Weidenhammer Wolfgang, Lewith George, Falkenberg Torkel, Fønnebø Vinjar, Johannessen Helle, Reiter Bettina, Uehleke Bernhard, von Ammon Klaus, Baumhöfener Franziska, Brinkhaus Benno
Competence Centre for Complementary Medicine and Naturopathy (KoKoNat), Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany.
Forsch Komplementmed. 2011;18(2):69-76. doi: 10.1159/000327310. Epub 2011 Apr 8.
The status of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within the EU needs clarification. The definition and terminology of CAM is heterogeneous. The therapies, legal status, regulations and approaches used vary from country to country but there is widespread use by EU citizens. A coordination project funded by the EU has been launched to improve the knowledge about CAM in Europe.
The project aims to evaluate the conditions surrounding CAM use and provision in Europe and to develop a roadmap for European CAM research. Specific objectives are to establish an EU network involving centres of research excellence for collaborative projects, to develop consensus-based terminology to describe CAM interventions, to create a knowledge base that facilitates the understanding of patient demand for CAM and its prevalence, to review the current legal status and policies governing CAM provision, and to explore the needs and attitudes of EU citizens with respect to CAM. Based on this information a roadmap will be created that will enable sustainable and prioritised future European research in CAM. CAMbrella encompasses 16 academic research groups from 12 European countries and will run for 36 months starting from January 2010. The project will be delivered in 9 work packages coordinated by a Management Board and directed by a Scientific Steering Committee with support of an Advisory Board.
The outcomes generated will be disseminated through the project's website, peer review open access publications and a final conference, with emphasis on current and future EU policies, addressing different target audiences.
欧盟内部补充与替代医学（CAM）的状况需要厘清。CAM的定义和术语并不统一。其疗法、法律地位、法规及应用方式因国家而异，但在欧盟公民中广泛使用。欧盟资助了一个协调项目，以增进欧洲对CAM的了解。
该项目旨在评估欧洲CAM使用和提供的相关状况，并制定欧洲CAM研究路线图。具体目标包括建立一个由卓越研究中心组成的欧盟网络，开展合作项目；制定基于共识的术语来描述CAM干预措施；创建一个有助于理解患者对CAM的需求及其流行程度的知识库；审查当前关于CAM提供的法律地位和政策；探索欧盟公民对CAM的需求和态度。基于这些信息将创建一个路线图，以推动未来欧洲在CAM领域进行可持续且有重点的研究。CAMbrella项目涵盖来自12个欧洲国家的16个学术研究小组，从2010年1月开始，为期36个月。该项目将通过9个工作包来实施，由管理委员会协调，并在咨询委员会的支持下由科学指导委员会指导。
所产生的成果将通过项目网站、同行评审开放获取出版物以及最终会议进行传播，重点关注当前和未来欧盟政策，面向不同目标受众。
