naturopathy, herbal medicine, education, research
For a little over 10 years the minimum qualification in naturopathy and Western herbal medicine in Australia has been the Advanced Diploma. After December 2015 all that changes, but the real question is how and why?
Continue reading “Training the Next Generation … Advanced Diplomas or Bachelor degrees?”
Following on from my last post, here is a video I produced on the topic of why Bachelor degree is a more appropriate qualification level than Advanced Diploma, in the disciplines of naturopathy and herbal medicine.
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On 2nd July 2014 the Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council (CS&HISC) announced that as of December 2015 the Advanced Diplomas of Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Nutritional Medicine and Homoeopathy would be aligned at Bachelor degree level and removed from the Training Package. Why is this fantastic news, and what does this mean for Naturopathy and Herbal Medicine, and for current and future practitioners? Read on to find out.
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A couple of months ago I was asked by OptimalRx to participate in an interview as part of their 2013 Sessions with the Masters DVD series. The result was an approximately 50 minute interview covering a range of cardiovascular conditions and providing great herbal clinical tips. Read more to see how to order and view a short snippet from the DVD.
Continue reading “Masters DVD – Cardiovascular Herbal Medicine by Ian Breakspear”BBC News (Health) reported today on some recent research concerning the best and worst strategies for studying and revising material. In short they confirm that techniques such as highlighting or underlining have a low efficiency in terms of retention and utilisation. The article also provides a good comparison of the efficiency of a range of techniques.
Continue reading “BBC News – Good & Bad Revision Techniques”A little over a week ago I wrote about three tips to help perfect your note taking. I stated that re-reading and highlighting have been shown time and again to be amongst the worst methods of note taking and learning. So what is the secret? Well that’s where we come to Cornell Notes.
Continue reading “Cornell Notes – Is this Note-Taking Perfection?”Whilst it was a long weekend for all, the 8th International Conference on Herbal Medicine finished with lots of future-focused presentations and discussions.
Continue reading “International Conference – Final Day Highlights”Day 2 of the 8th International Conference on Herbal Medicine was a great blend of research and practical clinical information.
Continue reading “International Conference – Day 2 Highlights”Hi everybody, and sorry for the lack of posts recently. There have been some big things happening in my work life. In short – out with the old and in with the new!
Continue reading “Big changes for the better”
An extra highlight at today’s UWS Graduation was to see Angelo Digiglio graduate with First Class Honours and the University Medal.
Continue reading “Naturopathy Honours Student Receives University Medal”