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Naturopathic Medicine
HISTORY AND PROFESSIONAL FORMATION TIMELINE
A Living Chronicle: A Tapestry of People, Events and Institutions
motivation, engagement, productivity and accomplishment. His effective external advocacy advances naturopathic medicine and education.
RESEARCH: INSTITUTES, GRANTS, AND PUBLICATIONS
“A Cross-Cultural Study: Anti-inflammatory Activity of Australian and Chinese Plants.” R.W. Li, S.P. Myers, D. N. Leach, G.D. Lin, and G. Leach. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Demonstrates same plants used in traditional medicine by two distinct cultures with no history of interaction for similar biological activity resulted in a high likelihood of confirmation of this activity in laboratory testing.
“Efficacy and Safety of Echinacea in Treating Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children.” J.A. Taylor, W. Weber, L. Standish, H. Quinn, J. Goesling, M. McGann, and C. Calabrese. JAMA. ND research scientists published in JAMA.
“Evidence of Correlated Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signals Between Distant Human Brains.” L.J. Standish, L.C. Johnson, L. Kozak, and T. Richards. Alternative Therapies in Health Medicine. Considered frontier research.
Helfgott Research Institute founded at NCNM by Heather Zwickey, PhD, Michael Aiken, and Cheryl Ritenbaugh, PhD, MPH, with financial support by Don Helfgott.
“Is Naturopathy as Effective as Conventional Therapy for Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms?” E.H. Cramer, P. Jones, N.L. Keenan, and B.L. Thompson. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Early comparative study; ND vs. conventional treatment effectiveness.
“Naturopathic Treatment for Ear Pain in Children.” E.M. Sarrell, H.A. Cohen, and E. Kahan. Pediatrics. Early, comparative naturopathic pediatric conventional pediatric practice. Positive outcome. Important journal.
Research track at AANP conventions initiated by Christine Girard, ND.
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“Visiting Family Physicians and Naturopathic Practitioners. Comparing Patient-Practitioner Interactions.” H. Boon, M. Stewart, M.A. Kennard, and J. Guimond. Canadian Family Physician. Boon team. Mainstream journal; comparative practice ND-MD.
Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH, receives first federal student loan forgiveness award to an ND from NIH-NCCAM.
LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
AANP announces Indian Health Services (IHS) initiative, advocates for ND inclusion in Indian Health Services, led by Karen Howard. Australian Expert Committee on Complementary Medicine, including David McLeod, ND, and Stephen Myers, ND, BMed, PhD, recommends practitioner regulation and further product regulation in light of Pan Pharmaceuticals recall of many natural products in Australia. XX
Bruce Milliman, ND, appointed to AMA CPT® Health Care Professional Editorial Advisory Committee (CPT-HCPAC) until 2013. First ND appointed to AMA/CMS national committee. Nominated by AANP and advocated by Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC). Followed by Eva Miller, ND, Stephanie Stark, ND, Amy Hobson, ND, Molly Fox, ND. XX
Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC) incorporates as a 501(c) (4) to facilitate health promotion, prevention, access advocacy, legislative, and policy agenda. Diverse stakeholders; interprofessional.
Washington State adopts title “naturopathic physician” by rule. WANP, Dan Labriola, ND, lead.
HERITAGE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE
Plant Medicine in Practice: Using the Teachings of John Bastyr. (William Mitchell, ND). X
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