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Nutrition Specialist: Nutrition, Food Supplements and Sports Nutrition

20 Days

Language of Delivery: Arabic/English

Delivery: Face to Face/Zoom

Audience

This study program is intended for all horse and animal lovers, for riders, for horse owners, for veterinarians, for stable workers, and for those working in all equine therapeutic fields. With the aim of treating and caring for your horse, or the horses under your responsibility, and also to acquire new effective therapeutic tools, develop your profession, stand out from other practitioners and acquire professions that are in great demand in the labor market, with international certificates from the leading institutions in the field and for the first time in the country.

About the program

COMBINED - Equine Physiology and Anatomy, Equine Nutrition, Equine Sports Nutrition and the Equine Feed and Supplement Marketplace

This course will review four main areas:

• Equine Physiology and Anatomy

• Equine Nutrition

• Equine Sports Nutrition, and finally

• A review of the Equine Feed and Supplement Marketplace

How do you properly feed a horse? With so many feed, supplement and hay choices available, many people find themselves wondering exactly what their horse needs for good health and nutrition. Many horse-feeding opinions and myths make deciding what to feed even more difficult. When feeding horses, it is important to recognize that there are six basic nutrient categories that must be met: carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and water. Often, feed companies will balance the first five nutrients for us; however, it is critical not to forget about water. A normal, healthy horse will consume 5-15 (or more) gallons of water per day depending on temperature, humidity and activity level.

Clean water should be provided daily, and ideally, should be available at all times for the horse to drink when it is thirsty. If this is not possible, horses should be watered a minimum of twice daily and allowed several minutes to drink each time. Horses that do not drink enough water are more susceptible to conditions such as dehydration, intestinal impactions and other forms of colic. Over the last two decades, the degree of scientifically controlled research into equine nutrition and feeding has increased dramatically.

Research has confirmed the importance of the forage fraction of the ration for all horses and ponies. In common with all higher animal species, in order to maintain health and condition, the horse needs to receive a regular supply of certain dietary components or nutrients. The horse derives these nutrients from the feed ingredients in his diet. In the wild, the horse would wander many miles searching for grass and other herbage to supply his daily nutrient requirements.

Many modern horses only have restricted access to pasture and that pasture might contain only a limited number of plant species. Thus, the modern horse may not be able to meet his total daily nutrient requirement from his pasture. The available pasture provides sufficient levels of some nutrients but not of others and thus, the horse needs to receive supplemental nutrients in the form of concentrate feeds.

The horse, through evolutionary adaptation which has occurred over a period of 65 million years, has become a ‘trickle feeder’. His digestive system, with its small stomach and very large, bacteria-filled hind gut is designed to contend with an almost continuous intake of grass and associated herbage.

This course has been designed to give participants a ‘deep dive’ into four key areas of equine management:

1. Equine Physiology and Anatomy

An understanding of equine anatomy and physiology is crucial as a starting point for any discipline in equine management.

This section of the course will review external and internal anatomy.

It will also examine the major systems in an equine body, namely, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, and an overview of the urinary system.

Finally, participants will also gain a deeper understanding of the equine gastrointestinal tract and digestive process, starting with a review of the horse’s teeth and then, moving on to review the entire digestive tract and associated anatomy, including a focus on the stomach, foregut and hindgut.

2. Equine Nutrition

This section of the course will review the main nutritional components of an equine ration, ie., ‘the generators of energy’, namely, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids (fats) and water. These will be studied in turn, with consideration given to why they are important in an equine ration, what benefits / disadvantages they play in the ration and how, and where they are metabolised in the equine body.

It will also review the micro-nutrient element of the equine ration, namely, vitamins and minerals.

Various equine feedstuffs, namely, forages, concentrates and supplements will be examined in depth.

Finally, the section concludes with a review of equine health relating to nutrition, specifically focusing on how to determine if an equine is under / over weight – including a module on correct use of a weighbridge and how to effectively Body Condition Score (BCS) an equine. It will then close with a review of common dietary issues and clinical nutritional diseases.

3. Equine Sports Nutrition

This section of the course is designed to build on participants knowledge of equine nutrition and focus on the diet of ‘performance equines’ or ‘sports equines’, considering how varying disciplines place different physical and metabolic demands on the equine, similar to those faced by any trained athlete.

