National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM)

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Welcome to the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM)

The National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) was established to provide leadership and support for strategically directed research into complementary medicine and translation of evidence into clinical practice and relevant policy to benefit the health of all Australians.

NICM News 2011

2011 Dec 16 - Leading national complementary medicine agency to receive significant funding
The National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) has announced at an event held in Sydney today that it has received $2.9 million in funding from philanthropic and industry supporters. This funding will ensure NICM can continue to drive the complementary medicine research sector in...Read more...

Cost Effective Applications of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Synopsis report: Australian consumers have embraced the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Two in three Australians have used complementary medicines over the past 12 months and approximately 42% of these use CAMs to prevent or manage chronic, high priority health problems. The...Read more...

Features

International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health
On May 15-18, 2012 the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine will host the third International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront. The early registration discout is available until 16 March 2012. Fo...Read more...

Therapeutic Goods Regulation: Complementary Medicines
The Australian National Audit Office released a report on Therapeutic Goods Regulation: Complementary Medicines (August 30). The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the TGA’s administration of complementary medicines regulation in Australia. The primary focus wa...Read more...

MedlinePlus: Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information:
This site has been identified as a Tier 1 information source by the National Prescribing Service in their recent review of information resources for complementary medicines.