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Neuroscientist: "You should Meditate every day" | Andrew Huberman

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Student Online Application - Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association

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Students Join Free! IMPORTANT Please note some schools offer both online and face to face options for learning. Please make sure you have read and clearly understood the criteria to join ANPA.

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Complaints & Disciplinary Action - Victoria

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The Victorian Health Complaints Commissioner issues the following General Health Service Warning Statement under section 87 of the Health Complaints Act 2016. On 28 January 2021, I commenced a Commissioner-initiated investigation into Noel Rodney Campbell. This followed concerns raised with my...

Our complaints process is free, impartial, voluntary and an alternative to legal proceedings. Often the quickest and easiest way to resolve a complaint is to take it directly to the provider. This is an important first step before we will deal with a complaint, unless it is not reasonable for them...

Health Complaints Commissioner Karen Cusack has welcomed the Victorian Government's release of the Commissioner's report - Review of private health service providers offering alcohol and other drug rehabilitation and counselling services in Victoria. View the full report here Alcohol and other drug...

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The Victorian Health Complaints Commissioner issues the following General Health Service Warning Statement under section 87 of the Health Complaints Act 2016. On 28 January 2021, I commenced a Commissioner-initiated investigation into Noel Rodney Campbell. This followed concerns raised with my... Our complaints process is free, impartial, voluntary and an alternative to legal proceedings.

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Complaints & Disciplinary Action - Victoria

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Complaints & Disciplinary Action - Victoria

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Health Complaints Act 2016

Under the Act, general health service providers are required to comply with a mandatory code of conduct, giving the Health Complaints Commissioner the authority to investigate, take action and ban service providers that breach standards in the code. This regulatory regime is an important safeguard and protects the public, through regulation of health service provision.

Health professions captured under the Act

The Health Complaints Commissioner is able to receive complaints about any registered health service provider. Serious matters related to the conduct, competence or health of registered health practitioners will continue to be referred to AHPRA.

The Health Complaints Commissioner will also receive complaints about unregistered health service providers, or general health service providers. General health service providers do not require AHPRA registration.

Under the Act, alcohol and other drug (AOD) service providers are "general health services". This means complaints can be made about any AOD service provider in Victoria, including:

Public (government-funded) and private AOD service providers

Registered and unregistered health service practitioners

Individual practitioners and health service organisations

Make a complaint to the Health Complaints Commissioner

Anyone can make a complaint about a health service provider, including alcohol and other drug treatment providers. This includes consumers, families and friends as well as health service volunteers and staff, members of the community and professional organisations.

Making a complaint will not lead to disadvantage, dismissal or discipline in any form and the complainant is also protected from any legal action including civil liability or defamation.

Unregistered general health service providers

The Health Complaints Commissioner can prohibit unregistered health service providers from practising as well as warn the public about unregistered services that have breached a code of conduct and pose serious risk to the public. The Act allows the Health Complaints Commissioner to take action against unregistered health service providers who may be impaired, incompetent or unethical and pose a significant risk to the health, safety and welfare of the public. This includes registered practitioners who are operating outside the practice of their health service profession or, in some instances, the organisation that is providing the health service.

The Health Complaints Commissioner will respond to health service provider behaviour that poses significant risks to the health or safety of the public or a member of the public. The Commissioner has the power to undertake investigations and issue interim prohibition orders as well as issuing public warning statements to the public and prohibit some or all service delivery temporarily or permanently.

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quality standards for victorian alcohol and other drug services

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quality principles for victorian alcohol and other drug services

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accreditation of victorian alcohol and other drug services

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Victorian alcohol and other drug services must comply with relevant accreditations and standards, quality frameworks, policies and procedures.

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The ANPA has always advocated for the strongest form of regulation for naturopaths. Currently, naturopaths continue to be an unregistered profession. Professional regulation under the

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Holistic healing and alternative medicine; is it just a scam? | 60 Minutes Australia

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Introduction to Accessibility Support Services

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Student Competition for Academic Integrity T3 2024

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Student Competition for Academic Integrity T3 2024

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Natural Medicine Advisory Board - Australia (NMAB)

Naturopathy Registration in Australia?

