I'm a practitioner, just like you.
I couldn't wait to get out of school and start seeing patients. It was only then that I realized all of the "real" work was about to begin.
After spending years writing tests and assignments, I had no idea how little support there was for practicing doctors in integrative medicine.
My colleagues who are practicing conventional medicine had instant access to standards of care, research reviews and new protocols, while I was drowning in research between every single patient visit.
It seemed like an industry expectation to have hours of unpaid labour between every patient appointment.
I realized for integrative practitioners to take a valuable stand in medicine, we needed the same tools that conventional doctors had, to elevate our work. Integrative practitioners needed a place to look up research that was focused on our area of health.
What's unique about my path is that although I'm an ND, I'm actually a trained critical appraiser and research facilitator. I've taught research inquiry, critical appraisal, evidence-based nutrition and research in integrative medicine courses at McMaster University for 15 years.
I've lectured to thousands of clinicians on the evidence-based delivery of integrative care.
So I took my life's work and turned it into a usable platform. You deserve to have the same access to resources as every other practitioner out there. You need a home outside of Up to Date, Medscape or any of the other databases that barely mention integrative care.
Welcome home.