What is Integrative Medicine

Integrative medicine is a philosophy of healthcare with a focus on individual patient care.  It combines the best of conventional western medicine with evidence-based complementary medicine and therapies.

Integrative Medicine reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.

It takes into account the physical, psychological, social and spiritual wellbeing of the person with the aim of using the most appropriate, safe and evidence-based treatments available.

For further information on best practice in integrative medicine you can click here to view an article published in 2014 in the AIMA journal, Advances in Integrative Medicine, Copyright for this article is resides with Elsevier.