This part of the course is designed to build on participants knowledge of equine nutrition and focus on the diet of ‘performance equines’ or ‘sports equines’, whose activities cover a range of disciplines including, those covering long periods of relatively ‘slow work’ such as endurance riding and racing, whilst others, consist of short bursts of high speed activity such as polo and racing.

These varying disciplines place great physical and metabolic demands on the equine, similar to those faced by any trained athlete. Key to achieving peak performance is receiving a balanced diet. Equine Sports Nutrition is therefore a targeted and growing area within its own right.

This part will focus on diet composition of performances horses and how this links to their discipline performed. In particular, the course will review the challenges this can place on digestive health.

The second module will focus on a review of different energy sources and how best to link these to work disciplines. It will review forage : concentrate balance, and why this is important.

Finally, the second module will finish with a review of supplementation; and whether is important for performance horses.

The third module will consider nutrition for breeding. Working stallions and breeding mares have different nutritional requirements to other performance horses, so these will be reviewed in the final section of the course.

At the end of this part, participants will have gained a strong knowledge in all areas of equine sports nutrition and will have a good knowledge of how to best meet the nutritional needs of equine performance horses.

4. Equine Feed Supplements

The final section of the course will review the equine feed and supplement marketplace; reviewing the various supplements available today and considering their role and effectiveness in the equine body.

At the end of the course, participants will have gained strong, working knowledge in all four key areas of equine physiology, nutrition, sports nutrition and the feed and supplement marketplace.

The equine feed supplement marketplace was valued at approx. $78 million in 2020 and is projected to rise to $99 million by 2028, with a growth rate of approx. 3.4% from 2021 to 2028.

There are supplements on the marketplace for every conceivable reason and ailment. This course is designed to review the highly varied and competitive marketplace and consider these supplements in turn; What are they, why are they necessary, what do they do and are they effective?

Initially, it will consider equine calmers. Magnesium is typically included on their ingredient list and the course will cover different research supporting / contrary to the opinion that magnesium can ‘make horses calmer’.

Module two will move on to review joint supplements; why are they considered necessary and how can we gauge their effectiveness. In particular, the course will review what ingredients are typically used in joint supplements; namely, glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin, and it will review why and how these ingredients promote health benefits in the body.

Next the module will consider hindgut supplements, such as pro / pre-biotics. Once again, it will review typical ingredients used in these types of supplements and why.

Electrolyte supplementation will be considered next, with a review of what are electrolytes, why are they important and how the equine body utilizes these minerals.

Finally, vitamin and mineral supplements and balancers will be investigated, with discussions on their importance, when they should be used and why.

Where possible, recent scientific research will be reviewed and considered in order to give participants a view on ‘effectiveness’ or ‘validity’.

Learning Units:

• Equine Physiology and Anatomy

• Equine Nutrition

• Equine Sports Nutrition, and finally

• A review of the Equine Feed and Supplement Marketplace

Certificates

(Diploma) Certificate from Al-Ahliyya Amman University – the Training and Consulting Department, the International College of Integrative Medicine (CIM), Dubai Racing Club, Dubai Equestrian Club and the International Organization for Complementary Medicine (CMA) located in London, UK, which qualifies the graduates to work all over the world.

