EUROCAM

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EUROCAM is a network of European CAM patients organisations, medical doctors practising CAM and trained CAM practitioners aimed at promoting CAM.

Geschiedenis

EUROCAM´s vision is:
• Of a society which seeks the optimum health of its citizens largely achieved by encouraging and enabling citizens to take responsibility for the maintenance and promotion of their own health whilst also acknowledging freedom of choice in selecting appropriate treatment from a variety of healthcare options, including CAM. In addition, EUROCAM submits that citizens should have access to reliable information supporting effective and safe health provision that includes relevant CAM options. CAM should be available, accessible and affordable at both national and European level.
• Of a paradigm shift that moves the focus of healthcare away from a primarily treatment-oriented agenda to one which also engages people more directly in their personal health and well-being thereby preventing illness and prolonging life. EUROCAM supports the notion of salutogenesis – that is to an approach that primarily supports human health and well-being, rather than focusing on factors that cause disease.
• Of a holistic approach to the maintenance and health care of European citizens that takes into account the psycho-spiritual, corporeal and social needs of each individual.
• That the best of conventional medicine and CAM are thoroughly integrated into healthcare schemes for the benefit of European citizens who are free to make an informed choice about treatment they require so there is no dichotomy in the delivery of excellent healthcare.

This means that CAM should be integrated into:
• social, education and health policy, both on a national and a European level.
• healthcare systems both as complementary and/or alternative to conventional medical care whilst also having the opportunity of being offered independently and privately.