A Quality Model to Select Patients in Cupping Therapy Clinics: A New Tool for Ensuring Safety in Clinical Practice

A Quality Model to Select Patients in Cupping Therapy Clinics: A New Tool for Ensuring Safety in Clinical Practice

Cupping therapy is a popular treatment in various countries and regions, including Saudi Arabia. Cupping therapy is regulated in Saudi Arabia by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health. The authors recommend that this quality model to select patients in cup...

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Main Authors: Tamer Aboushanab, Saud AlSanad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2005290118300803
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spelling doaj-c2dc592e614f4402a2bb6106d8dc50f12021-04-02T16:48:31ZengMedical Association of Pharmacopuncture InstituteJournal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies2005-29012018-10-01115269272A Quality Model to Select Patients in Cupping Therapy Clinics: A New Tool for Ensuring Safety in Clinical PracticeTamer Aboushanab0Saud AlSanad1Corresponding author. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.; Master of Child Health and Nutrition, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Saudi ArabiaNational Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Al-Nada, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCupping therapy is a popular treatment in various countries and regions, including Saudi Arabia. Cupping therapy is regulated in Saudi Arabia by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health. The authors recommend that this quality model to select patients in cupping clinics - version 1 (QMSPCC-1)—be used routinely as part of clinical practice and quality management in cupping clinics. The aim of the quality model is to ensure the safety of patients and to introduce and facilitate quality and auditing processes in cupping therapy clinics. Clinical evaluation of this tool is recommended. Continued development, reevaluation and reassessment of this tool are important. Keywords: Cupping therapy, Hijama, Quality, Safety, Modelhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2005290118300803
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A Quality Model to Select Patients in Cupping Therapy Clinics: A New Tool for Ensuring Safety in Clinical Practice
Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies
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title A Quality Model to Select Patients in Cupping Therapy Clinics: A New Tool for Ensuring Safety in Clinical Practice
title_short A Quality Model to Select Patients in Cupping Therapy Clinics: A New Tool for Ensuring Safety in Clinical Practice
title_full A Quality Model to Select Patients in Cupping Therapy Clinics: A New Tool for Ensuring Safety in Clinical Practice
title_fullStr A Quality Model to Select Patients in Cupping Therapy Clinics: A New Tool for Ensuring Safety in Clinical Practice
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issn 2005-2901
publishDate 2018-10-01
description Cupping therapy is a popular treatment in various countries and regions, including Saudi Arabia. Cupping therapy is regulated in Saudi Arabia by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health. The authors recommend that this quality model to select patients in cupping clinics - version 1 (QMSPCC-1)—be used routinely as part of clinical practice and quality management in cupping clinics. The aim of the quality model is to ensure the safety of patients and to introduce and facilitate quality and auditing processes in cupping therapy clinics. Clinical evaluation of this tool is recommended. Continued development, reevaluation and reassessment of this tool are important. Keywords: Cupping therapy, Hijama, Quality, Safety, Model
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