Syllabus

Module 1
Day 1 & 2	EQUINE PHYSIOLOGY & ANATOMY Anatomy & Cell Structure The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - equine external anatomy - equine internal anatomy - cell structure - the equine skeletal structure
Lecture 1.1	Review of external anatomy of the horse (Visit to Racing Club) This will be a practical lecture conducted outside the University.
Lecture 1.2	Introduction to Equine Anatomy – Overview of site of main organs and gastrointestinal tract.
Lecture 1.3	Cell Structure – including components of a cell and reproduction.
Lecture 1.4	Equine Skeletal Structure – Functions, Bone formation.
Module 2
Day 3	Examination of the Circulatory System The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - circulatory system.
Lecture 2.1	Examination of the circulatory system – including blood, the heart and lymphatic system.
Module 3
Day 3	Examination of the Respiratory System The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - respiratory system. - respiration and energy generation in the equine.
Lecture 3.1	Examination of the respiratory system – including the lungs.
Lecture 3.2	Introducing internal respiration – at a cellular level and overview of energy generation.
Module 4
יום 4	Examination of the Urinary System The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - Urinary system.
Lecture 4.1	Examination of the urinary system – including the kidneys, liver and bladder.
Lecture 4.2	Review of the circulatory system, the respiratory system and urinary system.
Module 5
Day 5	Examination of the Mouth, Teeth and Anatomy of the Digestive Tract The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - Functions of the mouth and the teeth. - Anatomy and Functions of the digestive tract – including foregut & hindgut
Lecture 5.1	Examination of the mouth and teeth.
Lecture 5.2	Examination of the digestive tract, including foregut and hindgut.
Module 5
Day 6	EQUINE NUTRITION Energy Generation: What is energy? The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - energy generation. - how it links with the equine respiratory system. - different energy sources.
Lecture 5.1	Introduction to Energy Generation – how is energy generated in the equine body.
Lecture 5.2	Energy generation in relation to oxygen.
Lecture 5.3	Overview of basic energy sources.
Module 6
Day 6	Examination of Macronutrients The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - macronutrients.
Lecture 6.1	Examination of macronutrients – Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, water.
Module 7
Day 7	Examination of Micronutrients The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - micronutrients – vitamins. - micronutrients – minerals.
Lecture 7.1	Examination of micronutrients – vitamins.
Lecture 7.2	Examination of micronutrients – minerals.
Module 8
Day 8 & 9	An introduction to feedstuffs – Forages, Concentrates and Supplements The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - Forages – What they are, why they are important in the equine ration, - Concentrates – What they are, why they are important in the equine ration, - Supplements – What they are, why they are important in the equine ration.
Lecture 8.1	Examination of forages – What they are, how they are metabolised, why they are important in the equine ration.
Lecture 8.2	Examination of concentrates – What they are, how they are metabolised, why they are important in the equine ration.
Lecture 8.3	Examination of supplements – What they are, how they are metabolised, why they are important in the equine ration.
Lecture 8.4 - (day 9)	Review of feedstuffs – From a ‘hands-on’ perspective – Looking at the above in a typical ‘stable yard’ environment (Visit to the racing Club).
Module 9 \| This will be a practical lecture conducted outside the University.
Day 10	Examination of the Feed Marketplace The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - What type of feeds are available on the marketplace. - Typical manufacturing trends.
שיעור 9.1	Examination of the feeds available in the marketplace and overview of the equine feed industry, including recent advances.
Module 10
Day 11	A balanced equine ration: What it is, how to calculate a ration and how to feed successfully The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - Review what constitutes a ‘balanced equine ration’. - Determine how this is calculated. - Adjusting feeding for different disciplines.
Lecture 10.1	Examination of what constitutes a ‘balanced equine ration’; overview of how this is calculated.
Lecture 10.2	Adjusting equine rations in line with different equine disciplines.
Module 11
Day 12	Evaluating Equine Health and Body Condition Scoring The objectives of this module are to explain: - How to practical weigh a horse on a weighbridge. - How to effective Body Condition Score (BCS). (Visit to the racing Club).
Module 12 \| This will be a practical lecture conducted outside the University.
Day 13, 14 & 15	Overview of typical nutritional related issues, clinical nutritional diseases, and recent advances in equine nutritional diseases The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - An overview of nutritional related issues – such as Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) and Colic. - An overview of clinical nutritional diseases – such as Laminitis, PPID/ Cushings Disease and Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS). - Recent advances in research / diagnosis of equine nutritional diseases such as PSSM and IBD.
Lecture 12.1	Examination of what nutritional issues / problems can occur, including Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) and Colic.
Lecture 12.2	Examination of what clinical nutritional diseases exist, including laminitis, PPID/ Cushings Disease, Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS).
Lecture 12.3	Examination of recent advances / diagnosis / treatment of equine clinical nutritional diseases, including PSSM (Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy) and IBD (Irritable Bowel Disease).
Module 13
Day 16	EQUINE SPORTS NUTRITION Overview of the nutrient requirements of a performance / sports horse The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - the various different nutrient requirements of performance horses. - how discipline affects energy requirements.
Lecture 13.1	Introduction to the different nutrient requirements of performance horses; do nutrients affect performance?
Lecture 13.2	Review of how different equine disciplines (show jumping, racing, etc.) affect energy requirements.
Module 14
Day 16	Developing Rations for the Performance Horse The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - diet composition of the performance horse. - an overview of digestive health. - review of different energy sources. - fibre : concentrate balance. - supplementation.
Lecture 14.1	Examination of diet composition for the performance horse in different disciplines.
Lecture 14.2	An overview of digestive health.
Lecture 14.3	Review of different energy sources.
Lecture 14.4	Review of forage : concentrate balance.
Lecture 14.5	Review of supplements for the performance horse: vitamin and mineral supplementation, electrolytes, probiotics, prebiotics.
Module 15
Day 17	Nutrition for breeding ‘sports’ horses – Stallions and mares. The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - diet composition of the breeding mare and breeding stallion. - diet composition of youngstock.
Lecture 15.1	Examination of diet composition for breeding mare and breeding stallion.
Lecture 15.2	Examination of diet composition for youngstock.
Module 16
Day 18	EQUINE FEED AND SUPPLEMENT MARKETPLACE Overview of the supplement marketplace The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - the equine supplements marketplace. - why supplements exist. - different supplement types – calmers, joint supplements, hindgut supplements and vitamin and mineral supplements.
Lecture 15.1	Introduction to the Equine Supplement marketplace – Overview of products and manufacturers.
Lecture 15.2	Why supplements exist and when to use them.
Module 17
Day 18 & 19	Supplements for the performance horse The objectives of this module are to explain / review: - supplements that are available for performance horses - a review of calmers - a review of joint supplements - a review of pro/pre-biotics / hindgut supplementation - a review of electrolyte supplementation - a review of vitamin and mineral supplementation and balancers
Lecture 17.1	Examination of various supplements available for performance horses.
Lecture 17.2	Review of calmers – looking at magnesium in the body.
Lecture 17.3	Review of joint supplementation – looking at the role of glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin and others in the body.
Lecture 17.4	Review of hindgut supplementation – looking at the role of prebiotics and probioitcs in the body.
Lecture 17.5	Review of electrolyte supplementation – looking at the role of sodium chloride (and other minerals) in the body.
Lecture 17.6	Review of vitamin and mineral supplement. supplements that are available for performance horses: a review of calmers, a review of joint supplements, a review of pro/pre-biotics / hindgut supplementation, a review of electrolyte supplementation, a review of vitamin and mineral supplementation and balancers. Examination of various supplements available for performance horses. Review of calmers – looking at magnesium in the body. Review of joint supplementation – looking at the role of glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin and others in the body. Review of hindgut supplementation – looking at the role of prebiotics and probiotics in the body. Review of electrolyte supplementation – looking at the role of sodium chloride (and other minerals) in the body
Module 18
Day 20	FINAL REVIEW

