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Subject:Wellpark's Degree application
Dear Lesley
Hope all is well with you.
Three weeks ago Vinay Shah sent you the completed information for the
reconsideration of our application. We still have to furnish some
information around the lab hire and I hope to be able to get this to you
soon. We also have some more research investment in terms of Jenny
Cottingham's decision to undergo a PhD, which will mean that she will be
much more involved in research. She has a MA (Psych) and her PhD will
assist in a number of areas, but will mean the College will invest more
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Hi,
Please be advised we have received a reminder for an outstanding amount
of $5376.63.
From your statement dated 02/10/2008, we note, that this relates to
invoice
We have not received this invoice.
Coincidentally, invoice 91369 for $ 4279.75 and invoice
(dated 29/08/08) total $ 5376.63.
We have paid this on the 19th September.
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Dear Philip
Yes I did receive your email and sorry if I did not reply. I'm away a lot at the moment and scrambling to keep up. I had
to wait a long time for all the panel members' response to your resubmission, but I have them now. I have been
collating those responses and it looks as though there will still be one or two issues to resolve, so please send the extra
information on the labs and research. I would also send the admin additions and alterations (summaries?) as well.
That may sort out some things.
Kind regards
Lesley
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Dear Lesley
I was wondering whether you had received my last email. By the end of
the week I hope to be able to send some more details re labs and some
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enough. We do have some admin additions and alterations and I was unsure
whether to include these. I can send you more info if you feel it
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Subject:Extra material from Wellpark
Hi Lesley
Please find attached the extra material I promised you regarding labs,
staffing, etc. I have not heard back from Unitec, but be assured that
the College is committed to hiring labs (long term to developing our
own, but there are other priorities for the short term, such as library
resources, etc.) so that this will happen. I have attached a schedule of
the labs and what they will contain, to make it clearer to the panel
members.
Phillip Cottingham ND BHSc. Grad.Dip. (Herbal Medicine)
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NATUROPATHY
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Supplemental Material to Revised Application for Degree in Naturopathy
Laboratories
Laboratories wil be catered for utilising hired lab premises and equipment from Unitec NZ. (See
previous material for budget).
The following is a lab schedule:
Course: Chemistry for Natural Therapies
Lab no.
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Year
Semester
Lab. 1
a) Lab protocols and safety procedures.
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Topic: solution, colloids, phase transformations, matter
etc. polarity and solvation in polar media
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b) pH: Hands on experience on how to measure pH, to
alter a pH, make a buffer, neutralize a solution of
unknown acid concentration with an alkaline solution of
known concentration (titration)
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Lab 2.
a) hydrolysis of starch with HCl and observing its progress
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with I2, and some solubility tests with saccharides,
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tollen's (silver mirror) test with reducing sugars (wil
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concentrations and amounts in chemistry)
b) saponification (making a soap out of oil or fat)
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Course: Biochemistry for Natural Health Science
Lab 1
a) Testing for Carbohydrates, proteins and lipids
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b) Investigation of enzyme activity
Lab 2
c) Digestion and absorption of nutrients
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Lab 3
d) Energy Metabolism of Carbohydrates, proteins and
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lipids
Lab 4
e) Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and hormonal regulation 1
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Lab 5
f) Cholesterol and bile metabolism
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Lab 6
g) Cellular physiology and micronutrients
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Course: Pathophysiology for Natural Therapists i
Lab 1
a)  Microscopy principles and protocols
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b)  Histological investigations of common diseases of
skin, connective tissue,
c)  Microscopy investigations of common pathogens
d)  Use of virtual microscopy slides (1)
Lab 2 *.
a)  Histopathology of the following:
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b)  Gross pathology of the following conditions
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•  Cardiovascular conditions
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•  Respiratory disorders
•  Neurological conditions
•  Dermat
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c)  Histopathology of the following:
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d)  Gross pathology of the following conditions
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•  Cancer
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•  Immune system disorders
•  Reproductive disorders
•  Gastrointestinal dis
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•  Haematological disorders
•  Endocrine conditions
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•  Diseases of the ear, nose, throat and mouth
Lab 4
Identification of Pathogenic microorganisms
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Course: Foundations of Herbal Medicine
Lab 1 - 5
Manufacturing of herbal preparations
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Herbal Medicine 1
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Lab 1
Distil ation of Essential oils (measurement of yield)
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Simple pharmacognosy & pharmacology  problem solving  1
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Course: Nutrition 1
Lab 1
Identification of Vitamin content in selected foods
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Lab 2
Role of vitamins in biological pathways:
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•  Vitamin A
•  Vitamin B group
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Role of vitamins in biological pathways:
