An Evidence-Based Approach to Herb-Drug Interactions

This course explores drug-herb interactions using pharmacology and evidence-based methods, teaching key concepts to safely combine Chinese herbs with pharmaceuticals and guide patients confidently.

Greg Sperber
Greg Sperber

Course Overview

Please Note: This is an Audio course.

 

This course explores drug-herb interactions from a new perspective. Basic pharmacology is utilized to explain how interactions occur through the ADME scheme (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination). What sets this seminar apart from others on this subject, besides its thoroughness, is the application of evidence based medical techniques (EBM) in determining the seriousness of the interactions. This course examines several representative examples. Important concepts are illuminated in the course: levels of evidence, ADME scheme, therapeutic index, basic pharmacodynamics, and basic research techniques. The herbs used as examples are culled from the Chinese medical tradition and interactions are presented from a variety books and published research. The ultimate goal of this course is to facilitate the safe use of herbs in combination with pharmaceutical drugs, which includes assessing current research on the topic as well as learning to formulate a professional opinion in order to present to patients.

Objectives

  • Participants will be able to understand the evidence-based approach and the differrent levels of evidence

  • Participants will be able to understand ADME schemes

  • Participants will be able to understand the therapeuticrange of drugs and the indices

  • Participants will be able to understand basic pharmacodynamics

  • Participants will be able to understand basic research techniques

  • Participants will be able to understand use Chinese herbs safely in combination with pharmaceutical drugs

Outline

  • 0 hrs - 1 hrs

    Introduction to the Evidence-Based approach

  • 1 hrs - 3 hrs

    An explanation of how drugs move through and interact with the body (ADME)

  • 3 hrs - 5 hrs

    A discussion of the concept of the therapeutic range of drugs

  • 5 hrs - 7 hrs

    The effects of drugs in the body and the mechanism of their action

  • 7 hrs - 8 hrs

    Research techniques related to herb-drug interactions

  • 8 hrs - 10 hrs

    A discussion about using Chinese herbs safely with pharmaceuticals

Teacher

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Full Biography

Greg Sperber

Dr. Greg Sperber is an author and also holds a Masters and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is a professor at PCOM and speaks internationally on TCM business and drug-herb interactions.

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  • CPDs:

    Approved By: AACMA (10), ANTA (10), ATMS (10), Acupuncture NZ (10), NCCAOM (10), Standard Certificate (10)

  • Language: English

  • Course Type: Audio

  • Course Length: 10 h

  • Course Notes: There are no notes provided with this course.

  • Access Period: Lifetime

$330