16/10/2019 - ICCM

Gut Feeling – the extraordinary channels in the treatment of Crohn’s diseaase – Rani Ayal

Lecture from ICCM#2018 Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, from mouth to anus.From a Chinese Medicine point of view, it commonly involves pathologies at the level of the eight extraordinary channels – the ‘qi jing ba mai’. The eight extraordinary channels, are the basic template […]

Treating Queer and Transgendered patients – Nigel Tonto Ching

Giving the practitioner a greater understanding of the issues involved when treating queer and transgendered patients

My Favorite Acupuncture Fertility Protocols – Lorne Brown

Lecture from ICCM#2017 As a fertility acupuncturists there are certain conditions you see regularly and after awhile you figure out which acupuncture approaches work.  I have been in practice since 2000 and by 2004 I had dedicated my practice, Acubalance Wellness Centre in Vancouver BC, to treating infertility. By 2009 I became certified Fellow of the […]

Physiology & Pathology of Chinese Medicine – A Complete channel system perspective – Cody Dodo

Lecture from ICCM#2017 In the medical classics of Chinese medicine there is no mention of diseases. In the Su Wen we read about symptoms and signs in the human body, but not of pathogens. Within the western paradigm of medicine – the search for cures of specific diseases and the diagnosis of conditions take priority. […]

The Sinew Channel System – Cody Dodo

Lecture from ICCM#2017 The Sinew Channels, also known as the TMM, are the external layer of our body. They allow for our interaction with the external world. The Sinew Channels are conduits of Wei Qi. Sinew treatments release any combination of Cold, Damp, Heat and Wind trapped in the Wei level, resulting in pain, stiffness, […]

Understanding Shang Han Lun Physiology for Clinical Ease and Accuracy – Sharon Weizenbaum

Lecture from ICCM#2016 There is a simple and elegant physiology hidden in the text of the Shang Han Lun. Once this physiology is understood, much of this cryptic and confusing text suddenly makes perfect sense. It is as if a light has suddenly gone on and the logic of the formulas falls into place. The […]

Metabolic Syndrome, Blood and Chinese Medicine – Sharon Weizenbaum

Lecture from ICCM#2016 Metabolic Syndrome is associated with obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and cardiovascular illness and insulin resistance. In western cultures it is on the rise and in our Chinese medical clinics, it is something we see every day. How do with think about this from a Chinese medical perspective? Are there common diagnostic trends […]