IMHO joins FICTA
The Irish Medical Herbalists Organisation have joined the Federation of Irish Complimentary Therapists Association.
The Federation of Irish Complementary Therapy Associations FICTA was founded in 1999. FICTA’s member associations come from a wide range of disciplines within the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) sector in Ireland and are committed to raising public awareness of, and promoting the benefits of complementary and alternative therapies in all areas of social support and healthcare provision in Ireland.FICTA employs the universally adopted acronym CAM which is defined as meaning a broad domain of healing modalities with their inherent theories and philosophies that encompass all health systems, practices and resources “[ ] … other than those intrinsic to the politically dominant health system of a particular society or culture in a given historical period”. (National Working Group Report – p.15).
NOTE: FICTA is preparing to carry out an on-line survey in 2012 of CAM usage in Ireland
Recently FICTA has
Developed and submitted a proposed common framework for the self-regulation of complementary therapists to the Minister for Health and awaits a response – 2011
Contributed to the SMCI Review of Complementary Therapies and Related Academic Programme Validation commissioned by the Department of Health and Children and the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC)- 2011
The IMHO looks forward to attending the meetings of FICTA and we hope we can contribute to the very positive work the FICTA is doing.
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