Is Statutory Registration of Naturopathy/Herbal Medicine possible? - and is it advisable?
Proponents for Statutory Registration claim it is, read Pro Statutory Registration Arguments Proponents for improving Natural Health at it's present state of Regulation have vital concerns - read Against Statuary Registration Do Pro Registration Groups have the majority of practitioner in agreement with registration? - Can they proclaim to be representative of most practitioners?
A proposed Natural Medicine Advisory Board advises that before a Statutory Registration application is filed, there has to be a democratic agreement if Pro Registration Groups have indeed the majority of Naturopath and Herbalist in favour of registration.

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Campaigning for a better health care system in Australia towards "Wellness & Active Prevention".

Published Articles in support of Natural Therapies

Dieter Luske - N.D.-D.C.H.-D.M.H.-D.H

* Active Prevention means a person has to perform a lifestyle changing action, by either including or excluding lifestyle habits.

* Compatible Medicine ... Holistic Natural Therapy and Lifestyle Advice Compatible with Humanity

The case against Statutory Registration for Naturopaths and Herbalists.
The inclusion criteria into the government complaints mechanism, Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA) is known as statutory registration. Many natural therapists are under the illusion that inclusion into AHPRA will give credibility to their profession. This is untrue.
To be regulated by governing bodies, it is widely recognised that Natural Therapist Associations need to present themselves in a united way with a workable strategy to be included and recognised by independent and governing bodies.
To unite again for the support of Natural Therapies, it is now recognised that Self or Co-regulation is the preferred model for "Practitioners".
Against - Registration Points:

Firstly it needs to be understood that Stat. Registration is NOT RECOGNISING Naturopathy, Herbalism or Natural Therapies as a valid Treatment or Health Care Model.

It recognizes only that those professionals are capable of harming the public.

The system is designed for public protection from medical services and therapies which could cause significant harm.
Many practitioners are under the entirely false impression that registration stands for recognition. This could not be further from the truth.
Stat. Registration will NOT recognise and NOT protect practitioners in any way!
... Contrary to PRO-Registration's claims ....

1. Statutory Registration will NOT increase public safety; un-accredited, un-educated, unregistered practitioners, or sales personnel in retail shops and staffing website's will still be able to recommend, give advice and sell supplements or herbal remedies. The additional obligations will apply to those in the registered profession! Complaints mechanisms will not change; they will still be retrospective in nature, investigations conducted into harm that has already occurred.

2. "Protection of Title"will make NO difference to people who practice without qualification.
Accreditation as under the Co-Regulation system states already that only accredited practitioners are allowed to practice. The day to day practice is not the subject of exclusion through Protection of Title, only the name by which practitioners advertise themselves. Thus, when an unqualified professional comes to regulatory attention through harm they have caused, the only thing that protection of title will add is another criminal offence to the charge sheet...

3. Registration is NOT of any "Direct Measurable Benefit" to registered practitioners. Purportedbenefits are indirect at best, and usually specious promises, such as inclusion into the public health system (Medicare), that will at the least require significant legislative and regulatory change over decades as well as a total reversal in established health budget spending forecasts. "Improved recognition" also falls into this category, and it can be far better effected amongst the healthcare consumer by alternate means without the unavoidable and necessary detriments of inclusion in the stat. reg. scheme. Other Registered professionals have experienced the detriments from day one; and they are still waiting for the promised benefits, such as access to restricted Chinese herbs...

4. ISOLATION OF MODALITIES: Registration will isolate Natural Therapies from each other, working against Holistic Principles. It has to be recognised that titles considered for Registrations are ONLY Naturopaths & Herbalists, which raises concerns for a separation of Natural Therapy Modalities, ultimately leading to a loss of traditional and preventative treatment concepts. The modalities a practitioner chooses to use on a daily basis could be subject to control by AHPRA at a future date; for example, it is entirely conceivable a practitioner could be prosecuted for using a modality "without evidence of efficacy".

5. To become registered, a profession has to comply to Registration requirements (the AHMAC criteria). One clause is to cause ' SIGNIFICANT HARM' to the public, and Naturopathy or Herbalism (or indeed ANY natural therapy) practiced by accredited practitioners is NOT causing SIGNIFICANT RISK OF HARM, therefore it is NOT fulfilling AHPRA's requirements for inclusion.
The issue is not of pure risk, the issue is that of threshold; current evidence does not support the argument that members of the public choosing to engage a practitioner are exposed to significant risk that cannot be managed by existing regulatory schemes. In fact, data of complaints about practitioners to regulatory authorities shows that the choice to see a natural therapist is overwhelmingly safe.

