Pacific Symposium

Professional Development in Paradise ~ San Diego, California

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Friday, November 4, 2011

7:00 am - 7:55 am	Bill Helm - Hua To’s Frolic of Five Animals: Deer and Bear Forms
1 CEUs/PDAs	Hua To’s Frolic of the Five Animals is an ancient Chinese health exercise that mimics the movements of the tiger, bear, crane, deer, and monkey. This short course will explore the movements of the deer and bear forms. These methods emphasize heightened awareness, kidney qi tonification, and increase spine flexibility and strength.
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Janet Zand - Are You Ready for Aging America?
1 CEU/PDA	Patients 45-years-old and over are the largest and fastest growing health demographic in the history of the United States. Since the time of the Huangdi Neijing, TCM has managed aging with success. Today we are faced with modern lifestyle, environmental toxicity, and popularly prescribed conventional medications. How, as acupuncturists, can we maximize our results and impact the health care system in the 21st century?
9:55 am - 10:45 am	Ken Cohen - Qi Gong for Cancer: An Evidence-Based Approach to Chinese Energy Medicine
1 CEU/PDA	Qi Gong is the most extensively researched method of energy medicine in the world. Although the various postures and meditations have a wide range of applications, one of the best documented is in the treatment of cancer. Learn about the etiology of cancer from a Qi Gong perspective, including the connection between cancer and liver function, cancer and pace of life, and how emotions may influence cancer initiation and development.
11:10 am - 12 noon	Matt Callison - Posture and Pain: A TCM Perspective
1 CEU/PDA	Postural assessment can help to diagnose muscle imbalances that may be contributing to musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. Through clinical experience, the speaker has discovered that certain postural deviations are often correlated with specific zang-fu pathologies. The combination of a TCM differential diagnosis and postural assessment allows the practitioner to gain a comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes of musculoskeletal pain and therefore, obtain better clinical results. The speaker will present information gleaned from the treatment of 100 cases of musculoskeletal pain using the combination of TCM differential diagnosis and postural assessment.
12:15 pm - 1:05 pm	Robert Nations - Hua To Frolic of the Five Animals
1 CEU/PDA	Hua To’s Frolic of the Five Animals is an ancient Chinese health exercise that mimics the movements of the tiger, bear, crane, deer, and monkey. This short course will explore the movements of the deer and bear forms. These methods emphasize heightened awareness, kidney qi tonification, and increase spine flexibility and strength.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Janet Zand - Managing the Patient Over 40: Integration of Drugless Therapies in TCM
3 CEUs/PDAs	With the evolution of anti-aging medicine towards regenerative medicine, TCM is positioned to impact 21st century health care. Diabesity - the combination of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease - has now reached epidemic proportions. TCM, along with cutting edge nutraceuticals, can play an enormous role in the prevention and treatment of these problems. Case histories, including hypertension, a history of insomnia, erectile dysfunction, obesity, diabetes, and hormonal dysfunction, will be presented with multi-factorial solutions.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Kenneth Cohen - Primordial Qi Gong: Ancient Healing Practices for Cleansing and Renewal
3 CEUs/PDAs	Treat shoulder injuries using auxiliary techniques to dramatically improve outcomes. Often the keys to success in treating chronic or acute injury are the “overlooked” modalities: bodywork, life style counseling, qi gong, external application, cupping, etc. Auxiliary techniques, qi gong, and lifestyle issues will be discussed.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Holly Guzman - Hands-On Hara Diagnosis
3 CEUs/PDAs	Gathering information from the patient’s abdominal palpation is a traditional diagnostic tool that rivals tongue diagnosis and pulse reading importance. Profoundly insightful, hara diagnosis quickly determines where there is heat, cold, qi, etc. This practical approach will teach practitioners how to do an efficient assessment with a practical style, and includes techniques for infants, teens, men, and women. This is a hands-on workshop to ensure practitioner understanding and ease with this rewarding, and valuable art.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Matt Callison - Posture and Pain: Upper Crossed Syndrome
3 CEUs/PDAs	Upper Crossed Syndrome (UCS) is a postural deviation that is comprised of shortened and lengthened opposing muscle groups of the chest and neck. UCS can create and contribute to many athletic injuries, work-related pain syndromes, and premature and increased cervical degenerative joint/disc disease. This 3-hour workshop will discuss the postural assessment and treatment of UCS based on functional anatomy and TCM channel correspondences.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Marilyn Allen - Educating Patients Through Ethical Leadership
3 CEUs/PDAs Ethics and Safety credit	This presentation will focus on points, ideas and practical suggestions for the practicing acupuncturist to talk to patients about their condition and the medicine. It will present areas of leadership, responsibility, professionalism and economics for a strong and successful practice.
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Alex Tiberi - Heaven, Man, and Earth: Cosmology, Magic, and Science in Chinese Medicine
	The legendary emperor Fuxi is said to have developed the theory of the fixed laws of the universe, called the “way of the round sky.” The Huang Di Nei Jing records this theory, saying, “The sky revolves day and night without stopping. Thus it is called round. The function of earth is to support and nurture everything, thus it is level and straight, so it is square.” In order to maintain health, we are counseled to adhere to these fixed laws of the universe. This lecture will discuss some questions concerning the difficulties with the confusing nature of fixed laws and how they coincide with the struggle to practice an ancient medicine from another culture in modern practice.