Posts by Vincent Admin Bowyer
Associations Unite to Form National Alliance for Nat & WHM
The Complementary Medicine Association (CMA), together with ANPA, ANTA and NHAA, has formed Naturopathy & Western Herbal Medicine United Associations (NATHUA). We’re proud to announce the formation of Naturopathy & Western Herbal Medicine United Associations (NATHUA) — a new united voice representing the professions of Naturopathy and Western Herbal Medicine in Australia. NATHUA brings together: Australian Naturopathic…
Read MoreNaturopathy and Western Herbal Medicine Regulation in Australia
What the Assuring Safe and Integrated Health Care Review Means for Our Professions The Assuring Safe and Integrated Health Care Review was soft launched on Sunday 4 May at the NHAA Naturopathic Symposium in Sydney, with a larger public launch planned later in the year. This major report is highly relevant to naturopathy and Western…
Read MorePHI Rebates Are Back for Naturopathy & Herbal Medicine!
We’re celebrating a major milestone for natural healthcare in Australia! ???? On April 14, 2025, the Hon. Mark Butler officially endorsed the NTREAP expert panel’s recommendations to reinstate Private Health Insurance (PHI) rebates for Naturopathy and Western Herbal Medicine. These rebates were removed in 2019, pending a thorough review of evidence around their effectiveness and…
Read MoreWild Cherry Bark peeled off the banned herb list
Exciting Update for Western Herbal Medicine Practitioners We’re pleased to announce that Wild Cherry Bark will soon be released from the TGA’s banned herb list! In cooperation with Integria, and OneCam, we presented proposals in 2022-2023 to lift the ban on Wild Cherry Bark. The TGA had restricted the herb due to its amygdalin content.…
Read MoreHealth Fund rebates for Nat and WHM – Are we there yet?
The journey to restore natural therapies in private health insurance has been long. And it’s not over yet. In 2015, the Government reviewed 16 natural therapies. It found insufficient evidence of effectiveness and removed rebates for treatments like Naturopathy and Western Herbal Medicine. This decision hit our industry hard. Public and professional concern led to…
Read MoreCMA Grant Opportunity for Full Members: Advance Your Research and Clinical Skills
The CMA is excited to announce a grant opportunity for all FULL Members Eligibility: This is open to all Full Members of the CMA, including Naturopaths, Herbalists, Homeopaths, Nutritionists, and Ayurvedic Practitioners, regardless of whether you hold a degree or not. Focus on Contribution: We encourage candidates to demonstrate a desire to raise this…
Read MoreHerb-Drug Interactions Database
There is an ever growing number of patients that use pharmaceutical drugs prescribed by their doctor but want to use natural remedies prescribed by their naturopath. Many CMA practitioners have enquired about a reliable database that they can access checking herbal-drug interactions for safe and optimal outcomes. Recently a study compared the performance of eight…
Read MoreANC Meets with NT Shadow Health Minister – Bill Yan
ANC (Australian Naturopathic Council) representatives, CMA President Kristy Hollis & Dr Amie Steel had a Zoom meeting with William ‘Bill’ Yan the NT Shadow Minister for Health. “With the ‘Preventative Health Conference 2024 – Building Prevention Success Stories’ being held in Darwin later this month we reached out to Mr William Yan– the NT Shadow…
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