Colitis includes inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease. These cause significant suffering, disability, and mortality. The standard therapeutic options such as surgery and immune-suppressing drugs are not typically curative and can cause significant harm. Naturopathic medicine offers support for these therapies, and enhancements that in some cases can be curative. Nutrition, nutraceuticals, botanicals, TCM herbs and acupuncture, mind-body healing, and less risky drugs form a formidable repertoire for managing colitis.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will recall the common presentations of colitis, the underlying pathophysiology, and standard of care therapies
- Participants will understand the major does and don’ts of nutrition in lower digestive tract disorders
- Attendees will have a detailed grasp of botanicals, including TCM formulas, that impact colitis
- Doctors will be able to apply novel acupuncture techniques to IBD and emergencies such as hemorrhages
- Posology and prescribing details for pharmaceuticals appropriate for colitis care will be put into the hands of those with these privileges
CE Credits
CONO: Category A: General -1.00 credit
British Columbia: Category C- General -1.00 credit
AANP: General -1.00 credit
OANP: General -1.00 credit
Dr Neil McKinney, BSC, ND, NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN (NON-PRACTICING)
Dr McKinney graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in Biosciences and had a career in biophysical (radiation) cancer research. Studied kinesiology at the University of Waterloo. Graduated as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from National College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1985. Concurrently trained 3 years in TCM at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.
Dr McKinney has had many teaching roles, from lab instructor in microbiology at University of Victoria, and National College of Naturopathic Medicine (now NUNM), at schools of traditional Chinese medicine, massage therapy, and finally as a professor at Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (BINM). Served many roles in the regulation and advancement of the profession, including Registrar of the BC College of Naturopathic Physicians www.cnpbc.bc.ca and accreditation evaluator for the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education www.cnme.org Founded the BC Naturopathic Association www.bcna.ca and the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine www.binm.org Founding professor of Naturopathic Oncology, now retired. Author of several editions of textbooks of naturopathic oncology, clinical handbooks, and research review articles. Mentors and lectures to doctors internationally; contributes to publication for professionals and the public. He has received a number of awards for contributions to advancing the scope and standards of the naturopathic profession.
Dr McKinney’s skills include nutrition as medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, botanical medicine, homeopathy, and therapeutic injections, but has now moved to non-practicing status. Dr McKinney had prescribing authority for common pharmaceutical medicines used in general practice and cancer care. Now retired from decades of practice with a focus on integrative oncology, he is actively engaged in cancer research, professional education, and publishing.
