Doctors Organisations
Member organisations of the IVAA

ARGENTINA
Asociación Argentina de Medicina Anthroposófica
Ramallo 2606, AR C1429 DUT Buenos Aires
Tel + FAX: +54-11-4703 4152
E-mail: aama_med@yahoo.com.ar
Website: www.medicosescolares.com.ar

AUSTRALIA
Australian Anthroposophical Medical Ass. Inc.
Dr.Antony Underwood, Suite 2, level 2,Gordon Centre
802-808 Pacific Highway
AU-Gordon, NSW 2072
Tel: +61-2-9418 1388, Fax: +61-2-9418 1418
E-mail: aunderwood@bigpond.com

AUSTRIA 
Gesellschaft für Anthroposophische Medizin in Österreich
Tilgnerstraße 3
A-1040 Wien
Tel: +43-1-504 4908, Fax: +43-1-504 8404
E-mail: info@anthromed.at, paedrs@anthromed.at
Website: www.anthromed.at

BELGIUM 
Belgische Vereniging van Antroposofisch georiënteerde Artsen
Suzanne Lilarstraat 55, B-9000 Gent
Tel: +32-9 221 66 52 Fax: 0032-9 221 77 10
E-mail: ma.sch@skynet.be
Website: www.antroposofischegeneeskunde.be

BRAZIL 
Associaçao Brasileira de Medicina Antroposófica
Rua Regina Badra 576
Alto da Boa Vista
BR-04641-000 São Paulo
Tel: +55-11-247 3030, Fax: +55-11-247 3030
E-mail:prosper.air@openlink.com.br
Website: www.sbma.com.br

CANADA 
Canadian Anthroposophic Medical Association
Kenneth McAlister MD
7-9100 Bathurst Street, Suite # 2
Hesperus Community
CA-Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8C7
Tel: +1-905-882 49 49, Fax: +1-905-882 0560
eMail: dr.k.mca@home.com

CZECH REPUBLIC 
Ceská Spolecnost Anthroposofických Lékaru
Starodejvická 8
CZ-160 00 Praha 6
Tel: +42-2-2431 6525, Fax: +42-2-2431 6525
E-mail: jana.kratukova@nemsem.cz

DENMARK 
Dansk Selskab for antroposofisk Medicin
C/o Inge Alsted Pedersen
Maaglegårds Alle 110 st
DK-2860 Søborg
Tel: +45-39 67 11 59, Fax +45-39 66 11 54
E-mail: inge.peter.alsted@mail.dk

ESTONIA 
Eesti Antroposoofiliste Arstide Selts
Jakobi 37
EE-51006 Tartu
Tel: +372-27-421 471, Fax: +372-27-421 471
E-mail: ylle.Pechter@kliinikum.ee
Website: www.antroposoofia.ee

FINLAND 
Antroposofisen lääketieteen lääkäriyhdistys ry
C/o Reijo Kurppa, Koulutuvantie 23 D
FIN-00680 Helsinki
Tel: +358-9-587 04 08, Fax: +358-9-859 41 08
E-mail: peter.zimmermann@fimnet.fi
Website: www.antroposofinenlaaketiede.fi

FRANCE 
Further information available at contact@ivaa.info

GEORGIA 
Dr. Tamriko Waschakidse
Guramischwili 72, GE-380012 Tbilissi
Tel: +99-532-608825, Fax: +99-532-608825
E-mail: umn@access.sanet.ge

GERMANY 
Gesellschaft Anthroposophischer Ärzte in Deutschland e.V.
Roggenstraße 82, D-70794 Filderstadt
Tel: +49-711-77 99 711, Fax: +49-711-77 99 712
E-mail: Ges.Anth.Aerzte@t-online.de
Website: www.anthroposophische-aerzte.de
               www.gaed.de

ISRAEL 
Israeli Association for Anthroposophical Medicine
Dr. Meron Barak, Harduf – 17930, Israel 
Tel: +972-4-9059365 Fax: 00972-4-9501713
E-mail: meron@harduf.org.il

ITALY 
Società Italiana di Medicina Antroposofica
Via Privata Vasto 4, I-20121 Milano
Tel: +39-02-2892900, Fax: +39-02-2892900
E-mail: segreteria@medicinaantroposofica.it
Website: www.medicinaantroposofica.it 

LATVIA 
Latvijas antroposofo ārstu asociācija
Anda Flaumane
Vienības gatve 45,
LV 1004, Rīga
Lettland 
Tel: +371-29-128610
flaumane@inbox.lv

