title: Integrated traditional Chinese medicine.
abstract: To experience the integration of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in China was 'the chance of a lifetime; thanks to the support of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. The scale and range of TCM available in terms of health care provision, education and research is unique in the world. This holistic integrative medicine is part of Chinese culture. Regulation and training of practitioners has similarities with current structures emerging in the UK in preparation for the statutory regulation for acupuncture and herbal medicine. China's research activity is a critical component of informing the debate on evidence-based practice and now real opportunities for collaboration and dissemination are beginning to emerge.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Centre for Complementary Healthcare and Integrated Medicine (CCHIM), Thames Valley University, Walpole House, 18-22 Bond Street, London W5 5AA, UK. nicky.robinson@tvu.ac.uk
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration; D002681:China; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006694:Holistic Health; D006723:Hong Kong; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012042:Registries