6. Registration is not to be conflated with Regulation. They are not the same! Registration is not the only method for effective Regulation. Registration is also not necessary for Regulation. In fact, Regulation is already in place! State-based Unregistered Health Professions legislation being rolled out across Australia is ALREADY a regulatory system overseeing ALL health practitioners (regardless of what they choose to call themselves). The state-based bodies already have almost identical powers and procedures to those of AHPRA. Practitioners are already regulated under a system that has the aim of protecting the public from harm!

7. Herbalists in particular are using remedies that are deemed "safe" under therapeutic goods legislation and foods regulations, and those same herbs are available for OTC/off-the-shelf self-selection by lay people. Those arguing that Western Medical Herbalists are dangerous are arguing that their professional training makes them more, not less dangerous, which is ridiculous - the opposite to any other profession on the earth and the opposite to the aim of professional training - education aims to confer the knowledge upon a person to remove the risk in using that which is potentially dangerous in untrained hands!

8. Stat. Registration may WRONGLY COMPARE NATURAL THERAPIES TO THE MEDICAL SYSTEM - This compounds misrepresentation of Natural Therapy. Natural therapies is a poor fit for a pure "disease management" model of healthcare. Being able to analyse and treat preventative and developing health issues and imbalances, is THE core difference between medical therapies and natural therapies.

9. Natural Therapies Practitioners are under constant attack. Some of those attacks are of a vexatious complaints nature, others are deliberate misrepresentations by "skeptics" to discredit Natural Therapies.
NOTE: Stat. Registration is likely to increase vexatious complaints, especially from individuals and 'bodies' that are working hard to discredit Natural Therapies in every way they can.

10. The AHPRA Board overseeing all practitioners of a registered profession under Statutory Registration will NOT be able to implement anything which could be perceived as to be against the prevailing medical thinking. Where there is a disagreement between a natural therapies philosophy and a medical one, it is clear which will win. Many of the strongest prohibitions on registered professionals are concerned purely with advertising (for example, "Protection of Title" is all about advertising) which will constrain the ability of natural therapists to advocate a higher standard of HEALTH and wellness to the public!

11. And finally a word of caution: 'Once registered there is NO way back'. As acupuncturists and chiropractors who are realizing statutory registration has conferred only detriment to their professions and their individual practice are finding out!

With Co-regulation, flexibility is build into the system .. and if it does not work .. it can be changed!
To find out more about Co-Regulation go to: What is Co-Regulation APPENDIX:
To be registered the following criteria has to be made. - NMAB argues, we don't meet the criteria ...
The six AHMAC criteria are:

1. Is it appropriate for Health Ministers to exercise responsibility for regulating the occupation in question, or does the occupation more appropriately fall within the domain of another ministry?
NMAB argues: NO, it needs to be with a new independent body

2. Do the activities of the occupation pose a significant risk of harm to the health and safety of the public?
NMAB argues: NO, accredited Naturopath or Herbalist do NOT pose a significant risk of harm!
NOTE: Fraudulent practitioners DO harm

3. Do existing regulatory or other mechanisms fail to address health and safety issues?
NMAB argues: Existing regulatory mechanisms work well for accredited practitioners, and will be improved by " Co-regulation".

4. Is regulation possible to implement for the occupation in question?
NMAB argues: NO

5. Is regulation practical to implement for the occupation in question?
NMAAB argues: NO

6. Do the benefits to the public of regulation clearly outweigh the potential negative impact of such regulation? Do our professions meet these criteria?
NMAB argues: NO

Do our professions meet these criteria?
NOTE: Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) is the advisory and support body to the COAG Health Council.

Compiled by:
Dieter Luske - N.D.-D.C.H.-D.M.H.-D.H Editor for useNature.com

* Disclaimer - Any general advice given in any article should not be relied upon and should not be taken as a substitute for visiting a qualified medical Doctor.

