Something for every doctor
Whatever your interests, our CE offerings will provide you with real tools that you can use every day in your practice. And you’ll be able to meet your education requirements on your schedule and from the safety and comfort of your home or office!
Credits that count. Everywhere.
Our NANCEAC accreditation means that, wherever you practice medicine, our CE meets or exceeds standards for naturopathic doctors nationwide. Give yourself the gift of less red tape so you can put your focus towards being the best doctor you can be.
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Our goal at NAPCP is to provide you with the highest quality CE at the lowest cost possible, bringing you the best that naturopathic medicine has to offer while also making sure your hard earned resources can go towards improving your practice. Skip the costly plane tickets and hotels at conferences and continue your education and career at a pace that’s right for you.
“I found the content to be informative, evidence-informed and very applicable to everyday primary practice. Mental health is a growing area of my generalist practice, and I appreciate the ease with which I can implement change in care delivery based on those sessions.”
OUR COURSES
Join Dr. Brandon Testa (he/him) and Dr. Rachel Boone (she/her) for their two-part cardiology series of 1.5 CEs including:
Cardiac Evaluation Beyond the Lipid Panel
Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the Primary Care Setting
Join Dr. Jayne DuBois, ND (she/her) and Molly McDonnell, PMHMP (she/her) in their two-part mental health series of 1.5 CEs including:
Naturopathic Management of Complex and High Acuity Mental Health Conditions
Implementing Individualized Care Plans for Psychiatric Patients in a Standardized Treatment Model
Join Dr. Megan Taylor (she/her) as she examines some of the most common causes of pediatric abdominal pain in the primary care setting.
In this 🎓1 CE course you will learn to:
🌿 Recognize the most common causes of pediatric abdominal pain in the primary care clinical setting.
🌿 Appropriately evaluate these complaints.
🌿 Recognize when referrals are necessary.
🌿 Develop a comprehensive and integrative management plan for the two most common causes, chronic constipation and functional abdominal pain.
In this 🎓1 CE course, Dr. Jacob Hwang (he/him) will teach you everything you need to know about chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects up to 15% of adults in the United States and is often under-recognized and under-diagnosed. This course will:
🌿 Review the differences and utility of both CKD-EPI creatinine and creatinine-cystatin C equations.
🌿 Give doctors an understanding of the principles of plant-based dietary approaches and clinical application in CKD patients.
🌿 Apply the role of integrative strategies and develop treatment ideas to help mitigate CKD progression.
Join Dr. Kara Menzer (she/her) for an examination of eating disorders in the primary care setting. In this 🎓1 CE course you’ll gain the tools to feel comfortable and confident in discussing eating disorders with your patients, as well as gain the knowledge of how to manage and when to refer. You’ll also learn about:
🌿 Diagnosis of the most common eating disorders.
🌿 Red flags and referrals in eating disorders, including assessing for appropriate level of care and risks for refeeding syndrome.
🌿 Out-Patient Medical Management of Eating Disorders.
Join Dr. Brandilyn Binstock (she/her) in this 🎓1 CE course as she walks you through some of the most common emergencies that walk into a primary care office and provide a step by step approach to management of these conditions prior to the arrival of emergency medical services. You’ll learn how to:
🌿 Understand the role of primary care providers in emergency medicine.
🌿 Be able to efficiently work through an emergency medical assessment.
🌿 Identify common emergencies that present to a primary care office.
🌿 Efficiently and effectively manage an emergent condition while waiting for EMS to arrive.
Join Dr. Aubrey Corbett (she/her) for an examination of the
use of DOACs over Warfarin for VTE management. In this 🎓0.5 CE course, discover why you would choose one over the other, the latest research on it, and then practical cases to apply knowledge to. You’ll also learn about:
🌿 The diagnosis of DVT, inpatient vs outpatient criteria.
🌿 The use of key clinical calculators (i.e. HASBLED, Wells DVT).
🌿 How to prescribe DOACs.
🌿 The research differences in outcomes for DOAC vs Warfarin.
