Posted on Thu, Aug 19, 2010
What can a Nurse Practitioner do in Washington, D.C.? This is the Scope of Practice for a Nurse Practitioner in DC:
No MD involvement required
Explicit authority to diagnose
Explicit authority to refer
Authority to prescribe without MD involvement
Authority to prescribe controlled substances
National Board Certification required
What is the difference between a Registered Nurse (RN) and a Nurse Practitioner (NP)?
NP's have graduate, advanced education and clinical training beyond their RN preparation. Cathlene Scoblionko MSN, RN, ANP-BC, on NIHA staff, has a masters degree and Board Certification, a national recognition of a level of competence.
Holistic Primary Care at NIHA
Do I have to see the MD first?
No, in the District of Columbia MD oversight is not necessary because NP's are considered primary care providers in their own right. NP's are highly trained to diagnose and treat and can refer to an MD, if needed. Cathy Scoblionko has a wide network of providers in and outside of NIHA for referral.
What is the difference between traditional primary care and holistic primary care?
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holistic primary care provider will perform all traditional primary care services such as history, physical exam, preventive and diagnostic testing, and prescription of medication for acute and chronic disease. The holistic approach also offers a partnership with the practitioner for expanded lifestyle and nutritional changes, opportunities for
natural therapies, and integration of mind, body and spirit. The goal is
optimal health, not just treating disease.
I already have a doctor at NIHA why would I want/need to see Cathy?
Many of our doctors are specialists and you may be working with them on specific health issues. If that is the case you may want to consider choosing Cathy Scoblionko as your Primary Care provider for your annual physical, to optimize your goals for anti-aging, to coordinate treatment plans or treat an acute condition or illness that might occur.
Meet Cathlene Scoblionko, Board Certified Nurse Practitioner at NIHA
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Title:
MSN, RN, Board Certified Nurse Practitioner (ANP-BC)
Practice Philosophy: Every living being is a unique manifestation of the universe and deserves to be respected and treated as such.
Professional: In addition to her practice, Cathy is completing a masters in acupuncture and a fellowship in anti-aging medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine, American Association of University Women, Holistic Nurses Association, and Physicians Committe for Responsible Medicine.
Areas of Focus: Holistic Primary Care, Preventive Health, Women's Health, Anti-aging Medicine, Natural Therapies
Posted on Tue, Aug 10, 2010
"The whole is more than the sum of its parts" -Aristotle
Think of your body as a grand orchestra assembled to play an elaborate symphony together...each system is a different instrument. While we recognize many individual "players" in the body, they all function as a whole.
If any of YOUR "players" are out of tune or marching to a different beat, YOU may be suffering.
Have you been working on your health for a long time and still feel that something is still missing?
We invite you to take a look at your own internal orchestra with Dr. Gant's Functional Medicine and Fuctional Testing program. Functional medicine is patient-centered medicine that examines how the systems of the body are functioning, or working properly. Functional medicine searches for the underlying imbalance which can contribute to illness or chronic disease. If one of the musicians is out of tune, it will affect the whole orchestra. Similarly, if YOU have an imbalance, it can affect your whole body in ways that you may not even know.
It's time to get your body balanced. Here's how:
Diagnostic Functional Testing to Identify and Correct Imbalances
Dr. Gant's model of Functional Medicine involves special diagnostic testing, often covered by insurance, to identify and correct imbalances in the brain and body chemistry.
These lab tests may uncover:
* Nutritional Deficiencies
* Hormonal Imbalances
* Detoxification and Biotransformational imbalances
* Immune imbalances
* Inflammatory imbalances
* Digestive,absorptive, and microbiological imbalances
* Structural imbalances
Imbalances such as these may be early symptoms of disease or barriers to good health.
Expert Interpretation of Functional Test Results
Dr. Gant has 30 years experience in interpreting these complex tests. Based on his findings, he creates a plan for each patient to correct their imbalances and restore fundamental health.
If you are searching for a health coach, a "conductor" bring your internal orchestra to restored health, please schedule your appointment now with Dr. Gant.
"By paying attention to small problems, you can often prevent large problems."
Charles Gant M.D., Ph.D., is an integrative and functional medicine doctor, author, national lecturer, teacher and staff member at NIHA, an integrative medicine and dental center serving Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. His busy schedule only allows him to be in DC a few days a month. Call 202-237-7000 ext. 120 to schedule.
