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Era of Professionalization, Legitimation and Collaboration
naturopathic medicine matures toward collaboration, transformation, and social closure 1998 - 2018
Insured Users and Nonusers of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Washington State:
A Cost Minimization Analysis.” B.K. Lind, W.E. Lafferty, P.T. Tyree, and P.K. Diehr. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Cost, comparative medical and health services research, add on versus replacement cost issue key. UW team. XXX
“Methodological Considerations for Future Controlled Influenza Treatment Trials in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.” R. Kirkby, C. Calabrese, L. Kaltman, J. Monnier, and P. Herscu. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Methods studied.
“Naturopathic Medicine and Aboriginal Health: An Exploratory Study at Anishnawbe Health Toronto.” R. Walji, L. Weeks, K. Cooley, and D. Seely. Canadian Journal of Public Health.
Naturopathic Physicians Research Institute (NPRI) formed, recognized by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as a primary care branch network. Carlo Calabrese ND, MPH, founding Executive Director. E. Oberg, M. Cronin, K. Kail, and J. Weeks, founding Board. Subsumed NPRN. XXX
“Naturopathy and the Primary Care Practice.” S.A. Fleming and N.C. Gutknecht. Primary Care. One
of earliest naturopathic primary care articles in mainstream medical journal. XXX
“Observed Changes in Risk during Naturopathic Treatment of Hypertension.” R. Bradley, E. Kozura, J. Kaltunas, E.B. Oberg, J. Probstfield, and A.L. Fitzpatrick. eCAM. Bradley and Oberg series; defines NM public health prevention outcomes. Whole practice whole system, outcomes vs. agent/ pathology-driven research. XX
LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
AANP Federal Legislative Initiative (DC FLI) achieves record participation; focus on critical shortage of primary care physicians and role of
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naturopathic medicine. More than 170 visits to Congressional offices representing 38 states and the District of Columbia.
AMA CPT® Editorial Panel changes “may” to “shall” in AMA Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Handbook policy. Directive mandates if 50% or more of patient visit addresses health
care counseling (including behavioral), care coordination provider will be reimbursed. Advocate to AMA CPT® Health Care Professions Advisory Committee (HCPAC) is Bruce Milliman, ND, (member, HCPAC). XX
Bastyr University launches Center for Health Policy and Leadership, Kenmore, WA. Established by President Daniel Church, PhD, Gregory Goode, PhD, and Erica Oberg, ND, MPH. XX
CAND Board member Lowell Greib, ND, participates on Canadian Health Protection Branch (HPB) Natural Health Products Division (NHPD) Weight Loss/Weight Management Working Group. Results in recommendations to the licensing of weight reduction products by the NHPD. The extensive engagement of Canadian ND leadership (including Paul Saunders, PhD, ND, Sean O’Reilly, Michael Smith, ND, and Anthony Godfrey ND)
with NHPD recommendations parallels deep engagement of ND leadership with NCCAM in US with respect to research and practice, workgroups, committees and programs.
Closure of Clayton College; non-accredited correspondence program. XX
Health Professionals for a New Century: Transforming Education to Strengthen Health Systems in an Interdependent World, published by the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century Commission, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Flexner Report. The report proposes instructional reforms for worldwide medical education consistent with current naturopathic education at CNME-accredited schools. XX
Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, ND, LAc, appointed to Leadership Coordinating Council, Patient
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