MANIFESTO ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SIGNED AT THE EUROPEAN OPEN FORUM CONFERENCE FOR STAKEHOLDERS, Bruxelles, 08.11.2005 This morning
{"Image DocumentName": "MANIFESTO ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE", "Image ImageDescription": "SIGNED AT. THE EUROPEAN OPEN FORUM CONFERENCE FOR STAKEHOLDERS, Bruxelles, This morning we have been talking about subjects such as putting patients concerns higher on the agenda and protecting them from health threats. If we realise that: \u2022 there is a growing demand among the European citizens for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) \u2022 clinical effectiveness of CAM is, in many cases, at least as high as the effectiveness of conventional medicine, as showed by several long-term studies involving many thousands of patients. \u2022 CAM is not only effective but also very safe, and that, therefore, CAM can belp to reduce the enormous burden of mortality and morbidity caused by the adverse effects of conventional prescription drugs. it is high time that the European Union includes CAM in its policy. This document was signed by: Dr Ton Nicolai \u2013 European Committee for Homeopathy. Dr Giancarlo Buccheri \u2013 International Federation of Anthroposophical Medical Associations. Dr Wolfgang Schmitz-Harbauer \u2013 European Council of Doctors for Plurality in Medicine. Dr Norbert Missel \u2013 Zentralverband der \u00c4rzte f\u00fcr Naturheilverfahren und Regulationsmedizin. Dr Walburg Masic-Oehler \u2013 Deutsche \u00c4rztegesellschaft f\u00fcr Akupunktur. Dr Madeleen Winkler \u2013 International Federation of Anthroposophical Medical Associations. Mr Michel Pradelle \u2013 European Federation of Patients Associations for Anthroposophical Medicine. Dr Paolo Roberti \u2013 Comitato Permanente di Consenso e Coordinamento per le Medicine Non Convenzionali In Italia. Mr Colette Pradelle \u2013 European Federation of Patients Associations for Anthroposophical Medicine. Mrs Alexsandra Hodgson \u2013 European Forum for Complemenatry and Alternative Medicine. Mr Rainhard Sch\u00fcbel \u2013 Association of Natural Medicine in Europe. Dr Fran\u00e7ois Beyens \u2013 International Council for Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques. Mr Stephen Gordon \u2013 European Council for Classical Homeopathy. Mr Seamus Connolly \u2013 European Shiatsu Federation.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}