A steady stream of research on diet, individual nutrients and botanicals, hormones and more provides vital and relevant information for clinicians in everyday practice who are treating women for the plethora of primary care and/or gynecological issues they face. Staying up to date on this research can be challenging and even daunting. This lecture will highlight research from 2023 and 2024 and studies that can make a difference in the results and outcomes for your patients…. and a few that don’t. There will also be some highlighted clinical essentials in case management.
December 17, 2024; 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lecture, the clinician will be able to:
- Be updated on recent research in botanical medicine as it relates to women’s health
- Be updated on recent research in nutraceuticals as they relate to women’s health
- Be updated on recent research in menopause hormone therapy
- Analyze and assess appropriate utilization of select botanicals and nutraceuticals and hormones for women’s health
- Evaluate the potential benefits and limitations of the indications for these products
- Have a deeper academic and scientific understanding of the role of these nutrients and botanicals and hormones in clinical practice
CE Credits
CONO: Category A – 0.75 credit (General); 0.25 credit (Pharmacology)
British Columbia: Category C – 1.0 credit
AANP: 0.75 credit (General); 0.25 credit (Pharmacology)
OANP/OBNM: For Oregon attendees seeking OBNM approved CE credits, please note that this event has not been submitted for approval to the OBNM. CE certificate will be issued upon individual request.
Dr Tori Hudson, ND
Dr Tori Hudson, Naturopathic Physician, graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in 1984 and has served the college in several capacities, including: Medical Director, Associate Academic Dean, and Academic Dean. She is currently a clinical adjunct professor at NUNM), Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Dr Hudson has been in practice for more than 39 years, is the medical director of her clinic, A Womans Time in Portland, Oregon, co-owner and director of product research and education for VITANICA and the program director for the Institute of Womens Health and Integrative Medicine. She is also the founder and co-director of NERC (Naturopathic Education and Research Consortium), a non-profit organization for accredited naturopathic residencies.
Dr Hudson has been appointed as a faculty member of the Fellowship in Integrative Health and Medicine, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.
Dr Hudson was awarded the 1990 Presidents award from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians for her research in womens health, the 1999 prestigious Naturopathic Physician of the Year award, the 2003 NUNM Alumni Pioneer Award, the 2009 Natural Products Association Pioneer Award and in 2012 was inducted into the NUNM Hall of Fame. In 2016, she was the recipient of the annual Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians Living Legends award.
In 2021 she received the 2020 American Botanical Councils prestigious Fredi Kronenberg Excellence in Research and Education in Botanicals in Womens Health Award for 2020.
She is a nationally recognized author (book: Womens Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine second edition, McGraw Hill 2008), speaker, educator, researcher, and clinician. Dr Hudson serves on several editorial boards, advisory panels and as a consultant to the natural products industry. She also writes monthly columns and freelance articles for several publications.
