Pushing the edges to a new frontier of medicine

The medical world and patients alike are searching for new solutions to chronic diseases that will not only mask symptoms but lead to full recovery. The place to find these answers is at the second SA Congress of Integrative Medicine from 17 – 18 November at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. “At this stage of Integrative medicine (IM), each one of us is still a pioneer. We all have one thing in common… we are inventing this wheel…

Integrative medicine clarified

Articles

There have been some remarks made on Twitter in the past few days by some journalists and others about the lack of credentials of several medical doctors [myself included]. These tweets have called these doctors “quacks” and the Pan African Conference on Integrative Medicine [PACIM] taking place at Spier, a “quackery conference”. These tweets are uninformed opinions and could be construed as hate speech. We feel that this is an opportune time to set the record straight. Integrative medicine: supports…

Medical members

Medical doctors registered with the HPCSA.

Allied members

Allied Doctors registered with the AHPCSA

Associates

Other graduated practitioners who follow the integrative model and are registered with a credible Board.

SASIM does not endorse any therapists practising integrative medicine outside of their scope of practice.

Affiliates

All IM practitioners who don’t fit into the above categories. They are not listed on the SASIM website, but details are available from the Secretariat.

Students

Students may join regional Whatsapp groups, attend meetings as “members” and benefit from group discounts. They are not listed on the SASIM website.