Naturopathic Specialization

Consultation Submission Form

This is the online submission form for the Naturopathic Specialization consultation being undertaken by the College of Naturopaths of Ontario. It is recommended that before completing this form you review the overview provided on the College's website .


To be valid and considered by the College, all submissions must include the name of the person providing the feedback and, where applicable, the name of any organization that you are representing.


All feedback may be published by the College as part of the consultation program. Submissions from individuals will not be identified; however, those submitted on behalf of an organization will include the name of the organization and the name of the person submitting the feedback.

1. ABOUT YOU

Please provide your given (first) name.

Please provide your family (last) name.

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Are you a Registrant with the College of Naturopaths of Ontario*

Please enter your four-digit College registration number.

Organizational Representation*

Are you making a submission on behalf of an organization?

Please state the full name of the organization you are representing.

2. NATUROPATHIC SPECIALIZATION CONSULTATION FEEDBACK

Please select all the areas of consideration on which you will be providing feedback. Only those sections you select will be provided on the form below.

Feedback on the General Approach to Specialization

Consideration 1: General Approach to Specialization

If CoNO were to consider developing an approach to allow or enable naturopathic specialization, should it do so on its own, in concert with the other naturopathic regulatory authorities in Canada or through the Canadian Alliance of Naturopathic Regulatory Authorities (CANRA)?

Criteria for Naturopathic Specialty program.

If an approach to specialization were to be developed, which if any, of the following criteria should be included in the program?

  • Sponsoring organization – that there is a sponsoring organization that oversees the education and certification of training in the specialization.
  • Body of Knowledge – that there is a body of knowledge that is separate, distinct and in addition to the education and training of competencies for entry-to-practice.
  • Need and Value – there is evidence through research studies that the area of specialization will contribute to the overall health of Ontarian/Canadians, provide naturopathic services not provided through general naturopathic practitioners and contributes to research for the profession.
  • Impact – Evidence that the specialties will lead to advancements in practice, research and technology without causing undo harm (financial or otherwise) to the general practice. In other words, both the specialty(ies) and general practice can co-exist and support each other.
  • Advanced education and training – the specialty must provide advanced education and training beyond that which is attained in the entry-to-practise naturopathic education program that is accredited by CNME.

Given that naturopathic medicine is a broad primary care profession, are there other criteria that should be considered within a program of naturopathic specialization?

Naturopathic Experience

Which, if any, of the following do you believe would meet the criteria set out in consideration 2 to enable the establishment of it as a specialty?

Impact on Regulation of the Profession

Should a program of specialization be considered as an alternate approach to the earlier discussions of extended classes of registration and rostering?

Feedback on Classes Considerations

Consideration 6: Which of the following considerations from the Classes consultation could be addressed in a speciality program?

Which of the following might be considered a specialty within the profession:

If a specialization program were to be developed, should the drugs and substances authorized to the profession and the list of laboratory tests that can be ordered to further adopted to reflect this program? Please elaborate on why or why not.

3. DECLARATION AND SIGNATURE

Declaration-Indiv.*

I declare that the information that I have submitted is true and represents my own personal opinion and not that of any organization.

Declaration-Org*

I declare that the information that I have submitted is true and represents the views of the organization that I am submitting on behalf of.

Signature


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4. COPY OF SUBMISSION

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