Courts, licensing bodies turning their attention to alternative therapies.
The growing interest in alternative medicine has come to the attention of both Canadian licensing bodies and the courts. Two recent cases, a disciplinary hearing and a medical-malpractice action, illustrate that physicians need to understand the range and complexity of issues surrounding nonconventional therapies and their clinical use.
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D002170:Canada; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D008318:Malpractice