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Actions and Excerpts from the Minutes of the LMHI International Council Meeting in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, 13 May 2000
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Resolution on Homeopathy
Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis*
A. Homeopathy is a medical system and is defined by the application of the principles - the principle of similars being the leading one - and procedures as described by its founder Samuel Hahnemann in his Organon of the Medical Art.
B. Homeopathy seeks to be the global platform where a fruitful community discussion takes place to ensure the further development of homeopathy.
C. The LMHI unites all physicians, veterinarians, dentists and pharmacists with a full medical, veterinary, dental or pharmaceutical qualification of a State University (or any other licensing authority duly recognized by the government of the country in which they practice) and who have had special education in homeopathy.
D. Homeopathy is unique and is clearly distinguished from other branches of medicine such as homotoxicology, anthroposophic medicine, herbal medicine, etc.
The purpose of the resolution is to provide a brief statement of the LMHI stand on homeopathy to facilitate membership at the broadest possibility and to assist colleagues in some countries where they are faced with problems and challenges.
*adopted at the International Council Meeting in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, 13 May 2000
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The Executive Committee recommends as follows:
In the area of homeopathic pharmacy:
- in each country a commission or team should work on monographs. Results should be exchanged with other countries by Email, A databank will be created,
- during homeopathic education the teachers should instruct their students about the need of quality assurance of homeopathic remedies and that an appropriate nomenclature is essential for the clinical practice,
- each student elaborates during his homeopathic education a thesis about a monograph according to the criteria of the International Compendium,
- a link between the LMHI web page and “pharmacy” will be installed,
- only finished projects should be accessible for the public on the Internet (in a preliminary state a password could be given to interested professionals),
- the majority of the Executive Committee members is in favor to keep the chapter “monographs” of the web page closed to a limited group of professionals, (6 in favor, 1 against)
- each author of a monograph should sign a paper that - except of his own use - he will give the copyright of the monographs to be used by the LMHI.
In the area of homeopathic archives:
A page will be added to the LMHI website for Archives which will possess a link to the Institute for History in Medicine at Stuttgart.
Actions of the International Council, Saturday, 13 May 2000, Budapest, Hungary
The International Council acted to offset the depletion of the Liga financial situation by raising the per member per year dues by 2 Swiss francs for a new per member per year annual fee of 12 Swiss francs.
The International Council unanimously approved that LMHI members receive a lowered registration fee for admission to Liga Congresses.
The International Council accepted without objection President Jacques Imberechts that presenters at Liga Congresses assign the copyright on their paper to the Organizing Committee. After 5 years the copyright transfers to the Liga.
The International Council accepted Nepal as a new member country of the Liga.
The International Council nominated Charles Oliver Kennedy, MD (UK), President of Honor of the LMHI and Harris Coulter, Ph.D. (USA), Member of Honor of the LMHI.
Prerequisites of Liga Congress Scientific Programs (adopted Capri, Italy, 1996)
Congresses shall be 4 days in duration. Each of the days shall be devoted to the topics Materia Medica, Doctrine, Clinical Practice, and Research, respectively. An International Scientific Review Committee shall be charged with selection of the papers and shall maintain close contact with Liga Officers.
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