NSK

Saturday September 04, 2010
NSK
NSK

NSK – Nordic Co-operation Committee
for non-conventional Medicine


What is NSK?

Nordic Co-operation Committee for non-conventional Medicine is an association for the branschorganizations for complementary and alternative medicine practitioners in the Nordic countries.

The Nordic organizations have agreed upon the importance of a high standard on health treatments in the complementary and alternative medicine field.

NSK has noticed, that the complementary/ alternative medicine and the conventional medicine are working from different paradigms. Their standards can therefore not be measured. The disciplines can therefore not be integrated, but their co-operation must be increased due to the benefit of the clients, in order to keep their sovereignty and distinguishing markers according to the inclusive model of WHO (WHO Strategy for Traditional Medicine/Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002-2005)



Work and fundamental goals of NSK

  • To stimulate the use of complementary- and alternative medicine within the Nordic countries

  • To support a united Nordic market for the practitioners

  • To work for an unified educational level for practitioners, including basic education in medicine

  • An ethical regulation form for all Nordic countries

  • To straiten the position of the practitioners within the health care system and the society

  • To increase the co-operation on European level

  • •To establish a National Center in each country It is of great importance that a National Centre with research section shall be able to handle the research within the area of traditional medicine/complementary- and alternative medicine and gives the possibility for several research units to be able to apply for support. Complementary- and alternative medicine practitioners must be fundamentally represented. Concerning the finances they must be included in the state budget.

NSK Policy group

A National centre must be internationally oriented and seek for co- operation with similar institutes within the other Nordic countries.

State Registration was approved in
• Denmark June 2004
• Norway September 2004
• Iceland May 2005
• Sweden January 2006?
• Finland -

The quality of the practitioners is secured through :

  • A common high educational level in basic medicine for complementary and alternative medicine practitioners (Borgå 2001, model is Guidelines for basic medicine training by KAM, Sweden).
  • A common high educational level in the treatment forms.
  • To guarantee a high ethical level using common ethical rules (Norway, Oslo 2002) including good clinical practice To secure the clients through insurance.
  • Obligated follow up education
  • Every country should have a complaining department for the users.
  • Common journal applications.



Activity report:

2009 – 10 NSK meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, VAT Strategy
2009 – 10 Meeting with representative from the Icelandic Ministry of Health
2009 – 08 Arrangement for Swedish politicians in Denmark
2009 – 04 NSK meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, letter to the Social and Healthcare Ministary in Finland
2008 – 10 NSK meeting in Oslo, Norway
2008 – 05 LKL seminar at the Finnish parliament Helsinki, Finland
2008 – 04 ECHAMP Membership Meeting in Bled, Slovenia
2008 – 04 NSK meeting in Bled, Slovenia, Resolution on the Nordic model for Complementary and Alternative Medicine regulation
2007 – 11 WHO Conference for complementary and alternative medicine in Milan, Italy
2007 – 10 ECHAMP 2:end Nordic Meeting for Corresponding Members and Members, in Stockholm, Sweden
2007 – 10 NSK meeting in Stockholm, Sweden including meeting with ECHAMP
2007 – 9 Answer to WHO on referral document
2007 – 7 Answer to WHO on referral document
2007 – 6 Answer to WHO on referral document
2007 – 5 Answer to WHO on referral document
2007 – 4 ECHAMP Membership Meeting in Bonn, Germany
2007 – 4 NSK meeting in Bonn, Germany
2007 – 3 Answer to WHO on referral document
2007 – 2 WHO Conference for complementary and alternative medicine in Milan, Italy
2006 – 11 WHO Conference for complementary and alternative medicine in Milan, Italy
2006 – 5 Answer to WHO on two referral documents
2006 – 4 ECHAMP Membership Meeting in Vienna, Austria
2006 – 4 NSK meeting in Vienna, Austria
2006 – 4 Letter and DVD to all MEP:s with ECHAMP
2006 – 3 ECHAMP Corresponding Membership Meeting in Brussels, Belgium
2005 – 12 Answer to WHO on 5 referral documents
2005 – 10 Reykjavik, Iceland BIG 5 year anniversary
2005 – 09 NSK becomes corresponding member to ECHAMP (European Coalition for Homeopathic and Anthroposophic Medicinal Products)
2005 – 09 Answer to WHO on referral document
2005 – 04 Roskilde, Denmark development of state registration of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners in four countries, leaflet
2005 – 01 Arrangement for Swedish politicians in Denmark and Norway
2004 – 12 WHO conference for complementary and alternative medicine Milan, Italy
2004 – 10 Oslo, Norway development of state registration of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners in four countries, leaflet
2004 – 07 Answer to WHO on referral document
2004 – 05 Arrangement for Swedish politicians in Denmark
2004 – 03 Stockholm, Sweden EU Directives, panel debate, meeting with politicians
2003 – 12 Answer to WHO on referral document
2003 – 12 WHO Conference for complementary and alternative medicine in Milan, Italy
2003 – 11 Kuopio, Finland Conference on the University of Kuopio, National Centre Strategy
2003 – 06 Arrangement for Swedish politicians in Denmark
2003 – 05 Answer to WHO on referral document
2003 – 05 Participation at the Annual World Health Congress in Geneva, Switzerland
2003 – 04 Reykjavik, Iceland Declaration for proper use of TM/CAM, security and quality assurance of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners. Meeting with a governmental TM/CAM committee
2003 – 03 Answer to WHO on referral document
2002 – 09 Copenhagen, Denmark ViFAB, The House of Health, research and availability of herbs on the European market
2002 – 08 Answer to WHO on referral document
2002 – 05 NSK get its WHO status as a body for referral of documents for consideration
2002 – 04 Oslo, Norway Resolution about an own discipline, approval of common Nordic ethical rules, application to The Nordic Council.
2001 – 09 Stockholm, Sweden meeting with politicians, the antroposophical hospital Vidar clinic
2001 – 06 Borgå, Finland Resolution concerning registration for proper use of TM/CAM, security and quality assurance of practitioners
2000 – 10 Reykjavik, Iceland Communication strategy and planning
2000 – 03 Copenhagen, Denmark NSK was founded


The national representatives for NSK

KAM ~ The Committee for Alternative Medicine, Sweden www.kam.se
NNH ~ Norwegian Natural Medicine Association, Norway www.nnh.no
LNS ~ Landsorganisation Natursundhedsrådet, Denmark www.l-n-s.dk
BIG ~ The Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Iceland www.big.is
LKL ~ Luonnonlääketinteen keskusliitto ry, Finland www.lkl.fi