CAM practitioners in the Australian health workforce: an underutilized resource

Table 1 The Australian non-registered CAM workforce 2007

CAM Professional Associations	No. of practitioners
Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Assoc.	1600
Australian Association of Massage Therapists	6000
Australian Homoeopathic Association	400
Australian Hypnotherapy Association	275
Australian Kinesiology Association	421
Association of Massage Therapists	1232
Australian Natural Therapists Association	3900
Association of Remedial Masseurs	393
Australian Register of Homoeopaths	57
Australian Traditional Medicine Society	11571
Bowen Association	1202
Federation of Natural and Traditional Therapists including:
Australian Association of Homotoxicology	163
Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association	265
International Association of Trichologists	26
Reflexology Association of Australia	1000
International Federation of Aromatherapists	280
Massage Australia	500
National Herbalists’ Association of Australia	900
Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia	335
Shiatsu Therapists Association	374
Total	30894

Note: In 2007 there were 3924 nationally registered chiropractors, 1427 nationally registered osteopaths and 991 Chinese medicine practitioners registered in the state of Victoria.
Note: Three associations (Australian Ayurvedic Association, Queensland Association of Massage Therapists, and the Victorian Herbalists’ Association were not contactable by webpage or telephone). The Complementary Medicine Association did not disclose the number of members for privacy reasons.

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