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Jayney Goddard, MSc, FCMA, FBSLM, Lic.LCCH, Dip.ACH, FRSPH

President - The Complementary Medical Association, London, UK

Jayney Goddard is President of The Complementary Medical Association (The CMA) which is the world's largest professional membership body for complementary medicine (CM), and she is widely regarded as one of the leading experts on complementary medicine and natural healthcare. Jayney has a vast depth of knowledge across the entire field of complementary medicine and can always be relied upon to provide substantiated research data during any interview, lecture or written work.

Jayney is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health. She has a Master of Science post-graduate degree from the University of Central Lancashire and began her doctorate in January.

She was recently awarded the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Expo Award for Outstanding Contribution to Complementary Medicine - which was judged by a panel of respected complementary medical professionals and a group of high-profile captains of industry coming from backgrounds as diverse as banking, insurance and entertainment.

She has a busy practice (UK, USA and Skype) where she works uses a range of complementary medical approaches with her patients, including homeopathy, psychotherapy, nutrition, herbal medicine, Mind/Body medicine and hypno-analysis. Jayney's special clinical interests include auto-immune disease and natural anti-ageing/rejuvenation strategies.

Jayney is editor of "With Our Complements", the Journal of The Complementary Medical Association and she is a high-profile contributor to print and broadcast media.

