A working partnership between doctors and naturopaths is the obvious future for our professions and for the wellbeing of patients and practitioners. We all now know that the tsunami of chronic illnesses that we are facing are predominantly lifestyle and environment related. The doctor is skilled at gathering the history, bringing clarity to diagnosis and […]

Join us for the next AIMA Auckland Monthly Meeting… Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome, a hidden epidemic  with Dina Ceniza, Breathing Specialist (Buteyko Method) Chronic hyperventilation is very prevalent in the population. Addressing this may be the missing piece of the puzzle in the healing journey of patients. Dina will cover an introduction to Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome (CHS), diagnosis, what […]

The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) is consulting on options to further regulate medical practitioners who practice ‘complementary and unconventional medicine and emerging treatments’. Many patients are most concerned that the introduction of a new set of guidelines for their doctors will compromise their ability to access the healthcare of their choice. The new guidelines […]

Over the past three years the AIMA Interprofessional Communciation Working Group have been compiling a resource of letter templates and rationale to aid and improve communication between doctors and naturopaths (and other practitioners).  From the resource AIMA is developing an education module for naturopaths.  On completion of the module naturopaths who are accredited members of […]