Core Principles in Integrative Healthcare
Integrative healthcare is the practice of combining modern medical and traditional healing approaches in the every-day practice of medicine. These approaches are no longer seen as mutually exclusive but a united team in the pursuit of optimal healthcare. The following describes the central principles in integrative healthcare:
- A new paradigm in healthcare - Integrative healthcare is more than a compilation of treatments or disciplines: it is a new and advanced view of modern medicine.
- Patient-centered care - A partnership between the patient and an interdisciplinary healthcare team serves to optimize the healing process.
- Focus on safe and effective healthcare - Providers apply evidence-based, critical thinking skills when combining modern and traditional therapies.
- Treat the whole person - Interaction of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual factors are central to the treatment of health and illness.
- Individualize treatment plans - Health and healing are individually determined, so plans may be different for each person.
- Long-term preventive care - While short-term treatment is essential, long-term preventive care is the ultimate goal of healthcare.
- Emphasize personal responsibility - To promote maximum benefit, patients need to take their full share of responsibility for their own health and well-being.
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