Jayney is the complementary medical expert for various newspapers and magazines and is a regular guest on television and radio when expert opinion is required on any aspect of complementary medicine and natural health care. Adept at phone-in “open clinic” type broadcasts, Jayney is always a popular guest. She was the Discovery Channel's complementary medicine expert and provided all complementary medical content for the Granada/Boots PLC joint venture "The Wellbeing Channel". A prolific writer, her most recently published books include the international number one bestseller "Rewind Your Body Clock - The Complete Natural Guide to a Happier, Healthier, Younger You (Watkind UK / Penguin USA and Rest of world / Audiobook by WF Howes, narrated by Jayney Goddard).

Jayney has also authored two books on pandemic 'flu: the critically acclaimed "The Survivor's Guide to Swine Flu: The Complementary Medical Approach", "The Survivor's Guide to Bird Flu: The Complementary Medical Approach" and also "Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Scientific Verdict on What Really Works", edited by Jayney and published by Collins. Jayney also edits The CMA's highly informative weekly e-Newsletter. Jayney writes the monthly Natural Anti-ageing column for Natural Health magazine and is credited by them as "The UK's leading natural anti-ageing guru".

Jayney testified for the USA's "White House Commission on Alternative and Complementary Medicine" in order to help the USA rationalize complementary and alternative medicine and all her recommendations were accepted unanimously. In the UK, Jayney is The CMA representative for the Parliamentary Group for Complementary and Integrated Medicine and she is active globally, assisting governments worldwide to rationalise their approach to ethical, responsible complementary medicine.

Jayney lectures at various medical colleges and to faculty and students at Cambridge University in the UK and the University of Miami School of Medicine in the USA. Jayney has taught, as Visiting Professor, on the Masters course at The Graduate Institute in Connecticut, USA, where faculty colleagues include Dr Bernie Siegel, Professor Rupert Sheldrake and Dr Steve Horowitz.

Jayney's Personal Mission

To raise the profile of Complementary Medicine and Integrative Healthcare so that the public and the conventional medical profession accept that these approaches are a viable health option when delivered by properly trained, professional practitioners and integrative medical doctors.
To create an environment where practitioners of excellence are regarded as professionals - true experts in their field - and are accorded the respect that they so rightly deserve.
To ensure that all those who wish to join the profession can gain access to bona fide CM (complementary medicine) colleges which offer truly excellent training.
To ensure that the public understands what constitutes outstanding complementary medical health care and has ready access to practitioners of excellence.

Memberships:

Fellow; Royal Society of Medicine,

Fellow; Royal Society for Public Health,

Founder and Co-Chair; British Society of Lifestyle Medicine

Advisory Board Member; Health Food Manufacturers Association,

Advisory Board Member; "camexpo",

Advisory Board Member and Founding Contributor; Integrative Healthcare Symposium,

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Al-Ahliyya Amman University

Al-Ahliyya Amman University is the first private university established in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by a decree of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 1989. The University opened its doors in 1990 with three faculties namely the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and the Faculty of Administrative & Financial Sciences. In the following year, the Faculty of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering were established. In 2001 AAU founded the Faculty of Information Technology and inaugurated the Faculty of Nursing in 2005. In 2010, AAU introduced the Faculty of Architecture and Design which was approved to include Architecture, Graphic and Interior Design specializations. By doing so, the number of faculties became eight offering 29 Bachelor programs. Moreover, the University offered eight Master’s programs the first of which was the Master Program in Law which in 2005 was part of the Graduate Studies. AAU provides students with distinguished Graduate Studies Programs and with distinctive Faculty members. To meet the administrative, financial and technical working needs in the University environment, AAU has provided qualified administrative cadres in various administrations and departments which aim to provide the best services to the university community of students and their parents as well as to the academic staff. Thus, twenty-seven years have passed since the inception of AAU in which it continued providing the local and regional markets with elite graduates who occupied important positions in local and regional institutions whether in the public or private sectors. Moreover, a number of AAU graduates have pursued their Graduate Studies in the most prestigious European and American universities. Additionally, a number of them are working in AAU and other Jordanian, regional and international universities. It is worth mentioning that the number of graduates in the various specializations that AAU offered reached (24.338) male and female students.

Al-Ahliyya Amman University is committed to develop and apply the "Quality Assurance Standards in Higher Education Institutions" and to follow any other adopted quality standards by investing human and physical energies to produce an academically and morally outstanding generation who is able to deal with the requirements of the time and to keep up with the new developments efficiently and effectively. This act aims to meet the needs of students, and to enable the University to play its role in promoting academic research, community services and to depict Jordan as a distinctive educational destination at the regional level.

CMA

The Complementary Medical Association, The world’s biggest & leading association of research, academic training&recognition of colleges & therapists worldwide in the fields of complementary & integrative medicine.

Mission & Objectives

The Complementary Medical Association's (The CMA) primary aim is to promote ethical, responsible, professional complementary medicine to the public and the medical profession.

We believe that by promoting The CMA and its Registered Members & Colleges in all categories, though the media and online in a hugely high-profile manner, we are able to help the public and doctors to realize that complementary and integrative medicine is - when delivered safely and ethically - a viable and highly desirable form of healthcare. In addition, here at the CMA, we are totally dedicated to representing "the professional face of complementary medicine" and by promoting research, education and knowledge in the field, we will help to stimulate demand for the medicine of the 21st century and beyond.

The CMA is great news for professional practitioners, ethical colleges and patients who demand and expect excellence in every aspect of treatment.

What is the CMA?

The CMA is a not-for-profit organization which means that any funds we raise, through membership fees, book, training and product sales or donations are invested straight back into the organization.

A great part of our work consists of referring public and conventional medics alike to CMA registered practitioners so that they can be assured that treatment will be delivered

by a highly qualified, insured practitioner who adheres to a strict Code of Ethics and disciplinary procedure. We call this the "CMA Referrals Scheme".

In addition, we are able to help members of the public who wish to train in the complementary medical field to access our Registered Training Schools and Colleges. We provide assistance to Schools who wish to have their courses Registered and Accredited by the CMA.

We work closely with the conventional medical profession as we ultimately believe that the most important person after all, is the patient, and we believe that by presenting the patient with good, accurate information about complementary medical approaches they can make responsible informed decisions about their own health care. It is important to remember that both complementary and conventional medicine have a great deal to offer - when used appropriately, justifiably and responsibly. Ultimately, the freedom to choose one's own health care is a vital human right which should be protected.

Our History

The CMA was established in early 1993, by Jayney Goddard, in response to the overriding lack of public and medical knowledge about the complementary medical profession. During the initial two years we devoted our time to performing the market research that would indicate whether there could be a viable way of raising the profile of ethical, responsible complementary medicine. It was vital to establish and justify whether "yet another organization" needed to exist in the already saturated complementary medical organization field.

We spent a long time analyzing the entire arena and found that nothing was being done at that time by any membership body or organization to promote practitioners

or training schools in a high profile, professional manner.

Furthermore, at that time, complementary medicine had a very unprofessional profile; somewhat akin to a cottage industry. This was a sorry state of affairs and it became rapidly apparent that The CMA needed to exist if professional complementary medicine were to stand a chance.

Here at The CMA we are a dedicated team of committed professionals (we're all qualified healthcare practitioners) and we are absolutely serious about achieving our mission. We have always had a commitment to making sure that our Members can contact us easily and will always be able to get through to a real person at the end of the phone line. In addition, our e-communications are exceptionally effective and we are able to disseminate important information to our Members extremely rapidly and efficiently.

Where are we now?

The CMA opened its doors to members at the beginning of 1995 and to date, The CMA represents the interests of thousands of practitioners in various categories - including students and 180+ Training Schools/Colleges with additional organizations approaching us regularly. We also have another membership section, "Friends of the CMA" which comprises a variety of supporters, all of whom are keen to support the work of the CMA.

The CMA has a high media profile and we constantly work with major media organizations.

We are committed to cultivating a high media profile, through which we achieve in excess of ten individual media exposures per week including TV, radio, magazines, newspapers and the Internet. Our estimated monthly reach is circa 650,000 individuals.

We are committed to thinking creatively when it comes to promoting our members and we are dedicated to working creatively when promoting our Member's interests - just one example of this is that The CMA has - over the years - even undertaken extremely high-profile promotional campaigns utilizing advertising space on London Underground trains and Docklands Light Railway.

