Adverse events reporting at naturopathy clinical settings: importance of accreditation systems in improving quality of care and patient safety

BMJ Open Quality

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Gulab Rai Tewani¹  Hemanshu Sharma²  Varsha Vijay Nathani¹  Karishma Silwal¹  Pradeep MK Nair³ 

[1] Department of Yoga & Naturopathy , Sant Hirdaram Yoga & Nature Cure Hospital;Community Medicine , Sant Hirdaram Medical College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences for Women;Research , Sant Hirdaram Medical College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences for Women

关键词: complementary therapies;    accreditation;    near miss;    quality improvement;   

DOI  :  10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002088

学科分类：药学

来源: BMJ Publishing Group

【 摘 要 】

The popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing across theglobe, with a growing number of patientsusing these services as adjuvant care for theirailments. Unlike conventional medicine,reports on adverse events during or after CAMinterventions are scarce. This may be dueto limited awareness or under-reporting ofadverse events by CAM practitioners and/orpatients.1 Yoga and naturopathy is one amongthe CAM systems which use non-invasive techniques (except acupuncture and enema)such as hydrotherapy, fasting, sun exposure,mud therapy, etc to manage various diseases.

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