- Diseases of the Drugs 45min
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Description
This course is an introduction into the evidence that even well-chosen prescription agents push patients into disease states.
While Americans continue to break records in spending habits for prescription drugs, our health statistics are steadily declining. The disease states we see all too commonly—hypertension, cholesterol issues, type II diabetes; depression, anxiety, sleep disorders—can actually be caused by pharmaceutical agents designed to combat one of the other problems.
Learning Objectives
- Identify commonly presenting complaints and the drugs that likely caused them
- Appreciate how insidious and widespread a problem using pharmaceuticals to cover symptoms is
- Recognize the importance of thinking critically—and naturopathically—to keep patients safe
- Understand the concept of drugs begetting the next disease state
Course Content
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)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour Category B - Wellness, up to 0.75 hour Category B - Pharmacology) -Direct ApprovalCanadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)
0.375 CEU total (up to 0.375 CEU Category B) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour Category F - Prescriptive Authority) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
0.75 credit total (up to 0.75 credit Category A, up to 0.75 credit Category A - Prescribing) -Direct ApprovalNew Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)
0.75 CEU total (up to 0.75 CEU General, up to 0.75 CEU Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy) -Direct ApprovalVermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour General, up to 0.75 hour Pharmacology) -Direct ApprovalAlliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
0.375 CPD total (up to 0.375 CPD Category B) -Assumed ApprovalArizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)
0.75 CME total (up to 0.75 CME General, up to 0.75 CME Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalCalifornia Committee of Naturopathic Medicine (CA CNM)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour General, up to 0.75 hour Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
0.75 continuing competence credit total -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
0.75 credit total (up to 0.75 credit Category B) -Assumed ApprovalColorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)
0.75 PDA total -Assumed ApprovalConnecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)
0.75 hour total -Assumed ApprovalCouncil for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)
0.75 CEU total (up to 0.75 CEU Category 2) -Assumed ApprovalDistrict of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)
0.75 hour total -Assumed ApprovalHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)
0.75 CE total (up to 0.75 CE General, up to 0.75 CE Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalIdaho Board of Medicine: Naturopathic Medical Board (ID BOM: NMB)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour General, up to 0.75 hour Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalKansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)
0.75 CEU total -Assumed ApprovalMaine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour General, up to 0.75 hour Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalManitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour Category B) -Assumed ApprovalMaryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)
0.75 hour total -Assumed ApprovalMinnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)
0.75 contact hour total (up to 0.75 contact hour General, up to 0.75 contact hour Pharmacotherapeutics) -Assumed ApprovalMontana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour General, up to 0.75 hour Naturopathic Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalNorth Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)
0.75 credit total (up to 0.75 credit General, up to 0.75 credit Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalRhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)
0.75 hour total -Assumed ApprovalSaskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour Category C, up to 0.75 hour Category F) -Assumed ApprovalUtah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)
0.75 CE total (up to 0.75 CE General, up to 0.75 CE Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalWashington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)
0.75 hour total (up to 0.75 hour Category 2, up to 0.75 hour Category 2 - Pharmacology) -Assumed Approval
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- 0.75 hour on-demand video
- 1 downloadable resource
- Full lifetime access
- Certificate of completion (PDF)
- Certificate available immediately
- CEs / PDAs as outlined
This course is intended for practitioners.