Discover how primary care physicians, naturopathic physicians, and integrative and functional medicine physicians can help cancer survivors transition from the end of active cancer treatment in this 🎓1 CE course from Dr. Easter Ho (she/her). You’ll also learn about:
🌿 The fundamentals of cancer survivorship: Prevention, Surveillance, Intervention, and Coordination.
🌿 Challenges in the field of cancer survivorship, as well as the "black hole."
🌿 Why integrative medicine physicians and naturopathic physicians are fundamental providers to cancer survivors.
Discover the power of acupuncture as effective and safe non-opioid option for pediatric pain management in this 🎓0.5 CE course from Dr. Krystal Plonski (she/her). In this course you’ll:
🌿 Review of the physiology of pain pathways
🌿 Discuss common pediatric pain medications
🌿 Learn how acupuncture works
🌿 Become familiar with the pediatric pain conditions that acupuncture can be helpful for (with research to back it up).
Take your mastery of gut health to the next level with this 🎓0.5 CE course from Dr. Bill Walter (he/him). In this lecture you’ll:
🌿 Review mechanisms of actions of common conventional laxatives and other preparations for constipation.
🌿 Review dosing, indications, and contraindications for such products.
🌿 Discuss developing a "bowel protocol" for refractory constipation.
Join Dr. Reese Pellegrini (they/them) for a comprehensive look at insulin management in the primary care setting. In this 🎓1 CE course, you’ll:
🌿 Conduct a review of insulin management including recognizing characteristics of different types of insulin such as onset, peak and duration, indications for both basal and bolus insulin, delivery methods, and initiation & titration of basal and bolus insulin.
🌿 Outline clinically applicable tips such as important information on how and where to inject, impact of diet and exercise on blood sugars and insulin needs, storage and expiration of insulin, and needle disposal.
🌿 Highlight common side effects such as weight gain as well as safety measures such as medical alert bracelets, signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and treatment including use of glucagon.
Join Dr. Lela Altman (she/her) for a deep dive into mast cell disorders, an essential topic for primary care providers as more patients present with long-COVID related mast cell activation. In this 🎓 0.5 CE course you’ll learn about:
🌿 How mast cells affect the various body systems.
🌿 How to differentiate between different types of mast cell disorders including systemic and cutaneous mastocytosis, MCAS, histamine intolerance and allergies.
🌿 How to diagnose/work-up systemic mastocystosis vs MCAS.
🌿 Pharmaceutical and natural treatments for mast cell disorders — including herbal and nutrient treatments, histamine reducing diets, H1 and H2 blockers, leukotriene inhibitors, and much more!
OUR PRESENTERS
Megan Taylor, ND
Dr. Megan Taylor (she/her) practices integrative primary care for adults and naturopathic gastroenterology for adults and children with digestive complaints, allergies, and autoimmune disease in Seattle, WA. Dr. Taylor earned her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. She completed two years of post-graduate residency training in primary care and naturopathic gastroenterology, and is well-versed in the evaluation and management of a number of specific digestive conditions including food allergies and intolerances, GERD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, IBS, SIBO, and microbiome restoration, among many others. She serves as adjunct faculty at Bastyr University, teaching the gastroenterology curriculum, and enjoys lecturing and teaching across the country and online. She is a proud member and former board member of the Gastroenterology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (GastroANP.org).
Jacob Hwang, ND
Dr. Jacob Hwang (he/him) is a naturopathic doctor at the UCI Health Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute (SSIHI). Besides patient care, Dr. Hwang leads the SSIHI ND residency didactic program, contributes to various educational initiatives, and is actively involved in different interprofessional collaborations. Dr. Hwang earned his doctoral degree in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington, followed by a one-year ND residency program at Bastyr University Clinic in San Diego, California. He was an adjunct didactic and clinical faculty at Bastyr University California for 2.5 years before he went on to complete an additional two-year ND residency program at the UCI Health Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute.
Kara Menzer, ND
Dr. Kara Menzer (she/her) graduated from Bastyr University in 2014. She has a primary care practice in Seattle, WA. Dr. Menzer also provides medical management of eating disorders in a team of other healthcare providers for outpatient, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs. When not seeing patients or charting, she can be found geeking out about Tolkien and playing dress-up with her kid.
