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3. Practice - the use by a health care professional of knowledge and skill to provide a service in the: a. Prevention of illness. b. Diagnosis and treatment of disease. c. Maintenance of health. 4. Service - to be of assistance, to render aid. 5. Guidelines of Practice - the general authority, custom or model by which health care is delivered by the naturopathic physician shall include, but not be limited to: a. Prevention of illness/disease. b. Diagnosis and treatment of illness/disease. c. Maintenance of health. 6. Guidelines of Care - the general models, criteria or rules by which the physician undertakes supervision or care of the individual patient. C. Definition of naturopathic medicine: Please refer to the “Definition of Naturopathic Medicine” which accompanies this document. This document is incomplete and not to be reproduced without including the accompanying definition. D. Scope of practice: 1. The scope of a naturopathic physician’s practice is eclectic and dynamic in nature. 2. Naturopathic physicians are trained to understand and utilize a wide variety of therapeutic modalities and to select the treatment that, in their opinion, best serves the patient’s condition. 3. The types of therapeutics a physician may choose from include, but are not limited to: a. Acupuncture b. Botanical medicine Profile of a Profession: Naturopathic Practice Appendix A 85
UCSF Center for the Health Professions c. Clinical nutrition and nutritional counseling d. Electrohydrotherapy e. Homeopathy f. Hydrotherapy g. Light and air therapy h. Massage therapy/neuro-muscular technique i. Natural childbirth j. Naturopathic manipulative technique k. Orthopedics l. Physical medicine m. Psychotherapy and counseling n. Soft tissue manipulation o. Surgery p. Use of appropriate pharmacological agents 4. The naturopathic physician is obligated to keep up with the changes in medicine. This may be accomplished through: a. Continuing education seminars, preceptorships, post graduate study, internships or residency programs (see education section VI A). b. In the event physicians belongs to a specialty society, they are obligated to maintain the standards of education set by the society. 5. Naturopathic physicians have an obligation to critically and without bias evaluate new therapeutic agents and methods which may be of benefit to their patients. 6. Naturopathic physicians are encouraged to continually evolve their manner of practice of health care to provide increased benefit to their patients. E. A Naturopathic physician’s role: A naturopathic physician is trained to be a primary care family practice physician. Individual physicians may choose to specialize in certain methods, modalities or areas of practice within the 86 Appendix A
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Introduction Naturopathic health ca
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Chapter One: Naturopathic Medicine
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