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.

Tongue diagnosis in gynaecology

Date: Thu 22 Mar 2012

Where: College of Integrated Chinese Medicine - Reading

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Price: £

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Event description

Learn how to evaluate clinical signs and symptoms with Barbara Kirschbaum at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.

The evaluation of tongue signs in relation to disorders of the reproductive system can be very helpful in making a correct diagnosis, and improve treatment results.
Many women are diagnosed with endometriosis which often entails difficulty in conceiving. This is frequently caused by Phlegm and Blood stasis. Specific tongue signs in relation to this will be discussed. Other causes for dysmenorrhea, ovarian cysts and other gynaecological problems will be discussed and accompanied by a discourse on corresponding tongue signs. Many tongue pictures will be shown for illustration during this workshop.

Barbara Kirschbaum is a member of British Acupuncture Council and FMRCHM. She qualified in 1980 at ICOM, East Grinstead, England. She studied with Giovanni Maciocia, Ted Kaptchuk and Dan Bensky from 1978 until 1990 and from 1991 and 1997/98 in various internships at Chinese hospitals in Kunming, Tianjin and Chengdu. She has been lecturing on acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine all over the world for 27 years.
From 1994 until 2006 she was director of the School of Chinese Pharmacology in Hamburg. From 1999 until 2008 she was one of the senior lecturers at the University Witten/Herdecke. From 2005 until 2008 she was a lecturer for the Argetcm Vienna. She is the author of the Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis, Volume 1 and 2, and author and publisher of several articles published in Germany. She has been in practice for 28 years and has specialised in the treatment of cancer, gynecology and gastrointestinal diseases.

Course fee

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

Parking and rail travel

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