"By paying attention to small problems, you can often prevent large problems."
Posted on Tue, Aug 10, 2010
by Dr. Beals MD
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic and debilitating musculoskeletal pain disorder of unknown origin characterized by chronic widespread pain and muscle tenderness and the presence of tender points on examination. Patients experience both pain from a normally nonpainful stimulus and inappropriately intense pain from a normally painful stimulus. Other common accompanying features are fatigue, sleep disturbances, stiffness, paraesthesias, headaches, Raynaud's like symptoms, depression and anxiety. FMS is much more than widespread pain as it overlaps substantially with other central sensitivity syndromes such as chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pelvic pain syndrome/ primary dysmenorrhoea; temporomandibular joint pain TMJ, multiple chemical sensitivity, restless legs syndrome and interstitial cystitis.
Over the last decade, abnormalities have been identified at multiple levels in the peripheral, central, and sympathetic nervous systems as well as the hypothalomo-pitutary-adrenal axis stress response system. Fibromyalgia Syndrome is known more as a central sensitivity syndrome. There has been much interest in both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of Fibromyalgia syndrome, FMS. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has successively approved 3 drugs for the management of fibromyalgia, but Non-pharmacological modalities; aerobic exercise, patient education and cognitive behavioral therapy showed to be the most effective. Overall, management of FMS requires a multi-disciplinary approach.
Posted on Fri, Aug 06, 2010
by Maureane O'Shaugnessy
Do you continue to struggle with chronic mild or debilitating health issues and emotional distress without significant progress even after implementing a plethora of expensive, time-consuming and energy-draining medical/physical treatment protocols - and can’t figure out why your health and wellbeing is not significantly improving?
Have you ever considered the role that each and every trauma, stress or emotional discord that you have suffered throughout your entire lifetime (and which are entirely unique to you), plays in preventing you from not getting truly well?
Are you aware that you have both a physical body and several energetic bodies that 'record' and 'store' the 'imprints' and 'cellular memory' of all these stresses, traumas, physical ailments or period of emotionally disordered thinking?
Are you also aware that this imprinting and cellular memory can be recorded at any juncture of your earthly life, including the time you were in your mother’s womb or during your own birth? How so, you ask? Simply because ‘consciousness’ has no age – and age no relevance! Meaning that each trauma induced in a child resides in the adult with the same intensity as the moment it happened regardless of the level of maturity, age, reasoning, or life experience one ultimately achieves.
Do you know that if one doesn’t also ‘clear’ this energetic imprinting of unresolved illness or dis-ease, one cannot ultimately clear unresolved physical illness and/or dis-ease? Conversely, even if you are successful clearing a physical ailment or disease, if the ‘relative energetic component’ (the energetic imprinting that resides in our energetic bodies) of that ailment or disease is not cleared, it will eventually re-imprint itself at the physical level (within the physical body) and the condition or dis-ease will only re-manifest in the physical body? Wow…………read that statement again and let that concept sink in!
It has been my experience that the concepts mentioned above are ill-understood at best and sadly almost never given the attention and respect required to successfully manage and resolve them by most patients and surprisingly even by most healthcare practitioners.
EVERY ‘dis-ease’ or degenerative process has a reflexive psycho-emotional or psycho-spiritual component – that if not resolved has the power to keep us from truly regaining our health. I call this the ‘Triune of Mind, Body and Spirit’ as it relates to Whole Health and Wellness.
Each element of this Triune deserves equal attention and respect, and specifically-targeted therapeutics. It is important that each patient advocate for themselves and choose trained professionals who understand the complexities involved in the various aspects of this Triune and who have the integrity and skill to provide a completely safe and confidential environment to fully support his/her comprehensive healing.
It is important to note that some challenges involving this Triune resolve on their own as a result of general life changes which improve or reduce our overall ‘Total Stress Load’ (TSL) – and some do not.
It is our body’s ‘first instinct’ to ‘right itself’ – to HEAL. By reducing our overall TSL we increase our immune system’s ability to overcome our particular health challenges and for our body to heal itself. When we just focus on the physical aspects of our ‘dis-ease’, we often cannot reduce our TSL sufficiently for our body to be able to right itself – we need to address all aspect of ‘self’ to fully heal.
