Integrative & Personalised Medicine: Research and Practice

The Research Council for Complementary Medicine (RCCM) is a charity founded in 1983, dedicated to developing high quality research in CAM. As a core part of its mission, RCCM takes part annually in the Integrative & Personalised Medicine Conference, running a workshop “An introduction to research in integrative medicine”.

The UK’s Leading Event in Integrative Medicine

The conference is the UK’s leading event focusing on integrative medicine, personalised medicine, lifestyle medicine and functional medicine. Within this framework, the RCCM workshop covers searching for evidence, critical appraisal, research designs for TCIM practitioners and publication and dissemination. For more information on the Integrative & Personalised Medicine conference, visit ipmcongress.com.

Understanding Complementary and Alternative Treatments

It is essential to learn about complementary and alternative treatments, how they differ from conventional medicine, why people use them, whether they work and if they're safe. You can also learn about the different types of complementary treatment, how they could help your condition and possible risks.

Latest Articles from the European Journal of Integrative Medicine

• The effectiveness and safety of GeloMyrtol® forte in the treatment of acute and chronic bronchitis: A rapid review of clinical studies.
• Safety and effectiveness of ginger for acute respiratory infections: A systematic review of randomized controlled clinical trials.
• Evaluating the feasibility of using the TREATS tool in determining the quality of randomised trials of clinical aromatherapy.
• Impact of acupuncture therapy on pregnancy outcome of patients with the first frozen-thawed embryo transfer: A retrospective cohort study.
• Cannabidiol (CBD): An acceptable non-hormonal treatment option for women suffering with chronic pelvic pain – a cross-sectional observational study.
• Effect of emotional freedom techniques on anxiety, surgical fear and birth perception in planned caesareans: A randomised controlled trial.
• Prakriti-based differences in olfactory perception and receptor gene expression: An Ayurgenomics approach.
• Association of Danshen use with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.