Thursday, October 7

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Registration Open

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Reception

8:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Opening Conference Meditation

Friday, October 8

7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Registration Open

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Chow Medical Qigong: Morning Healing Event
Effie Chow, PhD, RN, LAc (I CEU credit)
Renew, revitalize, replenish! Kick off the conference by experiencing firsthand the profound and revitalizing effects of Chow Medical Qigong presented by world-renowned Qigong Grandmaster and author Dr. Effie Chow. Open yourself to the gift of healing through your own life energy (Qi) and the ancient practice of Qigong. Whether you're interested in increasing your personal wellness or the wellness of others, you'll learn valuable lessons for improving your quality of life. Through specific meditations, and physical and mental exercises designed by Dr. Chow, you'll begin to understand the innate healing energy that exists within each of us. Recognized for helping people on their healing journeys with a wide variety of chronic, serious health conditions, Dr. Chow brings her more than 35 years of Qigong training, a Ph.D. in higher education, a master's degree in behavioral sciences and communication, and her experience as a registered nurse to her impressive body of healing work.

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Complimentary continental breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Plenary Session (I CME/CEU credit)

Keynote: The Benefits of Incorporating Chinese Medicine in the Current Health-Care System Transformation
Ka-Kit Hui, MD, FACP
The current heatlh-care crisis is evidence that the model based on biomedicine alone is inadequate. What is required is a new health paradigm: Integrative East-West Medicine. The blending of the best of both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the Western biomedical model will create a new health system that facilitates the solution to problems that defy the best of Western medicine. This new paradigm will be a model of comprehensive care that emphasizes self-care, health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. It will also transform the health system to provide care that is safe, effective, affordable, and accessible.

10:00 am - 10:30 pm

Break

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Concurrent Panels (2 CME/CEU credits each)

*Panel A: Collaborative Medicine in Clinical Settings
Facilitator: Louis Teichholz, MD

East Meets West: Integrative Medicine for the 21st Century Joseph Acquah, OMD, MS, LAc, Diplomate NCCAOM
In the 1970s, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with all of its modalities; acupuncture, herbs, massage, tai chi chuan, etc., was considered an alternative medicine – meaning something to be considered totally separate from conventional Western allopathic medicine. Now at the beginning of the 21st century, TCM is an integral part of and a stabilizing force in the burgeoning field of Integrative Medicine. The focus of today's presentation will be on a conceptual model for a successful meeting of these two approaches to healing within the Western medical setting.

The East-West Approach to Clinical Problem-Solving
Marc Brodsky, MD
The UCLA Center for East-West Medicine was established to lead in improving quality of life by bringing together the best of Western and Chinese Medicines to provide health care that is safe, effective, affordable and accessible for people, families and communities. Dr. Brodsky will discuss how blending these two healing traditions can enhance patient care, offer cost-effective alternatives and provide innovative solutions to challenging medical problems.

Issues in Integrative Medicine: Building Bridges in a Hospital Setting
Les Moore, ND, LAc
Integrated medicine is increasingly becoming the norm in medical care in America. Dr. Moore will present how to bridge the gap to getting into a hospital setting, how to set up an integrated medicine program, and basic pitfalls to avoid in the process. Practical information will be covered on development of an integrated medicine program to include a business plan, design, and organization; operations and management to include creating a natural pharmacy, compensation, legal issues, and insurance; and marketing to include branding, retail, and community/public relations.

Panel B: Beyond Technique: The Art of Herbs and Acupuncture for Pain
Facilitator: Hai He Tian, AP, PhD, MD (China)

Single Point Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Treatment of Pain
Decheng Chen, MD, PhD, OMD, LAc
The single point therapy is a kind of method using one point or small local superficial areas of the body to treat and prevent diseases. It refers to stimulation of one point by using acupuncture and moxibustion. The lecture will cover the use of single point therapy selection, manipulation, method, effects and discussion on diseases and conditions such as angina, acute lumbar muscle sprain, cervical spondylopathy, per-arthritis of the shoulder.

Traditional Chinese Medicine for Migraines
Yemeng Chen, OMD, LAc, FICAE
As a psychosomatic disorder, migraines are frequently the result of stress and emotional factors. According to traditional Chinese Medicine, the considerable etiology is due to LR Qi stagnation with LR Yang arising or with blood stasis that disturbs lucid orifice. Current clinical practice of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine presents positive interaction for migraine management. The mostly applicable and effective acupoints and herbal formula will be introduced and a special point, named as Posterior Taiyang, will be mentioned as well. Lifestyle modification is tremendously important for migraine patient so certain ways of Chinese health preservation will be interpreted. Dr. Chen will also present a case analysis.

Treating Multiple Sclerosis with TCM
Xiao Tian Shen, MD, LAc
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system that affecting young adults in the Western world and Chinese medicine can help this condition. This lecture will highlight the TCM understanding of this complex and unpredictable condition, including discussions on the physiology, etiology and pathology of this disease with a focus on the various approaches TCM takes to treat MS.

Panel C: TCM for Mental Health
Facilitator: Michael Johnson, MD

Emotions and Narcissism: Healing the Post-Modern Disease
Lonny Jarrett, MS, MAc, FNCAAOM
In general, the population of Americans that come for treatment by Chinese medicine represent the top fortunate .5 percent of all human beings who have ever lived in terms of quality of education, nutrition, and liberty. Yet these are the very same people taking all the vitamin supplements and antidepressants. Close scrutiny revels that the most fortunate people in the world are not victimized by the weather (the external pathogens), or by their government, but by their own minds. The internal basis of illness substantially derives from morbid infatuation with one's own thoughts and feelings. Yet New Age therapies often do little more than reinforce the very worst aspects of ourselves, the very parts that are making us sick, by helping us to feel better without having to really change. This discussion examines the cultural forces that give rise to narcissism and how important it is to help liberate patients from their addiction to their feeling states by awakening their connection to the deepest and best part of themselves.

Balanced Emotions: The Root of Health and Healing
Henry C. Lu, PhD, DTCM, LAc
No system of medicine in the world has put as much emphasis on emotions as TCM. There are seven basic emotions: joy, anger, worry, thought, sorrow, fear, and shock. Each of the seven basic emotions has an impact on a specific internal organ, particularly when such emotions exceed a normal range or run out of control. Emotions are connected with internal organs: joy and shock mirror the state of the heart; anger mirrors the state of the liver; worry and sadness mirror the state of the lungs; thought mirrors the state of the spleen, and fear mirrors the state of the kidneys.

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

FRIDAY LUNCHEON: Building Bridges: Understanding Legal and Ethical Pitfalls (1CME/CEU)
Michael A. Taromina, Esq.
The expansion of Traditional Chinese Medicine into the mainstream of the modern American health care system has introduced unique concerns of risk and liability. Michael Taromina, Esq. is a leading legal expert on health care law, ethics and professional responsibility. He will provide Eastern and Western practitioners with an overview of the various zones of risk as well as the legal and ethical pitfalls found in individual, clinical and integrative medical settings. Effective risk management strategies will be discussed to equip attendees with a roadmap for legal compliance and avoidance of litigation and disciplinary matters.

Registration is required for this luncheon.

2:00 pm -2:30 pm

Author Signings

2:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Afternoon Workshops (2 CME/CEU credits each)

#1

*Jungian Philosophy and TCM—What We Can Learn
Joseph Acquah, LAc, OMD, MS, Diplomate NCCAOM
The classification of disease in both Eastern and Western culture hinges on the observation of specific patterns of symptoms and behaviors. The psychologist Carl G. Jung created a body of work that lends itself to use by the TCM practitioner. In Jung's words: “…. there are certain physiological conditions which are clearly caused by the mental disorder, and certain others which are not caused, but merely accompanied by psychic processes.” This presentation will consider models of the psychic processes as described by Jung and how these models can serve the practitioner in establishing a therapeutic alliance and sound an alarm for a more skilled intervention.

#2

Single Point Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Pain: Theory and Practice
Decheng Chen, MD, PhD, LAc
The single point therapy is a kind of method using one point or small local superficial areas of the body to treat and prevent diseases. It refers to stimulation of one point by using acupuncture and moxibustion. The lecture will cover the use of single point therapy selection, manipulation, method, effects and discussion of this therapy on diseases and condition such as angina, acute lumbar muscle sprain, cervical spondylopathy, per-arthritis of shoulder.

#3

*Integrating TCM in the Hospital Setting
Hackensack University Medical Center Staff
What benefits can TCM provide in the modern hospital setting? Meet with a panel of health-care experts from Hackensack University Medical Center who can relate first-hand experiences of their integration of TCM with their institution's dedication to offering holistic approaches to health and healing. Their programs have ranged from a six-week stress and weight management program to lectures for the community on women's health, menopause without hormones, and more.

#4

Traditional Chinese Medicine for Migraines
Yemeng Chen, OMD, LAc, FICAE
In this workshop, Dr. Chen will lead an intensive discussion about and demonstration of the applications of TCM for migraines. According to the biomedical mechanism and TCM etiological analysis of migraine, the strategy, protocol and literature review of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for migraines will be introduced. Dr.Chen will specially describe the principle for acupoints selection and demonstrate the different needle techniques suitable for treating migraine. The possible mechanism of the point “Posterior Taiyang” will be also introduced.

#5

Chinese Medicine and the Evolution of Consciousness: Moving Beyond Narcissism
Lonny Jarrett, MS, MAc, FNCAAOM
The perennial teachings saw life as an essentially circular movement of Qi to be escaped from by arriving at some final end state whether it be heaven or samadhi. The discovery of evolution tells us that the Tao flows, not in a circle, but in an endless upward spiral moving always toward increased states of complexity and integration. This workshop will delve into the implications of evolution as the guiding principle for the practice of Chinese medicine. How can Chinese medicine be utilized in furthering the evolution of humanity?

#6

Treating Multiple Sclerosis with TCM
Xiao Tian Shen, MD, LAc
Multiple Sclerosis is the most common potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system affecting young adults in the Western world and Chinese Medicine can help. This workshop will explore and highlight the TCM understanding of this complex and unpredictable condition, including discussions on the physiology, etiology and pathology of this disease with a focus on the various approaches TCM takes to treat MS.

6:00 pm

Optional Offsite Dinner

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

*Meditation: The Heart of Healing
(2 CME/CEU credits)
Facilitators: Frances L. Brisbane, PhD; Mitchell Gaynor, MD; and Nan Lu, OMD
While many medical systems acknowledge the physical benefits of meditation, its deeper value lies in its ability to take the meditator beyond the five senses, the place where healing begins. True healing must come from the heart. In order to come from the heart, we must first deal with the mind. Meditation is one of the best ways Eastern culture offers healers and patients alike a way to escape the mind. Dr. Gaynor and Dr. Lu will demonstrate two different types of meditation techniques as well as help participants engage in the mediation experience during this session.

Saturday, October 9

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Open

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Chow Medical Qigong: Morning Healing Event
Effie Chow, PhD, RN, LAc (I CEU credit)
Renew, revitalize, replenish! Kick off the conference by experiencing firsthand the profound and revitalizing effects of Chow Medical Qigong presented by world-renowned Qigong Grandmaster and author Dr. Effie Chow. Open yourself to the gift of healing through your own life energy (Qi) and the ancient practice of Qigong. Whether you're interested in increasing your personal wellness or the wellness of others, you'll learn valuable lessons for improving your quality of life. Through specific meditations, and physical and mental exercises designed by Dr. Chow, you'll begin to understand the innate healing energy that exists within each of us. Recognized for helping people on their healing journeys with a wide variety of chronic, serious health conditions, Dr. Chow brings her over 35 years of Qigong training, a Ph.D. in higher education, a masters degree in behavioral sciences and communication, and her experience as a registered nurse to her impressive body of healing work.

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Complimentary continental breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Plenary Session (1 CME/CEU credit)

Keynote: Re-Orienting Wellness: The Scientific Foundations for Integrative Medicine
David Felten, MD, PhD
Recent evidence demonstrates that obesity is a major risk factor for many types of cancer, in addition to cardiovascular disease and other chronic disorders. Metabolic syndrome and its accompanying insulin resistance, now present in half of U.S. adults over 40 and appearing even in children, is a major threat to the health of our population. This condition is accompanied by increased production of inflammatory mediators such as IL-6 and C reactive protein (CRP), major risk factors for cancer and cardiovascular disease.  Chronic stressors further exacerbate these problems through altered stress hormone production, blunting of cortisol rhythms, truncal deposition of fat, and diminished anti-viral and anti-tumor immunity. These risk factors appear to involve synergism, and positive feedback cycles, placing the individual at high risk for a wide range of chronic diseases and disorders. The triad of integrative medicine – exercise, proper nutrition, and stress management – can provide positive intervention in this vicious cycle. These integrative approaches provide an opportunity to merge the best of TCM and the best of Western integrative medicine to bring about a fundamental change in the orientation of health care and wellness in the U.S.

10:00 am - 10:30 pm

Break

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Concurrent Panels (2 CME/CEU credits each)

*Panel A: Using Ancient Wisdom to Re-See Women's Health
Facilitator: Ann Wry, MD, Dpl

Women in Transition – Managing Menopause Naturally with TCM
Nan Lu, OMD
Recent findings of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) indicate that the benefits of estrogen plus progestin are surpassed by risks, including heart disease, stroke, pulmonary embolism, breast cancer and more. This leaves millions of women suffering from menopausal symptoms without help. For many centuries, TCM has tecognized these symptoms as the result of a decline in Kidney Qi and stagnation of Liver Qi. TCM has no word for menopause; it refers to this stage as “menstrual cycle ending symptoms.” This workshop will discuss TCM's approach to solving menopausal symptoms naturally and explore effective TCM treatment protocols for the debilitating hot flashes, night sweats, indigestion, and emotional imbalances that arise for women in transition.

TCM for Infertility
Guoping Zheng, PhD, OMD, LAc
Dr. Zheng will compare and contrast the pathology of infertility from the biomedical and TCM perspectives. She will outline a brief history of infertility treatment with TCM, discuss TCM's core treatment principles, the use of herbal medicine and acupuncture points, recent developments in clinical practice, and highlight specific case studies.

Panel B: Beyond Technique: The Art of Herbs and Acupuncture for Cancer
Facilitator: David Felten, MD, PhD

The Art of Using Herbs in Cancer Treatment
Yong Ming Li, MD, PhD
Cancer is a generic name covering many types of disease entities in Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The diagnosis of a specific type of cancer in Western medicine is mainly based on pathological criteria, while in TCM the diagnosis of cancer is an effort of pattern analysis for the purpose of treatment plans. In this presentation, the two different approaches for cancer diagnosis will be compared. Fully understanding these two different approaches and combining both methods offer a way to provide better care for cancer patients today.

Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment
Helen Zhang, PhD, LAc
This presentation will provide a basic introduction to the clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture in cancer treatment. For several thousand years, traditional Chinese medicine has treated cancer from its own perspective. TCM and acupuncture treatment is based on a system of theories and differentiated patterns that are specific to the individual. Different patterns such as deficiency of Qi and blood, stagnation of phlegm, among others, dictate varying treatments. Today, treating cancer with a combination of TCM and Western medicine is successful and commonplace in hospitals throughout China. Dr. Zhang will explore the theories and practices of TCM for historical and contemporary cancer treatment.

*Panel C: TCM: Exploring Scientific Research
Facilitator: Lixing Lao, MD, PhD, LAc

Understanding Diagnostic Reasoning in TCM Practice: Tongue Diagnosis
Joyce K. Anastasi, PhD, RN, FAAN, LAc
Diagnostic reasoning in TCM has not been well studied even though the diagnosis is regarded as essential in determining treatment. The aims of this study are: 1) to understand cognitive strategies and diagnostic reasoning processes of TCM practitioners engaged in tongue diagnosis, and 2) to investigate TCM practitioners' diagnostic accuracy. Established methodologies, 'think-aloud' protocols and protocol analysis, were used to systematically identify TCM diagnostic reasoning patterns. Practitioners verbalized their thinking processes ('think-aloud'), and were audio taped while engaged in cognitive tasks. TCM diagnosis involves both inductive and deductive reasoning, which is congruent with conventional diagnostic reasoning as explained by the hypothetico-deductive model. Additional analysis suggests that experienced TCM practitioners used available information more efficiently to improve their diagnostic accuracy. An explicit understanding of TCM reasoning processes can inform clinical practice and education and will facilitate the development of supporting technologies.

Traditional Chinese Medicine for Inflammatory Pain
Lixing Lao, MD, PhD, Lac
Lixing Lao has practiced acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for more than 20 years, being actively involved in patient care, teaching and research. Dr. Lao has been conducting both clinical trials and basic science studies to investigate the effect of acupuncture and TCM on inflammation persistent pain. Dr. Lao will present the research data on the effect of acupuncture on osteoarthritis of the knee. He will also present his basic science studies on an inflammation-induced hyperalgesia animal models to explore the mechanism of anti-hyperalgesic and anti-inflammation effect of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.

Investigation of TCM Herbal Therapy for Food Allergy
Xiu-Min Li, MD
Food allergy affects about 6-8 percent of children under four years of age. Peanut allergy is a leading cause of food-induced fatal and near fatal anaphylaxis. At this time, there is no definitive therapy for food allergy. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), one of the oldest medical systems in the world, has benefited patients for thousands of years in China and has been suggested to have a potential for development of herbal interventions for treating allergies. The term “food allergy”; however, is not described in the classical TCM literature. This presentation of this new research will discuss the development of Food Allergy Herbal Formula (FAHF)-1, a compound based on a classical herbal formula. It will review the strategies and results investigating this Chinese herbal formula for treating food allergy from both experimental and clinical (phase I and II clinical trials) perspectives.

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

LUNCHEON (1 CME/CEU credits)
TCM, Foods and Healing
Henry Lu, PhD, DTCM, LAc
Two of the most important purposes of eating foods are: maintaining good health, and, especially in Chinese medicine, curing diseases (food cures). What foods should one eat to stay in good health or to cure a specific disease? To answer this question, we need to know about three important things: first, what is the nature of foods we're eating, which may be Yin or Yang, cold or hot; second, what is the nature of the disease to be cured, which may be Yin or Yang, cold or hot; third, what is the nature of the constitution to be healed, which may be Yin or Yang, cold or hot. Author Dr. Henry Lu will engage listeners in a fascinating journey into the art of foods and their inherent healing qualities.

Space is limited; you must register for this lunch to reserve your spot

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Author Signings

2:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Afternoon Workshops (2 CME/CEU credits each)

#1

*TCM and Qigong: Rehabilitation for Chronic and Acute Pain, and Paralysis
Effie Chow, PhD, RN, LAc
Dr. Chow will explore the ways in which her Chow Integrated Healing System can be used in the treatment of chronic and acute pain as well as paralysis. She will discuss a number of successful case studies, outline her methods of addressing them, and describe how she selected appropriate treatment modalities to achieve remarkable results.

#2

Sexual Energy: The Essential Nature of Qi
Felice Dunas, PhD, LAc
Yang is the creative force of the universe; yin, the receptive. The most creative and receptive of all acts is the erotic. Oriental medicine has a wisdom that harnesses the natural, inevitable, creative, and healing power of the erotic nature of life. One of the oldest modalities of the Oriental medical system, sex - whether expressed or withheld - has the power to heal. In this workshop, we will explore the sacred power cultivated by our professional ancestors as a vital healing tool.

#3

Contemporary Oriental Medicine
Leon Hammer, MD
Contemporary Chinese pulse diagnosis is an attempt to revive a neglected tradition, begun before recorded history, which has been passed on to Dr. Hammer by a master of pulse diagnosis, Dr. John Shen. It represents 70 years of Dr. Shen's work and 29 years of Dr. Hammer's efforts. It is an important attempt to make contemporary Chinese pulse diagnosis relevant to the modern world.

Contemporary Chinese pulse diagnosis enables us to detect early deviations from the normal pulse, a sensitive and precise measurable standard of health. It provides us with a preventive medicine, almost completely lacking in our modern health-care system, both Oriental and biomedical.

Successful treatment depends on accurate and detailed diagnosis. Through the use of pulse records we will demonstrate the enormous volume of applicable diagnostic material made readably available by contemporary Chinese pulse diagnosis, not now accessible from any other diagnostic source.

#4

*Is There a Scientific Basis for TCM?
Lixing Lao, MD, PhD, LAc
As acupuncture gains acceptance in the West, it is understandable that the large majority of clinical efficacy trials have been framed by biomedical symptoms and designed according to the placebo-controlled model. Yet adapting the Western biomedical model to assess acupuncture and Oriental medicine has been likened to measuring Chinese distances with a Western ruler. The fundamental questions driving clinical research in this field should include: What more can be learned from the traditional health care systems of which acupuncture is a part? and, How can that knowledge be applied to optimize potential health benefits? Answers to these questions will involve integrating diagnoses and treatments from Western biomedicine and Chinese traditional medicine into the same research design. It is a fair test of any medicine that clinical trials should be informed by and mirror clinical practice to the greatest extent possible. The challenge for clinical research is to include real world aspects of both medical practice traditions. In this workshop, Dr. Lao will discuss issues and challenges in acupuncture/TCM clinical research using Western acceptable rigorous scientific methodology.

