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The '''Faculty of Homeopathy''' was formed in 1944 from the old British Homeopathic Society (founded in 1843). It was incorporated by the Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950, which confers an educational function on the Faculty.<ref>{{cite book|title=Alternative Medicine?: A History|author=Roberta Bivins|year=2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0199218870|page=106}}</ref><ref>Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950 (1950 c. xx), s. 4</ref> |
The '''Faculty of Homeopathy''' was formed in 1944 from the old British Homeopathic Society (founded in 1843). It was incorporated by the Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950, which confers an educational function on the Faculty.<ref>{{cite book|title=Alternative Medicine?: A History|author=Roberta Bivins|year=2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0199218870|page=106}}</ref><ref>Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950 (1950 c. xx), s. 4</ref> The Faculty promotes the academic and scientific development{{pov-statement}} of homeopathy and ensures standards{{pov-statement}} in the education and training in homeopathy of [[dentists]], [[physician|doctors]], [[nurses]], [[midwives]], [[pharmacists]], [[podiatrists]], [[veterinary surgeons]]{{dubious|under DEFRA laws, use of homeopathy on animals is illegal}} and other statutorily-registered healthcare professionals. |
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Homeopathy is a form of [[alternative medicine]] in which practitioners treat patients using highly diluted<ref name="pmid12492603" /><ref name=inquiry_cfm/> preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient. The collective weight of [[scientific method|scientific]] evidence has found homeopathy to be no more effective than a [[placebo]].<ref name="pmid12492603">{{Citation |last1=Ernst |first1=E. |title=A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy |journal=British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology |volume=54 |issue=6 |pages=577–82 |year=2002 |pmid=12492603 |pmc=1874503 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01699.x}}</ref><ref name=inquiry_cfm>UK Parliamentary Committee Science and Technology Committee - [http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/inquiries/homeopathy-/ "Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy"]</ref><ref name=nhsdirect>{{citation |url=http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Homeopathy/Pages/Issues.aspx |contribution=Homeopathy - Issues |accessdate=2009-07-30 |publisher=[[National Health Service]] }}</ref><ref name=pmid17285788>{{Citation |last1=Altunc |first1=U. |last2=Pittler |first2=M. H. |last3=Ernst |first3=E. |title=Homeopathy for Childhood and Adolescence Ailments: Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials |journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings |volume=82 |issue=1 |pages=69–75 |year=2007 |pmid=17285788 |doi=10.4065/82.1.69 |quote=However, homeopathy is not totally devoid of risks… it may delay effective treatment or diagnosis}}</ref><ref name="shang">{{Citation |last1=Shang |first1=Aijing |last2=Huwiler-Müntener |first2=Karin |last3=Nartey |first3=Linda |last4=Jüni |first4=Peter |last5=Dörig |first5=Stephan |last6=Sterne |first6=Jonathan AC |last7=Pewsner |first7=Daniel |last8=Egger |first8=Matthias |title=Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? Comparative study of placebo-controlled trials of homoeopathy and allopathy |journal=The Lancet |volume=366 |pages=726–732 |year=2005 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67177-2 |pmid=16125589 |issue=9487}}</ref> |
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The Faculty promotes the academic and scientific development of homeopathy and ensures standards in the education and training in homeopathy of [[dentists]], [[physician|doctors]], [[nurses]], [[midwives]], [[pharmacists]], [[podiatrists]], [[veterinary surgeons]] and other statutorily-registered healthcare professionals. |
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The Faculty of Homeopathy was formed in 1944 from the old British Homeopathic Society (founded in 1843). It was incorporated by the Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950, which confers an educational function on the Faculty.[1][2] The Faculty promotes the academic and scientific development[neutrality is disputed] of homeopathy and ensures standards[neutrality is disputed] in the education and training in homeopathy of dentists, doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, podiatrists, veterinary surgeons[dubious ] and other statutorily-registered healthcare professionals.
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine in which practitioners treat patients using highly diluted[3][4] preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient. The collective weight of scientific evidence has found homeopathy to be no more effective than a placebo.[3][4][5][6][7]
Membership
The Faculty has over 1,400 members throughout the world. Membership is open to statutorily registered healthcare professionals, with student membership available to undergraduates on medical courses.[8]
Training
Faculty-Accredited postgraduate courses in homeopathy are taught at five locations in the UK and at eight overseas. After specified training periods, students are eligible to sit the specialist examinations, which lead to the Faculty's qualifications: LFHom, MFHom (for dentists, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and podiatrists), VetMFHom (for veterinary surgeons) and DFHom (for pharmacists and podiatrists). The qualifications do not themselves confer any legal qualfication to practise homeopathy.[9]
Publications
The Faculty publishes Homeopathy (formerly the British Homeopathic Journal -BHJ), a peer-review journal. This journal was first published in 1844, as the British Journal of Homoeopathy (BJH), which became the BHJ in 1911.
Simile is a regular Newsletter-type publication, for the service of members.
International
Apart from its overseas accreditation and teaching, the Faculty is an active member of the international homeopathic community and is one of the founding members of the European Committee for Homeopathy, which has developed a European Code of Professional Conduct and agreed Standards of training in homeopathy in the European Union.
Officers 2011
- President: Sara Eames
- Vice-President: Elizabeth Thompson
- Immediate Past-President: John Saxton
- Treasurer: Andrea Wiessner
- Dean: Russell Malcolm
- Veterinary Dean: Christopher Day
- Dental Dean: Peter Darby
- Pharmacy Dean: Lee Kayne
- Nursing Dean: Patricia Donnachie
- Podiatry Dean: Tariq Khan
- Promotion Committee Covener: Nick Thompson
- NHS Primary Care representative: Graham Jagger
- NHS Secondary Care representative: Helmut Roniger
- Members Committee Covener:Tim Robinson
Notes
- ^ Roberta Bivins (2008). Alternative Medicine?: A History. Oxford University Press. p. 106. ISBN 0199218870.
- ^ Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950 (1950 c. xx), s. 4
- ^ a b Ernst, E. (2002), "A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy", British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 54 (6): 577–82, doi:10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01699.x, PMC 1874503, PMID 12492603
- ^ a b UK Parliamentary Committee Science and Technology Committee - "Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy"
- ^ "Homeopathy - Issues", National Health Service http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Homeopathy/Pages/Issues.aspx, retrieved 2009-07-30
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Altunc, U.; Pittler, M. H.; Ernst, E. (2007), "Homeopathy for Childhood and Adolescence Ailments: Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials", Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 82 (1): 69–75, doi:10.4065/82.1.69, PMID 17285788,
However, homeopathy is not totally devoid of risks… it may delay effective treatment or diagnosis
- ^ Shang, Aijing; Huwiler-Müntener, Karin; Nartey, Linda; Jüni, Peter; Dörig, Stephan; Sterne, Jonathan AC; Pewsner, Daniel; Egger, Matthias (2005), "Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? Comparative study of placebo-controlled trials of homoeopathy and allopathy", The Lancet, 366 (9487): 726–732, doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67177-2, PMID 16125589
- ^ "Membership". Faculty of Homeopathy. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950 (1950 c. xx), s. 4(d)
External links
- The Faculty of Homeopathy
- The British Homeopathic Association (Advocacy site)
- The British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons (Advocacy site)
- The British Homeopathic Dental Association (Advocacy site)
- Homeopathy, formerly the British Homeopathic Journal