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Naturopathy Registration in Australia? - Natural Medicine Advisory Board Australia

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Naturopathy Registration in Australia? - Natural Medicine Advisory Board Australia - Complementary Medicine Facts - Health Benefits - Australia

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Challenges and Opportunities for Naturopathic Registration in Australia

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An Association Town Hall Panel Discussion on Registration facilitated by Rachel Arthur with Leah Hechtman, Anne-Louise Carlton and Daniel Clare.

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Most of what you tell a doctor is confidential, but your age could affect how this works. Learn what confidentiality means, how age can affect confidentiality and whether you can consent to treatment.

What is confidentiality?

Most of what you tell a doctor or other health worker is confidential, which basically means that they can't discuss what you tell them with anyone else, unless you give them permission to do so. See our page on confidentiality for more information about your rights. However, it's important to know that being underage can change how confidentiality works.

What happens to confidentiality if you're underage?

The laws about confidentiality when you're underage differ between states and territories.

Automatic confidentiality

'Automatic confidentiality' means that unless you're likely to be seriously harmed or your life is at risk, a doctor or other health professional is required by law to keep what you say private, even from your parents or guardian. The age by which you have automatic confidentiality rights is:

14 years and over in the Northern Territory

16 and over in New South Wales and South Australia

18 and over everywhere else in Australia.

Pre-automatic confidentiality

Even if you're below the age of having automatic confidentiality in your state, most things you say to a doctor, including things about sex, drug use and other difficult stuff, will generally remain private. The best way to know for sure is to ask the doctor, psychologist, counsellor or nurse at the beginning of a consultation or session what information about you will be kept private and what won't.

What happens to confidentiality if you're unsafe?

If a doctor or other health-care professional has concerns for your safety, they're legally required to tell the appropriate people. These situations usually include those where there is a threat of harm to yourself or others.

For example, if you're under 16 and someone has harmed or abused you, health-care professionals must tell the authorities, such as the police or Family and Community Services. This includes abuse that has happened in the past, as well as current abuse. If health-care professionals don't report the abuse of someone under 16, they're breaking the law. If you're 17 or 18, it's up to the health-care professional to decide whether or not to report the abuse, and they'll likely discuss with you what is the best course of action.

Another situation might be where someone talks about harming or killing themselves or someone else. Health-care professionals have a legal obligation to keep you safe and to get you help if you're having any thoughts of harming yourself or someone else. It's important to remember that in these situations you aren't getting into trouble. Health-care professionals should work with you to decide on the best way to tell your parents about things like self-harm.

When can you make your own choices about medical treatment?

Have you wanted to make your own decisions about medical or mental health treatment without involving your parents? Examples could include wanting to get a prescription for the contraceptive pill or seeing a counsellor.

Again, your right to make these decisions depends on your age and the state or territory where you live. You have to be:

14 years or older in the Northern Territory

16 or older in New South Wales

16 or older in South Australia, as long as two doctors sign off on a specific course of treatment

18 or older everywhere else in Australia.

These rules apply unless it's been decided, for some reason, that you aren't able to make informed decisions about treatment.

What this means is that, if you meet the age requirement where you live, you can take full responsibility for making decisions about your own medical and mental health treatment. For example, you can be prescribed the contraceptive pill without having to involve your parents at all.

What if you're under the age to give consent for treatment?

If you're below the age where you have full rights to make decisions regarding your own health-care treatment, you may still have the right to give consent. It's up to a doctor to decide whether you're mature and responsible enough to make decisions on your own behalf. They'll consider things such as:

your age and maturity

how independent you are - for example, if you live at home, support yourself, etc.

how serious the treatment is

whether you understand why you need treatment, what it involves and what the side effects are.

Your parents, carer or guardian don't have to be involved or informed about your health-care treatment if a doctor decides you're mature enough to make these decisions on your own. You might decide however that you want a trusted adult involved in your treatment to help support you.

Your doctor will talk to you about the treatment you want, your reasons for wanting it, and whether you should let your family or carer know. If your doctor decides they need consent from your parents or guardian, and you don't want to ask them, the doctor isn't allowed to tell anyone about what you discussed with them - unless your safety is an issue (say, if your health is at serious risk or you've been seriously harmed).

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Confidentiality is an important concept in health care. Most of what you tell a doctor is confidential, but your age could affect how this works.

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Useful information for international students about living in Australia. Events and activities for Torrens University and Think Education students

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Personality test of the four temperaments: sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic