Dr Kate Armstrong
General Practitioner and Integrative Medicine Physician
Title of presentation:
Integrated Rural Health: The Role of Homeopathy in Tomorrow’s Medicine
Dr Kate Armstrong
MB ChB DipObst FRNZCGP FACNEM
Dr Emily Kate Armstrong graduated in Medicine from the University of Auckland and is a rural General Practitioner and Integrative Medicine Physician in New Zealand.
Over two decades, she has led the Colville Integrated Medical Clinic and Colville Community Health Clinic/Trust, pioneering integrative models of care for remote communities. Her collaboration with Senior Registered Classical Homeopath, Diane Hayes , RCHom, on Great Barrier Island and later in Colville, produced long‑term improvements in community wellbeing, including sustained resolution of chronic infections and reduced hospitalisation rates.
Dr Armstrong also worked for over a decade with senior homeopaths, Annie Botcher and Macina Schiavi, deepening her clinical understanding through case‑based mentorship and collaborative practice.
She is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (FRNZCGP) and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (FACNEM). She is also a Past President of the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association. She has also completed advanced training in Homeopathy and is an Officer of the Order of St John.
Her work exemplifies how Homeopathy can integrate seamlessly within modern medicine to strengthen resilience and advance rural health.