NETHERLANDS
Nederlandse Vereniging van Antroposofische Artsen
Postbus 839, NL-3700 AV Zeist
Tel: +31-30-6945544, Fax: +31-30-6945539
E-Mail: winkler@therapeuticumcalendula.nl
Website: www.nvaa.nl

NEW ZEALAND 
New Zealand Association of Anthroposophical Doctors (NZAAD)
Dr.Roger Leitch, 11 Woodford Rd. Mt. Eden, NZ Auckland 1103
Tel: + 64-963-10 477, Fax: +64-963-15 907
E-mail: rleitch@titan.co.nz
Website: www.anthroposophy.org.nz/Sections/Medical/Associations/NZAAD/NZAAD.htm

NORWAY 
Norske Legers Forening for Antroposofisk Medisin
C/o Dr.Anette Bender, Oscarsgatan 12, N-0352 Oslo
Tel: +47-22-955 074
E-mail: anette.bender@broadpark.no

PERU 
Asociación Peruana de Medicina Antroposófica
Francisco de Zela 2672, PE-Lima 14
Tel: +51-1-4420528, Fax: +51-1-4420528
E-mail: yvanvillegas@terra.com.pe

PHILIPPINES 
Philippine Association of Anthroposophic Health Practitioners Inc. (PAAHPI)
C/o Dr. Paulita Villegas Baclig
23 Aries Street,Villa Ernesto Phase I
9000 Gusa ,Cagayan de Oro , Mindanao Philippines
Tel/FAx: +63-8822-732548
Mobile: 02- 0917-7065398
Email: familymd@mozcom.com

POLAND 
Polski Towarzystwo Medycyny Antropozoficznej
C/o. Dr.Ewa Wasniewska, ul. Wzgorze Bernadowo 300/1
PL-81-531 Gdynia
Tel: +48-58-6202775, Fax: +48-58-6619195
E-mail: genesis@oknet.com.pl

ROMANIA 
Asociaţiei Medicilor pentru o Medicină Completată cu Cunoştinţe Antroposofice
Maşloc nr. 146, RO – 307270 Timiş
E-mail: schneider_delia@yahoo.com

RUSSIA 
Union of Anthroposophical Doctors of Russia
Denis Kochetchkine, A/g 180, RUS-196128 St.Petersburg
Tel: +7-81-23 25 23 64, Fax: +7-81-21 47 24 37
E-mail: anthromedru@fromru.com

SOUTH AFRICA
Anthroposophical Medical Association in Southern Africa
Syringa Medical and Therapeutical Centre
4 Wembley Avenue, ZA-7800 Plumsted
Tel: +27-21-7622364, Fax: +27-21-7611973
E-mail: gwaymes@pharma.co.za 

SPAIN 
NUEVA ASOCIACIÓN MÉDICA ANTROPOSÓFICA de España (N.A.M.A.)
C/o José Moncasi 11, 1º izda; 50006 Zaragoza , España
E-mail: falero@telefonica.net, mediart@inicia.es

SWEDEN 
LAOM – Läkarföreningen för Antroposofisk Orienterad Medicin
Box 78
S-15391 Järna
Tel: / Fax: +46-8-55171883
E-mail: kristian.holmberg@telia.com

SWITZERLAND 
Vereinigung anthroposophisch orientierter Ärzte in der Schweiz (VAOAS)
Pfeffingerweg 1
CH-4144 Arlesheim
Tel: +41-61-705 75 11, Fax: +41-61-705 75 12
E-mail: info@vaoas.ch
Homepage: www.vaoas.ch

UKRAINA 
Ukrainian Anthroposophic Medical Association
Dr.Gregory Kostinskyy, Vita poteschtova, Nezabethnnosti 4,
Kievo-Svjatoschinski Raion
Tel: +38-044-2510709, Fax: +38-044-2510709
E-mail: protos@g.com.ua

UNITED KINGDOM 
Anthroposophical Medical Association
C/o Medical Section Office
53 Cainscross Road, Stroud, GB-Gloucester GL5 4EX
Tel: +44-1453 762151
E-mail: medical.section@yahoo.co.uk

USA 
Physicians Association for Anthroposophical Medicine
1923 Geddes Avenue, USA-Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1797
Tel:+1-734-930 9462, Fax: +1-734-6621727
E-mail: paam@anthroposophy.org
Website: www.paam.net

