The Dutch association of phytotherapy (NVF) announces its first webinar of a series in Phytotherapy excellence for health care practitioners. Medicinal plants present an important source for pharmacologically active substances. Their targeted use complements the medical armamentarium in the sense of “smarter medicines”.
In this free webinar, three international speakers will provide an introduction on phytomedicines, giving insight into their therapeutic potential, quality standards and regulatory status. Practical advice will be given by a Swiss ENT specialist on a selection of medicinal plants in their various therapeutic fields.
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Agenda
19:00-19:15 Presentation of the NVF and Outlook on the Upcomming NVF Webinar Series. Speaker: Drs. Gerben Hoogsteen, Chairman of NVF
19:15-19:45 Lecture "Quality of Phytotherapeutics". Speaker: Dr. Mei Wang, researcher and lecturer Leiden University, The Netherlands
19:45-20:15 Lecture "Potential of Plant-Based Medicine; Examples from a Swiss Practitioner". Speaker: Andreas Schapowal MD, PhD, DSc (hon), specialist in oto-rhino-laryngology, allergies and clinical immunology, psychosomatic and psychosocial medicine
20:15-20:30 Q&A with all speakers
Presenters
Drs. Gerben Hoogsteen
Chairman of NVF
Drs. Gerben Hoogsteen is chairman of the Dutch Association of Phytotherapy (NVF). He has more than 30 years of experience as a medical doctor specialized in phytotherapy. His main
goal is turning the application of phytomedicines into an accepted treatment option in the Dutch healthcare system.
Dr. Mei Wang
Researcher and Lecturer Leiden University, The Netherlands
Dr. Mei Wang is founder and chairperson of LU-European Center for Chinese Medicine and Natural compounds (LUECCM), Institute of Biology, Leiden University and Director of SU BioMedicine that was a spinoff company of the Netherlands Organization of Applied Scientific Research (TNO). Since 2017 she is giving the master course entitled “pharmaceuticals from plants (herbal quality control, biological activities and clinical evidence)” at Leiden University.
Dr. Andreas Schapowal
ENT Specialist, Landquart (Switzerland)
Andreas Schapowal MD, PhD, DSc (hon) is a specialist in oto-rhino-laryngology, allergies and clinical immunology, psychosomatic and psychosocial medicine. As former head of the ENT Department in Davos, lecturer to Hannover Medical College and from the many years in his own practice, he has extensive experience of using Phytotherapy in the medical routine.