Integrative Medicine Webinar: Herbal Veterinary Medicine - A Botanical Pathway to Integrative Care
Event Details
Presented by: Barbara Fougere, BSc BVMS (Hons), BHSc (Comp med), MODT, MHSc (Herb Med), Grad Dip VA, Grad Dip VCHM, Grad Dip VWHM
Herbal medicine is one of the fastest-growing areas of integrative veterinary care, offering new options for supporting health and managing chronic conditions in small animals. This introductory session is designed for veterinarians who are curious about, or already beginning to explore, the role of Western botanical medicine in practice. We will cover the principles of veterinary herbal prescribing, why even consider using them, review common and well-researched herbs, and discuss how herbs can be safely and effectively integrated with conventional treatments to enhance patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the core principles of Western botanical medicine and its role in small animal practice.
2. Identify at least five commonly used veterinary herbs and their clinical applications.
3. Recognize safe approaches for integrating herbal and conventional therapies to support patient health.
For More Information:
Dr Barbara Fougere is a 1986 graduate from Murdoch University Veterinary School Western Australia. She practices in Sydney Australia, exclusively in veterinary integrative medicine. She has served on the Australian Veterinary Association Policy Council, Therapeutic Advisory Committee, Feline Health Research Fund and has held positions as President of the Australian Veterinary Acupuncture, President of the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association, House of Delegates IVAS and President for IVAS, Chair for the American Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association and committee member and is one of the first veterinarians to be certified in Veterinary Botanical Medicine worldwide. She holds a Masters degree in herbal medicine and a bachelors degree in Complementary Medicine as well as a Masters in the field of education and training.
She is a member of the National Herbalists Association of Australia, Australian College of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine, AVA, AHVMA, VBMA, ACVBM and IVAS . She is also holds qualifications in veterinary acupuncture, spinal integration, homeopathy and other therapies and has authored Healthy Dogs a Manual of Natural Therapies (2003), The Pet Lovers Guide to Natural healing for Cats and Dogs (2006) and co-authored two veterinary texts Veterinary Herbal Medicine (2007) and Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice (2008). She was awarded the AHVMA Practitioner of the Year in 2010 and Educator of the Year in 2011 and was a Petplan finalist vet of the year 2017 and finalist Practice of the year 2017.