European Congress for Integrative Medicine
The European Congress for Integrative Medicine aims to bring together medical practitioners, healthcare professionals, therapists, researchers and health politicians to facilitate the advancement of healthcare systems that combine conventional medicine with evidence informed lifestyle, complementary and traditional approaches to achieving optimal health and healing.
"We are delighted that the Integrative Medicine Conference will be held in London for the first time and look forward to making new connections with integrative medicine colleagues from the UK and around the world"
Prof Stefan Willich, President, ESIM. Germany
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Homeopathy Research – Case for Homeopathy
About homeopathy
Homeopathy is a natural form of medicine used by over 200 million people worldwide. It is safe, gentle and effective for a wide range of conditions.
Homeopathy is also cheap. In France, where it is widely available as a healthcare option, a government report showed that treating a patient using homeopathy cost 15% less than using mainstream medicine.
Homeopathy in Glasgow
Glasgow has a long association with homeopathy. 1880 saw the opening of a dispensary providing free treatment to the city’s poor and the Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital was established in 1914. Now located on the Gartnavel site, the hospital is part of The NHS Centre for Integrative Care. Homeopathy is available at the CIC via GP referral.
Homeopathy at the Centre for Integrative Care
At the Centre for Integrative Care our highly trained doctors and nurses use homeopathy alongside conventional medicine to provide patients with a choice of treatment options. This allows patients to support and manage their health and wellbeing and puts them firmly in control of their life.
For more information, patient stories and links to scientific research into the positive effects of homeopathy visit:
For more about Homeopathy research evidence visit the HRI website
All the research and activities of the Homeopathy Research Institute
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Covid-19 Research with Glasgow University
Making our voices heard - the experiences of disabled people and COVID-19
Are you a disabled person?
We would like to talk to you about the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Glasgow and The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are conducting research about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of disabled people in England and Scotland. We are concerned that the experiences of disabled people have not been heard. The information we get from the study will help us understand how the pandemic has affected disabled people’s lives. We will use this information to try and influence policy and practice in order to improve the lives of disabled people.
In Scotland, our research team are seeking to interview a range of disabled people with different experiences. We would ideally like to interview each person twice during the next few months so that we can understand how things change for you over time. We are seeking to interview:
- People with physical, sensory, intellectual, or cognitive impairments.
- Parents of disabled children and the children themselves, with parental permission.
- Disabled adults under the age of 65 who use social care in community.
- Disabled people over the age of 70.
- People with mental health conditions or diagnoses.The first of the two interviews will include questions on:
- The impact of COVID-19 on typical activities (e.g. work, shopping, lifestyle) and services (e.g. healthcare, social care).
- The impact of COVID-19 on personal mental health and well-being.
- Experiences of accessing healthcare for COVID-19, if relevant.
- The impact of the Scottish Government’s response measures.
- How responses to COVID-19 could be improved to enhance the lives of disabled people.We expect that each interview will last up to one hour. One of our researchers will interview each person, whilst maintaining COVID-19 social distancing, using a method that is accessible for each individual (e.g. telephone. zoom, skype or email). All interviews will be audio-recorded and transcribed. Everyone who takes part will remain anonymous, meaning your name and identifying information will not be shared with anyone outside the research team, and you will not be identified in anything that we publish. Taking part in the study will not influence any services that you receive. Everyone who takes part will be offered a small gift voucher to recognise their time.If you would like to discuss taking part in this research study, please contact in confidence: Professor Nick Watson, Centre for Disability Research, University of Glasgow. Telephone: 07739 136563 Email: [email protected]
Isobel’s Story – I’m still standing!
One patient's experience of the Centre for Integrative Care
I'm still standing!
Isobel Jamieson was diagnosed twenty years ago with complex multi allergies, plus chronic psoriatic arthritis. Here, she tells of how the Centre For Integrative Care helped her first to hope - and then to grow.
The psoriatic arthritis was mainly under my skin and my immune system was attacking my nerves. Sometimes I was bedridden, which affected my work pattern and lifestyle. And the prognosis was that the pain would increase in severity until eventually there would be no pain, but I would be totally immobile.
The specialists were happy for me to seek other alternative therapies - especially after a reaction to my medication caused a breakdown of my vital organs. One surgeon actually told me, "find other ways to control the pain".
And then my GP then referred me to Centre for Integrative Care.
The first thing the Centre gave me was hope. And then, soon enough, I had picked up practical strategies.
I learned how to blend my existing knowledge of self-hypnosis with new skills such as reiki, breathing techniques and Mindfulness. These became part of my holistic living plan.
I also began to take four gentle, non-invasive homeopathic medications. This all helped me to control the constant pain. And it has also stemmed the encroaching paralysation. Though I use crutches and sometimes need my wheelchair, the episodes of deep depression and of severe pain are rare now. I can enjoy my life again.
Music, art, nature, laughter and comedy are precious to me and are also useful coping strategies.
I count myself lucky to have the knowledge and expertise available at the Centre For integrative Care, and I cannot recommend its staff and services highly enough.
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