Education
About Dr.McKinney
· Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. BSc & Pre-med (1975)
· Major: Animal Physiology & Cell Biology; Minor: Biophysics
· University of Waterloo,
Waterloo, ON: Kinesiology and Health Studies (1981)
· Advanced course work in behavioral
therapies, exercise physiology, epidemiology, and human anatomy
· National College
of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR: Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (1985)
· This four year program qualifies for licensure as a naturopathic physician throughout North America .
· Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, Oregon: Needle Acupuncture & Chinese Herbology.
· I was exposed to a wide variety of techniques, but the primary focus was in Eight Principles diagnostics and treatment style, the
most mainstream in traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
· ICNME & the Northwest
Association of Schools and Colleges: Evaluation & Accreditation of Colleges
Teaching Experience
· Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
· Clinical & Physical Diagnosis, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR
· Neuroanatomy, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR
· Hydrotherapy
(Water Cure), West Coast College of Massage Therapy, Victoria, B.C.
· Actinotherapy
( Light Therapy) at the West Coast College
· of Massage Therapy, Victoria, B.C.
I also acted as a clinic supervisor, educating massage therapy interns on patient care.
· At the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Victoria , B.C., I have developed and taught courses in:
o *Human Pathology
o *Immunology
o *Microbiology
o *Surface Anatomy
o *Biochemistry
o *Western Diagnosis
o *Laboratory Methods
o *At the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine,
New Westminster, B.C., I
o *History and Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine
o *Traditional
Chinese Medicine
o *Infectious Diseases
o *Environmental Health
o *Nutrition
o *Botanical
Medicine
o *Clinical Oncology
o *Naturopathic Clinical Arts and Sciences at BINM.
Professional Qualifications
• I am a duly qualified naturopathic physician licensed to practice in the Province of British Columbia since 1985
under registration # 032. I am a member in good standing of the College of Naturopathic Physicians of B.C. (CNPBC). The CNPBC is the
regulatory body for the profession in the Province established by the Naturopathic Physicians Act of 1936. Naturopathy is a designated
health profession under the Health Professions Act of B.C.
• My registration as a practitioner with the Medical
Services Commission ( MSC ) is under # 30046. This is the billing and referral number for treating patients under Medical Services
Plan of B.C. health insurance.
• I am certified by the CNPBC Acupuncture Credentials Committee to practice
needle acupuncture in the Province. I have practiced acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM ) since 1985.
• I wrote a brief in support of the Acupuncture Association of B.C.'s application to the Health Professions Council for acupuncture
to be designated as a licensed health profession. The College was successful in obtaining a licensing law.
• I was Board certified as a primary hyperbaric physician. I have trained in hyperbaric medicine at the National Baromedical Service,
Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital , University of South Carolina Medical School. This course is approved by the Undersea and Hyperbaric
Medicine Society and the American Medical Association for credentialing physicians for consulting and delivering hyperbaric oxygen
therapy. I have been Safety Officer and Chief Medical Officer of a hyperbaric oxygen service.
• I have set and enforced standards of training, examination and operation of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as Chair
the Hyperbaric Medicine section of the Bio-Oxidative Therapies Committee of CNPBC for several years. I conducted standard written
and oral / practical examinations in this specialty. I was designated an Investigator under provisions of the Health Professions Act
to inspect and certify hyperbaric oxygen facilities of naturopathic physicians. I wrote a major brief to Health Canada in January
2000 entitled “Institutional Review of Investigational Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy” in support of the application of HBO2T to
neurological conditions.
o Member, CNPBC Board of Examiners for a three year term. I have contributed to the NPLEX international
Naturopathic Physicians licensing examinations, and conducted the Oral and Practical examinations of candidates in B.C. and Ontario.
o Elected Member (three two-year terms), CNPBC Board of Directors. Duties include committee participation, disciplinary hearings, disciplinary
mediation, inter-professional liasons and intergovernmental affairs.
o Member, CNPBC Rules Committee
(2 years). During this time our Act and Rules were substantially revised.
o Chair, Physicians Relations
Committee. I wrote the Physicians Quarterly Report to keep CNPBC members updated on activities of the Board and related matters.
o Registrar, CNPBC (5 years). Duties included administering the Board exams, reporting exam results to candidates, credentialing applicants,
criminal records checks, enquiry into the moral character of applicants, the keeping of the Register, annual reports to the membership,
attendance of Board meetings, and execution of Board policies regarding licensure. The Registrar has the role of spokesperson for
the profession to the media and other professions.
o Member and Founder (1 year), first Board of
Directors of the British Columbia Naturopathic Association (BCNA) for a one year term. The BCNA is a voluntary organization of licensed
naturopathic physicians for the promotion of the profession and services to the membership.
o Member,
Board of the Canadian Naturopathic Association (CNA), now called the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND), which represents
all licensed naturopathic physicians in Canada as well as providing services, professional journals and a national voice.
o Appointed Member, Special Audit Subcommittee of the Medical Services Commission of B.C (current, 4th 2-year term). This is a Cabinet
appointment and includes training as a field auditor. The subcommittee investigates provincially funded services provided by naturopathic
practitioners.
o Representative of CNPBC to the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME).
The CNME is the official accrediting body for naturopathic medical colleges in North America.
o CNME Accreditation/Evaluation Team: Bastyr University in Seattle, a major naturopathic medical school.
o Accreditation Policy Development at the College of Massage Therapists of B.C. I also participated
in the Board's first on-site college evaluation team. The process resulted in the first college accreditation by this Board.
o Credentialing Task Force of the Tzu Chi Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at Vancouver General Hospital . I was
invited to apply to be Research Director, and was short-listed for the position. I was recently offered a position in the Institute's
clinic as part of a multidisciplinary team offering a cutting-edge integrative care program, but declined to pursue other interests.
Unfortunately, the Institute no longer exists.
o Member, Naturopathy Working Group at BCIT (British
Columbia Institute of Technology) in developing a plan for a naturopathic medical school.
o Founding
Member, Advisory Board of the West Coast College of Naturopathic Medicine, guiding the creation of this new naturopathic medical college.
o Chair of the Board of Directors of the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, the successor to WCCNM. I have been on the accreditation,
curriculum and teaching clinic committees.
Professional Qualifications
Conferences & Presentations
I frequently lecture to the public and health care professionals on a variety of topics, including nutrition, complementary and alternative
medicine ( CAM ) for cancer, hyperbaric oxygen, allergy, pain management, detoxification and Chinese medicine.
For example, I spoke
on CAM in cancer care to the oncologists and staff at Grand Rounds at the British Columbia Cancer Agency Vancouver Island Centre,
and have been invited back to speak at their next conference for volunteers and support staff. I was also a featured speaker on “Cancer
Prevention Strategies” at the Victoria Health Show, and will again next year.
Curcumin: The Cancer Fighter, VISTA Magazine Sept/Oct 2008 #60, pg.24.
Standards for the Safe Practice of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
by Naturopathic Physicians in British Colubia , Hyperbaric Medicine Today, Vol. 1 No. 2, p.22; 2000.
The Healing Power of O2, Alive
Magazine, “Canadian Journal of Health & Nutrition”, #219, p.86, January 2001.
Teen Tanks Need Heavy Fuel, Alive Magazine, “Canadian
Journal of Health & Nutrition”, #228, p.52-53, October 2001.
Supplements During Chemotherapy, Alive Magazine, “Canadian Journal
of Health & Nutrition, #258, p. 36, April 2004.
Naturally There's Hope - A Handbook for the Naturopathic Care of Cancer Patients
By
Dr.McKinney
This book is a textbook of naturopathic oncology based on my experience as a researcher, professor and physician of natural
cancer therapy. It reflects a variety of complementary and alternative cancer care strategies popular with my peers. See excerpts
at www.trafford.com/robots/03-0833.html
Mitochondria Rescue (Possibly) Heals Cancer?
Naturopathic Doctor News & Review - May
2008/ Vol 4, Issue 5 page 10-11
The Myth That Oxygen Kills Cancer Cells
The Herbal Collective Magazine - March/April 2008 page
12
NEW! DR.McKINNEY'S LATEST PUBLICATION:
Naturally There's Always Hope - Healing Cancer with Natural Medicine
By Dr. Neil
McKinney, B.Sc., N.D.
This second edition of Naturally There's Hope is updated with the rewards of clinical practice, study, research and reader feedback
from the last five years. I hope patients will find it easier to navigate, more complete, and of real service. I also
hope it will provide inspiration to their integrative physicians and entire health team.
From left: Gregg Turner, Lynda McKinney and Dr.Neil McKinney at the Naturally There's Hope book launch, 2003
Dr. McKinney is a member of the Oncology Academy of Naturopathic Physicians, a medical specialist society of the American Association
of Naturopathic Physicians.
He has been practicing since 1985.