Elsevier to publish landmark new textbook ? Essentials of Law, Ethics and Professional Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Sydney, 27th April 2011
Elsevier Australia has announced the upcoming publication of Essentials of Law, Ethics and Professional Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
When released on 15 July 2011, this will be the only local textbook to deal comprehensively with legal, ethical and professional practice issues for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) students at diploma, bachelor and coursework Masters levels.
Essentials of Law, Ethics and Professional Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine will therefore meet the need for a definitive guide written specifically for Australian students according to CAM curriculum requirements.
The inclusion of such content into Complementary and Alternative Medicine study has become essential in today?s litigious world.
No other local book addresses these issues for modalities considered by COAG for regulation and registration, making Essentials of Law, Ethics and Professional Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine ideal for naturopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, massage, osteopathy, chiropractic and western herbal medicine students and trainees.
Key features of the textbook include case studies, alert boxes, tips, explanations and integrative practice considerations.
This timely medical text takes a multidisciplinary approach, and is written by authors who are both academics and practitioners, with contributing authors for individual modalities.
For further information about Essentials of Law, Ethics and Professional Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine please visit: http://www.elsevierhealth.com.au/au/product.jsp?sid=EHS_ANZ_BS-SPE-40017&isbn=9780729539708&lid=EHS_ANZ_BS-DIS-3&iid=0
About the authorsJulie Zetler RN, BA (Syd), LLB, LLM (UTS), M of Bioethics (UTS), Grad Dip in Legal Practice (College of Law), Grad Cert Arbitration and Mediation (Ade Uni), is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia ? Department of Business Law, Faculty of Business and Economics. She is also Solicitor in the Supreme Court of NSW.
Rod Bonello BSc DO DC MHA FICC is currently the senior academic and founder of Chiropractic studies at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He is also a Board Member of the Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia.
About Elsevier AustraliaElsevier Australia is a leading publisher of textbooks and professional titles for students, lecturers and health science professionals within the fields Medicine & Surgery, Nursing & Midwifery, Health Professions, Veterinary and Dentistry.
