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We currently have three audio presentations approved for the opioid/addiction continuing education requirement for Arizona Naturopathic Doctors:

Naturopathic Therapies for Addiction Part 1 and Part 2 Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, N.D. (Two-part, 4 hour presentation) 4 hours credit
Acute Opiate Withdrawal: An Herbal Protocol Speaker: Jillian Stansbury, N.D. 1.5 hours credit
Types of Pain and Herbal Management Tools to Counter the Opiate Crisis Speaker: Jillian Stansbury, N.D. 1.5 hours credit

Approved by the SCNM continuing education committee for opioid/addiction CE.

Instructions for Distance Learning:

Purchase recordings online by clicking their links above, save your receipt, keep a record of CME credits earned on this certificate. It’s as easy as that! View or print CME instructions.

Just Added! The 2020 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine will now offer three credits in opioid addiction, for a series of two lectures by psychiatric nurse practitioner and medical herbalist, Lydia Bartholow. Arizona NDs may now earn 11 pharmacy credits and 3 opioid addiction credits (pending approval).

Please contact us with any questions about naturopathic CE.

SCNM Herb Garden in full bloom (See more photos below)

Back in 1996, the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) occupied a small building in Scottsdale. The school had recently opened its doors and the first Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine was held that April. We had an enthusiastic crowd of naturopathic students, health professionals, local herbalists and volunteers. Some of you may remember that first panel discussion on Saturday night, under the stars in the inner courtyard–since there was no central meeting hall large enough!

SCNM has since moved to Tempe, and is now one of the top schools in the US for training naturopathic physicians. It is also one of the first colleges in the country to qualify for LEED certification, a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. The herbal conference is an annual event here, and the profits help support the botanical medicine program at the school.

The two photos above illustrate why SCNM is such a special place: the commitment to the environment through sustainable… Continue reading