Yun Sen Luo, a Chinese herbalist in Sydney, was found guilty of professional misconduct after a diabetic patient under his care died. Despite being acquitted of manslaughter charges, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found Luo responsible for the patient's death due to his inadequate treatment and failure to recognize the severity of her condition.
A Chinese herbalist has been found guilty of professional misconduct after a diabetic patient he advised to stop taking Western medicine died. Yun Sen Luo, 59, was practicing Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture at Dao Chuan Zhong Yi, a clinic in Burwood in Sydney's inner west.
He treated a Chinese national with diabetes for a long-term skin condition from May 26 to June 8, 2018, recommending various herbs, soups, and other natural remedies while instructing her to cease her Western medication. The 57-year-old woman's condition worsened and she died at Hornsby Hospital on June 8, hours after admission. Mr. Luo was charged with manslaughter over the patient's death but was acquitted in March 2023 after a judge found the herbalist 'utterly incompetent' but not criminally negligent. On Thursday, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found the 59-year-old guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct over his treatment of the patient. In WeChat messages from late May 2018, the woman's daughter informed Luo that her mother was vomiting and in pain. Her condition deteriorated further, and days before her death, she was speaking incoherently and unable to walk to the bathroom independently. Luo suggested she drink grape juice. On the morning before the woman's death, he continued to advise feeding her soup and Chinese herbs and applying acupuncture points. 'Hello, doctor. There is no need for you to come over this evening,' the daughter texted to Luo one-and-a-half hours after her mother was pronounced dead. The NCAT case was brought by the Health Care Complaints Commission, which is seeking orders up to eight years revoking Luo's registration as a Chinese medicine practitioner and barring him from providing health services. The tribunal found Luo an 'unpersuasive, defensive, and unresponsive' witness who was hostile and self-serving under questioning. During the hearing, he admitted having only a basic understanding of the pancreas' functions and how specific drugs were used to treat the endocrine system and diabetes. The 59-year-old failed to obtain a complete medical history from the patient, including her high blood sugar, during the initial consultation, NCAT ruled. Despite Luo's denials, the tribunal also found he had indeed instructed her to discontinue her Western medication, which included insulin to manage her diabetes. He also failed to adequately assess the decline in her health or acknowledge that he was not qualified to advise her on her worsening condition
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