If you are just not getting better, have been addressing these issues by employing only physical or bio-medical therapeutics, and don’t know where to turn, consider the crucial role that your mind, emotions and spirit play in that desired goal. Learn how to tap into the vital information stored in your body, mind and spirit that will reveal long-held secrets to achieving vibrant health and allow you to live the life you desire now.
You deserve vibrant health at all levels. You will best achieve your goal of regaining radiant health and healing by investing in all aspects of the Triune of that which makes you a unique human ‘being’.
Maureane O’Shaugnessy is a holistic practitioner at National Integrated Health Associates, NIHA, an integrative medicine and dental center serving Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia metro region.
Posted on Mon, Aug 02, 2010
Dr. Charles Gant MD PhD has been invited to conduct a teleclass at a national speaking platform on Wedneday, Aug. 4, 2010 at 8 PM.
We invite you to listen to his talk, Integrative Medicine Solutions for Medical and Mental Disorders, and other talks given by speakers in the Health field.
You can participate in as many classes as you wish from the comfort of your home and convenience of your telephone or computer. At this platform you will be trained, motivated and inspired by some of the most respected speakers in the Health, Personal Development and Sales & Marketing Industries.
Dr. Charles Gant's Free TeleClass:
Integrative Medicine Solutions for Medical & Mental Disorders
Date: Wednesday, 08/04/2010
Time: 8:00 PM ET (ET) New York Time
Tuition: No Cost
Go to: www.globalteleclass.com
Charles Gant MD, PhD has practiced Functional Medicine for 30 years to diagnose the biochemical causes and risk factors underlying medical and psychological disorders. He melds nutritional science and detoxification with traditional medicine and mindfulness based psychotherapies, to provide a holistic approach to care.
Remember, these classes are being offered at no cost to you. Take advantage of this wonderful learning opportunity.
Register today www.globalteleclass.com
Charles Gant M.D., Ph.D., is an author, national lecturer, teacher and staff member at National Integrated Health Associates, NIHA, an integrative medicine and dental center serving the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia metro region.
Posted on Thu, Jul 29, 2010
One of the most popular "energy medicine" therapies, craniosacral therapy is a very gentle touch which enhances deep relaxation to boost self healing. Research has shown that the head bones rythmically move
in coordination with the sacrum. There is movement of the cranial bones and all the body tissues in a subtle, rhythmic pattern as the cerebrospinal fluid ebbs and flows. If there is restriction to that motion- from trauma, tissue damage or even traumatic memories, a person can have reduced adaptabilities to the stresses of everyday life.
Craniosacral therapy can be used for:
Management of chronic pain such as neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain,
Headaches
Stress relief
Helping an autistic individual find greater ease by decreasing stress on the central nervous system
Depression and anxiety
Hyperactivity
Dyslexia, eye problems
Craniosacral therapy is deeply relaxing and has been desribed as "like floating on water." Some people feel as if they are drifting in and out of sleep. Others have reported that they felt flow of energy in their chakra system. The sessions increase relaxation, bring a deeper sense of one's own body, and can enhance well-being. Sessions are conducted fully clothed and at the end you are awake, alert and energized.
Dr. Wilson points out that the autonomic nervous system can be brought into stronger self-regulation by craniosacral therapy: "This explains the sometimes dramatic results of self-healing described in Dr. John Upledger's book, Your Inner Physician and You: Craniosacral Therapy and Somato-Emotional Release; so craniosacral therapy is Good Medicine as well as feeling good."
Special Offer!
Dr. Wilson is offering an introductory experience of craniosacral therapy for only $55 between now and August 31, 2010.
Ralph Wilson, ND is a naturopathic physician at NIHA, an
integrative medicine and dental center serving the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia metro area. He specializes in natural medicine options, energy medicine, Autonomic Nervous System support through biofeedback, Soma-Focus/Hypnotherapy,
Craniosacral therapy, therapeutic education and support for biological dentistry.
Posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2010
Oftentimes, when I have clients that are looking for strategies to stop sugar cravings, I realize that they’re looking for some “magical tip or trick”. They want to hear that some fascinating new berry was discovered deep in the Amazon rainforest that promises to stop sugar cravings the instant it’s ingested.
