Deck 15: The Complementary and Alternative Health Care System in Australia

Question 1

Which country provides access to CAM through their national health scheme?

A)United States of America
B)United Kingdom
C)Australia
D)New Zealand

Answer 1

United Kingdom

Question 2

Which of the following CAM practices are eligible for private health insurance rebates?

A)Western herbal medicine
B)Naturopathic medicine
C)Homoeopathic medicine
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

In Australia,who controls the regulation and supply of medicines,nutritional supplements,herbs and devices used in CAM practice?

A)The Australian Medical Association
B)Australian Customs and Quarantine
C)The Therapeutic Goods Administration
D)The Australian Council on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Answer 3

The Therapeutic Goods Administration

Question 4

Which of the following CAM modalities requires a minimum undergraduate degree to practise?

A)Ayurvedic medicine
B)Nutritional medicine
C)Reiki
D)Remedial massage

Question 5

The 2013 report by The National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM)stated that spending on CAM by Australians annually is in excess of:

A)$2 million
B)$3.5 million
C)$5.0 million
D)$1.0 million

Question 6

Who contributes most to the funding of CAM in Australia?

A)Medicare
B)Fees charged for consumer services
C)Private health insurance rebates
D)The Australian government

Question 7

What term describes a concept of energy in promoting or stimulating healing in CAM?

A)Ch'i
B)Life force
C)Prana
D)All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following features are common characteristics of CAM practice?

A)Treating the patient as an individual
B)A belief in the interconnectedness of mind,body and spirit
C)Approaching each consultation as a partnership between patient and practitioner
D)All of the above

Question 9

In what year were national consultation workshops conducted to discuss whether existing consumer protection adequately protected those seeking the services of unregistered practitioners?

A)2015
B)1968
C)2011
D)2002

Question 10

Which of the following health practices,once regarded as CAM,does the Australian government now statutorily register?

A)Chiropractic medicine
B)Naturopathic medicine
C)Chinese medicine
D)a and c

Question 11

According to research,which group of individuals uses CAM most?

A)Men over 70 years of age
B)Women aged between 25 and 34 years
C)Young men between the ages of 18 and 21 years
D)Children under 10 years of age

Question 12

What are some of the difficulties facing CAM research?

A)CAM tends to individualise the treatment approach
B)There is very little funding available for CAM research
C)There is no economic incentive for large pharmaceutical companies to support CAM research
D)All of the above

Question 13

Who is responsible for regulating CAM practice?

A)The federal government
B)State governments
C)The CAM professions
D)The Therapeutic Goods Administration

Question 14

In Australia,complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)can be accessed through:

A)GP clinics
B)public hospital emergency departments
C)private practice
D)community health centres

Question 15

At which educational institutions are students studying CAM eligible for fee help?

A)Universities
B)TAFE institutions
C)Private colleges
D)All of the above