CE, CME, CNE, PDA, CEU
Applications have been approved for the following health professionals. Nurses please see note below.**
| Type | State | Hours approved for Saturday - Monday | Status | Friday Intensive Credit? | Friday Field Study Credit? | Maximum possible credits |
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| Acupuncture | NCCAOM --all states | 17.5 PDA (hours) | Approved | 4 hours approved | 5 hours approved | 22.5 PDA approved |
| Naturopathic Physicians* | Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine | 17.5 hours general of which 3.5 can be pharmacy General credits given for all lectures except herb walks. See chart below for ND-PHARM approvals. | Approved | 4 hours general approved | None (OBNM does not give credit for field studies) | 21.5 general hours of which 3.5 cam be pharmacy* |
| Nursing--see note below** | Western Multi-State Division/ Arizona Nursing Association (ANCC) | 23 possible contact hours for in-person plus recordings | Appproved | None | None | 23 contact hours: 16 for live event and another 7 for recordings |
| Pharmacists | North Carolina only | 12 hours through NC Association of Pharmacists | Approved | Approved | Approved | 12 hours for whole symposium--extra not added for Friday events |
| Other health professionals | All | 17.5 hours via general certificate issued to all who request it. | Available at symposium--please check with your board to see if a general certificate is acceptable | 4 hours | 5 hours | 22.5 hours |
*Pharmacy credit for NDs: Main symposium: 17.5 general hours approved by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, of which 3.5 can be pharmacy. See chart below for pharm-approved lectures. 4 general hours approved for the pre-conference intensive with Jason Miller on Friday. Please check with your state board to see if Oregon credits are accepted.
**Nurses
Limited lectures qualify this year due to changing regulations on the national (ANCC) level. Below is a chart of the lectures now approved for nursing continuing education (marked with “CNE” in capital letters). A total of 16 hours is possible if you attend one CNE (Continuing Nursing Education) lecture in each available slot at the live event. An additional 7 contact hours are available for listening to recordings of the event.
If there are lectures you want to attend which do not qualify for CNE, you can listen to audio recordings of approved lectures as part of a distance learning program. This will allow you to earn the maximum number of contact hours (23 total) and receive a certificate of completion when you finish listening.
Application for 23 contact hours approved by the Western Multi-State Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah Nurses Associations are members of the Western Multi-State Division.
Frequently asked questions about this nursing CE activity.
The following chart indicates which lectures are approved for continuing nursing education (CNE) and which are approved for pharmacy credits for naturopathic physicians (ND – PHARM). All lecturres have been approved for general ND credits except herb walks. Only those lectures marked with “CNE” have been approved for nursing contact hours.
| FRIDAY, JUNE 3: | 10 AM – 3 PM | Native Plant and Ethnobotanical Field Study with David Winston | |||
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| FRIDAY, JUNE 3: | 1 PM - 5 PM | Pre-conference Intensive: Healing the Gut-Brain Axis Jason Miller | |||
| SATURDAY, JUNE 4 |
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| 9:30 AM - 11 AM | Food Allergy and Weight Gain Kenneth Proefrock | Rebuilding Gut Integrity Jill Stansbury CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Botanicals and Pharma Safety Roy Upton ND- PHARM 1.5 hrs | Plant Walk Vickie Shufer CNE 1 Contact Hour |
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| 11:30 AM - 1 PM | Alleviating Toxic Damage Walter Crinnion CNE- 1.5 Contact Hours | Worst Weeds/ Best Medicine David Winston | Medicinal Mushrooms Christopher Hobbs | Feminine Health Teresa Boardwine CNE 1.5 Contact Hours |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Chronic Kidney Disease Jason Miller ND-PHARM .5 hrs | Herbal Compliance Mary Bove | Woody Ethnobotany Marc Williams CNE 1 Contact Hour |
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| 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Intensive: Biophilia—Green Medicine for People and the Planet Chanchal Cabrera CNE 2 Contact Hours |
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Plant-Based Inositol Compounds Jill Stansbury CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Migraines David Winston ND-PHARM .5 hrs | Mushroom Medicine Marc Williams CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Herb Walk Doug Elliott |
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| 7:30 PM - 9 PM | Keynote: The Future of Botanical Medicine Kenneth Proefrock | ||||
| SUNDAY JUNE 5 | |||||
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel Discussion: Immnotherapy in Cancer Treatment: Is there a Role for Botanicals? Roy Upton, Chanchal Cabrera, Christopher Hobbs ND-PHARM 1 hr |
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| 11 AM - 12:30 PM | Breast and Prostate Cancer Kenneth Proefrock | Children’s Microbiome Mary Bove | Formulation Pt. 1 Chanchal Cabrera CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Herbal Infused Oils Robin McGee |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Acute and Chronic Trauma Kenneth Proefrock | Herbal Treats Teresa Boardwine CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Formulation Pt. 2 Chanchal Cabrera CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Herb Walk Doug Elliott |
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| 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Intensive:Treating Infections with Natural Medicine—An Integrative and Cross-Cultural Approach Christopher Hobbs |
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Glutathione-Antioxidant Walter Crinnion CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Chinese Herbs Roy Upton | Ethnomycology Todd Elliott |
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| 7:30 PM - 9 PM | Sacred Song in Amphitheater Jill Stansbury CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs |
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| MONDAY JUNE 6 | |||||
| 8:30 AM - 10 AM | Cancer Care Roy Upton | Weight Loss Jill Stansbury CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Pediatric Essential Oils Mary Bove | Herb Walk Doug Elliott |
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| 10:30 AM - 12 PM | Paraoxonase 1 Walter Crinnion CNE 1.5 Contact Hrs | Pharmacokinetics Christopher Hobbs | Wild Fruits Vickie Shufer |
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| 1:00 PM - 2 PM | Panel: Three Approaches to Anxiety and Depression Jill Stansbury, Walter Crinnion and Teresa Boardwine-- CNE 1 Contact Hour | ||||
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Farm Tour at Gaia Herbs in Brevard, NC with Ric Scalzo and Mary Bove (Free: pre-registration required) | ||||
Frequently asked questions about nursing CNE at Medicines from the Earth:
But some of the lectures I would like to attend are not marked for CNE!
Because of the new, very specific ANCC requirements for each speaker, fewer lectures are approved for CNE. We now have approval for earning additional contact hours for listening to recordings of the approved lectures after the event is over.
How can I get 16 contact hours of credit if I don’t attend all the credit lectures at the live event?
You may to listen to recordings of CNE-qualified lectures for up to two years after the conference and earn credit, even if you choose to attend another lecture during the same time slot. Up to 23 contact hours possible with combined in-person and distance learning through audio recordings.
How much will the recordings cost?
They will be offered at a steeply discounted price at the symposium ($80 for a full set of about 40 recordings—a 40% discount).
Why are you applying through the Arizona Nurses Association/ Western Multi-State Division?
We have an ongoing relationship with the Arizona Nurses Association. They are working with us closely on planning an excellent professional conference with the maximum CNE possible.
When will you know for sure if these credits are available?
As of April 21, 2016, this continuing nursing education activity has been approved for 23 possible contact hours (combined in-person and recordings) by the Western Multi-State Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah Nurses Associations are members of the Western Multi-State Division. Approval number 70-16.
Questions? Please call the CE coordinator, Linnea Wardwell, at 541-482-3016 (Pacific Time).
