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What is The Patients Information Center for Natural Medicine?
The The Patients Information Center for Natural Medicine
transfers knowledge, consults in the fields of complementary medicine (alternative
medicine, holistic medicine) and the frontier sciences, and collaborates
with many other institutions of similar concern. As part of this collaboration
with its partners, the project has created as a "motor" the Datadiwan
- a network of databases.
The Patient Information is the successor of the "Projekt Patienteninformation",
which was financed for two years by the Berlin employment office and by
the Berlin Documentation
Center for Research in Alternative Medicine, whose documentation on
the current research methods of naturopathy has been extended to the areas
of basic research in frontier sciences and to international linkage of
databases. The knowledge
gained is passed directly on to our patient
consultation where it can be referred to by scientists, physicians,
laypeople, and other interested parties.
The Patienteninformation is intricately related to the Datadiwan
database system, which links databases about frontier sciences with particular
emphasis on complementary medicine/holistic medicine. The Patienteninformation
database, therefore, enables the user to access the most important international
sources of information.
What are the goals of the Patienteninformation?
Database structure for holistic medicine and frontier sciences
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Consulting services from the relational database (literature as well as
institutional references)
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Fulltexts available from the database
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Development of a thesaurus on holistic medicine and the frontier sciences
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Electronic publications on the Datadiwan-Internet domain
Networking for national and
international research and documentation institutions
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Interfaces with research institutions using the international electronic
networking services
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Collaboration and information exchanges
Information, consultation and publicity
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Consultation hotline for patients
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Information service for self-help groups, doctors, holistic health practitioners,
health insurance companies, journalists, laypeople, and interested persons
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Calendar of events, seminars, and lectures
Documentation, research and publications
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Documentation of current studies and findings
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Scientific inquiries for researchers and authors
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Publications on relevant themes and topics
Investigation and evaluation of naturopathic treatments and diagnostic
techniques
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Assessment of the efficacy of current methods in complementary medicine
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Explanation of basic methodological findings by research institutions,
clinics, and manufacturers
What
is offered to the patient?
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Expert consultation/explanation of the increasing number of naturopathic
techniques
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Referals to self-help groups and relevant literature
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Personal encouragement and empowerment to take responsibilitiy for one's
own wellness
How are these informations accessible
for you?
For patients our consultation service can be reached by telephone calling
the Berlin number +49-30 / 76 00 876-0, Wednesday between
10:00 and 13:00. Specific scientific inquiries
should be submitted by mail, fax, email or phone, +49-30 / 76 00 876-0
Our
special topics:
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Naturopathy and complementary medicine
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Holistic cancer therapy
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Holistic dentistry
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Alternative AIDS therapies
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Ethnopharmacology / ethnomedicine
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Faith healing and mind-body interaction
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Physical foundations of homoeopathy
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Life
energy research
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Methodology of evaluation and clinical trials
In most of these fields, we are in close collaboration with our Datadiwan
network partners. The Patienteninformation für
Naturheilkunde currently publishes on the following subjects (in
German if not otherwise indicated):
For
further information about our databases, services, and consultation:
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