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Past Lectures
Beer Hall Lecture Series |
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July 30, 2010 between 7-9pm |
Round Table discussion on the Classics with Dr. Jun Zhang |
Proctor: Dr. Zhang.
Discussed Yin and Yang in the Nei Jing |
Channel Palpation Clinical Rounds
| Presented by Jason Robertson L.Ac. |
Date: March 7th & 8th, 2009 |
13 CEU's |
This lecture demonstrated and applied the Channel Palpation method in a clinical rounds setting |
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- The clinical class was a continuation of the Introductory Channel Palpation class and an opportunity to see channel palpation and diagnosis with real patients. The format for the two-day class involved both lectures on new material and clinical demonstration on patients from the Portland area.
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- Attending local practitioners provided complex patients who consented to be treated by Mr. Robertson, and palpated by the class. Some types of diseases syndromes that he worked on were: Eczema, cerebral palsey, spirometry, progressing-remitting multiple sclerosis, post-op pain, diverticulitis, allergies, carpal tunnel syndrome, migraines, and celiac disease.
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- Each hour of the class entailed a hands-on learning experience with a focus on channel palpation, differential diagnosis, and treatment. In the course of treating patients, Mr. Robertson talked about what he feels while palpating the channels, how he arrives at his diagnosis, and how he chooses a treatment plan for each patient that he sees. The treatment plan involved discussion of point prescriptions for the current and future treatments, as well as an estimate of how many treatments each patient might need.
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- The treatment schedule consisted of treating 10 patients, over the course of the two day class. Treatment was be free for the patient who was treated by Mr. Robertson, and observed by the class.
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- Interspersed between the patient treatments was four small lectures on the use of five-shu, source and collateral points, the cleft points, and the San Jiao. The class was open to both new attendees and students who attended the first channel palpation class.
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| Each day consisted of a 7.5 hour period of teaching time with breaks added (as-needed) throughout the day |
Channel Palpation and Diagnosis
| Presented by Jason Robertson L.Ac. |
Date: November 1st & 2nd, 2008 |
6.5 CEU's |
The class described the basic concepts of using channel palpation as a diagnostic approach. |
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- Discussed the history of palpatory technique in Chinese medicine and its historical antecedents in the Inner Classic and Classic of Difficulties.
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- Introduced the role of the distal channels in classical physiology and a discussed how physiology can manifest with specific, palpable changes on the acupuncture channels.
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- Introduced techniques for palpating each of the twelve major channels. This section of the class involved hands-on work by the students; palpating channels on each other with feedback from the instructor and (possibly) other long-term students of Dr. Wang acting as teaching assistants.
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- Discussed channel-by-channel of commonly found changes and their significance
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- Discussed how to utilize information gleaned from channel palpation to refine and simplify diagnosis. This involved reconsidering traditional zang-fu (organ) diagnosis in light of new information gleaned from palpating the channels.
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- Intoduced the acupuncture treatment style of Dr. Wang Ju-yi. This class specifically introduced some of Dr. Wang’s most commonly-used point pairs and clinical application of those pairs. Just a few point pairs.
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- There was also three hours of further hands-on practice for students focusing on individual channels.
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| This lecture was an 8 hour presentation with a one hour break for lunch, and breaks as needed throughout the day. |
Cosmology, Philosophy & Medicine: "Nurturing the Fetus" in Early Medieval China & Women's Pathology and Therapy In Early Medieval China
| Presented by Sabine Wilms Ph.D. |
Date: September 13, 2008 |
6.5 CEU's |
The lecture on Cosmology, Philosophy & Medicine: "Nurturing the Fetus" in Early Medieval China studied ideas about pregnancy in early China, including descriptions of gestation as well as instructions on prenatal care, in it's larger cultural context. Early Chinese medical texts transmitted information on "nurturing the fetus" as an important aspect of literature on "nurturing life" (Yǎng Shēng), with the ultimate goal of continuing family lineage and thereby ensuring proper ancestor worship.
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Course Material: |
- Fetal education
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- Prohibited foods during pregnancy
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- The month-by-month progression of fetal gestation
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- Prohibited acupuncture channels
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- Recommended medicinal formulas
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- Correlations between months of pregnancy to the internal organs of the body (according to the five-phase theory of systematic correspondences)
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- Acupuncture points and channels prohibited during particular months of pregnancy
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- Line drawings of the female body and developing fetus
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- The background of Sun Si Miao, Chinese medicine, and the concept of yin and femininity in early China
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- How gynecology emerged in China by convincingly arguing for the central role of healthy female bodies in the grand project on "nurturing life"
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- Short excerpts from other classical Chinese texts, which discuss the medical treatment of women and help contextualize key ideas like, vaginal discharge and the notion of female blood
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- Pharmaceutical composition of formulas and their use for specific symptoms as discussed in the Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang.
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- The clinical relevance of this material, comparing Tang Dynasty Gynecological treatment with modern Gynecological techniques used in one's own practice.
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| This lecture was be an 8 hour presentation with a one hour break for lunch, and breaks as needed throughout the day. |
Women's Pathology and Therapy In Early Medieval China
| Presented by Sabine Wilms Ph.D. |
Date: September 14, 2008 |
6.5 CEU's |
This lecture studied women's pathology and therapy in three volumes on "Women's Formulas" in the
Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang: Essential Formulas For Every Emergency Worth a Thousand in Gold
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Course Material: |
- The background of Sun Si Miao, Chinese medicine, and the concept of yin and femininity in early China.
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- How gynecology emerged in China by convincingly arguing for the central role of healthy female bodies in the grand project on "nurturing life".
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- Short excerpts from other classical Chinese texts, which discuss the medical treatment of women and helped contextualize key ideas like, vaginal discharge and the notion of female blood.
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- Pharmaceutical composition of formulas and their use for specific symptoms as discussed in the Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang.
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- The clinical relevance of this material, comparing Tang Dynasty Gynecological treatment with modern Gynecological techniques used in one's own practice.
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| This lecture was an 8 hour presentation with a one hour break for lunch, and breaks as needed throughout the day. |
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