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•  Vitamin C
•  Vitamin E
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Role of selected minerals in biological pathways
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*   Virtual Pathology Laboratories have been established as a valid and valuable means of enhancing
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Staffing
Since the previous submission of supplemental material the College has reviewed the staffing
arrangements and the following additions have been made (see revised structure chart
attached):
Faculty Support Staff
Dyan Wells MSc. has been appointed on a part-time basis to provide support in development of
course material, as well as developing accreditations for programmes. Dyan has worked for the
College (in both full-time and part-time capacities) for the past eight years. She is familiar with
the College programmes, and has worked closely with both faculty and administrative staff.
Dyan has undergone a familiarisation with the Col ege’s on-line platform, as well as the material
required for the programmes. D
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Warren Shephard MA. RSA (Dip) has been appointed as Academic Administrator. This role is a
new, part-time role and has been created to support the faculties in curriculum development and
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moderation systems, as well as the development of academic policy. (As this position is critical
to the academic development of the College, the job description is attached). Warren has
considerable experience in this role, being a
the   director of QED Associates (an tertiary educational
support organisation) and prior to this having worked at Unitec NZ as a Professional
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Development Coordinator.
Job Description:
Academic Administrator
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Qualities
•  Self directed worker and team player
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•  Great attention to detail
•  Enthusiastic by nature with a ‘can do’ attitude
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•  Ability to work under pressure when necessary
•  Be presentable in dress (smart-casual)
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•  Excellent interpersonal skills
•  Outstanding time management skills
•  Ability to multi task
•  Superior organisational skills
•  Exemplary administrative skills
•  Good computer skills (MS Office, databases and other computer programs)
•  Solutions provider
Experience & Qualifications
•  Have worked in a tertiary environment, preferably student administration
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• Have worked with databases and a range of software systems
• Been required to be highly organised
• In a role that requires excellent communication
• Minimum School Certificate English (or NCEA Level 1/2)
Role and Function
Manage Academic Systems
Moderation systems
• Ensure internal moderation occurs for pre-assessment and post-assessment
• Ensure moderation results are reflected in curricula
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• Ensure external moderation occurs for post-assessment documents
Curriculum Development
• Support faculties in developing curricula that reflect the goals and aspirations of the
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• Support the faculties in developing assessments that reflect the levels of the courses
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• Develop systems to respond to audit requirements
• Conduct internal audits as required
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• Ensure academic and administrative policies meet the requirements of NZQA and TEC
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Quality Management System
Enrolment forms
Student and tutor handbooks
Prema Clinic handbook
Other publications as required
Other duties as and when required by management.
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Change in Role
Jenny Cottingham MA (Psych) wil  shift her focus from administration to research. Jenny wil  be
undertaking a PhD from Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, India.
“Situated amidst nature within a 110 acre campus, SVYASA is a recognized university of Higher
Learning in Yogic Sciences. The educational system in sVyasa is holistic, based on the
consciousness-based approach of yoga systems and spiritual lore. It is not merely a bread-
earning educational system but a personality-developing and world-building tool through yoga.”
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The PhD wil  be based around a thesis investigating the role of consciousness in healing,
looking at both physiological and psychological markers. The College wil  be supporting this shift
in terms of her job description, as Jenny wil  continue to be employed by the College. It is
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planned that Jenny wil  also be employed in the teaching staff, whilst undergoing doctoral
studies and post doctoral research.
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Since the panel meeting the Diploma of Naturopathy (level 6) and the Diploma of Herbal
Medicine (level 6) have been accredited by the Australian Natural Therapists Association
(ANTA). After approval the Bachelor of Nat
the  uropathy wil be submit ed to ANTA for accreditation,
as wil  any subsequent postgraduate qualifications. The College’s other level 6 and level 5
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diplomas (in massage, aromatherapy, Ayurvedic medicine and yoga) have also been accredited
with ANTA.
Graduates of the College’s level 6 diplomas have been admit ed to
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(certificates and diplomas) at Auckland University and UNITEC have also indicated that
graduates of the level 6 diploma programmes wil  be eligible to enroll in postgraduate
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Research Update
Attached is a series of emails containing details of a Clinical Trial conducted by Ram Prabhu
Vempati (appointed Senior Research fellow – Wellpark College of Natural Therapies) the
registering of which has been sponsored by the College.
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submission to BMC Pulmonary Medicine. The contact at BMC PM is as given below, and the manuscript reference
number: MS: 6566283262173604
Mark Todd
Assistant Editor
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BioMed Central
Middlesex House
34-42 Cleveland Street
London W1T 4LB
Tel: 020 7631 9138
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2. For your ethics approval, please provide me with at least the month of approval, and preferably the full date and
any reference numbers attached to this approval.

