Opening the Door to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Self–Regulation in Ontario

Bibliographic Data

ID6090279
AuthorsJoan Gilmour, Joan M Gilmour (York University), Merrijoy Kelner (University of Toronto), Beverly Wellman (University of Toronto)
Year2002
Volume24
Issue2
Pages149-174
Publication date2002-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLaw & Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9930.00132
OpenAlexW2015576965
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited7

This paper examines the steps that three complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) groups – naturopaths, acupuncturists/traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and homeopaths – are taking to achieve statutory self–regulation in the province of Ontario. The regulatory framework created by the Regulated Health Professions Act of 1991 is outlined, and the differing approaches taken by each of the three groups to gain inclusion under its umbrella are compared and contrasted. The paper assesses the influence of current regulatory and socio–political environments, and queries the extent to which the paradigms of health and health care of these different groups can be accommodated in a regulatory regime heavily reliant on the conventional medical model

Alternative medicine · Complementary medicine · Health care · Inclusion (mineral · Naturopathy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Statutory law · Traditional medicine · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Healthcare Quality and Management · Law · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Public Administration

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