Characteristics of teaching auriculotherapy/auricular acupuncture to healthcare professionals worldwide: a scoping review

TL;DR

This paper reviews how healthcare professionals are trained in auriculotherapy worldwide, finding that training varies significantly with no standardized requirements.

Contribution

The study provides a global overview of auriculotherapy training characteristics, highlighting the lack of standardized guidelines.

Findings

Training in auriculotherapy varies globally with no defined minimum requirements.

Courses are mostly in-person with workloads ranging from 3 to 228 hours.

Brazil, France, the USA, Australia, and Ukraine emphasize different training protocols.

Abstract

to map the characteristics of the training of healthcare professionals in auriculotherapy/auricular acupuncture worldwide.

a scoping review, according to JBI, developed in eight sources of information. Studies that addressed training in auriculotherapy were included, regardless of the design. Descriptive and narrative analysis and synthesis were carried out.

fourteen productions were included, most of which were articles (n=9; 64.3%), available in English (n=10; 71.4%). No course claimed to be fully online, with a workload between 3 and 228 hours. Brazil and France train auriculotherapy practitioners. The United States of America, Australia and Ukraine direct training with an emphasis on specific protocols. Regarding trainers, Brazil and Australia have multidisciplinary teams developing and delivering courses/classes.

it was identified that training occurs differently around the world, lacking defined minimum requirements. No research was found that assessed training guidelines, research necessary for advancing the provision of care.

mapear as características da formação de profissionais da saúde em auriculoterapia/acupuntura auricular em nível mundial.

revisão de escopo, de acordo com o JBI, desenvolvida em oito fontes de informação. Foram incluídos estudos que abordaram a formação em auriculoterapia, independentemente do delineamento. Procedeu-se à análise e síntese descritiva e narrativa.

incluíram-se 14 produções, sendo a maioria artigos (n=9; 64,3%), disponíveis em inglês (n=10; 71,4%). Nenhum curso afirmou ser totalmente online, com carga horária entre 3 e 228 horas. Brasil e França formam auriculoterapeutas. Estados Unidos da América, Austrália e Ucrânia direcionam a formação com ênfase em protocolos específicos. Quanto aos formadores, Brasil e Austrália possuem equipes multiprofissionais elaborando e ministrando os cursos/aulas.

identificou-se que a formação ocorre de forma distinta no mundo, carecendo de requisitos mínimos definidos. Não foram recuperadas investigações que avaliaram diretrizes de formação, pesquisas necessárias para o avanço na oferta de cuidados.

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