Geriatric palliative care and the use of nutraceuticals with Dr Catherine Schuetze

Dr Catherine Schuetze graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1995. She's had an interest in integrated and herbal medicine since vet school and has pursued training in veterinary acupuncture, energy medicine, herbal medicine and nutraceuticals since then. ⁠ Dr Catherine has spent the large part of her veterinary career in Northern India, Bhutan and Tibet where she helped set up the charity Vets Beyond Borders, coordinating several welfare programs for which she won the 2009 Young Alumni Of the Year Award from the University of Queensland. Her veterinary clinical focus is in companion animal acupuncture, herbal and integrated medicine, as well as geriatric medicine and palliative care She is now home in Australia finishing a PhD in traditional Tibetan Veterinary Medicine while practicing at The Natural Vets on the Sunshine Coast, QLD. Topics discussed include: Dr Catherine explains what attracted her to pursue a more holistic approach as a veterinarian when managing her patients. What drew Dr Schuetze to spend most of her career working in Asia and the work she did while she was there. Catherine talks about her PhD while she was working in Asia. Common issues seen in geriatric patients. How to approach geriatrics in an integrative way and what management modalities that can be used. Catherine discusses how she managers her palliative care patients. How to incorporate nutraceuticals in geriatric and palliative care patients. You can find Dr Catherine Schuetze at https://www.thenaturalvets.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.