Congratulations to Maureen Boh, a former student in my pharmacognosy class at ACNT, for getting her work published!
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Is this working? My presentation today at the Conference
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Continue reading “Confirmed – Advanced Diplomas to be deleted December 2015”Continuing Professional Education – an essential component of a real profession
I recently received the alert emails from the NHAA reminding members that their CPE Diary for 2014 is due by the end of December. I know many respond with “yawn, not again?!”, but for me I see compulsory continuing professional education (CPE) as a sign of a real health profession, and I am happy to participate.
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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”.
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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.
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Whilst there is still some push-back against the CS&HISC decision to discontinue the Advanced Diplomas of Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Nutritional Medicine, and Homoeopathy, ARONAH has come out in support of the decision.
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Over a number of years of teaching, one of the common issues I’ve noticed is that students often find calculating dosage equivalents rather challenging. It is important to be able to convert between liquid extract quantities and dry herb amounts, and vice versa. So I thought this would be a good place to discuss the issues and provide some techniques to help.
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