In their mind, the sugar cravings become the enemy and they’re looking for the silver bullet that will strike those pesky cravings dead in their tracks.
But allow me for a moment to attempt to shift your perception.
What if those annoying cravings were actually a GOOD thing?
What if they were sent as messengers? (No, not messengers telling you to pig-out on donuts, but messengers to let you know your body needs something in order to be healthy, lose those extra pounds, and rev up your energy.)
What if, instead of sabotaging your health and weight loss efforts, they were sent to enhance your efforts to get fit and slim down?
Well, I have good news for you. This is exactly what’s happening. When you experience a sugar craving it’s your body’s way of sending you a message that it needs something else in order to get the body you deserve: healthy, slim and energized.
Unlock hidden messages your body may be sending
Below, I’ll list the hidden messages your body is sending you and the MUST-DO steps to keep yourself healthy, drop the extra weight, and super charge your energy.
Here’s the bonus: when your body gets what it needs to be healthy, it will stop sending out the sweet cravings!
HIDDEN MESSAGE #1: Your body needs water.
Unfortunately, your body won't send the message that you are thirsty until you are on the verge of dehydration. If you’ve allowed yourself to get really dehydrated, your body might signal you by sending out a sugar craving, or other strange food cravings for that matter.
So the first thing to do when you get the urge for sweets is to drink a full glass of water and then wait at least twenty minutes before you indulge your sweet tooth. It might be hard, but find something else in life that makes you happy without the sugar. It could be going for a walk, calling a friend, throwing on your favorite music and dancing like a wild woman.... do whatever it takes to get through those next trying minutes and viola! Your sugar cravings often times will just vanish!
ACTION STEP: Pay close attention to how much water you’re drinking on a regular basis and be sure to keep well hydrated. If a sugar craving strikes, drink a large glass of water and then find some way to distract yourself until it subsides.
HIDDEN MESSAGE #2: Your body needs nutrients.
Sadly, I have clients that come to me, thinking they’re eating a really good diet because they’re having fat-free this, or low-cal that, but in essence they’re eating some of the most nutrient depleted, contaminated foods on the planet. And no matter how healthy my clients think the foods they’re consuming are, if they lack nutrients, the body will wind up in deficit.
If there’s a deficit, and you don’t have enough nutrients to power up your system and create the energy you need to get through your day, your body will turn to whatever quick fix it can find to solve it's energy shortage. Leading the list for quick fixes: sugar.
In order for your body to be able to get rid of it's band-aid solution, (using sugar instead of nutrients) you've got to solve the real problem, making sure you're eating a really clean, nutrient dense, organic whole foods diet.
ACTION STEP: Stop eating processed foods, restaurant foods, unhealthy prepared foods and switch to a clean, organic whole foods diet.
HIDDEN MESSAGE #3: You need a life.
Ok, that sounds harsh, and it’s not exactly what I mean anyhow. A better way to put it would be:
“You need an upgrade to your life”.
Oftentimes when people are dissatisfied with their lives they turn to food for comfort, pleasure, and enjoyment. Dissatisfaction with relationships, not getting proper exercise (too much, too little or the wrong type of workout) being unhappy with their job, being bored in general, getting too stressed out or a lack of spiritual connection can lead to emotional eating.
It’s important to recognize when you’re using food as a means to distract yourself, fill an empty void, or entertain yourself because your life is not as fulfilling as it could be.
ACTION STEP: When a sugar craving strikes try to dig deeper into what’s really going on. Are you eating because you’re bored? Are you sitting in your apartment, alone, longing for connection and interaction, but turning to ice cream and pie instead? Look for a healthier solution like calling a friend, or joining a local social group such as ones listed on www.meetup.com
When we begin to view our sugar cravings as messengers sent to guide us to better health, we can begin to embrace the journey to health instead of fighting it tooth and nail, screaming and kicking the whole way. Follow the steps as specified and learn to look deeper into your healing process.
When you learn to give your body what it needs, the sugar cravings will subside, quickly, easily and in a manner that will become effortless to you.
Find out tips to stop sugar cravings, lose belly fat and beat fatigue, by visiting our holistic nutrition website: www.WeightLossForTiredPeople.com.
