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MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
RULES
OF BEHAVIOR FOR
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
1.
PURPOSE
1.1
The Society being the umbrella body for Complementary
Medicine/Therapies, it is
incumbent on the Society to
ensure that all Complementary Medical Practitioners are in fact ì fit
and properî persons to practice Complementary Medicine Therapies, thus
ensuring the highest standards of Complementary Medicine Healthcare for
the public.
1.2
The standard required for such Complementary Medical Practitioners
must be the same as that of Medical Practitioners, if not higher and shall
meet all the requirements of the Ministry of Health.
1.3
The Society is committed to the positive and constructive
collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other healthcare
stakeholders to make Malaysia the Regional Centre of Excellence for
Complementary Medicine and to align itself to the healthcare vision of the
Ministry of Health.
1.4
To ensure public and private sector confidence in the Complementary
Healthcare Profession so that the said Profession enjoys the same
recognition and stature as would any other healthcare profession currently
bestowed with such recognition and confidence.
2.
BACKGROUND
2.1
While Complementary Medicine in other countries especially in
developed countries are well established and enjoy tremendous
public support and recognition, the same cannot be said of the profession
in Malaysia at the present moment. This
is because Complementary Medicine is relatively new in Malaysia and the
profession has not been organized to meet the needs of the Malaysian
Society.
2.2
There are no data as to how many practitioners there are practicing
Complementary Medicine in Malaysia and what disciplines are available and
practiced by such professionals in the country. There is therefore an
urgent need to address these issues if the profession and the country is
to achieve the objectives stated above.
3.
CURRENT STATUS AND DIRECTION
3.1
The Society was established under the guidance of the Primary
Healthcare Section of the Ministry
of Health in 1998 and the Society is therefore very fortunate to have the
understanding and support of the Ministry of Health ñ an example of
smart partnership between the public sector and the NGOs. It bodes well
for the future of the Complementary Healthcare Profession
3.2
The future direction of the Society is simple.
To implement all the requirements and guidelines proposed by the
Ministry of Health and to incorporate other strategies and guidelines from
other healthcare stakeholders that will assist the Society to fulfil its
stated objectives.
3.3
To develop the profession into a honourable
profession which will enjoy both local and international
recognition, graded by the highest standards of professional conduct,
ethics and practice.
4.
RULES OF BEHAVIOUR
CODE
OF ETHICS
RULE ONE
- MEMBERS SHALL AT ALL TIMES
CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN AN HONOURABLE
MANNER IN THEIR RELATIONS WITH THEIR
PATIENTS, THE
PUBLIC AND WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
RULE TWO
- MEMBERS SHALL AT ALL
TIMES ABIDE BY
THE ADVERTISING CODES LAID DOWN BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY.
RULE THREE
- MEMBERS SHALL COMPLY AT ALL
TIMES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE CODE OF PRACTICE.
RULE FOUR
- MEMBERS SHALL NOT GIVE FORMAL INSTRUCTION IN THE
PRACTICE OF COMPLIMENTARY MEDICINE WITHOUT
THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL OF
THE SOCIETY.
RULE FIVE
- IT IS REQUIRED THAT
MEMBERS APPLY THE
FOREGOING CODE
TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES.
RULE SIX
- INFRINGEMENT OF
THE ETHICAL
CODE RENDERS MEMBERS LIABLE
TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION
WITH SUBSEQUENT
LOSS OF
PRIVILEGES AND BENEFITS OF THE SOCIETY.
APPENDIX
ONE - CODE OF
PRACTICE
APPENDIX
TWO - DISCIPLINARY
PROCEDURES
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