Table 3 Complementary and integrative medicine topics attendees suggested for future pediatric conferences

• Continuation of the integrative approach

• More integrative medicine

• Concrete addresses for more educational events like this and for institutions maybe of local experts who would like to share their knowledge

• Addresses of known and recommendable institutions

• Integrative medicine and time management

• Consider cultural aspects in the context of integrative medicine

• Intercultural medicine aspects, culture specific approaches in communication and therapies, also in the context of integrative medicine

• General updates, even for integrative pediatrics

• How to apply complementary medicine in the emergency department, with specific examples and protocols, and with references

• Clinical applications of the suggestions/all day life applications of complementary medicine

• More practical and specific information and skills for general pediatricians to use complementary medicine, without having to specialize in the field

• More practice-based presentations with tips and recommendations for everyday practice

• A conference of the SSP focusing more on practical issues of the life in a pediatric practice

• Concrete complementary therapeutic strategies for example in recurrent acute otitis media

• Follow up of the effects of complementary medicine

• Use of hypnosis therapy in pediatrics

• Phytotherapy (herbal medicine)

• Homeopathy

• Frequent skin problems and practical tools. In general, the topics covered are good but I find that the practical side for the daily activity is missing.

• Recurrent Enterobius vermicularis infections which complementary treatments

• Postpartum depression in mothers, complementary medicine as a possible help