About my CE Courses

My name is Dr. Hilary Andrews and I am passionate about vaccine education.  I create and present comprehensive and exciting continuing education seminars and webinars on the ever-changing and complex subject of immunizations, specifically designed for health care professionals.  These courses are not like any other courses on immunizations, instead my courses teach you a customized approach to immunizations that I call “A scientifically holistic approach to immunizations”.  You will learn everything you need to know about the disease and the vaccines and then how to apply this knowledge to create a customized immunization schedule for your patients.   I believe this individualized approach is the safest and most prudent way to administer vaccines.  This approach takes into account the individual child/adult, his/her risk factors for getting sick along with his/her immunological and biological development.

 

How is my approach different from the current medical approach?

Currently, almost all children in first world countries (and many third world countries) are vaccinated for several infectious diseases. In the first few years of life a child will receive 48 vaccines.  The massive immunization campaign and the vaccine schedule set up for these children take no individual  health and risk factors into consideration. Additionally, vaccines in and of themselves have a certain degree of  toxicity, and when you multiply that toxicity by the number of immunizations given to a child, the effects  can be harmful. While I recognize that immunization has had a tremendously positive effect on the world, the approach used today by the CDC and the American  Pediatric Association is archaic and may be unsafe. However, until now there have been very little sound alternatives offered.

I believe there is a better way to vaccinate.

The Solution

There is a better way to approach childhood infectious diseases than simply immunizing. This approach takes into account the individual child, his/her risk factors for getting sick along with his/her immunological development, and solves many questions regarding immunizations and infections.

Questions like:

• Would you like to know the optimal time to vaccinate a child; a time based on their immune system and nervous system development?
• What about lifestyle decisions of the parents that will make a child less susceptible to infectious diseases?
• How about nutrition to helps guard against infections?
• Are certain vaccines unnecessary for some children?
• Does the risk of giving a child a particular vaccine outweigh the risks of that child getting the disease?

I’ve created a “scientifically holistic” approach to infectious diseases and vaccinations designed to take you step-by-step through the vaccine decision making process. In addition, I have developed a New Childhood Immunization Schedule designed to lead to the least potential for harm and the maximum potential for benefit, giving details about post vaccination treatment strategies and disease prevention and treatment for unvaccinated children. This provides a gentle and sensible approach to vaccinations. The scientifically holistic schedule is based on four scientific and holistic cornerstones…

• Timing of vaccines – Administering vaccines at a point when the immune system can mount the most appropriate response.
• Individual susceptibility – The individual risk factors for the disease, the infant’s health and the health habits of the parents.
• The danger imposed on the child if they acquire the infection.
• Effective ways to both prevent and treat infections.

How do I Find Out About the Vaccine Consult approach?

Currently, I offer a 14 hour course to physicians about vaccination entitled The Vaccine Balancing Act that describes my approach to vaccines in an in depth way.  I also offer several shorter courses on individual vaccines and the ethics of vaccines. To find out more about my courses please check out my CE Courses page.

Thank you for helping me make our world a better place.

 

About me

I was born at the base of the Canadian Rockies into a family committed to nature and environmental conservation.  My parent’s raised me with a love of the earth and of animals and it is to that end that I became a naturopathic physician.  I graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) with academic honors and was voted valedictorian by my fellow graduating class.

My profound interest in optimizing childhood health and nutrition led me to examine the topic of immunizations.  I began exploring this topic in-depth eight years ago and soon it became a passion of mine.  I recognized the importance of vaccines in certain populations but struggled with many of the immunization practices currently in place including the ingredients and manufacturing processes of vaccines, the “one size fits all” approach and the lack of pediatric developmental consideration in the timing of vaccines.  It soon became clear to me that there was a better way to administer vaccines and so I combined the scientific data regarding vaccines, the science of the body and my strong foundational knowledge of health from my naturopathic education to create a more optimal approach to infectious disease.  Since 2006 I have lectured extensively on the topic of immunizations and have created several CE courses on the subject.

Most recently I began the most passionate job of my life; that of mommy.  My naturopathic husband and I are the proud parents of an energetic, spirited baby boy.  His birth has strengthened my determination to help doctors understand vaccines and safer ways to vaccinate.  To that end they can then help parents create the happiest, healthiest babies on the planet.  I hope that my passion for natural health is purely contagious, and that I serve as an inspiration.

Love Hilary