Traditionally trained acupuncturists’ views on the World Health Organization Traditional Medicine ICD-11 codes: A Europe wide mixed methods study

ConclusionsThe European TM practitioners who participated in this study largely perceive the TM ICD codes as valuable, conceptually accurate, and incorporating the range of TM diagnoses utilized within clinical practice. The TM ICD codes could be improved for European TM practitioners by expanding the scope of TM ICD codes, and adopting a multidimensional approach whereby more than one disorder and/or pattern code can be applied to single patients.
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research