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Era of Naturopathic Medicine Renaissance
re-emerging profession: naturopathy to naturopathic medicine
Parliament by Bastyr University’s Joseph Pizzorno, ND, and Jane Guiltinan, ND.
New England Journal of Homeopathy. Eds., Amy Rothenberg, Paul Herscu. Published until 2002.
LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
Canadian Homeopathic Coalition (CHC) co- founded in Montreal, Quebec by Pamela Snider, ND (Chair), Bill Reynolds (Co-Chair), John Hrab (Co-Chair), with catalyst Tutti Gould, ND; 39 Canadian stakeholder organizations. CHC leaders propose New Canadian Federal Natural Health Products division to Ottawa Health Protection Branch, Drugs Directorate Division leaders; through CHC’s unified, consistent voice, advocacy during two years of government meetings. Influential step in establishing Canadian Office of Natural Health Products (ONHP). XX
HERITAGE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE
“Evidence-based medicine.” G. Guyatt. ACP Journal Club. Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc., McMaster Medical School faculty member (Hamilton, Ontario) coins term ‘evidence-based medicine’ (EBM) in editorial, asserts that medical decision making must evolve from an authoritarian, consultative model to one based on evidence: “Evidence-based medicine uses additional strategies, including quickly tracking down publications of studies that are directly relevant
to the clinical problem, critically appraising these studies, and applying the results of the best studies to the clinical problem at hand.” Drs. Guyatt (and Sackett, 1992, 1996) usher in aspirations of an era of evidence-based medicine replete with debate on evidence-informed practice (EIP), ways of knowing, what evidence is, and critical appraisal. XX
“Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments.” R. S. Ulrich, R. F. Simons, B. D. Losito, et al. Journal of Environmental Psychology. Foundational study by Ulrich, establishes one
of the primary mechanisms by which natural
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environments influence health, i.e., reduction
of psychophysiological stress. Objective physiological (biofeedback) and subjective psychological (mood scales) data to show that people recover from a stressor vastly faster when viewing nature vs. urban scenes. Those attempting to “medicalize” Nature as an intervention are influenced by this study or by one of Ulrich’s follow-up papers.
The Homeopathic Treatment of Children. Paul Herscu, ND.
The Spirit of Homoeopathy. Rajan Sankaran, MD (Hom), FSHom (UK).
PRINCIPLES, THEORIES, DEFINITIONS, AND ETHICS
US Department of Labor Dictionary of Occupational Titles updates definition of naturopathic physicians under term, “naturopath” according to modalities practiced by naturopathic physicians.
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
AANP: Jamison Starbuck, ND, JD, President (until 1993); Brent Matthieu, ND, Speaker of the House of Delegates. AANP HOD adopts Position Paper: Electronic Diagnosis. Led by M. Cronin
AANP HOD adopts Position Paper: Environment; Led by S. Weiss, G. Weiss, R. Kirschner.
AANP HOD adopts Position Paper: Naturopathic Physician’s Oath. Led by H. Swope. Dr. Swope was the first to administer the Oath in 1992.
AANP HOD adopts Position Paper: Treatment of Streptococcus. Led by C. Hansen.
British Naturopathic and Osteopathic Association (BNOA) divides into separate naturopathic
and osteopathic organizations; Naturopathic
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