Info on the state of Acupuncture and CM in Denmark

[Guest guest]

Info on the state of Acupuncture and CM in Denmark:

 

As most Group members might be aware in most European countries

acupuncturists can only work under the supervision of an MD. Well,

that's about to change in Denmark. A new law has passed: From January

1st 2007 acupuncturists will be able to practice without the supervison

of an MD.

 

This year the Danish Ministry of Health issued a license for Alternative

Medical Practitioners (incl. CM practitioners, reflexeologists, phyto

therapists, and more) to be distributed from governmentally approved

associations of various altenative medicine practices. This license is

not a must-have to practice, but it will ensure patients that the holder

of this license fulfills minimum requirements of education set forth by

the government. Also patients who see a practitioiner holding this

license will have - for the first time in Denmark - a right to make

complaints about treaments, thus ensuring patients a better quality of

treatments.

 

The Danish government is financing research on the use

acupuncture/meditation in the treatment of cancer and MS at two major

universities here.

 

A major hospital has announced that it has invited to TCM doctors from

China to come to work at their dept.s for Oncology and for Pain

management for six months as a trial of what benefits could be drawn

from integrating CM and WM.l

 

All in all it has been a great year for acupuncture and CM in Denmark

this year - hope improvements will continue at this pace

 

Best regards,

 

Thomas Sorensen

[Guest guest]

Great news, Thomas. The tide is turning.

 

 

On Nov 17, 2005, at 11:40 PM, Thomas Bøgedal Sørensen wrote:

 

> Info on the state of Acupuncture and CM in Denmark:

>

> As most Group members might be aware in most European countries

> acupuncturists can only work under the supervision of an MD. Well,

> that's about to change in Denmark. A new law has passed: From January

> 1st 2007 acupuncturists will be able to practice without the

> supervison

> of an MD.

>

> This year the Danish Ministry of Health issued a license for

> Alternative

> Medical Practitioners (incl. CM practitioners, reflexeologists, phyto

> therapists, and more) to be distributed from governmentally approved

> associations of various altenative medicine practices. This license is

> not a must-have to practice, but it will ensure patients that the

> holder

> of this license fulfills minimum requirements of education set

> forth by

> the government. Also patients who see a practitioiner holding this

> license will have - for the first time in Denmark - a right to make

> complaints about treaments, thus ensuring patients a better quality of

> treatments.

>

> The Danish government is financing research on the use

> acupuncture/meditation in the treatment of cancer and MS at two major

> universities here.

>

> A major hospital has announced that it has invited to TCM doctors from

> China to come to work at their dept.s for Oncology and for Pain

> management for six months as a trial of what benefits could be drawn

> from integrating CM and WM.l

>

> All in all it has been a great year for acupuncture and CM in Denmark

> this year - hope improvements will continue at this pace

>

> Best regards,

>

> Thomas Sorensen

>

>

>