This combines the first two courses in our Drug Herb Series for 30% off!

1. The Basics Pharmacology and Chinese Medicine

Basic pharmacology helps us to treat our patients by understanding the drugs they are taking and how they work and can affect Chinese medical treatments. In addition, these concepts also help us better understand and apply our Chinese herbs and other supplements. We will be exploring key concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, which explains how drugs affect the human body. This is a foundation for understanding how pharmaceuticals and Chinese herbs move through and work on the human body. We will be emphasizing the ADME scheme and setting the stage for a discussion of predicting drug-herb interactions.

This seminar is based on my book published by Blue Poppy: Integrative Pharmacology, Combining modern pharmacology and Chinese medicine written with Bob Flaws. It is the first in series of courses leading to a certificate in Drug-Herb Interaction Expert.

Course Goals

A participant will:

1. Understand the basics of pharmacokinetics including the ADME scheme, and pharmacodynamics
2. Identify the general mechanisms of action for drugs and herbs
3. Apply basic pharmacological concepts to Chinese herbs

This is California Acupuncture Board (CAB) Category 1 distance education course. For NCCAOM, this course is a safety PDA. This course is approved by the California Acupuncture Board and NCCAOM for 3 hours of continuing education and PDAs. For further information, please contact Dr. Greg Sperber, CAB CEU Provider #1349, NCCAOM PDA Provider #166669, at DrGreg@integrativemedicinecouncil.org or (619) 881-0029.

Refund Policy: This course may be downloaded as soon as purchased and therefore no refunds are possible.

2. Drug Herb Interactions and the Matrix

We can predict potential drug-herb interactions. This course takes the basic pharmacology principles discussed in the Basics of Pharmacology course, including the ADME scheme and the therapeutic index, and applies them to understanding and predicting drug-herb interactions. In addition, recent areas of research related to interactions, such as p-glycoprotein and other transporters, will be discussed. The emphasis is on both the theoretical prediction and real world application of strategies for preventing and dealing with interactions. This includes a discussion about creating a Drug-Herb Interaction Matrix for determining an individual patient’s risk. The template for the matrix will be provided as part of the course.

This seminar is based on my book published by Blue Poppy: Integrative Pharmacology, Combining modern pharmacology and Chinese medicine written with Bob Flaws. It is the second in series of courses leading to a certificate in Drug-Herb Interaction Expert.

Course Goals

A participant will:

1. Understand how the basics of pharmacokinetics, including the ADME scheme, and pharmacodynamics can be used to predict drug-herb interactions
2. Identify the risks involved with combining drugs and herbs
3. Create a Drug-Herb Interaction Matrix for assessing individual patient risk and as a tool for communication

This is California Acupuncture Board (CAB) Category 1 distance education course. For NCCAOM, this course is a 3 hour safety PDA. This course is approved by the California Acupuncture Board and NCCAOM for 3 hours of continuing education and PDAs. For further information, please contact Dr. Greg Sperber, CAB CEU Provider #1349, NCCAOM PDA Provider #166669, at DrGreg@integrativemedicinecouncil.org or (619) 881-0029.

Refund Policy: This course may be downloaded as soon as purchased and therefore no refunds are possible.