The Order of Physicians asked Doctolib on Tuesday, at the heart of a controversy over referencing naturopaths, "to strengthen its ethical rules for registering on its platform", fearing "confusion" between health professionals and disciplines without medical basis.
"Doctolib cannot allow confusion to arise between health professionals and people who are not part of the medical practice," said the Order of Physicians in a press release.
On social networks, health professionals and patients criticize the group for allowing its users to make appointments with naturopaths, some of whom have dangerous practices, close to quackery and sectarian aberrations.
Unregulated professions
Doctolib's criticisms have notably targeted naturopaths claiming to be Thierry Casasnovas and Irène Grosjean, two influential personalities in the naturopathic world, but whose practices and positions are discredited in the world of health.
The platform references doctors, midwives, dentists, nurses, etc.
(regulated health professions), psychologists and osteopaths (holders of a diploma recognized by the State).
It also allows you to make an appointment with sophrologists, hypnotherapists, naturopaths, professions with practices without regulation, but legal.
They represent 3% of registered users on the platform.
The Doctolib group, French heavyweights in making medical appointments, suspended 17 profiles on Monday and announced that it was undertaking “substantive work”.
He is joined on this point by the Order, which indicates that it believes "that an in-depth discussion must be opened between Doctolib, the health authorities and the professional orders to better define the framework in which professionals can be listed on the platform. ".
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