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. More…
Where: College of Integrated Chinese Medicine - Reading
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Price: £
Practical ways to use Chinese medicine to help cancer patients, with Steve Gascoigne at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.
Cancer is one of the commonest diseases in the Western world. One in three of us will suffer from it, and one in four of us will die from it. We may see many patients in our clinic who have received a diagnosis of cancer. How can we support them in their search for health and help them through their treatments with chemotherapy and surgery?
Chinese medicine gives us many tools – acupuncture, herbal medicine, meditation, qi gong, diet – all of which can greatly benefit people at all stages of their diagnosis and treatment.
This seminar will focus on practical support for our patients as they seek a path back towards health and vitality. You are encouraged to bring case histories to share with participants.
Dr Stephen Gascoigne MB, ChB, CAc (Shanghai), Dip CHM originally trained in Western medicine and worked in hospitals and as a GP. His interest in complementary therapies grew, and eventually he trained in China as an acupuncturist, graduating in 1985 then in Chinese herbal medicine in London with Tinh Thong Nguyen, a third generation Vietnamese practitioner. He now practises acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in Bath, Somerset and West Cork, Ireland. He discusses diet, exercise, relaxation and meditation practices with patients to develop a plan to relieve symptoms and maximise health. His book The Chinese Way to Health is an introduction for the general public. The Clinical Medicine Guide (and related distance-learning study guide) and The Prescribed Drug Guide are for practitioners. Steve also writes regularly for journals including a column for the online Chinese medicine journal chinesemedicinetimes.com.
£ Refunds cannot be made unless at least two weeks notice is given.
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0118 950 8880
30 June - 1 July 2010
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Cosmetic acupuncture
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Supporting people with cancer
8 - 12 Sept & 3 - 6 Nov 2010
Contemporary pulse diagnosis
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Advanced tongue diagnosis
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Building a healthy business: strategies for success
23-24 Sept 2010
Healing the eyes with acupuncture
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You the therapist: qi dynamics in the therapeutic encounter
21 Oct 2010
Getting the point: Liver and Gall bladder
2 - 3 Nov 2010
Trigger points
11 Nov 2010
How do Chinese masters become masters?
12 Nov 2010
Needling skills
9 Dec 2010
Common midwifery complications
22 Jan 2011
Shen: emotional disorders and our clinical practice
23 - 24 Jan 2011
Paediatric tui na
4 Feb 2011
Getting better at getting the CF
9 - 10 Feb 2011
Diseases in the over 40s
28 Feb - 1 Mar 2011
The art of feeling qi
3 Mar 2011
The art of projecting qi
4 Mar 2011
The art of using qi to sense qi in others
BSc (Hons) Acupuncture and MSc courses offered in collaboration with Kingston University. Our students have access to StudySpace Kingston University's online learning recourse.
Our acupuncture courses are accredited by the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB)