Non-Scientific Practitioners

The WSMA believes it is wrong to engage in or to aid and abet in treatment which has no scientific basis and is dangerous, is calculated to deceive the patient by giving him/her false hope, or which may cause the patient to delay in seeking proper care until their condition becomes irreversible. (JC 3.01-87) (Reaffirmed A-23)

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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:

EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health Services