In Norway, health-related therapies not included within the standard medical healthcare system are officially termed "alternative treatment". Internationally, this is often known as "complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)." Here, we use the term CAM for consistency with global terminology.
Cebam, the Belgian Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, has recently accredited CAM Cancer for providing high quality health information.
“We are pleased that NAFKAM's research activities can continue to contribute on a global level," says Miek Jong, director of NAFKAM.
In terms of research, NAFKAM's vision is to carry out research of the highest quality on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); that our research contributes to informed health choices and higher patient safety, and set an international standard for quality in research in the field.
- The results from this study may lead to better treatment for chronic neck pain, says professor Frauke Musial.
- When looking closely at the patient’s definitions of what’s important, you can eventually make health service more person-centered, says Frank Hansen.
Hilde Risvoll's PhD project revealed major challenges in the safety of people with dementia who use dietary supplements.
NAFKAM and SABORG (The umbrella organization for Norwegian CAM practitioners) recently welcomed over 20 practitioners’ associations and schools in the field of CAM at their conference on patient safety.
In her thesis, Dana C. Mora studied the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as supportive treatment for children with cancer.
-Men are underrepresented in this part of health research, and we want to do something about that, says senior researcher Agnete Kristoffersen at NAFKAM.
Norway's National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
We work to give you facts about complementary and alternative medicine, so that you can make safer choices for your health.
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