the book for annyone interested in having a broader view of disease, health and healing, and holilstic medicine." -Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) "Anyone (eg, clinicians, clinical ethicists, attorneys, researchers, and patients) wtih an interest in the ethical aspects of CAM will find this book informative." -Mayo Clinic Proceedings "This book sets out to review the CAM scene and what it means for policymakers, physicians and for patients. It is about the clinical ethics surrounding the use of CAM there is, however, a very useful listing of CAM information resources for patients and health care professionals. The contributors are a mix of doctors and lawyers. provides a very good overview of CAM and offers a lot of sound advice about overcoming the traditional hiatus between orthodox and non-orthodox medicine." (Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, October, 2007)"Table of Contents: Table of Contents Preface Lois Snyder, JD Contributor List and Biographies Chapter 1. A Context for Thinking about Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Ethics Lois Snyder, JD 2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: History, Definitions, and What is it Today? Richard J. Carroll, MD, ScM 3. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Physician's Ethical Obligations Wayne Vaught, PhD 4. Advising Patients and Communicating about Complementary and Alternative Medicine Arti Prasad, MD Mariebeth Velasquez, BS 5. Patient and Medical Education on Complementary and Alternative Care: Sorting it Out Catherine Leffler, JD 6. Legal and Risk Management Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Michael Cohen, JD 7. Whose Evidence, Which Methods? Ethical Challenges in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Jon Tilburt, MD"Review Quotes: From the reviews: ..". I recommend the book for annyone interested in having a broader view of disease, health and healing, and holilstic medicine." -Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) "Anyone (eg, clinicians, clinical ethicists, attorneys, researchers, and patients) wtih an interest in the ethical aspects of CAM will find this book informative." -Mayo Clinic Proceedings "This book sets out to review the CAM scene and what it means for policymakers, physicians and for patients. It is about the clinical ethics surrounding the use of CAM there is, however, a very useful listing of CAM information resources for patients and health care professionals. The contributors are a mix of doctors and lawyers. provides a very good overview of CAM and offers a lot of sound advice about overcoming the traditional hiatus between orthodox and non-orthodox medicine." (Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, October, 2007)"Publisher Marketing: Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Ethics, the Patient, and thePhysician is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary book to focuson the ethical challenges of complementary and alternative medicine(CAM), examining the ethical considerations and challenges thatincreasingly face patients, physicians and complementary andalternative medicine practitioners today. In one recent year, it wasestimated that 42% of Americans spent $27 billion out of pocket on CAMtherapies; in particular, CAM therapies are becoming more popular withbaby boomers, who are taking an increasingly active interest in theirhealth and health care as they age. Most people do not tell theirphysicians about their CAM use - what implications does this have fortraditional patient-physician relationships? This volume examines whatshould be the center of the dialogue between conventional medicine andCAM. With big issues and big money at stake, how are patients, physicians, the health care system and policymakers handling theexplosion in CAM interest and use? What are the physicians' ethicalobligations in this area? These topics and more are examined in thistimely book. Chapters 1 and 2 of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Ethics, thePatient, and the Physician provide a context for thinking about CAM andintroduce its history and definitions. Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 examinethe ethical responsibilities of physicians, as well as communicationsissues, patient education, legal concerns, and risk management. Chapter 7 presents a framework for examining CAM using the scientificmethod. As we enter the 21st century, and CAM use becomes morefrequent, often as a companion to conventional medicine, this volume istimely, thought-provoking and practical reading. Review Citations:

Scitech Book News 06/01/2007 pg. 62 (EAN 9781588295842, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Snyder, Lois Snyder is on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics and directs the Center for Ethics and Professionalism at the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.