About BHIHF
Welcome to the Website of the Brighton and Hove Integrated Health Forum.
Complementary and Alternative therapies are becoming ever more popular and increasingly accepted both by the public and conventional therapists. Also the distinction amongst complementary, alternative and conventional treatments is beginning to become blurred as many practitioners work in a more ‘holistic’ way.
For many practitioners working in the conventional arena such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists etc. there is a willingness to embrace different treatment strategies, but a lack of information on which to base possible referrals.
It is against this background that the Brighton and Hove Integrated Health Forum (BHIHF) was set up. The aim of the Forum is to raise awareness amongst practitioners from all backgrounds about the developments in both complementary and conventional medicine in order to promote knowledge and integration of healthcare within the NHS and local healthcare system. Currently we have a number of General Practitioners, acupuncturists, pharmacists, homeopaths, herbalists, hypnotherapists, nurses and at least one hospital consultant. BHIHF is a non-profit organisation which at present has no sponsorship.
The Forum will provide six educational meetings a year for interested health professionals from a wide range of disciplines. The meetings will provide accredited Continuing Professional Development for members. These will be a mix of member led educational sessions (i.e. case studies/ recent research finding presentations) and outside lectures.
Please try the new forum on this site (see the buttons on the left) we'd love to get this going as a 'virtual forum'.
Membership costs £15 a year or £5 per meeting. Certificates will be issued for membership and all educational sessions attended. Members will have access to worldwide information about developments and educational meetings of interest.
If you would like further details about the forum please e-mail; admin@bhihf.org
Meetings for 2008
25th September - TBA
13th November - Acute Back Pain
BHIHF Application Form...
If you are interested in joining BHIHF please download the form and send it to us along with your payment.
2008 BHIHF Application Form.pdf
Useful Links...
General Osteopathic Council - Click Here
General Medical Council - Click Here
General Chiropractic Council - Click Here
British Acupuncture Council - Click Here
National Institute of Medical Herbalists - Click Here
The College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy [CPP] - Click Here
European Herbal & Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association - Click Here
British Herbal Medicine Association - Click Here
The European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy - Click Here
