2008: Evidence in Complementary Medicine

In April 2008, HKN co-hosts a symposium on complementary and alternative therapies in medicine with the Southern Alberta Health Libraries Association and the Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association. Speakers discuss how complementary medicine is integrated into traditional medicine and the evidence surrounding such.

Dr. Steven Aung discusses how he integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM) into his clinical practice based in western medicine, such as the use of herbs, acupuncture, Qi Gong, and Tai-Chi.

Dr. Marja Verhoef discusses the evidence for the use of alternative therapies in medicine and the different views evidence: colloquial and scientific.