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Incorporating Acupuncture Into American Healthcare: Initiating a Discussion on Implementation Science, the Status of
David W Miller1, Eric J Roseen2, Jennifer A M Stone3
1University Hospitals, Connor Integrative Health Network, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
|September 2, 2021
Summary
Implementation science can improve acupuncture integration into healthcare. Diverse stakeholders met to discuss acupuncture
Area of Science:
- Implementation Science
- Integrative Health
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Acupuncture adoption in American healthcare lacks a structured approach.
- Implementation science offers methods to integrate evidence-based interventions into practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore systematic application of implementation science for acupuncture dissemination.
- To identify challenges in applying implementation science to acupuncture.
Main Methods:
- Convened 30 diverse stakeholders (patients, providers, researchers, etc.).
- Facilitated discussions on acupuncture's safety, effectiveness, and implementation.
- Gathered varied stakeholder perspectives on acupuncture in healthcare.
Main Results:
- Summarizes initial findings from stakeholder meeting and expert discussions.
- Introduces core concepts of implementation science and its link to acupuncture.
- Examines acupuncture's current status and explores patient, practitioner, and researcher viewpoints.
Conclusions:
- Establishes acupuncture as an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP).
- Catalyzes conversation on integrating implementation science with acupuncture practice, research, and policy.
- Highlights the need for systematic approaches to acupuncture's healthcare integration.
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