- Can my veterinarian refer me to an alternative
therapist?
- How can I choose a qualified health care
practitioner for my animal?
- How can I learn more about and even become
an animal healer?
- What can I do to get involved with IAATH
and help support the organization's work?
Can my vet refer me to an alternative therapist?
In many states it is illegal for a veterinarian to refer
to anyone except to licensed veterinarian health care practitioners.
With very few exceptions veterinarians simply cannot refer
without putting themselves at risk. Veterinarians also need
to feel comfortable that the therapy or treatment is effective
and safe. They need education to understand what the modality
does and they need to be sure that the modality follows
the Hippocratic principle, "Above all do no harm".
IAATH seeks to expand the concept of referral into a new
concept which we are calling "concurrent care",
where all health care practitioners contribute their skills
to the well being of the patient in a mutually respective
and inclusive participation. This allows owners/guardians
to exercise their right to choose the health care team for
their animal.
Veterinarians operate within recognized guidelines for
veterinary medicine which are in line with their training.
They are recognized leaders for diagnosing and treating
disease. Alternative practitioners can support the healing
process, and help animals maintain an optimal state of health.
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How can I choose a qualified health care practitioner
for my animal?
Understand what the various modalities have to offer. While
some stand alone, often modalities are complementary and
build upon one another. Understand the training and experience
that goes into making someone qualified in that modality.
Select a person whose training and modality, location and
access fits your requirements. See the Practitioner
Directory for therapists and the Treatments
& Therapies section for descriptions of the modalities
IAATH sponsors represent.
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How can I learn more about and even become an animal
healer?
First, please visit the section Treatments
& Therapies, and then visit the Practitioner
Directory for names of the organizations and schools
for each therapy. The purpose of IAATH is not to regulate
or limit what healers in the field are doing in the arena
of animal health. IAATH's goal is to serve as a networking
organization, as a resource for therapists, owners/guardians
who are interested in learning more about alternative therapies,
and to vets who are incorporating or considering incorporating
alternative therapies.
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What can I do to get involved with IAATH and help
support the
organization's work?
Donate what you can. Money helps of course! Become a sponsor
at the appropriate level for your activity. Volunteer to
help communicate IAATH's message to the animal practitioners
in your area. Offer your expertise to support IAATH's activities.
See Join IAATH for more information.
All your donation/sponsorship dollars are tax deducible.
Sponsorship levels:
Friend - For animal lvoers who are not
practioners, but who wish to support choice in animal health
care. Donate what you can. Minimum donation of $20. Membership
card and a listing on the site as a friend of IAATH. Invitation
to the annual conference.
Practitioner Sponsor - $45. For solo practitioners.
Membership card. Listed in the directory. Opportunity to
describe your work. Link to your website. Invitation to
the annual conference at sponsorship rate.
Business, Organizational and Group Sponsor
-$250. For schools, businesses and organizations, clinics
and other groups. Membership card. Listed in the directory.
Opportunity to describe your organization. Link to your
website. Invitation to the annual conference at sponsorship
rate.
Be listed as a Benefactor by increasing your annual contribution
to $500 or more.
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