Partnerships

Research Council for Complementary Medicine (RCCM) - www.rccm.org.uk

The RCCM was founded in 1983 by a group of enthusiastic practitioners and researchers from both orthodox and complementary medicine. Today, its main aim is to develop and extend the evidence base for complementary medicine in order to provide practitioners and their patients with information about the effectiveness of individual therapies and the treatment of specific conditions. The RCCM considers evidence from both quantitative and qualitative research. It is doing this informally through its Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research Network (CAMRN) as well as through information provided on its web-site www.rccm.org.uk. In June 2005, it will provide access to detailed summaries, arising from a three year research project funded by the Department of Health, reviewing the complementary therapy literature in the NHS priority areas of cancer, mental health, coronary heart disease and stroke, and chronic illness. These summaries will also provide the basis for the National Electronic Library's web-site on CAM that is being developed in conjunction with the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital.

CAMRN Administrator: Mary O'Meara  e-mail: camrn@rccm.org.uk

associated Journal

ISCMR membership includes an online subscription to Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and an option to purchase a yearly subscription to receive the printed copy of JACM at a reduced rate.

Journal of Complementary

and Alternative Medicine

Other Journals

The following journals are discounted for ISCMR members. Click on the picture for more information on the specific journal and log in as an ISCMR member for specific information on subscription discounts.

Medical Acupuncture                                     FACT - Focus on Alternative                                                                          and Complementary Therapies

 

eCAM - Evidence Based Complementary                        Complementary Therapies and Alternative Medicine                                                       in Medicine

   Journal of Herbal                                         Forshende Komplementarmedizin
   Pharmacotherapy                                     Research in Complementary Medicine

                                              Natural Standard

OTHER USEFUL LINKS

Complementary & Integrated Medicine Research Unit

WHO Fact Sheet Traditional Medicine