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CAM Working with
Mainstream Health
A Homeopathic
perspective
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Benefits of an
integrated appro
3 year pilot study (1993-95):
‘Report on NHS practice-based
homeopathy project - Analysis of
effectiveness and cost of
homeopathic treatment within a
GP practice at St. Margaret’s
Surgery, Bradford on Avon, Wilts.’
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Complaints selected for
treatment in the
migraines &
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Pilot Study Results
Patient Satisfaction
- Very (68%)
~ Satisfied (27%)
_ Not satisfied (2%)
Improvement in the
condition
~ 90% or more (32%)
~ 60% or more (65%)
~ 50% or more (72%)
~ no change (16%)
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Benefits
- improved sense of —>
- money saved on prescriptions
- decrease or cessation of reliance
on maintenance drugs e.g inhalers
~ no harmful side effects
~ holistic or whole approach
- improvement or disappearance of
other conditions
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Pilot Study Results
Conclusions of Study:
~ high level of benefit and satisfaction -
common outcome - no consultations in
year after treatment
~ 97% of respondents said they would be
prepared to see the Homeopath again
- positive outcomes for treatment plus cost
effectiveness for conditions on the list.
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Audit Results of a
Wellington Practice- most
frequent complain
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anxiety and depression
_ low energy- chronic fatigue
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_ skin- eczema etc
_ sleep- insomnia, nightmares in children
_ respiratory - URTI’s, asthma, recurrent
chest infections
_ GI disturbances
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Clinical Trials
1997 Meta - Analysis of
Homeopathic
Research
~ systematic review of 25 years of clinical
studies using homeopathic medicine
covering controlled trials
~ showed homeopathic medicine was
effective, .. showed it was ineffective and
were inconclusive
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Clinical Trials- Break
Down of Results
_ /19 respiratory infections
_ ./20 mental and psychological problems
_/5 hayfever
_ ./7 GI conditions
_ -/7 recovery after abdominal surgery
_ -/6 in treating rheumatological disease
~ ./15 miscellaneous
~ -/7 other infections
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Clinical Trials
placebo controlled trial:
© 7/5) Dutch children
--, reduction in the use of antibiotics
compared with _—__ in the placebo
group
higher rate of adenoidectomy with
placebo group compared to treatment
group
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Clinical Trials >
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a remedy made from main allergen
improved compared with
given placebo
- Meta-analysis of 3 similar asthma
studies involving — patients
showed similar results
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Clinical Trials
Childhood Diarrhoea سس
- treatment group showeda -
->= = than placebo and the sicker
the children the more dramatic
the response.
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Practice Experience -
informal integration
Growing number of referrals
GP’s
for the treatment of conditions
such as:
- Viral - glandular fever, CMV and
post viral syndrome
~ Recurrent infections esp ear nose
and throat in children
- Mental and emotional issues 6
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Experience - informal
integration
- Referrals are increasing p
where Homeopaths encourage tri-
partite relationships between
patients, their GP and the homeopath
_ GP’s are seeing positive results
within 24 hrs of treatment in an
acute infection; and
~ a decrease in recurrent infections
(post homeopathy).
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Experience - informal
integration
- Hawkes Bay homeopath-
referrals are from GP’s and an additional
_.. by other practitioners e.g osteopaths
_ ‘The Ear Clinic’ Devonport Auckland-
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~ The Children’s Ear Clinic in Sydney
commenced in1997- children per
ear clinic day, average age 6 mths to 3
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۱ A aed Sh oe ac eee
Experience - informal
integration
_ GP referrals are based on evi 9
homeopathy is yielding positive health
outcomes for patients
_ Parents are choosing homeopathic
treatment for children to reduce need
for antibiotics; and
- desire to reduce the number of
infections by improving their immune
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Benefits of a more
for antibiotics
- significant reduction to cessation (esp
ear and throat infections) of the
recurrent ENT/URTI’s
_ increased general health and wellbeing
& reduction in other complaints
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Benefits of a more
integrated approac.
- increased learning potential due
to: improved hearing, fewer days
off school, improved behaviour
home/school
~ downstream health savings due to
reduced procedures e.g
grommets, tonsillectomies
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Case Examples
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throat infections
term 1of2004- ~~ off school due to
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~ term 2 of 2004 after homeopathic
treatment - — days off school
N.B. no other changes made in this period
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Case Examples
Case 2 male 50 years - post.
fatigue
~ after glandular fever
~ unable to hold down his job
- within 2 months after beginning
homeopathic treatment he was back
at work
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Methods of Integration
- Explore referral mechanisms -
currently ad hoc based on
individual GP’s awareness of
effectiveness
~ Explore through PHO’s integration
of a homeopath into the practice
as is the case in the UK
~ Marketing and promotion
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The Way Forward -
Research Propos.
_ NZ based research be unde:
substantiate current anecdotal evidence
of benefits in integrating homeopathic
treatment into the health care regimen
for the treatment of recurrent
ENT/URTI’s OR other conditions that
patients typically present with e.g post
viral fatigue, asthma eczema, PMT,
mental/emotional issues
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Research Proposal-
Options
- Replicate UK, NHS study in NZ
~ Investigate smaller trial in URTI’s
or ENT’s or chronic fatigue in say
4- 6 main centers
~ Audits
- Other - data collection over 1-2
year period
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Conclusion _
New Zealand is a small country with
a lot of
homeopaths and as such is ideally
set to test
homeopathy in a clinical setting.
