Dr Sue Evans PhD and Dr Cathy Avila PhD are gathering research data on how herbal practitioners make decisions about their dispensary stock. So if you are herbalist or naturopath, and have any input or involvement in stocking or choosing products for your dispensary, I really encourage you to participate. Participation is painless – an online […]
Congratulations to Maureen Boh, a former student in my pharmacognosy class at ACNT, for getting her work published! Maureen is a very dedicated student, and worked very hard to produce an excellent quality monograph assignment for Pharmacognosy & Herbal Pharmacy about a year ago. As such I offered to coauthor with her to help get […]
Today is Day 2 of the NHAA 9th International Conference on Herbal Medicine, and at midday today I’ll be presenting on something I’m quite passionate about – outcome measures in clinical practice. Day 1 was awesome, with some great speakers and time to catch up with colleagues. Today is looking just as great, with some […]
The International Conference on Herbal Medicine is coming up on 20-22 March this year. Established by the NHAA, this now biennial conference is a highlight on the national and international herbal calendar. As always I’ll be attending, but I’ve also been accepted as a speaker. “Is this Working? Clinical Outcome Measures in Practice & Education” is […]
Ever seen a prescription like this … 2mL a.c. omni mane ? Or 5mL q.3h ? Medical and herbal dosage terminology is often derived from old Latin, however it is still commonly used. Here is a list of the most common abbreviations and how to decipher them. CAUTION: Remember clarity is essential – if you […]
On Friday 21 November 2014 the Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council (CS&HISC) issued a notice confirming the decision to delete the Advanced Diplomas of Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Nutritional Medicine, and Homoeopathy, from December 2015. Whilst this decision was made months ago, extreme opposition by a small number of stakeholders with vested interests […]
Next Tuesday 21st October I’ll be conducting a teleseminar on diabetes, for New Zealand herbalists and naturopaths. Hosted by the New Zealand company Phytomed, the title is “Diabetes – Herbal Support for Better Outcomes”. A major focus of my presentation will be how stress physiology plays a significant role in blood sugar regulation, and how – with the […]
Registrations for the must-go conference of 2015 have now opened. The 9th International Conference on Herbal Medicine, hosted by the NHAA from 20-22 March 2015, will be the premier clinically-relevant herbal medicine conference of 2015. Each of the past 8 conferences have been top-notch, and full of expert speakers on a huge variety of herbal topics. What […]
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