Veterinary Botanical Medicine Consultant

Course overview

This online course teaches participants science-based information on botanical remedies, including their mechanisms of action, indications, contraindications, herb-drug interactions and, for cannabis, legal and ethical concerns. Instruction will comprise of short videos, self-paced assignments, reading, critiques, and online quizzes. Upon completion, participants should be able to confidently discuss the pros and cons of various herbal options with their clients based on science and research. Dr. Robinson encourages provides to exercise critical thinking and to separate fact from fiction when considering the use of any integrative therapy. Doing so is especially crucial in the field of herbal medicine due to the potential for harm from biochemically active products. Students learn to approach botanical medicine from a scientific, evidence-based perspective to provide the highest quality care to their patients. This is not a how-to course that will encourage you to sell and manage your patients solely on herbs. Until there is more evidence for target species, many challenges remain.