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Homœopathic Links 2016; 29(02): 113-116
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1583938
Education: Homeoprophylaxis
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International Educational Standards for Homeoprophylaxis

Greg Cope
1   Homeopathy & Complementary Medicine, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Australia
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Publication Date:
14 June 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Homeopathic education standards are regulated by a range of variable practices in different countries. Professional organisations commonly regulate courses without statutory support for this task. Statutory enforcement of educational standards (with/without statutory registration of practitioners) is relatively uncommon. The development of professional standards in homeopathic education has increased in recent decades; however, most systems remain voluntary and provide guidance rather enforce requirements. Educational standards include a significant degree of commonality in homeopathic knowledge and skills, with larger variations in biosciences, social sciences and research methodology. Homeopathic prophylactic techniques are an exception to this commonality, and are rarely well addressed in educational guidelines despite the attention they receive within the community. Public health and infectious disease training is similarly inadequately addressed as underpinning knowledge for prophylactic prescribing approaches in practice.

Keywords

homeoprophylaxis - genus epidemicus - education standards - prophylactics