Eve Colantoni is a certified health counselor at National Integrated Health Associates, NIHA, an integrative medical and dental center serving the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia metropolitan area, and founder and director of the Weight Loss for Tired People Nutrition Program.
Posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2010
by Sharon Roulhac
So you're wondering, what is a Colonic or Colon Hydrotherapy?
Colon hydrotherapy is a safe, effective natural way of cleansing the colon (also known as the large intestine) without the use of drugs. Colon hydrotherapy gently introduces filtered, temperature regulated water into the colon to loosen impacted fecal matter and other waste products from the body. This procedure is sometimes referred to as colonics or colon irrigation.
Here are three important reasons why you can benefit from colon hydrotherapy:
1) The average person carries around 7-10 pounds of old fecal matter lodged in their colon. Just think about it? If you are eating three meals a day and are not having three full evacuations (i.e., bowel movements) a day, where is the rest of that food going? Our bodies are designed to perform as it did when we were babies-one meal in and one meal out. When is the last time your body performed the way it was designed? If your answer is, "I don't know," it's time to schedule a colon hydrotherapy appointment.
2) Accumulated waste on the walls of your colon creates an ideal breeding ground for parasites, bad bacteria, viruses, and yeast.
3) For many people today, our detoxification pathways are partially or completely blocked. Over time, toxins build up in our bodies. Look at it this way, our bodies are being bombarded with toxins our parents and grandparents never battled such as cell phone and television radiation, drugs, and tons of pesticides in our food. Let's not even think about the depleted soil that produces our food. And, guess what? Our livers have not gotten bigger to accommodate this incredibly toxic overload. Colon cleansing helps to relieve the toxic overload on the liver by removing waste from our body's waste management system, the colon.
Why would you want a colonic?
In addition to the detoxification benefits of a colonic, this internal cleansing can also help with bloating, digestive issues, skin problems, yeast infections, detoxification and more.
Colon hydrotherapy is helpful for anyone who is constipated. And, guess what, we all are constipated at one time or another. Some symptoms of constipation are bloating, abdominal discomfort, straining and/or difficulty passing stools and infrequent hard, lumpy stools.
Your comfort is our priority
Now that you know what colon hydrotherapy it is and why you it's good for you, let's talk about what happens when you come to NIHA for your colon hydrotherapy session. You will be greeted warmly by our Rejuvenation and Detoxification Department intake coordinator. She will take your temperature, blood pressure, pulse and weigh you (No worries, ladies. Your weight is our secret!). You will meet the I-ACT certified colon hydrotherapist and she will give you a patient orientation and provide you an opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns you may have. You will then be escorted to the colon hydrotherapy room where the process of internal cleansing begins. At NIHA we perform colon hydrotherapy with the FDA-approved Libbe device. The Libbe device is an open colon hydrotherapy system which means the water continuously flows. Also, the open system provides the most patient privacy. Probiotics and electrolytes also are administered. The colon hydrotherapy session takes about one and one half hours, although you should allow extra time for your first visit.
Sharon Roulhac is an I-ACT certified colon hydrotherapist at National Integrated Health Associates, NIHA, an integrative medicine and dental center serving the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia metro area. Please call 202-237-7000, extension 131 for your colon hydrotherapy appointment and take that first step to optimal wellness.We're awaiting your call.
Posted on Wed, Jul 21, 2010
by Cathlene Scoblionko NP
Many people who suffer from headaches search for a way to prevent them, as well as, treat them in a way that involves less down time, less medication, and less expense. There is no doubt that there are some great medications out there for treating the different kinds of headaches. Muscle tension headaches respond well to NSAIDS and muscle relaxants, migraines respond well to the triptan medications. However, most medications do just that- treat the headache once it is there. There are some medications that are preventative but require daily dosing which can be expensive and increase the possibility of side effects. What types of complementary or alternative methods might there be to prevent headaches? We cannot answer that question until we know what causes headache pain.
What are some of the common muscle tension or stress headache triggers?
- Lack of sleep, poor sleep, poor sleep conditions
- Head or neck injury
- Repetitive stress such as sitting at the computer all day
- Emotional stress
- Tension or strain of neck, scalp, face, jaw
- Eye strain
How can headaches be prevented?
