Complementary and Alternative Medicine : Ethics, the Patient, and the Physician

Table of Contents Ž Preface Lois Snyder, JD Ž Contributor List and Biographies Ž 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 Velásquez, 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