hit
counter

 

HOME

ABOUT ACVBM

ACVBM FAQ

PETITION TO AVMA

BOOKSTORE

CHARTER FELLOW OF THE ACVBM

MEMBERSHIP

OUR CONFERENCES

ACVBM 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2018 ACVBM Annual Conference was held in Kissimmee, FL on October 3rd, 2018 in conjunction with the AHVMA Annual Conference and featured the speakers shown below. You may purchase the conference proceedings by clicking the link above. Our annual herbwalk was held on the same day, and we've posted a slideshow of our photos HERE. Thanks to Emily Ruff, our walk leader, who found ginger, Sida, Bidn, fire Bush, nightshade, Button weed, Spatul leaf....and many more.

 

Dr. Christopher Hobbs

 

Dr. Hobbs is a fourth-generation, internationally renowned herbalist, licensed acupuncturist, author, clinician, botanist, mycologist, and research scientist with over 35 years of experience with herbal medicine. Christopher has a doctorate from UC Berkeley in phylogenetics, evolutionary biology and phytochemistry. He is also a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild. Christopher's Living Herbs podcasts are available for you to listen to HERE.

 

 

Guido Masé

 

Guido is a clinical herbalist, herbal educator, and garden steward. The cofounder and co-director of the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, he is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, the American Botanical Council, and United Plant Savers. He lives in South Burlington, Vermont.

 

 

 

LECTURE TOPICS:

 

Christopher Hobbs

 

TITLE:  Medicinal Mushrooms for pets

ABSTRACT: Fungi of all kinds have been shown to contain cell wall components called beta-glucans. When animals consume them, complex and beneficial immune stimulation occurs that can help prevent and treat various infections, viral syndromes, support cancer treatments, helping to reduce symptoms and the sside effects of chemo. We will discuss the history of use, recent scientific research supporting their use, including clinical trials in humans. We will also discuss the mechanism of action of medicinal mushrooms, detailing a wide range of biological actions, supported by published and peer-reviewed research.

 

TITLE: Understanding and Treating chronic inflammatory diseases

ABSTRACT: Chronic inflammation is initiated at the cellular level through the inflammasome after exposure to various triggers like dietary agents, drugs, injury, and many more. This chronic inflammation is currently believed to be a strong etiological factor in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and autoimmune diseases, among others. We will look at inflammatory triggers and how to avoid them, and detail science and standard of practice for treating these conditions with herbal medicines such as turmeric, St. John’s wort, boswellia, pineapple stem (bromelain), hops, and many more, foods, and other dietary supplements (such as vitamin C). We will look at the current evidence base for their use.

 

Guido Masé

 

Herbal Medicine in Low‐Resource Hospital Practice - An herbalist’s journey through East Africa, appropriate technology in low-resource settings, and sustainable healthcare for basic complaints.

ACVBM 2018 Annual Conference Sponsors

For over 20 years, we have been manufacturing natural products to ensure the superior quality of life our pets deserve.

Garmon Corp. is a fully compliant cGMP Standards facility, following the highest industry standards.

We are an FDA registered and audited facility, as well as third party audited by U.L. Labs.

We are also an NASC Audited Member carrying the NASC Seal on our labels, providing a symbol of “quality assurance” for consumers.

CIVT provides world-leading education, including accredited post graduate qualifications in evidence-based natural medicine.

By bridging cutting edge science and tradition, we help you to expand your treatment options to tackle your most challenging cases. And whether you’re a veterinarian, veterinary technician or nurse, animal health professional or someone who wants to learn more, we have the right course for you!  The College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies is committed to providing the highest quality education in natural medicine for animals drawing on the expertise and knowledge of leading veterinarians and educators across the world.

 

By Practitioners, for Practitioners

Natural Path got its start in 2003 during a course in herbal medicine co-taught by Dr. Steve Marsden at Tufts University. Participants wanted to purchase the same formulas Dr. Marsden was making by hand for his own use, so they could eliminate concerns about quality control as a variable in outcomes. Natural Path Herb Company was born to fill that need. Now thousands of practitioners around the world use Natural Path Herb Company products to consistently achieve excellent results in some of their toughest cases.

 

 

BOOKSTORE

CONFERENCE

CONTACT US

 

All content © the American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine (ACVBM) 2023

The ACVBM is not affiliated with the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association (VBMA).