Neijing Nature-Based Medicine: Theoretical & Clinical Foundations
2022-02-06 08:00 - 2023-02-06 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Neijing Nature-Based Medicine: Theory and Foundations One-Year Training Program (Formerly known as Neijing Studies: Theoretical and Clinical Foundations) has been taught and continually refined for over fifteen years. In the course, a variety of teaching approaches are used to capture the best aspects of online learning with in-person traditional mentorship and text-based training. The entire course consists of one year of online learning experience with fourteen days of in-person clinical teaching divided into two clinical retreats.
Developed in collaboration with experts in online medical education, the online lecture series consists of four academic quarters with ten learning modules in each quarter. Each academic quarters covers a a different topic.

The first quarter introduces the basic principles and terms of Chinese medicine by studying the Neijing descriptions of nature and the cosmos.
The second quarter introduces basic clinical principles, including Neijing models of anatomy and physiology.
In the third quarter, basic clinical principles are introduced, such as Neijing needle techniques and diagnostic approaches.
In the fourth quarter, special topics are discussed such as the treatment of emotional diseases and guest-host pathogens and the special concerns of practicing medicine in the time of climate change.

Comprehensive Training Course on Herbal Medicine for Physicians
2022-05-20 08:00 - 2023-07-25 17:00 | Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront, San Francisco, United States
Overview
Importance of herbal medicine:
Parallel to the phenomenal growth of the complementary and alternative medicine movement, botanical agents have found their way into all kinds of nutritional supplements and herbal formulae, many of which are derived from traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCM). More importantly, patients who take multiple herbs do not always share this information with their healthcare providers, who may at the same time find their formal medical education in this area to be lacking. Potential toxicities, drug-herb interactions, and the therapeutic efficacy of herbal agents are of prime concern to many physicians. Although piecemeal information may be available from books, news media, and journal publications, there has been no formal educational forum to convey such vital information to the medical profession, let alone an effective educational program to enable healthcare professionals to acquire the knowledge necessary to properly incorporate herbal medicine into their practices, or to pursue research in this field. This course is specifically created to fill that void. Currently, this course is in its twentieth successful year, and it is the only course of its kind.
Comprehensive coverage:
The combination of a multimedia home-study program, seminars, hands-on workshops and laboratories, herbal tour, clinical runs with actual case analyses, etc. allows the participants to obtain up to 280 hours of intensive training in the span of about 6 months, encompassing key areas essential in acquiring a sound knowledge base of Chinese herbal medicine.
Practical applications:
Throughout the course, many practical skills and knowhow will be taught. Preparation from raw herbs, hands-on TCM diagnostic techniques, economical aspects of herbal medicine, clinical runs, herbal lab, herbal tour, herbal formulae design, and TCM therapeutic approach to common medical problems will be covered.
Integration of theory and practice:
Herbal medicine will be examined not only in terms of the tenets and principles of the time-tested discipline of traditional Chinese medicine, but also on the basis of modern medical science. Important topics in modern scientific research and evidence-based practice will also be presented.
Unique features:
This educational program is unique in many ways. TCM, the venerated science of healing, is approached with a modern theoretical framework. Special teaching tools are employed to facilitate learning. Much of the information contained in this course is not available from other sources.

Comprehensive Training Course on Acupuncture for Physicians
2022-05-20 08:00 - 2023-07-28 17:00 | Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront, San Francisco, United States
This course will cover the practical aspects in the management of painful as well as non-painful conditions and include a minimum of 100 clinical hours.
Hands-on experience will be emphasized in the face-to-face sessions.

Pain Management: Migraine headaches, low-back pain, sciatica, arthritis, TMJ syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome (RSD), post-herpetic neuralgia, and other conditions.
Medical Conditions: GERDS, irritable bowel syndrome, hay fever, asthma, hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other conditions.
Women’s Health: PMS, menstrual irregularity, menorrhalgia, amenorrhea, yeast infections, menopausal syndrome, post-partum depression, genital herpes, peripartum care, obstetrical analgesia, and other conditions.
Geriatrics: Sexual dysfunctions, urinary and bowel dysfunctions, recurrent urinary tract infections, memory problems, and other conditions.
Psychiatry: Insomnia, depression, panic disorders, drug withdrawals, smoking cessation, anxiety disorders.
Emergency Medicine: Acute trauma including automobile accidents, sports injuries, falls, and other conditions.
Basic herbal treatments in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
