Clinical study trip to Guangzhou, China

The College organises clinical study visits to well established hospitals in China for practitioners of acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine. These trips provide graduates with a valuable opportunity to find out more about the way Chinese medicine is currently practised in its country of origin.

Crossing the frontiers: psychiatry and mental health in Chinese medicine

Date: Sat 14 July 2012

Where: College of Integrated Chinese Medicine - Reading

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Price: £

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Event description

Deepen your clinical confidence to treat patients appropriately and safely, with Gisela Norman at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.

Topics for the day

Deepen clinical confidence to treat patients appropriately and safely in practice settings
• Have an effect helping people with acute, chronic and enduring mental illness
• Bridge the gap between Chinese and western medicine in psychiatry
• Learn the language of psychiatry
• Investigate the impact of the Mental Health Act
• Navigate the NHS mental healthcare system
• Appreciate the history of Chinese medicine and mental illness
• Understand the causes of mental ill health and the treasure of mental health
• Recognise psychiatric conditions, medication and their echoes with Chinese medical diagnoses
• Identify red flags and patient pathways

Gisela Norman is a highly experienced acupuncturist with over 25 years in practice. Gisela represented the British Acupuncture Council to develop national guidelines for integrating complementary medicine into mainstream NHS mental health services. She gained a breadth of experience within NHS structures in mental healthcare settings as a qualified psychiatric nurse.

Course fee

£ Refunds cannot be made unless at least two weeks notice is given.

Parking and rail travel

Parking is available at the Oracle shopping centre nearby. There is no car parking available at the College. We are a short walk from Reading railway station, at 19 Castle Street. Click here for directions and a map.