What We Do

q Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hugely important for us all in this profession. We offer practitioners lots of opportunities to keep their professional skills up-to-date with courses, seminars, ongoing tutorials and more by the leading lectures of UK & Europe.

q Membership ID Card, Certificate

It is vital that practitioners display their CMA certificate within their office or practice rooms to confirm their

Membership of this esteemed organization. We also

provide them with an ID card, which many of our Members find useful when on external site visits.

q LondonBoroughsSpecialTreatmentExemptedStatus Certain categories of practitioner are subject to requiring a “Special Treatment License” if they work in London and other cities. These licenses cost up to £1000+ and practicing without one leaves the practitioner open to a fine of up to £5000+. By registering with the CMA, after we approve their professional level and training, they are covered under our umbrella exemption – saving you thousands – and protecting them and their practice.

q CMA weekly e-Newsletter

This fantastically informative email brings practitioners the very latest news and research from around the world on all aspects of complementary medicine, natural health and wellness – and relevant conventional medical findings too.

q CMA Training / Courses

The CMA is dedicated to keeping our Members at the top of their profession, to this end we consistently offer ongoing training – with a particular emphasis on practice and training school development. CMA Members benefit from hugely discounted rates for these courses, compared to non- Members. CMA is an academic supporter of complementary medicine colleges, which meet the high criteria of the CMA, and after examining in-depth the curricula and study conditions that the college grants to students, the CMA grants a certificate of recognition to the college.

q Liaison at governmental level representing All CMA Members

The CMA is a Member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Complementary and Integrative Medicine in UK. This means that we are representing practitioners’ interests at Governmental level – and can shape policy within this field to support our Members. CMA Members are allowed to attend these meetings at the House of Commons by arrangement.

q Webinars, Seminars, CPD workshops and further qualifications

The CMA liaises with various respected organization who are offering further training to our Members. If we believe that these trainings are of value, we negotiate special rates for our Members as part of our Membership Benefits package.

In addition to each certificate that the graduates receive from AUEDI, each graduate also receives an international certificate from CMA.

CIM

CIM, The international college, is the leading college of Integrative Medicine worldwide. CIM accomplished a great achievement in recent years by integrating complementary medicine with traditional Western medicine, and this is certainly thanks to the most famous specialists who work at CIM. CIM College has a university atmosphere and includes professional training, exclusively in medical centers and hospitals.

CIM has relations with the most famous universities and colleges of Natural Medicine from all over the world.

At CIM, you will find large classrooms equipped with the latest and newest teaching aids, an advanced computer lab, spacious gardens, resting rooms.

The most important thing at CIM is the family atmosphere and the personalized, individual attention given to students by all lecturers, especially to make learning more comfortable.

CIM relies on qualitative education programs and cares about selecting the best lecturers and giving individual attention to each student.

CIM College has a lot of branches worldwide, on of the most important is a branch in Dubai, and under the direction of the German-Spanish Professor Alvaro Rubio, who is the most famous heart surgeon in the world and also specializes in natural medicine.

The branch in Dubai is considered the 1st college of complementary medicine in the Gulf countries. It offers additional and exclusive study programs, such as complementary medicine for equines, which are taught by the most famous lecturers from London, UK. And the branch of Al-Ahliyya Amman University in Jordan, one of the best universities in the world and the #1 Jordanian university according to The Times ranking in terms of the impact of universities, which is considered the 1st college of integrative medicine in the Arab world. It was established as a new college at the university under joint management by both parties, which makes CIM an international college well-respected all over the world, and the leading college in the world for the last 20 years.

CIM has internal monitoring committees that maintain a high educational level that students enjoy. The college is accredited by all the complementary medicine associations and by the European Natural Medicine Association as well. CIM offers scholarships to many deserving students and offers its graduates the possibility to complete their first academic degree (B.A.).

Every student gets his or her N.D. certificate at the end of their studies, which is considered the highest degree in the field of natural and integrative medicine worldwide. And exclusively for CIM college, each graduate receives a certificate from the Complementary Medical Association - CMA, which is located in London, UK.

The CMA is not only the world leader in academic research and training, but also gives accreditation to colleges and therapists worldwide, making it easier for graduates to work in this field all over the world.

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