- Get enough refreshing sleep
- 7-8 hours minimum
- Comfortable, supportive, clean sleep surface
- Comfortable room temperature
- No EMF’s- turn off the TV, Cell phone, wireless network, computer
- No stimulants before bed, no caffeine or sugar
- Minimize fluids depending on your own bladder habits
- No showers- water hitting the skin is stimulating, take a warm bath instead
- Exercise daily and this means more than just walking the dog. If you are unsure of how to exercise properly and safely ask a professional trainer.
- Three components are necessary for exercise: Flexibility- stretch, Strength- resistance training (usually with weights), and Endurance – cardiovascular or aerobic
- Daily meditations or centering: Prayer, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga, Sitting Meditation
If you use the above techniques and still suffer regularly from muscle tension headaches you should have another work-up to rule out more serious problems. If the work up has already shown nothing more, make an appointment to discuss a personalized integrative medicine approach to headache treatment and prevention. The above lists are, by no means, comprehensive. I didn’t even touch on the dietary influences. More to come.
Cathy Scoblionko NP is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner at National Integrated Health Associates, NIHA, an integrative medicine and dental center serving the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia metro area. Her areas of specialty include Holistic Primary Care, Hormone Balancing, Anti-aging medicine, and Women's Health.
Posted on Wed, Jul 14, 2010
by Debbie McCabe
I recently attended the American College for the Advancement of Medicine, known as ACAM, Spring 2010 Education Summit in San Diego. Integrative Physicians and holistic health care practitioners from around the world convened for five days of cutting-edge education from the brightest minds in integrative medicine. "Frontiers of Integrative Medicine" was the General session theme this year. The pre-conference workshops on heavy metal detoxification, Lyme Disease, nutrition and hyperbaric oxygen therapy took place over the first two days of the conference. The heavy metal detoxification course filled every seat and boasted a number of speakers over its two day span. For patients it is important to make sure the your health care provider has attended ACAM's chelation therapy workshop; its the only one of its kind where protocols, safety and standards are taught. While many providers do chelation and detox therapies unless they've attended this important workshop they may not be up on current protocols. I've heard too many stories from patients who became ill or had a bad experience from chelation and in many of these cases the ACAM guide lines where not followed.
The other two day workshop was the Lyme Disease workshop which also featured a plethora of speakers including Joseph Burrascano, MD, one of the world's leading experts on diagnosing and treating Lyme Disease and associated tick-borne diseases. This was of special interest to me because NIHA uses a holistic, integrative approach to treat many Lyme Disease patients. I have to admit my favorite speaker of the Lyme workshop was Ann Corson, MD and her information on the use of German Biological Medicine in the treatment of tick borne diseases.
German Biological Medicine (GBM) grew out of the science of Homeopathy and artfully combines the use of herbal, homeopathic and immunometabolic immune-modulating medicines in a terrain-based system of medicine with current scientific research into human physiology and biochemistry. The homotoxicology model of disease proposed by Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg is based directly on the classic Chinese medical text Shang Han Lun or Treatise on Diseases Caused by Cold written by Jiang Zhongjing at the end of the Han Dynasty around 220 AD. Ann Corson, MD, had many great clinical pearls for us.
The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation sponsored the nutrition workshop with David Getoff, CCN, CTN, FAAIM, speaking about traditional diets, the myths surrounding vegetarianism and veganism and other nutritional topics.
The final pre-conference workshop focused on hyperbaric oxygen therapy and took place on Thursday. The course featured Dan Rossignol, MD, Kyle Van Dyke, MD, David Dornfeld, DO and Shannon Kenitz and explored hyperbaric oxygen therapy for neurological conditions.
In addition to the education, we had healthy snacks and lunch was provided with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. On Thursday, for the second time, ACAM offered the Certified Chelation Therapy Exam, and continues to be the only organization to offer such an exam. These jam-packed two days of education included a modest exhibit hall and served as the perfect precursor for the larger general session that weekend. ACAM has workshops twice a year and in my opinion ACAM workshops are one of the best sources of continuing education for Integrative Medicine healthcare providers and I try to never miss them.
Debbie McCabe is a holistic health practitioner at NIHA, National Integrated Health Associates, an integrative medicine and dental center serving the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region.