Risk Management With Herbal Prescribing
Risk Management With Herbal Prescribing
Wednesday, July 24th, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pacific Time
2 free CAB Category 1 CEUs approved (Live only)
2 NCCAOM Safety PDAs approved
Panel Details
This webinar will survey common risks associated with herbal medicine, including herb-drug interactions, known allergens, contamination, adulteration, herbs with known adverse events, and issues in communicating risks. Participants will learn essential communication skills to effectively dialogue with patients and allied health professionals. Best practices in documenting adverse reactions and developing patient follow-up procedures will be presented. The webinar will also cover ethical considerations and mandatory adverse event reporting from a dietary supplement company perspective.
As part of the “Pointing to Safety” expert-panel series, this webinar offers an engaging interactive discussion led by clinical and herb manufacturing experts. This panel will support practitioners in:
- Developing skills to assess risks associated with herb drug interactions
- Acquiring skills to communicate about risk of allergies, heavy metals, and pesticides
- Evaluating dietary supplements and herbs for safety
- Understanding their responsibilities to report adverse events
- Reducing risk by documenting communications
PANELISTS:
- Benjamin Zappin, LAc – Co-founder of Five Flavors Herbs
- Wilson Lau – President of NuHerbs, Inc.
- Special guest: Bil Schoenbart, LAc, DAOM – Associate Chair of the Dept. of Herbology, Five Branches University
HOST AND MODERATOR:
- Ann Marie Trione, LAc, MTCM, MSPH, Direct Account Manager (Acupuncture) at MIEC
- Benjamin Zappin, LAc – Co-founder of Five Flavors Herbs
PANELIST BIOS:
Benjamin Zappin, LAc
Benjamin Zappin, along with his wife Ingrid Bauer, M.D. founded Five Flavors Herbs in 2005 and has been serving healthcare practitioners, consumers, and contract manufacturing clients with a mix of Western and Chinese herbal medicine ever since. Benjamin has been licensed as an acupuncturist for 20 years and brings his clinical expertise to Five Flavors Herbs formulation and education.
Wilson Lau
Wilson heads the leading Chinese herb ingredient supplier, Nuherbs, and is the third generation of his family in the business. Wilson has been a member of the American Herbal Products Association Board (AHPA) of Trustees since 2008, and has held various leadership roles within that organization. He also participates in botanical sustainability initiatives in China.
Wilson received a J.D from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2003, and graduated from Macalester College in 2000, with a B.A. in Economics and Geography. He was honored with the AHPA Hero award, which recognizes individuals who make outstanding contributions to AHPA committees or initiatives, in 2020. Wilson is also the founder and CEO of NuTraditions, which combines his grandmother’s Traditional Chinese Medicine practices with high-tech formulations and modern convenience.
Dr. Bill Schoenbart, LAc, DAOM
Dr. Bill Schoenbart has been practicing traditional Chinese herbal medicine since 1992 and maintains a clinical practice in Santa Cruz, California. Bill is the associate chair of the Department of Herbology at Five Branches University, where he teaches classes in Chinese herbal medicine and traditional medical theory. He is the author of two books on Chinese medicine, and he is also the current editor of the Botanical Safety Handbook and is an editorial reviewer for the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia. He works as a consultant to herbal product companies with the goal of providing sound advice regarding the development, manufacture, and maintenance of high quality, safe herbal products.