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. 2018 Aug 20;5(8):111.
doi: 10.3390/children5080111.

Pediatric Integrative Medicine: Vision for the Future

Anna Esparham  1 , Sanghamitra M Misra, Sanghamitra Misra #  2 , Erica Sibinga  3 , Timothy Culbert  4 , Kathi Kemper  5 , Hilary McClafferty  6 , Sunita Vohra  7 , Lawrence Rosen  8
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Pediatric Integrative Medicine: Vision for the Future

Anna Esparham et al. Children (Basel). .

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Abstract

Pediatric integrative medicine (PIM) is of significant interest to patients, with 12% of the general pediatric population and up to 80% of children with chronic conditions using PIM approaches. The field of PIM has evolved over the past 25 years, approaching child health with a number of guiding principles: preventive, context-centered, relationship-based, personalized, participatory, and ecologically sustainable. This manuscript reviews important time points for the field of PIM and reports on a series of meetings of PIM leaders, aimed at assessing the state of the field and planning for its future. Efforts in the first decade of the 2000s led to increased visibility in academic and professional pediatric organizations and through international listservs, designed to link those interested in and practicing PIM, all of which continue to flourish. The PIM leadership summits in recent years resulted in specific goals to advance PIM further in the following key areas: research, clinical practice, professional education, patient and family education, and advocacy and partnerships. Additionally, goals were developed for greater expansion of PIM professional education, broader support for pediatric PIM research, and an expanded role for PIM approaches in the provision of pediatric care.

Keywords: advocacy; clinical practice; complementary therapies; education; pediatric integrative medicine; vision.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the summit, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the manuscript.

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Safety–effectiveness therapy evaluation rubric.
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What does integrative medicine mean to you?
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(a) Parent response to question “how familiar are you with integrative or holistic medicine?” Answer options included: very familiar, somewhat familiar, and not familiar; (b) Parent response to question “do you currently see a pediatrician you would describe as integrative or holistic?” Answer options included: yes, no, and unsure; (c) Parent response to question “how important is it to you to be able to find an integrative pediatrician for your child/children?” Answer options included: very important, somewhat important, and not important; (d) Parent response to question “where do you get information about natural or holistic therapies?” Answer options included all options that applied to parents: blogs/websites, friends/other parents, magazines/newspapers, health food store/pharmacy, family member, pediatrician, and other (as outlined above).
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(a) Parent response to question “how familiar are you with integrative or holistic medicine?” Answer options included: very familiar, somewhat familiar, and not familiar; (b) Parent response to question “do you currently see a pediatrician you would describe as integrative or holistic?” Answer options included: yes, no, and unsure; (c) Parent response to question “how important is it to you to be able to find an integrative pediatrician for your child/children?” Answer options included: very important, somewhat important, and not important; (d) Parent response to question “where do you get information about natural or holistic therapies?” Answer options included all options that applied to parents: blogs/websites, friends/other parents, magazines/newspapers, health food store/pharmacy, family member, pediatrician, and other (as outlined above).
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