Western Herbal Veterinary Medicine Course

WVHM1001 VBMA Essentials of Western Veterinary Herbal Medicine

Essentials herbal medicine

Want to know what you can use to help protect your patients' livers and kidneys from potential side effects of some medications? Learn how to make a skin cream to alleviate dermatitis? How about treating kennel cough with a simple formula you can make in your own practice? When your clients asks if it's ok to give a herb with the treatment you are providing what do you say?

This is short course in Veterinary Herbal Medicine brought to you by CIVT and the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association is designed as an introductory, clinically based course in Western herbal medicine. It is designed for :

veterinarians, veterinary students, qualified veterinary technicians and veterinary nurses who want to start adding selected herbal medicines to their range of treatment offerings
practitioners or practice educators who don't wish to be herbalists but want to be able to advise clients who ask questions about herbs.
Veterinarians who are not sure if they are willing to commit to undertaking more in depth study, to try it out.

Students who wish to continue their studies will receive a $100.00 rebate from the full price of WVHM1002 Foundation Course in Western Veterinary Herbal Medicine or WVHM1004 Graduate Program In Western Veterinary Herbal Medicine.

The course assumes a knowledge of animal physiology, anatomy and husbandry. The course is comprised of 6 Topics and takes 6 weeks.

VBMA

Are you a VBMA member? Include your VBMA membership details in the enrolment form and receive a 5% discount. If you are a veterinarian and not a member, you will receive complementary membership to VBMA for 6 months.

Click here to register your interest in the course and we'll keep you posted via email of upcoming course dates.


Why learn with CIVT?	This CIVT course is developed by Drs Susan Wynn and Barbara Fougere It is designed to provide you with confidence and a working knowledge of ten of the most popular herbs for use in practice. The course helps you to address the common questions that clients ask about herbal medicine. It is not designed to make you a herbalist, but it will give you important insights and knowledge that will help in every day practice. CIVT provides an evidence based approach bridging science with the tradition of herbal medicine.
Course Title	WVHM1001 VBAM Essentials of Western Veterinary Herbal Medicine
Course Units and Codes	WVHM10011 - Laying the Foundations of Herbal Medicine What is herbal medicine? A brief history of herbal medicine Veterinary herbal medicine history Major herbal medicine systems What is phytomedicine? WVHM10012 - Sources of herbal medicines Issues and Quality Herbal manufacture Preparations What can you recommend? What should you stock? Making your own WVHM10013 - Basic Phytochemistry and pharmacology of herbs The complexity of herbs Classification of herbal constituents Terminology and the language of herbal medicine Introduction to Materia Medica WVHM10014 - Philosophy and Principles of Western Herbal Medicine Wholism and vitalism Health and disease Therapeutic approach in veterinary herbal medicine Taking the case WVHM10015 - Dosing considerations in Veterinary medicine Review of dosage approaches Dosing considerations How to give herbs to animals Adverse reactions, potential toxicities. WVHM10016 - Practicing herbal medicine Prescribing and dispensing Herb drug interactions A basic herbal pharmacy Resources
Course Outcomes	At the end of this 6 week course participants will be able to: Describe the basic history of herbal medicine and in particular the use of herbs for the treatment of animals Understand where Western Herbal Medicine fits into the global herbal medicine systems Define phytomedicine Make three basic herbal preparations in veterinary practice Know the basic classification of herbal phytochemicals and their action Know basic terminology used in herbal medicine, from 'alteratives' to 'vulneraries' Begin to apply principles in the selection of an appropriate dose for a herbal medicine and for a patient Look up and look out for potential herb drug interactions Use 10 herbs for the treatment of animals in everyday cases; Answer clients' basic questions on herbal medicine.
Course tuition fee	US$595.00 for USA, Canada, Europe, UK students: includes student enrolment, access to online classroom, access to materials, lectures, readings and assessment. AUS$595.00 plus GST $59.50 for Australian residents includes student enrolment, access to online classroom, access to materials, lectures, readings and assessment. US$595.00 for NZ, Malaysia, HK, Singpore, S Africa, Rest of World: inlcudes student enrolment, access to online classroom, access to materilas, lectures, readings and assessment. NOTE VBMA Members, make sure to provide your VBMA details for a 5% discount. CIVT members also receive a 5% discount. Not a member? Click here to find out how to join CIVT,
Communication and Course Course Material	We will provide self paced learning content and activities within the myCIVT classroom online. You will recieve a log in and password to access this room. From myCIVT you can access course content as well as submit assessment tasks. Email/skype/chat support is available.
Course schedule 2012	This course is available three times a year, once you enrol and your enrollment is approved you will receive access codes to enter the classroom. Online real time tutorials are scheduled and recorded in case you miss them. The course takes approximately 30 hours to complete. The course is conducted online through myCIVT. This course will soon be on demand, meaning you will be able to enrol and start studying at any time. Register your interest by clicking here, and we'll email you as soon as the course becomes available.
Prerequisites	You should have independent computer skills and be able to access the internet. This course is restricted to qualified veterinarians and veterinary students, veterinary technicians and veterinary nurses.
Assessment	Multiple choice open book, short answers, forum participation. You will receive a Certificate of completion Essentials of Herbal Medicine.

Essentials herbal medicine