CAMDOC Alliance

Secretariat
Rue du Trône 194
1050 Brussels
Belgium

Phone:
+32 26440020
E-mail: camdoc@camdoc.eu


ECH (European Committee for Homeopathy) www.homeopathyeurope.org

ECPM (European Council of Doctors for Plurality in Medicine) www.ecpm-europe.ch

ICMART (International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques) www.icmart.org

IVAA (International Federation of Anthroposophic Medical Associations) www.ivaa.eu



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Updated 17.12.15


Downloads

CAMDOC response to CPME position paper on CAM (pdf)


EUROCAM
CAM 2020
The contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to sustainable healthcare in Europe(pdf)


Model Guidelines for the Practice of Complementary Therapies (CAM) by Medical Doctors in the European Union
(pdf)


 

CAM in Healthcare

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