Brandilyn Binstock, ND
Brandilyn Binstock (she/her) is currently a second-year resident at Bastyr Center for Natural Health, and completed a one year INM-associated residency before starting the BCNH residency. During her undergraduate training she worked as an emergency medical technician for four years and also held a position in the cardiology unit monitoring and interpreting ECGs. She has a great interest and passion in working alongside medical students and feels strongly about teaching the merging of efficient diagnostics and conventional standard of care with integrative medicine philosophy and therapies.
Aubrey Corbett, ND
Aubrey (she/her) is a primary care physician practicing at Central City Concern's Blackburn Center. She graduated in 2019 from NUNM, and completed 2 years of residency at NUNM as well while rotating at various FQHCs to gain further experience. Her practice is rooted in recognition of how social determinants of health impact healthcare, and she has a passion for serving underserved communities. She also serves as a board member for OANP, and is a committee member for OHA Healthcare Workforce Committee. In her downtime, you can find her climbing mountains, rocks, or surfing with her fiancé.
Easter Ho, ND, IFMCP
Easter Ho (she/her) pursued her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University with the goal of helping patients who are diagnosed with cancer experience a higher quality of life. Dr. Ho’s private practice is located within two cancer treatment centers in the greater Seattle area. In addition to oncology, her passion and wish is to deliver preventative care and lifestyle & wellness medicine to patients living anywhere in the world. She is a certified functional medicine physician through the Institute for Functional Medicine since 2018. When Dr. Ho is not taking care of patients, she enjoys swimming, traveling, indulging in beauty through fashion and creative ideas, and volunteering at Cancer Lifeline, where she serves on the Board of Directors. She is lucky to have turned her passion into a career that brings her so much joy.
Krystal Plonski, ND, LAc,
EAMP, FABNP
Dr. Krystal Plonski, ND, LAc, EAMP, FABNP (she/her) is a Licensed and Board Certified Pediatric Naturopathic Physician and Acupuncturist in Seattle, WA. Dr. Plonski graduated with her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program from Bastyr University in 2014. Following graduation, Dr. Plonski completed a 2-year accredited CNME Naturopathic pediatric residency in 2016. Over the years she has practiced combining pediatric Naturopathic Primary Care and Acupuncture and is currently working at Seattle Children’s Hospital Pain Medicine Department as a pediatric inpatient pain acupuncturist. Her philosophy of medicine is deeply rooted in the intersection of conventional pediatric standard of care and evidence-based integrative therapeutics.
Bill Walter, ND
Dr. Bill Walter (he/him) is a naturopathic primary care physician currently working at Community Health Centers of Lane County, in Eugene, Oregon, serving a primarily Medicaid and uninsured population. A graduate of Bastyr University, he completed his residency at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health. In addition to clinical work, he serves the profession as a Delegate from Oregon to the AANP House of Delegates, serves on the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, and is past Chair of the AANP Scientific Affairs Committee. He lives in Eugene with his wife and daughter.
Reese Pellegrini, ND
Dr. Reese Pellegrini (they/them) earned their doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in 2010 and completed three years of residency at Bastyr’s teaching clinic, Bastyr Center for Natural Health (BCNH), including serving as Chief Resident. Dr. Pellegrini currently serves as an Associate Professor at Bastyr University and Director of the Diabetes and Cardiovascular Wellness Clinic. They work as a clinical supervisor training medical students to be primary care physicians as well as a didactic instructor on diabetes and cardiovascular disease. They have had an opportunity to speak on both the national and international level and are passionate about improving access to high quality education for integrative providers.
Lela Altman, ND, LAc
Dr. Lela Altman (she/her) received her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and her Master of Science in Acupuncture at Bastyr University. She then went on to complete a 3-year residency at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health. She currently serves as core faculty at Bastyr University where she teaches several classes, supervises clinic shifts at Bastyr, and has a private practice. Dr. Altman also began and currently supervises the Digestive Wellness Clinic at Bastyr and sees patients in the Center for Integrative Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center. Dr. Altman’s practice focuses on digestive health and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. She has written articles, given continuing medical education lectures and performed interviews in several venues on these topics.
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