For Practitioners

Those practicing know the impact integrative care can have, and they also know the challenges within the industry: building awareness of options with the general public, increasing collaboration between all medical disciplines, creating access, advocating for legislative change, all while practicing self-maintenance in the process (to name a few). Here, members of the integrative medicine community share pearls of wisdom and inspiration with their peers to highlight how together, we can drive this mission forward and create real change in the world.

Watch Dr. Bruce Canvasser speak about where we’ve come, and the bright future ahead. 

• Tabatha Parker, ND

  Be a part of the change

  A truly integrated healthcare system is on the horizon, but it requires collaboration. Dr. Tabatha Parker stresses the importance of bringing the various disciplines of health and medicine together to bring about lasting change for patients and calls on individuals to be a part of the change.
• Holly Lucille, ND

  Be present with your patients

  It’s easy to get wrapped up in the details. But when it comes to naturopathic medicine, Dr. Holly Lucille knows better than to put the parts before the whole.
• Wendy Warner, MD, ABIHM

  Breaking down walls in the medical community

  Dr. Wendy Warner expresses that the world of healthcare can be intimidating. At the end of the day, it's being yourself that will bring you and your colleagues to the fullest potential.
• Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO

  Every naturopath is part ambassador

  Dr. Lise Alschuler understands the importance of natural medicine, and she’s spreading the word. Dr. Alschuler explains why being an ambassador for natural medicine is a responsibility of every naturopathic doctor.
• Michael Pritchard

  Every physician needs to be an optimist

  You will find health solutions and your patients will help you. Michael Pritchard inspires his peers to stay true to their hearts paths along the journey.
• Wendy Warner, MD, ABIHM

  Healthcare practitioners must work together to see change

  Dr. Wendy Warner believes that healthcare practitioners of all backgrounds and specialties, working hard together, is THE way to make a difference for patient health.
• John Weeks

  If we want to see change, we’ve got to do it ourselves

  Progress is gradual and hard earned. John Weeks understands the importance of integrative teams and teaching them to create their own future.
• Wendy Warner, MD, ABIHM

  Insurance is getting in the way of healthcare

  Wendy Warner alludes to not being able to be a helpful doctor through all the piles of paperwork one might have. Proposing new ways of getting paid will allow more patients accessibility to naturopathic doctors.
• John Weeks

  Let’s not call it a “modality”

  Care providers are more dynamic than just their title. John Weeks emphasizes how a change in language can create change in thought and clarity.
• Gail Christopher, ND, DN

  Listening and humility are the keys to collaboration

  Dr. Gail Christopher advocates for an integrated health care system, and believes collaboration and respect are the keys to success.
• Hal S. Blatman, MD, DAAPM, ABIHM

  Mastering the art of change

  Dr Hal Blatman explains that change is not a fast occurrence, it takes time and dedication. Doctors need to be informed in order to facilitate this change.
• Moira Fitzpatrick, ND

  Naturopaths can lead the way to integration

  The road to transform healthcare can’t be traveled until someone lays the foundations. Dr. Moira Fitzpatrick believes that naturopaths have that potential to be those leaders, but they can’t do it alone.
• Amy Rothenberg, ND

  Our diversity is our greatest asset

  With only 20 out of 50 states that license naturopathic doctors, we have a long way to go. Dr. Amy Rothenberg talks about using diversity as our unifier.
• Tori Hudson, ND

  Practicing self-maintenance is key

  With all of the pressure of bringing healing to others, it’s important not to forget one’s own health. Dr. Tori Hudson speaks on how practicing self-maintenance is just as important for your patients as for yourself.
• Seroya Crouch, ND

  Reimbursement and access: Two barriers to integrative medicine

  In a world where life is split between urban and rural, how do you get integrative healthcare to areas that don't reimburse integrative/functional medicine practitioners? Dr. Seroya Crouch brings to light this discrepancy and why reform is needed.
• Wendy Warner, MD, ABIHM

  The ONE thing you need to build a successful medical practice

  Dr. Wendy Warner discusses the way she built her integrative medical practice and offers advice to others in the industry.
• Alyssa Wostrel

  The power of synergy within integrative medicine

  Alyssa Wostrel realizes the path to success with patients can't be done alone. With such a dedicated workforce, she feels inspired by the people that are making such a crucial difference in integrative healthcare.
• Seroya Crouch, ND

  The primary cause of practitioner burnout

  It's hard to not take on the issues of your patients once you get to know them. Finding the balance of being empathetic and clear headed is what Dr. Seroya Crouch argues doctors must do to avoid burnout.
• John Scaringe, DC, EdD

  Want to be a great physician? Surround yourself with straight talkers

  When failure inevitably falls in your lap, Dr. John Scaringe urges his fellow healthcare practitioners to reflect, regroup, and achieve what they’re meant to do.
• Joseph Pizzorno, ND

  We have to stand up to prosecution

  Integrative medicine has come a long way toward gaining mainstream acceptance but, as Dr. Joseph Pizzorno sees it, there is still much to be done in the political realm.
• John Weeks

  We’re misusing the term “healthcare system”

  A working healthcare system will focus on creating health for all people. Dr. John Weeks emphasizes the difference between a multi-trillion dollar medical system and a genuine healthcare system.
• Karen Lawson, MD

  When traditions of healing face persecution

  Dr. Karen Lawson has seen what works and doesn't, she has moved up in the ranks and finds that returning to an ancient way of healing is something that must be taught to young doctors.
• Bruce Canvasser, ND

  Why scientific rigor is more important than ever in the supplement industry

  Dr. Bruce Canvasser doesn’t see the innovation coming out of the naturopathic community to be slowing down anytime soon. But with this explosion of innovation and new products comes responsibility.