Seminar in the sun!

Alternative Medicine Review, June, 2005

Thorne Research, Inc., in conjunction with American Educational Institute, announces its winter seminar schedule in sunny St. Maarten. As well as learning about product manufacture, quality control issues and good manufacturing practices in the dietary supplement industry from Al Czap, founder of Thorne Research, you will receive up to 20 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CME credit by attending The 2004-2005 Medical-Legal Update (full accreditation statement and details are available on AEI's website Extensive CLE and CDE accreditation is also available.

Register for AEI's $455.00 course on their website http:// cme-meetings.com and reference Thorne Research in the online registration section that inquires, "How did you find our website?" In addition, you will receive a $500 product credit from Thorne Research upon course completion in St. Maarten. This becomes a free seminar, as well as a vacation in beautiful St. Maarten!

Dates available for 2005 include:

November 14-18

November 21-25

December 19-23

December 26-30

Curriculum for the AEI portion of the seminar is on the AEI website. The Thorne Research topic times will be posted on the first day of each seminar week. You will learn more about manufacturing and quality control than you ever thought possible. Register early to assure availability.

Dates are subject to change.

June 8-10, 2005: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine presents Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Contact: Office of Continuing Medical Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Turner 20, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205. (410) 955-6046. www.hopkinscme.net

June 9-12, 2005: International College of Applied Kinesiology--U.S.A. 2005 Annual Meeting in Marina del Rey, CA. Contact: Nan Mullen, ICAK, 6405 Metcalf Avenue, Suite 503, Shawnee Mission, KS 66202. (913) 384-5336. www.icakusa.com

June 9-12, 2005:2005 Annual Tri-State Pharmacy Convention presented by WSPA, ISPA and MPA in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Contact: Washington State Pharmacy Association, 1501 Taylor Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98055. (425) 228-7171. www.wsparx.org

June 10-12, 2005: Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors First Annual Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Contact: CAND, 1255 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Canada M2K 1E2. (416) 496-8633. www.cand.ca

June 23-26, 2005: Washington Osteopathic Medical Association 92nd Annual Northwest Osteopathic Convention in Blaine, WA. Contact: WOMA, P.O. Box 16486, Seattle, WA 98116-0486. (206) 937-5358. www.woma.org

July 16-20, 2005: American Veterinary Medical Association 142nd Annual Convention in Minneapolis, MN. Contact: AVMA, 1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360. (800) 248-2862 ext. 4700. www.avmaconvention.org

August 5-6, 2005: Nambudripad's Allergy Research Foundation NAET 11th Annual Symposium in New York, NY. Contact: NARF, 6714 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park, CA 90621. (714) 523-8900.

August 24-27, 2005: American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 20th Annual Convention & Exposition in Phoenix, AZ. Contact: Gene Summers, Syncopate Meetings & Events, 8362 Veterans Highway, Suite 206, Millersville, MD 21108. (410) 987-7900. www.naturopathic.org

September 1-4, 2005: International and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists 14th Annual Scientific Symposium in Orlando, FL. Contact: IAACN, 15280 Addison Road, Suite 130, Addison, TX 75001. (972) 407-9089. www.iaacn.org

September 15-18, 2005: International College of Applied Kinesiology--U.S.A. 2005 Fall Regional Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Dr. John Millett, 66 Mall Road, Unit 3, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8V 4X6. (905) 574-1181. www.icakcanada.com

September 17-20, 2005: American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference in Ogden, UT. Contact: Theresa Mall, AHVMA, 2218 Old Emmorton Road, Bel Air, MD 21015. (410) 569-0795. www.ahvma.org

September 30-October 1, 2005: American College of Apothecaries 2005 Annual Conference in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Contact: American College of Apothecaries, P.O Box 341266, Memphis, TN 38184. (901) 383-8119. www.acainfo.org

October 5-9, 2005: Wild West Veterinary Conference in Reno, NV. Contact: WWVC, 785 Orchard Drive, Suite 225, Folsom, CA 95630. (916) 723-9920. www.wildwestvc.com

October 7-9, 2005: Diversified Business Communications presents The International Complementary & Alternative Healthcare Expo in Los Angeles, CA. Contact: Diversified Business Communications, 972 Post Road, 3rd Floor, Darien, CT 06820. (203) 656-2001. www.camexpo.com

October 15-19, 2005: National Community Pharmacists Association 107th Annual Convention & Trade Exposition in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Contact: NCPA, 100 Daingerfield Road, Alexandria, VA 22314. (703)

October 15-20, 2005: The American Board of Holistic Medicine Annual Review Course in Austin, TX. "The Art, Science, & Practice of Integrative and Holistic Medicine." Contact: Larry Cooper, Health Classics. (800) 769-0638. www.holisticboard.org