#5

TCM for Infertility
Guoping Zheng, OMD, PhD, LAc
Dr. Zheng will compare and contrast the pathology of infertility from the biomedical and TCM perspectives. She will outline a brief history of infertility treatment with TCM, discuss TCM's core treatment principles, the use of herbal medicine and acupuncture points, recent developments in clinical practice, and highlight specific case studies.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Bridges of Integration Awards Dinner 
Join us for dinner and the presentation of the third annual "Bridges of Integration" Awards.

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Evening of Jazz

Sunday, October 10

8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Wu Ming Qigong: Morning Healing Event (1 CEU credit)

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Coffee in the Exhibit Hall

8:30 am - 10:30 pm

Sunday Intensives (2 CME/CEU credits each)

#1

Sex and Its Influence on Health and Interpersonal Behavior: A TCM Perspective
Felice Dunas, PhD, LAc
Since its inception, Oriental medicine has worked to understand the subtle connections between sexuality, personality and physical health. China had one of the first medical systems to consider sexuality and behavior fields of study worthy of ongoing research. This workshop will introduce three concepts: 1) How TCM utilizes the act of sex as a medical modality; 2) The TCM body-mind concept as it is affected by gender-related thoughts and actions; and 3) A definition of interpersonal intimacy based upon TCM theory and an evaluation of an individual's ability to experience intimacy based upon energetic strengths and weaknesses. This material will be clinically practical as well as thought-provoking.

#2

*Reclaiming Our Heritage: 154 Years of Integrative Medicine at Clifton Springs Hospital
Les Moore, ND, LAc
As more CAM practitioners continue to integrate with conventional medicine in clinical settings, collaboration and communication must remain high in order to provide the best level of care for the patient. Dr. Moore will present how Clifton Springs Hospital has been providing integrated medicine since 1850 – from a Water Cure Hospital providing many natural therapies alongside conventional medicine – to a community hospital providing integrated health care in the 21^st century, and how this American tradition can improve contemporary health-care delivery system.

#3

Advantages of TCM Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Hai He Tian, AP, PhD, MD (China)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common health conditions in United States. TCM treatment of IBS has more outstanding advantages than that of Western Medicine. Dr. Tian has been studying and researching intestinal diseases for many years since his postgraduate training and throughout his work in China, as well as the US. He will share his specialty on this subject from both the Western medicine and TCM perspective. Dr. Tian will introduce several unique keys to treating this problem, including how to use herbs and acupuncture properly together to significantly improve treatment efficacy.

#4

*Beyond the Textbook: TCM Case Studies
Mei Mao, MD, PhD
Guoping Zheng, PhD, OMD, LAc
These two doctors have both attained the highest degree possible in Chinese medicine and have completed fellowships with famous masters in China. From them, these practitioners have received special knowledge that is beyond the textbook. They have used this knowledge extensively and practiced it for many years in the US. They will discuss how TCM looks at several common conditions from this unique perspective.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

*Networking Brunch (1 CEU)
Facilitator: Frances L. Brisbane, PhD
Join us for a provocative dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of shaping new health-care paradigms with TCM. 

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Afternoon Workshop (2 CME/CEU credits each)

Prevention is the Only Cure: Complementary Medicine, TCM and Breast Cancer
Mitchell Gaynor, MD, and Nan Lu, OMD

(Open to conference participants and invited guests)

For thousands of years, TCM has honed a specialty in prevention. This comprehensive medical system can recognize and treat signs and signals of the body's imbalances, which, left untreated, can eventually lead to serious physical illnesses such as breast cancer.

TCM can identify these imbalances at the energy level, long before they appear on a mammogram. Often natural therapies, derived from TCM and complementary medicine, can address the root cause and help prevent breast cancer or its recurrence. Dr. Gaynor and Dr. Lu will share insights derived from their respective medical systems, discuss where convergence of these systems offers preventive methods, and provide practical ways to apply this knowledge to the prevention of breast cancer.

1:30 pm

Exhibit Hall closes