Resources
The organizations and web links below are some of the key resources in the field. Some of these links give updates about critical ongoing controversies in the field.
National Integrative Medicine Organizations
- Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine
https://aihm.org/ - American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
https://www.a4m.com - American Association of Environmental Medicine
https://www.aaemonline.org/ - American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
https://naturopathic.org - American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)
https://www.acam.org - Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health
https://imconsortium.org - American Institute of Homeopathic Medicine
https://www.homeopathyusa.org/ - Institute for Functional Medicine
https://www.ifm.org/ - Integrative Health Policy Consortium
http://www.ihpc.org - Integrative Medicine Consortium
https://integrativemedicineconsortium.org - International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM)
https://icimed.com
Telemedicine Resources
- Federation of State Medical Boards
https://www.fsmb.org/siteassets/advocacy/key-issues/telemedicine_policies_by_state.pdf - COVID Licensing Waivers
https://www.fsmb.org/siteassets/advocacy/pdf/states-waiving-licensure-requirements-for-telehealth-in-response-to-covid-19.pdf - Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
https://www.imlcc.org - National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
https://telehealthresourcecenter.org/ - Center for Connected Health Policy
https://www.cchpca.org/resources/state-telehealth-laws-and-reimbursement-policies-report-spring-2021/
Clinical and Legal Resources
Legal Resources
- If you have questions about the legality of a therapy, here are some resources to search. To see if it’s been the subject of an FDA warning letter:
https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/compliance-actions-and-activities/warning-letters - To see if it’s been the subject of an FTC warning letter:
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/warning-letters - To see if it’s an approved drug and what it was approved for:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/
Clinical Resources
- Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine (Blue Journal)
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2021.29094.hcr - Alternative and Complementary Therapies (Green Journal)
https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/alternative-and-complementary-therapies/3 - Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal
http://www.imjournal.com/ - Townsend Letter
https://www.townsendletter.com/ - Natural Medicine Journal
https://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com - NIH Medical Library
www.pubmed.com - A paid service that has excellent articles about natural medicines:
https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com
Current Controversies/Advocacy
Resources given for these topics are for informational purposes, may give a range of views and are not necessarily endorsed by the Society.
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy
There is a major battle brewing with FDA which has been threatening to declare that bioidentical hormones can no longer be compounded, affecting the health of millions of women and men. The latest shot was a report by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) supporting FDA’s contention that they are “too difficult to compound” and have limited clinical utility.
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25791/the-clinical-utility-of-compounded-bioidentical-hormone-therapy-a-review
There is a very well-organized opposition forming that can use your support:
https://cbhrtcoalition.org
https://wethewomen.us
https://a4pc.org/APC/Advocacy/Federal-advocacy/NASEM-cBHT.aspx
Restrictions on Pharmacy Compounding Natural Ingredients
The FDA has been moving to restrict valuable compound ingredients for the past four years. You can read about that here:
https://naturopathic.org/page/AdvocacyNewsCenter
and support the effort here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/aanpcompoundedmedications
www.saveourcompounds.com
Other Advocacy Organizations
Other advocacy organizations include:
https://anh-usa.org/
National Health Freedom Coalition
https://nationalhealthfreedom.org/
Lyme Disease
- CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs_symptoms/index.html - International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
https://www.ilads.org - National Capital Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Association (NatCapLyme)
https://natcaplyme.org - Lyme Disease Association of Delmarva, Inc.
www.delmarvalyme.org
Facebook Page: facebook.com/easternshoremdlyme - Maryland Lyme
www.MarylandLyme.org - Get It Right- Treat The Bite
http://www.treatthebite.com/ - LymeDoc.org
www.LymeDoc.org - Dr Jones Kids- Children & Tick Borne Diseases
https://sites.google.com/site/drjoneskids/home - Lyme & TBD Rashes
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPCghqfePpqXpT0idln_kuFl82Q8NrezteAzVozBrfyNXvLJ_F7ld8GgwJPRwrvPQ?key=VUV5R1hEZUViR2tsbjgtUDR0dkRMS1BHUHItb0dn - Treating Lyme & Related Diseases
https://sites.google.com/view/treating-lyme-related-diseases/home - Mental Health Issues & Lyme Disease
https://sites.google.com/view/mental-health-issues–lyme/home?authuser=0 - Modes of Transmission – Lyme Disease
https://sites.google.com/view/modes-of-transmission/home - Parks & Tick Borne Diseases
https://sites.google.com/view/parks-tick-borne-diseases/home - Lyme Vaccine
https://sites.google.com/site/lymevaccine/home