From hypnosis to sophrology through acupuncture or mindfulness. At the CHUV, complementary medicines are permitted. Prof. Chantal Berna Renella has been heading the Center for Integrative and Complementary Medicine (Cemic) there since May 2019 and is working to give them a place in care, teaching and research. For this Geneva internist specializing in pain, trained in the United States and England, anything that can demonstrably contribute to the patient’s well-being is worth taking. Heidi.news gave him the floor at length on the occasion of his inaugural lesson on complementary medicine in the hospital. Interview.
Heidi.news – You are an internist by training. How did you come to be interested in complementary medicine?
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