Integrative Veterinary Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1st Edition
De: Laurie Dohmen
ISBN: 9780443414534
2025, Small Animal Practice
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Páginas: 204
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Laurie Dohmen brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Integrative Veterinary Medicine. Integrative veterinary medicine combines conventional veterinary practices with complementary and alternative therapies and is guided by the best available evidence. In this issue, top experts cover topics that help veterinarians emphasize preventive care, identify underlying imbalances, and reduce reliance on medications or invasive procedures, for a more personalized and effective approach to veterinary medicine for small animals.
Key Features- Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including TCM herbology; integrative oncology; nutrition; Western herbal medicine; hospice and palliative care; and more
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on integrative veterinary medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
- One Health: Introduction to Integrative Veterinary Medicine
- Clinical Application of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Small Animal Practice
- The Role of Acupuncture in Veterinary Medicine
- Classical Homeopathy
- Western Botanical Medicine for Small Animals: A Pathway to Integrative Veterinary Care
- Raw Foods: A Second Look
- The Rise of Fresh Foods
- Nutraceuticals
- Introduction to Veterinary Medical Aromatherapy
- Animal Chiropractic: A Basic Description and Its Importance in Veterinary Practice
- Ayurveda for Animals
- Veterinary Medical Ozone Therapy: An Integrative Approach
- Cannabis and Veterinary Medicine
- Integrative Veterinary Oncology: Part I—Diet, Herbs, Essential Oils, and Supplements
- Integrative Veterinary Oncology: Part II – Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Manual
- Therapies, Oxygen Therapies, Energy Work and Phototherapies
- Integrative Veterinary Hospice and Palliative Care
- Appendix: Resources
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Laurie Dohmen VMD MS RH (AHG) FACVBM
Dr Dohmen was born in Kentucky and spent the bulk of her childhood in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. She rode horses from an early age and always wanted to be a veterinarian.
She did her undergraduate work in Biochemistry and Greek Studies at Mount Holyoke College, and earned her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. After graduation, she started a mobile mixed animal practice in Delaware.
Soon after starting her practice, Dr Dohmen received training in Acupuncture, Food Therapy, Bach Flower Essences, and Herbal Medicine. She has studied with Dr Steve Marsden, Dr Huisheng Xie, Registered Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar, and many others. She earned her Masters of Therapeutic Herbalism from Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2014, and was accepted as a
Registered Herbalist through the American Herbalist Guild in 2020.
In 2013, Dr Dohmen down-sized her clinical practice and is now a full-time continuing educator and lectures regularly on veterinary herbal medicine, and other holistic topics. In 2017 she partnered with Dr Kris August to start the only hands-on veterinary herbal medicine course for western veterinary herbal medicine in the United States. She is published frequently in journals such as the Journal of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association and the Integrative Veterinary Care Journal.
Dr Dohmen is the Past President of the Veterinary Botanical Medical Association and is a member of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association and American Veterinary Medical Association. She serves on the Editorial Board of the AHVMA Journal.