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Current status and future prospects of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in Canada
- Source :
- Chinese journal of integrative medicine. 21(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture has been gradually accepted by the mainstream society since the 1970s and has been rapidly expanding, accompanying the tide of Chinese immigration since the 1980s. Acupuncture legislation has been approved by the governments of 5 provinces in Canada between 1988 and 2014. After the acceptance of self-regulation, 5 corresponding colleges were established, one after another. The code of ethics and professional practice standard were developed by the Colleges. British Columbia (BC) became the first Canadian province to offer acupuncture treatments as a supplementary benefit for its Medical Services Plan premium assistance recipients beginning in 2008. The 5 colleges united to form the Canadian Alliance of Regulatory Bodies of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists (CARBTCMPA) in the same year. The Entry-level Occupational Competencies for the Practice of TCM in Canada were developed by CARB-TCMPA in 2010. The Pan-Canadian registration examinations for acupuncturists, herbalists and TCM practitioners have been administered and scheduled since 2013. The Entry-level Occupational Competencies for Doctors of TCM were developed by College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia (CTCMA-BC) in 2014. It sketches the blueprint for future development of the TCM profession in Canada.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Medical education
Canada
Traditional medicine
Education, Medical
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject
Supplementary benefit
Immigration
Alternative medicine
Acupuncture Therapy
Legislation as Topic
Legislation
General Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine
Blueprint
Acupuncture
Medicine
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
business
Ethical code
media_common
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16720415
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chinese journal of integrative medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fe9c6c42aa1b5bce3dffe50e308f2e32