Complementary and Alternative Medicine
An Illustrated Colour Text
Allan Cumming, BSc(Hons), MBChB, MD, FRCP(E), Professor of Medical Education and Director of Undergraduate Learning and Teaching, and Honorary Consultant Physician, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Karen Simpson, BA(Hons), RN, RNT, Fellow in Medical Education, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
and David Brown, MBChB, DRCOG, General Practitioner, The Murrayfield Medical Centre, and Honorary Clinical Tutor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Karen Simpson, BA(Hons), RN, RNT, Fellow in Medical Education, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
and David Brown, MBChB, DRCOG, General Practitioner, The Murrayfield Medical Centre, and Honorary Clinical Tutor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
ISBN: 9780443073748Published December 2006
Paperback
94 pages /Illustrated Churchill Livingstone
Reviews
Ben Molyneux, University of Bristol
Whether you are a lover or a hater it is one of the GMC requirements that medical students have a working knowledge of complementary and alternative therapies (CAM). Since very few medical schools actually commit to teaching it, this book is a great substitute to formal teaching. I was surprised as I just expected a list of therapies with a short blurb about each but in fact there is everything you need to know about CAM in a nutshell. The text explains the medicolegal and ethical aspects to CAM as well as challenging the medical perspective to healthcare. The whole book is only 85 pages so there is an element of brevity but it contains all the salient information a medical student would need to speak confidently to patients about CAM. You may even find that it sparks an interest in the ‘other side’ of medicine!Posted 1st Jul 2008
- Content:
- 3.5/5
- Readability:
- 5/5
- Suitable for PBL:
- 3/5
- Use for Revision:
- 3/5
- Recommend to a friend:
- 3/5
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Having done a month's study component on CAM, I agree with this review muchly! A good starting base.
Alice Moody (University of Bristol), 2nd Sep 2008
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- Content:
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- Readability:
- 5/5
- Use for Revision:
- 3/5
- Recommend to a friend:
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Editor’s Note
Also worth a look: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Secrets, by Wendy Kohatsu. Also take a peek at the series sections for more titles in the Illustrated Colour Text series.
