Join clinical herbalist Erika Galentin, MNIMH RH for the very important subject of herb-drug interactions and what every herbal practitioner should know about them when it comes to maintaining a safe clinical practice. Erika has a knack for making this no-so-fun subject very easy to understand as well as entertaining. In this Clinical Craft Series workshop you will learn the following:
Pharmacological mechanisms involved in potential herb-drug interactions
How your herbal philosophy of practice is central to mitigating risk of herb-drug interactions
How to assess risk for herb-drug interactions in your practice on a case-by-case basis
How to assess the clinical relevance of herb-drug interaction research
Why herb-drug interaction ‘checkers’ may not be reliable when making clinical decisions