Training Oncology Physicians to Advise Their Patients on Complementary and Integrative Medicine

J Altern Complement Med. 2018 Sep/Oct;24(9-10):1016-1017. doi: 10.1089/acm.2018.0146.

Abstract

To address the needs of cancer patients, two things are important: (1) oncology physicians and other health professionals in cancer care should receive training so that they can guide their patients through the maze of available offers in complementary and integrative medicine (CIM), and (2) more CIM providers should possess competencies to provide evidence-informed CIM treatments to cancer patients.

Keywords: educational competencies; integrative oncology; training of oncology physicians.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Complementary Therapies / education*
  • Humans
  • Integrative Medicine / education*
  • Integrative Oncology*
  • Oncologists / education*
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Physician-Patient Relations*