Here is a list of event offers from BCNA members and their clinics during Naturopathic Medicine. Please check the list below for a city near you. RSVP to our Facebook event for announcements when new promotions are added, follow our Facebook page, or check back here regularly.
Don’t forget to enter our daily contest for 7 chances to win a $100 voucher for a visit with a naturopathic doctor.
Free Pap Week Integrated Health Clinic will be offering “Free Pap Week” May 14-20. Call the clinic to book your appointment with one of our doctors. (604)888-8325
Patient Appreciation Week – May 14-19. Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine invites you to call them at 604-540-2873 to book your free wellness exam and find out what Naturopathic Medicine has to offer you. Seniors, women, men and children are welcome – patients eligible for this event will also receive a promo card which entitles them to 4 more visits at $99.
2 for 1 Visit Promotion – Schedule a consultation with one of the Naturopathic Doctors at Butterfly Naturopathic Clinic and receive a free consultation of (equal or lesser) value to share with a friend or family member! Call to book your appointments: 604-980-8885. Please note: you must book the 2 for 1 promotion May 14th-20th, however the actual appointment be can be completed within the month of May.
$10 IM vitamin injections on your first visit – Get your vitamins into your bloodstream right away with a vitamin injection at Inspirit Health. Call (604) 559-8816 *Terms and Conditions: 1. Coupon is for one time use only, 2. Limit 2 injections per person, 3. Promotion is offered to new clients only, 4. Appointment must be in the month of May.
BCNA Members and clinics are hosting special events throughout Naturopathic Medicine Week.
New Westminster
Call 604-540-2873 to book a FREE appointment at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine.
North Vancouver
During Naturopathic Medicine Week, book the following appointments with Dr Jolene Kennett BSc, ND at CareMed Integrative Health Centre at a discounted rate:
1. 20% off Botulinum treatments. Discounted price will be $8/unit for May 8-14.
2. 20% off PAP smear exams. Discounted price will be $60 for this 20 minute appointment for May 8-14.
Marine Drive Naturopathic Clinic is offering 20% off vitamin IV therapy during Naturopathic Medicine Week May 8-14. Call 604-929-5772 to book your spot.
Vancouver
May 8 -Sign up for a free seminar at Pure Pharmacy with Dr Sanjay Mohan Ram, BSc Hon, ND of and learn about the history of hormone replacement therapy and its application. Limited number of seats available! RSVP on Facebook.
15% off your annual Well Woman visit with Dr. Tasnim Adatya during Naturopathic Medicine Week. dradatya.com
All intravenous cocktails will be 15% off and all intramuscular injections will be $5 at Inspirit Health. Intramuscular injections available – take your pick! Slim Shot, Migraine Relief, Hang-Over, Performance Booster, Detox Booster. Call 604-559-8816.
Dr. David Wang of Vancouver Holistic Health on living clean and consciously at Choices Kitsilano. Tuesday May 9 7pm FREE
Vitalia Healthcare in Vancouver invites you to come take a free simple test during Naturopathic Medicine Week. Call 1-604-566-WELL (9355).
There has been increasing public focus on the shortage of physicians to meet the health needs of the residents of British Columbia. By now, it is clear it’s not feasible to expect to hire enough medical doctors to meet demand. Moreover, there may be more realistic and more efficient ways to allocate resources that are already available. Health Minster Terry Lake has elaborated on this point by explaining that not every problem requires a medical doctor and many issues can be addressed by a “primary care team”. Naturopathic doctors can play an integral role in such a model of care.
Licensed naturopathic doctors in British Columbia are highly-trained medical professionals. While the profession has been regulated since 1923, in 2009 the B.C. Ministry of Health approved a new set of regulations which recognizes naturopathic doctors as primary health-care providers. The new regulations bestow on naturopathic doctors sweeping changes to their authority with respect to compounding, prescription authority, dispensing, ordering of laboratory and diagnostic services, and other privileges. This enables naturopathic doctors in British Columbia to have the widest scope of practice in Canada. For nearly a decade, patients have been able to choose an ND for primary care—already reducing the burden on the medical system.
Many British Columbians chose to see naturopathic doctors because they enjoy the personalized care that they receive and alternative treatment options to conventional drugs or surgery. Because NDs mainly practice in private clinics where their services are not publicly-funded, these patients enjoy their preferred method of health care without requiring taxpayer dollars. Also, treatment plans emphasize preventative health and optimal wellness which further reduces the frequency of visits to the medical doctor or hospital.
While the government has recognized naturopathic doctors as primary health care providers, there are still some remaining obstacles that prevent NDs from being an even greater part of the solution to the doctors shortage. Of these, the two most significant are that naturopathic doctors are not permitted universal access to tests run at diagnostic facilities (a commitment made by Health Minister George Abbott 10 years ago and stated in the government’s 2008 Throne Speech) and access to information in PharmaNet.
BCNA has outlined the diverse and extensive primary care on offer, province wide, in a detailed report to government titled Supporting a Sustainable Health System. A highlight of which is the collaborative, interdisciplinary support NDs bring to the provincial health care system, but which government has failed to capitalize on.
This post by BCNA Co-President, Dr. Victor Chan