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Australian Register of Homoeopaths LtdHomeopathy Workforce Survey Research
The Homeopathy Workforce Survey research is being conducted by the research collaboration between The Aurum Project and the Australian Register of Homoeopaths (ARoH).
SURVEY OPEN FROM 1 MARCH 2026
Survey Information:
To download a copy of the Participant Information Statement, please click here
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Read our latest results:
June 2025: Similia article, Lifeforce of the Australian homeopathic profession: the findings from the Homeopathy Workforce Survey (HWFS) pilot study, click here
June 2025: Homeopathy Research Institute Conference 2025 June 20 - 22, Thessaloniki poster presentation for "Mapping the terrain: findings from the Australian Homeopathic Workforce Survey (HWFS) pilot study, see poster below
Current status:
The project team, comprising members from both ARoH and The Aurum Project, have completed a background document, see published article below.
The ethics application has been submitted to the National Institute of Integrative Medicine Ethics Committee and granted approval: NIIM HREC Reference No.: 0138E_2024
A letter to the Editor (Similia) has been published June 2024, see article below
An article, Mapping the terrain: reflections from the Homeopathy Workforce Survey (HWFS) pod. Harvesting the fruit to fuel the future, has been published in Similia, December 2024, see article below
January 2025 : Homeopathy Research Institute Conference 2025 June 20 - 22, Thessaloniki has accepted a poster presentation for "Mapping the terrain: findings from the Australian Homeopathic Workforce Survey (HWFS) pilot study". See Abstract below
What is the research about?
The main purpose of the workforce survey for homeopaths is to uniquely identify the nature of their practice and build a database that allows the profession to identify workforce planning and education opportunities to support its professionals. While previous Natural therapies surveys have included homeopathy, there is no specific survey dedicated to assessing the potential needs of the profession based on the current and future intentions of its workforce. The survey includes questions such as those on demographics (i.e., age, gender), homeopathic and non homeopathic education, the hours worked as a professional homeopath as well as in other fields, and your intentions in regards to future professional activity. The workforce survey questions are modelled on the national workforce survey questions for allied health professions to align the profession to other allied health professional activity.
Research Project Collaborators
Australian Register of Homoeopaths
The Australian Register of Homoeopaths, a registered company, was created in 1999 to be the national registration body for professional homoeopaths. It is the receiver and arbiter of complaints from the public against registered practitioners. Homoeopaths registered with the board have qualifications matched to the National Competency Standards and are required to meet the Board’s continuing education, insurance, first aid and working with children requirements each year.
In summary, AROH:
· Accredits Australian Homoeopathic Courses
· Registers qualified homoeopaths for practice in Australia
· Receives complaints from members of the public
· Liaises with government and health funds when required
The Aurum Project
Founded in 2005, The Aurum Project is a not-for-profit research organisation dedicated to advancing the understanding and application of natural medicine, with a special focus on homeopathy. Registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, at its core, The Aurum Project is driven by the knowledge that homeopathy can offer sustainable, effective, and accessible solutions for improving human health. To achieve this, research is conducted to bridge the gap between clinical practice and scientific inquiry.
Similia June 2025 Published article
Reference: Brodie, Gabrielle, Michelle Hookham, Celeste Salter, and Sandra Venables. 2025. 'Lifeforce of the Australian homeopathic profession: the findings from the Homeopathic Workforce Survey (HWFS) pilot study'
To read the published article, please click here
June 2025: Homeopathy Research Institute Conference June 20 - 22, to view the poster, click here
January 2025 : Homeopathy Research Institute Conference 2025 June 20 - 22, Thessaloniki has accepted a poster presentation for "Mapping the terrain: findings from the Australian Homeopathic Workforce Survey (HWFS) pilot study"
To read the accepted abstract, please click here
Similia December 2024 Published article
Reference: Brodie, Gabrielle, Michelle Hookham, Celeste Salter, and Sandra Venables. 2024. ‘Mapping the Terrain: Reflections from the Homeopathy Workforce Survey (HWFS) Pod. Harvesting the Fruit to Fuel Our Future’. Similia: Australian Journal of Homoeopathic Medicine 37 (2): 30–35.
To read the published article, please click here
Similia June 2024 Published Letter to the Editor
Reference: Letter to Editor Similia: Journal of Australian Homeopathic Medicine, June 2024, 27 (1)
To read the letter to the Editor, published in the June edition of Similia, please click here
AHMC Poster Presentation 2023
Similia December 2023 Published Article
The research proposal was published in Similia, December 2023, to download a copy of the article and read further details on the Workforce Survey Project, please click here