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

[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.

[学科分类] 药学

[关键词] complementary therapies;accreditation;near miss;quality improvement