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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What are the specifications of a NPI?
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Each NPI file in the NPI Registry has been submitted by a practitioner or researcher through the dedicated platform hosted by the NPIS. Each file undergoes review by an independent and integrated scientific committee. This committee invites relevant scientific societies and health authorities to validate the NPI files and/or to oversee the decisions made. Each validated file is then reviewed by a committee of users and professionals. Once labeled NPIS©, the file is translated into at least English and French and integrated into the NPI Registry.
The file contains standardized content supported by scientific studies that align with the NPIS definition of NPI, the expected specifications (Table 2), and the consensual evaluation framework for NPI, known as the NPIS Model. It includes a manual for professionals, an information notice for users, a section on funding options, and an area for anonymous user feedback. This ensures the file remains dynamic and part of a virtuous cycle of continuous improvement for the NPI.
A minimum of one prototypical study, one mechanistic study, two interventional studies, and one implementation study published in a peer-reviewed journal is required for an NPI proposal to be accepted by the expert committee tasked with validating the NPI file and awarding the NPIS© label. Specifically, experts must have evidence to anonymously vote on each criterion of the NPI file proposed to the NPIS by a submitter:- Described (≥ 1 prototypical study)
- Explainable (≥ 1 mechanistic study)
- Effective (≥ 2 interventional studies)
- Safe (≥ 2 interventional studies)
- Implementable (≥ 1 implementation study in the country)
A professional must understand all the specifics of the NPI, the criteria justifying its use, how to implement its protocol, whom to contact, useful tips, required materials, and any prerequisite training needed. -
Does the NPIS Registry mandate the choice and implementation of an NPI?
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The choice and implementation of an NPI at a given moment in a person's prevention and care journey do not depend on the NPI Registry, nor on the mission of the NPIS. These decisions are influenced by individual health situations, preferences, the availability of professionals, the qualifications of practitioners, accessibility in a given area, and socio-cultural contexts. The art of combining NPI with each other and with other health solutions at the right time lies with professionals, expert systems, interdisciplinary organizations, and the healthcare system in place in a specific country. The NPI Registry highlights essential practices that have proven effective and continue to evolve through research and feedback analysis. The NPIS has no authority to impose a choice of NPI. Each professional is free to follow them, to pursue others, or to create new ones. The same applies to each healthcare organization.
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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).
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