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Guidelines to case report writing for naturopathic doctors

Case reports play an important role in disseminating information to the medical community. Given the wide variety of naturopathic clinical practice, case reports offer an excellent opportunity to share clinical insights from naturopathic doctors. Typically, unique and rare events or patterns are depicted regarding different aspects of a case, including: symptomatology, pathophysiology, treatment(s), and outcome, including adverse effects. In this paper we elaborate on what a case report is, why one is conducted, and provide a brief set of guidelines on how one is written.

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Guidelines to case report writing for naturopathic doctors
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Describing reporting guidelines for health research: a systematic review.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the process of development, content, and methods of implementation of reporting guidelines for health research. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A systematic review of publications describing health research reporting guidelines developed using consensus. RESULTS: Eighty-one reporting guidelines for health research were included in the review. The largest number of guidelines do not focus on a specific study type (n=35; 43%), whereas those that do primarily refer to reporting of randomized controlled trials (n=16; 35%).

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Describing reporting guidelines for health research: a systematic review.
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Assessing the utility of an electronic research database to capture whole systems practice at two naturopathic outpatient teaching clinics

This observation study assessed the utility of an electronic Naturopathic Patient Database at 2 naturopathic teaching clinics as a research and educational tool. Focusing on the whole systems practice of naturopathic medicine using individualized treatment protocols, patients from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine outpatient teaching clinic and the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine outpatient teaching clinic were assessed. Data were collected on patient demographics, laboratory values, physical measures, treatment protocols, and validated questionnaires.

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Assessing the utility of an electronic research database to capture whole systems practice at two naturopathic outpatient teaching clinics
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Evaluation of the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing the risk of bias in randomized trials: focus groups, online survey, proposed recommendations and their implementation

BACKGROUND: In 2008, the Cochrane Collaboration introduced a tool for assessing the risk of bias in clinical trials included in Cochrane reviews. The risk of bias (RoB) tool is based on narrative descriptions of evidence-based methodological features known to increase the risk of bias in trials. METHODS: To assess the usability of this tool, we conducted an evaluation by means of focus groups, online surveys and a face-to-face meeting.

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Evaluation of the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing the risk of bias in randomized trials: focus groups, online survey, proposed recommendations and their implementation
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Establishing an international research collaborative for naturopathy: The International Research Consortium of Naturopathic Academic Clinics (IRCNAC)

Naturopathy is a system of health-care through which practitioners apply core philosophies, theories and principles to integrate medical knowledge with natural treatment options. In recent years the naturopathic community has developed a stronger international coherence.

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Establishing an international research collaborative for naturopathy: The International Research Consortium of Naturopathic Academic Clinics (IRCNAC)
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Naturopathy Special Interest Group Research Capacity and Needs Assessment Survey

Objectives

Despite recent shifts in regulation and recognition of the role that naturopathy plays in health care delivery in Canada, comparatively little research has been conducted regarding individuals who conduct naturopathy-related research. A survey was undertaken to better understand the needs and capacity of these individuals to conduct more research.

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Naturopathy Special Interest Group Research Capacity and Needs Assessment Survey
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Lessons from Outside and Within: Exploring Advancements in Methodology for Naturopathic Medicine Clinical Research

Introduction

Naturopathy is a mixture of both traditional and complementary medicine. It incorporates a broad set of health care practices that may or may not be traditional to that country or conventional medicine and are not fully integrated into the dominant health care system. Research required to evaluate or substantiate naturopathic medicine may not fall under the testing of randomized clinical trials, which opens up discussions on what is the best practice for research in naturopathic medicine.

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Lessons from Outside and Within: Exploring Advancements in Methodology for Naturopathic Medicine Clinical Research
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