Advanced Acupuncture Seminars
Presented By Dr. Xia Cheng
At BodyMind Synergy Health Centre:
A series of five, 2-day courses for acupuncture practitioners to upgrade their knowledge and skills
Instructor:
Dr. Xia Cheng, R.Ac M.D. (China), Ph. D.
Guest speaker:
Acupuncture professor from China TBA
Contents:
Including comprehensive TCM diagnostic skills (tongue, pulse and differentiation of syndromes), Point combinations and clinical applications, acupuncture techniques, Micro-acupuncture systems, and gynaecological and paediatric acupuncture, this seminar series is designed both academic and hands on practice.
Advanced Acupuncture: Course I
Four Diagnostic Techniques:
Grasping the essentials, making a
comprehensive diagnosis
Lecturer: Dr. Xia Cheng
Course description:
This two-day weekend course focuses on a thorough way for collecting essential information, grasping key signs/symptoms, steps leading to a comprehensive diagnosis and supervised hands on practice.
Ten questions and symptom analysis
Tongue reading key points
Pulse feeling techniques and pulse diagnosis
Supervised practice
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Dates and Time
Oct 18-19 2003 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location:
Edmonton Details TBA
Books required:
Basic Theory and Clinical Diagnosis
Advanced Acupuncture: Course II
Differentiation of Syndromes
Lecturer: Dr. Xia Cheng
Course description:
This two-day weekend course focuses on differentiation of syndromes. The focus of this course is to help practitioner to understand each differentiation principle in TCM and its clinical application; to understand the key symptoms for each syndrome in order to make a correct diagnosis; and to compare similar syndromes and learn to distinguish them from one another. This course is designed for acupuncture or Chinese medicine practitioners who are seeking to improve their diagnostic skills. It is also suitable for practitioners wanting to improve their diagnostic ability in preparation for the provincial acupuncture exam.
Focus:
Differentiation of Eight Principles
Differentiation of the Six Pathogens
Differentiation of the Syndromes of Qi, Blood and Body Fluid Disorders
Differentiation of the Zang Fu Disorders
Comparison and distinguish of syndromes within and between each method
Basic knowledge about the following will also be provided:
Differentiation of Syndromes of Wei, Qi, Ying and Xue (Four Levels)
Differentiation of Syndromes of Six Meridians
Differentiation of Syndromes of San Jiao
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Dates and Time:
Nov 29-30 2003 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location:
Calgary details TBA
Books required:
Basic Theory and Clinical Diagnosis
Advanced Acupuncture: Course III
Point Combinations and Clinical Applications
Lecturer: Dr. Xia Cheng
Course description:
There are 361 points on the regular meridians and over a hundred extra points. Learning how to use a single point for a certain symptom is important; however, learning how to put points together making the points support each other and achieving a more efficient effect, is even more important. This course will focus on the introduction of the principles of point combination, the method of point combination and the clinical use of the different combinations. This will improve the ability of the acupuncture practitioner not only simplifying the point prescription, strengthening the effect but also using the points more accurately.
Classic point combination
Empirical point combination
Ancient point combination poems
Point combination for emotional disorder, gynecological diseases
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Dates and Time:
March 20-21 2004 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location:
Edmonton details TBA
Books required:
Acupuncture and Point Combination
Advanced Acupuncture: Course IV
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Techniques
Lecturer: Dr. Xia Cheng
Course description:
This two-day course is designed for acupuncture practitioners who want to learn more about acupuncture techniques, and would like to improve whose acupuncture skills. The following contents will be covered:
Ways to practice your fingers and body energy to achieve a more effective skills of acupuncture,
Indications, techniques and applications of the three essential acupuncture methods: filiform needling, fire needle and blood letting;
The classic acupuncture techniques
Commonly used tonification and sedating techniques
Moxibustion and blood letting techniques and applications;
Demonstrations and supervised practise.
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Dates and Time:
June 12 and 13 2004 at 8:00 to 4:30
Location:
BodyMind Synergy Health Centre, 138 17th Avenue, N.E.
Books required:
None
Advanced Acupuncture: Course V
Acupuncture Microsystems
and Clinical Applications
Special guest speaker from China
Course description:
In our body, there are many micro-systems that represent our whole body. Diagnosis and treatment can be conducted on those systems. The characteristics of these systems are that they often have a strong effect or advantages on certain illnesses. The application of micro-acupuncture system in conjunction with body acupuncture can often strengthen the treatment effect. In this two-day course, the following content will be included:
Brief introduction of the commonly used micro-acupuncture systems such as auricular, scalp, nose, eyes, tongue, wrist and ankles, the first metacarpal bone
Demonstrations of the acupuncture treatment on the above mentioned micro-acupuncture system.
Supervised practice.
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Dates and Time:
Sept 25-26 2004 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location:
Calgary Details TBA
Books required:
None
To register, please contact Dr. Xia Cheng at BodyMind Synergy Health Centre:
Tel: (403) 520-5258
Fax: (403) 520-5286
Email: dr.chengxia@bodymindsynergy.com
Cheques are payable to BMSHC Inc. (BodyMind Synergy Health Centre Inc.)
Mailing address:
138 17 Ave, NE Calgary, AB T2E 1L6
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Fees:
$235.00 for course I, II, III and IV
$335.00 for course V (guest speaker)
Pre book all five courses for $1175.00
(Save $100.00)
Seating is available on a first come first serve basis however all students who book all five courses will have priority for available seats.
Materials:
Basic Theory and Clinical Diagnosis $38.00
Acupuncture and Point Combination $58.00
All materials listed will be available through the clinic.
Deadlines:
Course I Sept 18 2003
Course II October 29 2003
Course III February 20 2004
Course IV December 29 2003
Course V March 25 2004
Payment must be included with registration. Payment is refundable up to two weeks before the seminar less a $35.00 administration fee, after which no refund will be issued. Late registrations will be subject to a $60.00 administration fee.
