P02.95. Treating type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional audit of naturopathic standards of care using the Naturopathic Patient Database
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Purpose The Naturopathic Patient Database (NPD) is a data management tool developed by the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) to collect patient data from its teaching clinic, the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic (RSNC). This database was created in 2006 and has evolved to meet the various academic and research needs of CCNM. This study investigates how type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is managed at the RSNC from May 2009 to present.
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