SASIM is run by an EXCO according to the tenets of the Constitution.
SASIM is a not for profit company (NPC) registration number 2019/556683/08.
SASIM is not a regulatory Board.
The directors are:
- Rene Usdin
- Elma Pollard
- David Nye
Executive Committee
Dr Nicholas Simpson, Chairperson
Dr. Simpson is currently in private practice as a GP in Cape Town.
While thoroughly trained in, and admiring of, allopathic medicine, Nick keenly felt the limitations of this healthcare model, which ably treats a wide variety of illnesses but tends to keep its focus there.
Wanting to address the full scope of a person (physical, mental, spiritual, social and ecological), as well as wanting to help people achieve their positive best (not just the absence of any illness), Nick struck off on his own and created Flourish Medical.
At Flourish Medical, Nick combines an integrative and allopathic approach within his holistic framework, selecting the best tools from both to assist those he consults with.
Dr Robin Kohler, DHom
Robin is a formally trained homeopath, specialised in naturopathic and functional medicine, with 15 years of experience in clinical practice in South Africa. He holds the most comprehensive natural medicine degree available in South Africa: a Master’s in Technology in Homeopathy.
He has specialised in Functional Medicine over many years of independent training with the Institute for Functional Medicine, and has expertise in several additional modalities, including nutrigenomics, organic acid analysis, iridology and live blood analysis.
He is passionate about science-based natural medicine and constantly seeks to update and improve his knowledge and skill set. His approach has proved very successful for his patients and allowed him to build a loyal following, with a client base in excess of 6 000 patients.
Dr David Nye, MBChB
David was the chairperson of the S.A. Complementary Medical Association [SACMA] from 1997 until its closure in 2004. He co-chaired the S.A. Homeopathic Medical Association for several years and is the past chairperson of the SA Society of Integrative Medicine [SASIM] from 2017 to 2021.
He is currently registered as both a medical doctor and a homeopath, and practises Integrative Medicine in Pinelands, Cape Town. He employs a variety of treatment modalities, including homeopathy, ozone, intravenous therapies, chelation and Rife RPX frequency treatments.
Dr Renee Usdin, MBChB
Dr Usdin practices integrative medicine, combining the best of medical science with the best of complementary therapies. She looks holistically at her client’s illness and helps them to see what their body is trying to tell them about what needs shifting in their life or psyche. Dr Usdin uses nutrition, lifestyle modification, herbs and homeopathy routinely and other modalities as necessary.
At medical school, Renee had already realized that illness was treated in a reductionist manner as opposed to integrative which brings all the parts together. The person was broken up into the different organs and body parts that were treated individually and patients were sent to various specialists, all of whom never looked at the whole person or communicated with each other.
She began searching for a better, kinder, and more holistic way of treating the person using food, herbal remedies and nutritional supplements. After medical school she travelled extensively in Asia and learnt about Chinese medicine and acupuncture and started to see the body not just as cells and organs but also as an energetic system inseparable from mind, emotion and spirit. She also learnt about Ayurveda, aromatherapy and homeopathy and treating the person as an integrated whole being.
Elma Pollard, Administrator
Elma is an integrative life coach, environmentalist, community builder and hands-on driver of this society.