-- Posted by cyberpunk at 6:25 pm on Jan. 6, 2008 Ideas? "Should family physicians be trained in the use of alternative (complementary) medicine?" Pros? Cons? -- Posted by Meep123 at 6:29 pm on Jan. 6, 2008 Alternative medicine tends to be a whole crock of bullshit. Obviously not all of it, but most who make miracle claims about the power of fucking herbs and other BS, it's ridiculous. So no. Stick to what they are meant for. -- Posted by cyberpunk at 6:32 pm on Jan. 6, 2008 Quote: from Meep123 at 8:29 pm on Jan. 6, 2008 Alternative medicine tends to be a whole crock of bullshit. Obviously not all of it, but most who make miracle claims about the power of fucking herbs and other BS, it's ridiculous.   So no. Stick to what they are meant for. I'd say the same thing, but I have to prepare for this on both sides of the argument. I must be ready to defend either being for family physicians being trained in the usage of alternative medicine, or against it. =\ -- Posted by norock at 7:47 pm on Jan. 6, 2008 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativemedicine.html BTW acupuncture is actually shown to be QUITE effective with a LOT of ailments when used correctly. -- Posted by exceedinglyrare at 7:04 am on Jan. 7, 2008 I don't think it should be mandated that they learn alternative forms of medicine; if a family wants to have a physician who practices alternative medicine, they can always find another physician. There's no reason for every physician to be trained in such a specialized field. -- Posted by cyberpunk at 11:13 am on Jan. 7, 2008 Quote: from exceedinglyrare at 9:04 am on Jan. 7, 2008 I don't think it should be mandated that they learn alternative forms of medicine; if a family wants to have a physician who practices alternative medicine, they can always find another physician. There's no reason for every physician to be trained in such a specialized field. What if the family has a government health coverage program, and CAN'T afford their preferred alternative medicine practitionist? This way, their doctor can still treat the patient, and the patient will be covered. I'm not for it, but I need to have thoughts on both sides of the ball here. -- Posted by sophos at 10:09 pm on Jan. 22, 2008 Although some physicians have some training in some form of alternative medicine, such treatments usually take a back-seat to conventional ones, and even then, only as last resorts. Whether or not they should be trained in such alternatives, largely depend on whether they would practise it in the first place.