What's an NPI ?
The NPIS Registry: why ?
Who is this platform for?
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I am a citizen, a patient, a caregiver or a professional on a first visit
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I will be able to easily find information on interventions that are actually INMs. I will also be able to provide feedback on usage. If I want to go further, I will be directed to the conditions for accessing all the data and features of the INM Repository.
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I am a healthcare professional wishing to access all INM files
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I will be able to find complete information on INM protocols to deepen my knowledge and practices. I will be able to provide feedback on use.
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I am a representative of an authority, institution or organization related to health
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If my practice organization is a partner of the NPIS, I will be able to access all the data and functionalities of the INM Repository.
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I would like to submit a proposal for a new INM in the Repository
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If my project meets the definition of an INM and if it is sufficiently supported by scientifically conducted studies, I will be directed to a form which will allow me to write the INM file relating to my project.
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I am an expert selected under the INM file validation procedure
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If I have received an email from NPIS accrediting me as an Expert in a defined field, I will be able to register to participate in the expert procedure for which I have been requested.
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NPIS Questions and Answers
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Why an international scientific society for NPI ?
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NPI are a field in which many amalgamations occur between scientific knowledge and opinion, due to their objective—human health—and their operational mode, which involves immaterial protocols. However, it is essential to learn to distinguish science from research amidst the multiplication of tools and information channels (Klein, 2020), particularly on the subject of NPI. The same communication channels transmit both scientific knowledge and beliefs, opinions, comments... Information of different statuses becomes intertwined. Knowledge can turn into the belief of a particular community, and vice versa.
Research, on the other hand, pertains to questions for which we do not yet have answers. These well-defined questions still have no answer. A researcher works on the subject using various methods and strategies. Research fosters doubt. Scientific societies work to advance research within a specific territory and theme.
Given that NPI are universal health protocols centered on individuals and administered by humans, an international multidisciplinary scientific society needed to be created. This has been achieved since 2021. This society is called the Non-Pharmacological Intervention Society (NPIS). -
Is the NPIS Registry a tool for combating misinformation in the field of health?
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Indeed, the NPI Registry contributes to the development of precision medicine. For example, how can we advance this field in the non-pharmacological treatment of pain without confusing patients when a prestigious medical school like Stanford publishes such a vague, incomplete, and unranked list on its website?
- Physical activity
- Acupressure
- Acupuncture
- Application of heat or cold
- Aquatherapy
- Art therapy
- Biofeedback
- Family coaching
- Individual coaching
- Psychological conditioning
- Desensitization
- Therapeutic education
- Occupational therapy
- Horticultural therapy
- Hypnosis
- Physiotherapy
- Massage lotions
- Meditation
- Music therapy
- Posturology
- Companion presence
- Psychosocial support
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Comfort therapy
- Theatre therapy
- Psychosocial therapy
- Tonification and strengthening
- Yoga
How many hopes dashed? How much time wasted? How many futile efforts? How much money squandered? How many unnecessary carbon emissions from transport? This subtly highlights pharmacological treatments and pain surgeries, which have precise contents and proven effects. The NPIS and its partners propose a solution to break this deadlock in favor of those affected by health issues. The goal is to provide reliable information on the most relevant NPI. It is also about no longer opposing pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, but rather associating them wisely and at the right time.
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Are NPI just simple recipes to apply?
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NPI are protocols to be implemented with a target population, but they are merely specifications. They must be contextualized and personalized. The NPI Registry offers best practices and tips for optimal implementation. Furthermore, the NPIS recommends interdisciplinary training in health ethics for their application. The scientific society works with its partners to develop and recognize this foundational training, which could be conducted particularly in higher education institutions in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. This ethical training includes all the prerequisites of knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for interprofessional practice in health. Health professionals with practical experience, such as doctors, will have equivalencies.
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