Interest and need for continuing medical education in pediatric complementary and integrative medicine: a cross-sectional survey from Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric integrative medicine, combining conventional and complementary medical approaches for children and adolescents, is an integral part of the health care system in Switzerland. However, there is still a lack of complementary and integrative medicine topics in training and continuing educational programs. For the first time on a national level, the 2021 annual conference of the Swiss Society of Pediatrics was entirely dedicated to the topic of integrative medicine.

Methods

Using a cross-sectional online survey, this study investigated congress participants' evaluation and feedback with the aim to assess whether the program had met their objectives and to get empirical data on their attitude, expectations and needs regarding pediatric complementary and integr

SUBMITTER: Huber BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9007250 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature