A Hierarchy of Healing:
Origins of the Therapeutic Order

Roadmap for the Future

Clinical Applications & Implications for Research

An Educational Webinar on the Naturopathic Medicine Therapeutic Order

(110 minutes)

The Naturopathic Medicine Therapeutic Order is a (1) roadmap to the transformation of health care (2) a guide to the healing power of nature in treating disease by restoring health; (3) a strategy for health creation that will lead to a healthier world (4) an approach to medicine which respects nature and its natural systems. The Naturopathic Medicine Therapeutic Order outlines the naturopathic approach to clinical therapeutics using a hierarchy of healing reflected in various ways by Traditional World Medicines. Presenters expand on public policy, clinical, and research implications.

Presenters:

• Michelle Simon PhD, ND – President & CEO, Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) naturemed.org
• Rick Kirschner ND, VNMI – Past President & Senior Vitalist, Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI) naturopathicmedicineinstitute.org
• Stephen Myers ND, BMed, PhD – Senior Editor; Naturopathic Medicine Academy (FNMI) FNMAcademy.org; Director, NatMed Research Unit, Southern Cross University, Australia
• John S. Finnell ND, MPH, LAc – Nature Cure Science Editor; Naturopathic Medicine Academy (FNMI) FNMAcademy.org; Research Investigator, Bastyr University Research Institute (BURI)

Designers and Directors:

• Pamela Snider ND – President, Executive & Senior Editor; Naturopathic Medicine Academy (FNMI) FNMAcademy.org; Senior Vitalist, Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI) naturopathicmedicineinstitute.org; Associate Professor, National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM)
• Jared Zeff ND, LAc, VNMI – Senior Editor, Naturopathic Medicine Academy (FNMI); FNMAcademy.org; Co-Founder, Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI) naturopathicmedicineinstitute.org

Producer:

•   Kelsang Tenpa, MA – Production Editor, Naturopathic Medicine Academy (FNMI) fnminstitute.org

Primary Citations:

    1    Finnell JS, Snider P, Myers SP, Zeff, JL. A Hierarchy of Healing: Origins of the Therapeutic Order and Implications for Research. IMCJ 18:3; June 2019. https://fnmi.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Finnell-Therapeutic-Order-FNMI-IMCJ.pdf

    2    Zeff JL, Snider P, Myers S, DeGrandpre Z. A Hierarchy of Healing: The Therapeutic Order. A Unifying Theory of Naturopathic Medicine. In: Pizzorno JE, Murray M, eds. Textbook of Natural Medicine. Missouri: Churchill Livingston; 2013. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273634914_A_Hierarchy_of_Healing_ The_Therapeutic_Order_A_Unifying_Theory_of_Naturopathic_Medicine

    3    Snider P, Zeff JL, Broderick, K, Lee- Engel C, Lichtenstein, B, Zucker, D, Yasuda, G, Rubinstein, J Finnell, JS. Clarification of Therapeutic Order. Naturopathic Medicine Academy; 2012. Table 1. Definitions of the Seven-Level Therapeutic Order. In Finnell JS, Snider P, Myers SP, Zeff, JL. A Hierarchy of Healing: Origins of the Therapeutic Order and Implications for Research. IMCJ 18:3; June 2019. https://fnmi.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Finnell-Therapeutic-Order-FNMI-IMCJ.pdf