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The original protocol was approved on 09-Feb-2001 & amendments were approved on 07-Jan-2004
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(n = 29)
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Female
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Age, yr (all patients)  33.5 ± 11.4  33.4 ± 11.5

30.0 ± 12.4  31.9 ± 11.6

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36.4 ± 10.0  37.2 ± 10.9

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4. I notice that your trial is completed and that you are therefore registering your trial retrospectively.
Could you please let me know why you have decided to register your trial now? The ISRCTN accepts
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retrospective trial registration but I take this opportunity to remind you that international guidelines - WHO
on http://www.who.int/ictrp/faq/en/index.html and ICMJE on http://www.icmje.org/ - recommend that trials
be registered before the enrolment of the first participant.

I was not aware that i need to register my trial at the time of inception of my trial (7 yr ago). But recently I
learned this from BMC Pulmonary Medicine, hence I am doing it retrospectively. However, I would prefer
to register my trials in future as per your guidelines.

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Group I (Yoga Group) was given an integrated course on lifestyle based on the principles of
yoga for 2 weeks while continuing with the conventional treatment. At the end of the 2-wk
training, participants were asked to continue the practice at home for an additional 6 weeks.
Parameters were recorded at regular intervals (0 wk, 2 wk, 4 wk and 8 wk). During the follow-up
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period, the patients were expected to continue the yoga practice daily. Their compliance was
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Group II (Control Group) was a wait-listed control group. For the first 8 weeks, the patients in Group II did
not receive any yogic intervention but they continued to rec
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were recorded at regular intervals as in Group I. At the end of 8 weeks, the patients in Group II were also
offered yoga intervention as for Group I, i.e. a two-week course. Parameters from both the groups are
recorded at regular intervals at 0 wk, 2 wk, 4 wk and 8 wk, although the last time point for recording
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parameters was not equal y separated, taking our patients convenience and continued compliance into
consideration, we have kept 4 wk separation for last study visit.
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7. In the publications section we prefer to have only those articles directly reporting on either the protocol or
results of the trial being registered. Could you please confirm that al  of the listed publications are linked to the
trial in this way? If not, then these wil  be removed from your record.

Yes, al  most al  the publications are linked to this trial except the fol owing one, which we have done it separately
under a different trial:

Vempati RP, Deepak KK & Bijlani RL (2006): Effect of yoga based lifestyle modification programme on
serum soluble Interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and quality of life indicators in bronchial asthma. Ga2len
EAACI Allergy School, held in Hannover, Germany, 29-Sep-2006 - 02-Oct-2006.
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Phil ip Dowling is in the last stages of completing a research project entitled: An Investigation
into the changes in nutritional status on Students undergoing nutritional education.
The completion date for the report wil  be December 2008. The project was to investigate the
effect of nutritional education on students and the factors that motivate students to change their
nutrition. A group of eight first year naturopathy students were chosen for the project that took
five months.  The project had three main aims:
1.  To identify any dietary changes that students made following nutritional education.
2.  To identify any motivating factors for making dietary changes.
3.  To identify any inhibiting factors for making dietary changes.
The preliminary outcomes of the project are that education produces many changes in individual
nutritional programmes, and that there are a range of motivational factors that lead to these
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Revised Structure Chart (Reflects Changes made post the Panel Visit)
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References
1.
Dick FR. Implementation of Virtual Microscopy in Histology and Pathology Courses Iowa
City: The University of Iowa; 2008 [updated 2008; cited 30th October 2008];
Available from:
http:/ 209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:lzo aE60AKkJ:apii .upmc.edu/live/2001/Dick/
DickAPIII.ppt+pathology+%2B+virtual+labs&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=nz.
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Marchevsky AM, Relan A, Bail ie S. Self-instructional "virtual pathology" laboratories using
web-based technology enhance medical school teaching of pathology. Human
Pathology. 2003;34(5):423-9.
3.
NA. SVYASA. Bangalore: Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Sansthana; 2008 [updated
2008; cited 31st October 2008]; Available from:
http:/ www.vyasa.org/svyasa/svyasa.asp.
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Hi Phillip
I sent the material out last week although I find that it bounced back from one email address. Will fix that. And yes, if
the panel requires anything else, I'll let you know.
Many thanks
Lesley
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Hi Philip
Thank you for your email. I have sent out the extra material so am surprised to hear that Vijay hasn't received it. I was
about to check to see if I had received all responses, so I'll check to see if I can find what happened to his as I want to
do an analysis of the responses before Christmas.
I'll be back in touch.
Cheers
Lesley
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I am wondering how this is going. We are nearing Christmas and Vijay
tells me that he hasn't heard from you with the extra material. Is there
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delay on this and it is affecting our planning.
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