Join ACHS President Dorene Petersen in this on-demand course for an exploration of best practices for organic essential oil production. Come learn what an organic crop really is, what natural pest controls are available, the standards for crop production and organic product labeling, and much more.


President and Founder Dorene Petersen holds a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology from Otago University, New Zealand, a Diploma in Natural Therapeutics from the South Pacific College of Natural Therapies in Auckland, New Zealand, and is a Certified Acupuncturist with specialized training in Chinese herbal medicine and moxibustion. 
Dorene currently serves as Chair of the Aromatherapy Registration Council (ARC), an independent, nonprofit organization that administers the national examination in aromatherapy to ensure minimum standards of training and safety knowledge of Registered Aromatherapists. Dorene is also a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild (AHG). In 2009, Dorene was awarded the Professional Service Award from the International Herb Association (IHA) for her outstanding contributions to the herb industry.
 


Continuing education is vital for all professionals to stay up-to-date with industry advances. In addition, most professional organizations—from the Florida Board of Health to the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Examiners—require continuing education (CE) hours to ensure regulatory compliance, educational rigor, and the highest standards of practice. 
 
ACHS offers a wide range of online CE opportunities in integrative medicine and holistic health to help meet your CE requirements and thirst for learning! For a list of current continuing education provider approvals, click here. 
 
As an accredited college, many organizations accept ACHS CEs. Please check with your professional body whether specific approval is required. If you are interested in having your professional organization approve ACHS CEs, please contact ACHS CSO Erika Yigzaw at ce@achs.edu.
 


 
• Register and pay the $25 CE processing fee. 
• Watch the video (approximately 60 minutes). 
• Take the short CE multiple choice question assessment and successfully achieve a score of 80% or higher (you'll have two attempts). This demonstrates you have mastered the course learning outcomes above. 
• Your CE certificate of completion is emailed as soon as you successfully complete the assessment.

To get started, click the orange "Start" button up top.
 

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Lecture Video and Quiz

Thank you, and welcome! We're glad you've chosen to partner with the American College of Healthcare Sciences for your continuing education needs. Your CE lecture video and quiz are now available.

On the next few screens we'll give you a little background about ACHS, this video, and your lecture presenter. Once you've completed the video, you’ll have the opportunity to take a short assessment quiz and earn 1 CE contact hour. Those that receive a passing grade (80%) will automatically receive a certificate of completion. To get started, please use the buttons (click Next) in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Should you run into any issues, please contact  [email protected]  with all the pertinent information (or call us at 800.487.8839), and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Thanks, and enjoy!