Continuing Education for Naturopathic Clinicians
Continuing Education (CE) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requires that you participate, in a
meaningful and ongoing manner, in activities that support your practice competence, education in the profession and
contribute to your profession.
All regulated health care professionals also have an obligation, to their patients and members of the public, to be well-educated in all areas in which they practice and up to date with the competencies of their chosen profession. Health Masters Live allows you to stay up to date in practice. Learners should confirm with their state board regarding use of CE credit prior to registering for our content.
All regulated health care professionals also have an obligation, to their patients and members of the public, to be well-educated in all areas in which they practice and up to date with the competencies of their chosen profession. Health Masters Live allows you to stay up to date in practice. Learners should confirm with their state board regarding use of CE credit prior to registering for our content.
Personalised Certificate
Naturopathic associations and licensing bodies in many countries around the world require naturopathic health practitioners to undertake naturopathic continuing education. You receive a personalised certificate for naturopathic continuing education hours for each course you do with Health Masters Live. The CE requirements of each country are detailed in the Standards for each profession, published on each Board or Associations website. These detail the number of credits/points/hours practitioners must spend each year on learning activities. Some health professions also provide additional guidelines in their Codes and Guidelines.
It is your responsibility to keep accurate records of all the CE activities in which you participate. We are able to retrieve a lost certificate for you for up to a year after the completion date, no longer. Please make sure you download a copy of your certificate of completion upon successfully completing a course. Keep it in a safe place with all of your other CE activities for future reference. In some states it may be required for proof of CE up to seven years after the course completion.
It is your responsibility to keep accurate records of all the CE activities in which you participate. We are able to retrieve a lost certificate for you for up to a year after the completion date, no longer. Please make sure you download a copy of your certificate of completion upon successfully completing a course. Keep it in a safe place with all of your other CE activities for future reference. In some states it may be required for proof of CE up to seven years after the course completion.
Preapproved CE
We are a global company and have our events preapproved by many associations around the world. There are many boards/associations that automatically approve CE points if one of the major associations also approves the course. We have not listed them all as there are a vast quantity who do so. If you are unsure, please check with your professional association as to how many points/credits are allocated to Health Masters Live class/study hours. ALL Australian associations and boards approve our courses. ANTA 1 point/hour. ANPA 1 point. ATMS 1 or 2 points depending on accreditation level. NHAA 1 point per hour.
For the USA and Canada you can use any Health Masters Live course for general CE as long as it lines up with your goals. If it is Pharmacy CE you are after we have the following classes: the DEPRESCRIBING MASTERCLASS (12 hours), the ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS MASTERCLASS (7.5 hours), the PHARMACOLOGY MASTERCLASS (12 hours), ACETAMINOPHEN NEUROTOXICITY (1.5 hours), the ALLERGY MASTERCLASS (3.5 hours), DRUG INDUCED DEFICIENCIES AND HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS MASTERCLASS (13.5 hours), and MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND DEESCALATION (1.5 hours).
Note: Licensed and registered naturopathic doctors in the US must fulfil state-mandated continuing education requirements annually and have a specific scope of practice as defined by their state's law.
For the USA and Canada you can use any Health Masters Live course for general CE as long as it lines up with your goals. If it is Pharmacy CE you are after we have the following classes: the DEPRESCRIBING MASTERCLASS (12 hours), the ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS MASTERCLASS (7.5 hours), the PHARMACOLOGY MASTERCLASS (12 hours), ACETAMINOPHEN NEUROTOXICITY (1.5 hours), the ALLERGY MASTERCLASS (3.5 hours), DRUG INDUCED DEFICIENCIES AND HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS MASTERCLASS (13.5 hours), and MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND DEESCALATION (1.5 hours).
Note: Licensed and registered naturopathic doctors in the US must fulfil state-mandated continuing education requirements annually and have a specific scope of practice as defined by their state's law.
General CE
If a class has not been preapproved by your Board you can often submit it to them for approval under the following categories:
Quality Enhancement
Teaching, Research & Educational Development
Self Directed Learning
Educational activities in this category are those which are conducted individually or are self-managed to extend your practice in Natural Medicine. These may include; learning projects, online educational activities, journal reading, literature reviews and sabbaticals. Furthermore, a maximum of credit hours of self-study may be used towards the CME yearly requirement for most licensed states and territories. The purchase of a class including certificate would prove self-study hours.
Group Learning
Group learning covers activities that are undertaken in company with other learners to enhance your practice in Natural Medicine. Examples of group learning CE include workshops, meetings, journal clubs, grand rounds/lectures and participating in online discussion via social media, forums etc.
Quality Enhancement
Activities in this category are undertaken with the aim of reviewing and improving your practice in Natural Medicine, within an individual, workplace or wider context. A number of meeting types may be considered as quality enhancement as they ultimately improve systems, processes, procedures and patient care. Examples include workplace planning and review, committee attendance, peer reviews, Audit of Practice and being assessed via a Workplace-Based Assessment are all considered to be quality enhancement activities.
Teaching, Research & Educational Development
Activities in this category are related to education in Natural Medicine. This includes a range of activities such as preparing grants, providing overseas aid work and teaching in a University or hospital or clinic setting. Clinical Supervisors and Examiners can count many of their duties towards their CE. This is in recognition that these roles extend the knowledge and skills of both the individual and the broader Natural Medicine community.