Diseases of the Drugs: The Cardiovascular Triad

Diseases of the Drugs: The Cardiovascular Triad

Description

The triad of hypertension, dyslipidemia and dysglycemia is no stranger to health-care providers of any kind; this is the “bread and butter” of many primary care practices.  While diet and lifestyle factors certainly play a role (determinants of health), the adverse effects inherent in many of our most prescribed pharmaceutical agents are, in fact, inducing secondary disease states in the population, “necessitating” yet another drug…, which can predispose the patient to yet another disease diagnosis.  What a destructive cycle!  Here’s how to recognize the major culprits and reverse the disease process.  NOTE:  this course is NOT designed to encourage chronic drug maintenance; rather, the focus is treating the cause, treating the whole person, doing no harm, and re-establishing health in the patient while preventing future disease.  Docere!

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the main players in the cardiovascular array of pharmaceutical agents that cause disease as an adverse event (side effect)
  • Recognize the importance of utilizing all aspects of the Naturopathic Principles and the Therapeutic Order to reestablish health and balance
  • Appreciate the use of patients’ language around health issues
  • Identify when the true etiology of disease is not based in the physical plane, but requires diligent (and gentle) pursuit within the mental, emotional, and/or spiritual planes
  • Re-ground themselves in their naturopathic roots.  (Just in case some of you have gotten busy or caught up in conventional standards of care and have possibly overlooked the obvious.  No judgement here—it happens.)

Course Content

  • Diseases of the Drugs: CVD Triad Part 1 1h 00min
  • Diseases of the Drugs: CVD Triad Part 2 40min
  • Diseases of the Drugs: CVD Triad Part 3 1h 20min

Instructor

Christie Fleetwood, ND, RPh earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University in 1988. After practicing as a retail pharmacist in the greater Richmond area for a decade, she attended Bastyr University, earning a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine in 2004. Because of her unique education and training, she is considered “medically bilingual”—able to understand both conventional medicine as well as natural forms of healing.

Dr. Fleetwood is adjunct faculty at both Bastyr University and National University of Natural Medicine, teaching pharmacy/pharmacology and naturopathic philosophy.

Continuing Education Approvals

  • California Board of Chiropractic Examiners (CA BOCE) - (expires on January 01, 2025)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours Category B - Wellness, up to 3 hours Category B - Pharmacology) -Direct Approval
  • Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)

    1.5 CEUs total (up to 1.5 CEUs Category B) -Direct Approval
  • College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours Category F - Prescriptive Authority) -Direct Approval
  • College of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)

    3 credits total (up to 3 credits Category A, up to 3 credits Category A - Prescribing) -Direct Approval
  • New Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)

    3 CEUs total (up to 3 CEUs General, up to 3 CEUs Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy) -Direct Approval
  • Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours General, up to 3 hours Pharmacology) -Direct Approval
  • Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)

    1.5 CPDs total (up to 1.5 CPDs Category B) -Assumed Approval
  • Arizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)

    3 CMEs total (up to 3 CMEs General, up to 3 CMEs Pharmacology) -Assumed Approval
  • California Committee of Naturopathic Medicine (CA CNM)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours General, up to 3 hours Pharmacy) -Assumed Approval
  • College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)

    3 continuing competence credits total -Assumed Approval
  • College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed Approval
  • College of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)

    3 credits total (up to 3 credits Category B) -Assumed Approval
  • Colorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)

    3 PDAs total -Assumed Approval
  • Connecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)

    3 hours total -Assumed Approval
  • Council for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)

    3 CEUs total (up to 3 CEUs Category 2) -Assumed Approval
  • District of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)

    3 hours total -Assumed Approval
  • Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)

    3 CEs total (up to 3 CEs General, up to 3 CEs Pharmacology) -Assumed Approval
  • Idaho Board of Medicine: Naturopathic Medical Board (ID BOM: NMB)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours General, up to 3 hours Pharmacology) -Assumed Approval
  • Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)

    3 CEUs total -Assumed Approval
  • Maine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours General, up to 3 hours Pharmacology) -Assumed Approval
  • Manitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours Category B) -Assumed Approval
  • Maryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)

    3 hours total -Assumed Approval
  • Minnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)

    3 contact hours total (up to 3 contact hours General, up to 3 contact hours Pharmacotherapeutics) -Assumed Approval
  • Montana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours General, up to 3 hours Naturopathic Pharmacy) -Assumed Approval
  • North Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)

    3 credits total (up to 3 credits General, up to 3 credits Pharmacy) -Assumed Approval
  • Rhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)

    3 hours total -Assumed Approval
  • Saskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours Category C, up to 3 hours Category F) -Assumed Approval
  • Utah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)

    3 CEs total (up to 3 CEs General, up to 3 CEs Pharmacy) -Assumed Approval
  • Washington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)

    3 hours total (up to 3 hours Category 2, up to 3 hours Category 2 - Pharmacology) -Assumed Approval
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