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Anthroposophic Medicine: Effectiveness, Utility, Costs, Safety
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Influence of Viscum album L (European Mistletoe) Extracts on Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Controlled Clinical Studies. Kienle GS and Kiene H. Integrative Cancer Therapies 2010:1-16. read more...
Clinical research in anthroposophic medicine. Hamre HJ, Kiene H, Kienle GS. Altern Ther Health Med 2009;15(6):52-55. read more... 
Viscum album L. extracts in breast and gynaecological cancers: a systematic review of clinical and preclinical research. Kienle GS, Glockmann A, Schink M and Kiene H: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009;28:79. read more...
Survival of cancer patients treated with mistletoe extract (Iscador): a systematic literature review. Ostermann T, Raak C, Büssing A BMC Cancer 2009, 9:451 (pp. 1-9) (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/451) read more...
Comment on Mistletoe therapy in oncology (Cochrane Review 2008) IFAEMM: Kiene, Kienle 2008
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IVAA and CAM – joint publications
Complementary Medicine (CAM) Its current position and its potential for European Healthcare 
Joint publication by ECH, ECPM, ICMART and IVAA, representing 132 medical CAM associations across Europe (March 2008)
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Complementary Medicine (CAM) Its current position and its potential for European Healthcare (2008): Basic information, data, references, studies...
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Promoting health and fighting illness as major political challenges in the EU read more...
Consensus Document "Non Conventional Medicine" read more...
Recent study-results
Professional treatment in the context of medical pluralism - A German perspective. Kiene H, Brinkhaus B, Fischer G, Girke M, Hahn EG, Hoppe HD, Jütte R, Kraft K, Klitzsch W, Matthiessen PF, Meister P, Michalsen A, Teut M, Willich SN, Heimpel H. Europaen Journal of Integrative Medicine 2010;2:53-56 .... read more
A pilot study on the effects of a team building process on the perception of work environment in an integrative hospital for neurological rehabilitation. Ostermann T, Bertram M, Büssing A. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2010; 10, 10 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/10/10: 25-44) (pp. 1-10) read more...
God Image and Happiness in Chronic Pain Patients: The Mediating Role of Disease Interpretation.  Dezutter J, Luyckx K, Schaap-Jonker H, Büssing A, Hutsebaut D. Pain Medicine 2010, Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print] read more...
The treatment of children with anthroposophic medicine in daily primary care - Results of a network study. Jeschke E, Ostermann T, Tabali M, Bockelbrink A, Witt C, Willich S, Matthes H. European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2009;1(4):203. read more...
An integrtive approach of cancer treatment with mistletoe therapy, surgery, irradiation and chemotherapy in CAM settings. Schad F, Merkle A, Hoffmann G, Lenneweit G, Spahn G, Hesse M, Paxino C, Wellmann G, Matthes B, Baute R, Breitkreuz T, Matthes H. European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2009;1(4):184. read more...
Health costs in patients treated for depression, in patients with depressive symptoms treated for another chronic disorder, and in non-depressed patients: a two-year prospective cohort study in anthroposophic outpatient settings. Hamre HJ, Witt CM, Glockmann A, Ziegler R, Kienle GS, Willich SN, Kiene H.Eur J Health Econ 2009;DOI 10.1007/s10198-009-0203-0. read more...
More recent studies and results of working groups read more... 
Further studies with significance for Anthroposophic Medicine
Studies 2005-2010 and results of working groups (overview) read more... PDF
Allergic disease and sensitization in Steiner school children. Floistrup H, et al. The Parsifal Study Group. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Jan;117(1):59-66. Epub 2005 Nov 28. read more...(Abstract) PDF 
Anthroposophic vs. conventional therapy of acute respiratory and ear infections: a prospective outcomes study. Hamre HJ, Fischer M, Heger M, Riley D, Haidvogl M, Baars E, Bristol E, Evans M, Schwarz R, Kiene H. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2005 Apr;117(7-8):256-68. read more...
Anthroposophic therapies in chronic disease: the Anthroposophic Medicine Outcomes Study (AMOS) Hamre HJ, Becker-Witt C, Glockmann A, Ziegler R, Willich SN, Kiene H. Eur J Med Res. 2004 Jul 30;9(7):351-60. read more... 
Evaluation of quality of life/life satisfaction in women with breast cancer in complementary and conventional care. Carlsson M, Arman M, Backman M, Flatters U, Hatschek T, Hamrin E. Acta Oncol. 2004;43(1):27-34. read more... PDF 
An anthroposophic lifestyle and intestinal microflora in infancy. Alm JS, Swartz J, Bjorksten B, Engstrand L, Engstrom J, Kuhn I, Lilja G, Mollby R, Norin E, Pershagen G, Reinders C, Wreiber K, Scheynius A. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2002 Dec;13(6):402-11.
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Atopy in children of families with an anthroposophic lifestyle. Alm JS, Swartz J, Lilja G, Scheynius A, Pershagen G. Lancet. 1999 May 1;353(9163):1485-8. (1999)
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