Homeopathy In Canada

A current healthcare policy in Ontario that affects the delivery of care is the new legislation of homeopathy as a post secondary program. Homeopathy was introduced in 1796 by a German doctor, Samuel Hahnemann, who based it on a philosophy that “substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person will cure those symptoms in a sick person”. The practice of Homeopathy is a pseudoscience, where it is based on thoughts and beliefs as there has not been scientific evidence to prove its effectiveness on humans or animals. The way homeopathic medication and remedies are developed are by mixing water with round sugar pills to dilute the solution, for the purpose of simulating the body’s self healing. In 2015, the provincial government became the first province to

In recent events, the provincial government publicly funded Georgian College in Barrie to launch a diploma program in Homeopathy. Health Canada claims that 71% of Canadians regularly take natural health products such as vitamins and minerals, herbal products, and homeopathic medicine”, which influenced the Ontario to protect those wanting an alternative, natural treatment. However, the new legislation brought widespread criticism, especially from Dr. Chris Groshev, an emergency medicine physician, who sent letters of protest to the Ontario’s Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development, the college’s board and dean. There has been many universities and international organizations who continuously conducted studies find scientific evidence for its effectiveness. For instance, there has been 12 international organizations such as Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council, who all had concluded that there was no reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective and even stated, that it should not treat conditions that are chronic or