4^th Global Acupuncture and Therapists Annual Meeting July 14-16, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography:

Chen Yen is an expert in helping Acupuncturists and Holistic Practitioners to attract a steady flow of clients (without having to do as much marketing). She came from “the other side” as a Pharmacist and kept a secret to herself about what she really thought of drugs. She then started and grew a business from 0 to 7 figures the introverted way, in less than 5 years. She is no longer hiding behind her secret and is excited to now be living her passion. It's time that our healthcare system is integrated, and people stop depending on drugs when they don’t really work! Her mission is to wake up the planet and change the way we treat illness and health. As the Founder of Fill My Holistic Practice, she especially enjoys showing introverted holistic practitioners how to grow fulfilling 6 and 7-figure practices on their terms, without having to do it the exhausting extroverted way.

Abstract:

This presentation aims at showing you how to do talks/workshops to quickly grow your acupuncture practice quickly, so you don’t always have to “put yourself out there” marketing. Have you tried to do talks to grow your practice, but get discouraged when people don’t show up?
Isn’t it frustrating when people tell you “great talk!”, but you never hear from them again? Speaking is one of the fastest ways to show up, do a talk, and grow your practice quickly in 1 hr than you would from a month of networking. In this presentation the participants will learn: Three insider secrets that make speaking and growing your acupuncture practice easy (even if you’re an introvert); The #1 most overlooked way to fill up your talks; the key to creating a talk that educates people and grows your practice effortlessly and; how to use speaking to easily double (even triple!) your impact & income, without having to do a lot of marketing.

Biography:

Rey Tiquia completed his PhD at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS), University of Melbourne. He is currently an honorary fellow of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies (SHAPS) in the same university. He is also a federally registered practitioner of traditional Chinese Medicine in Melbourne, Australia. He has published the books: Traditional Chinese Medicine a Guide to its Practice (1996) and Chinese Infant Massage (1986) plus numerous papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an Editorial Board Member of a few academic journals of repute.

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Traditionally, chrono-acupuncture ziwuliuzhu has always been performed in premodern China under the guidance and rules of the Traditional Chinese Calendar lifa. However, with the political demise of the lifa (traditional Chinese Calendar) in 1911, the Chinese calendar was translated or rendered in a one-sided fashion into the image of the ‘universe’ of the Western Gregorian Calendar and the Greenwich Mean Time. In this presentation, I illustrate the performance of chrono-acupuncture ziwuliuzhu (or the ‘law of midday-midnight’ or Chinese biological clock pattern) in the Southern Hemisphere using the ‘2013 Chinese Stems and Branches Calendrical Clock. Specifically, I will demonstrate through the medium of the Medical Case Record yi an the successful use of chrono-acupuncture and chemotherapy in dealing with lung cancer as kesou (‘cough’).

Biography:

Jason Bussell, PhD, LAc is a President Emeritus at Illinois Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He serves as a Vice-Chairman for Illinois State Government Board of Acupuncture and as an Adjunct Professor for DePaul University College of Science and Health, USA

Abstract:

Hippocrates said, "Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food.” Sun Si Miao wrote, “In case of disease and disorder, the physician should first address the diet and lifestyle.” In addition, we now know that stress is one of the largest causative factors in the disease process. So the greatest factors that contribute to our patients’ imbalances are their diet, lifestyle and attitudes. This is why every primary care physician should discuss these topics with each of his or her patients. This talk will present the Chinese medicine suggestions for adjusting diet, lifestyle and attitudes to prevent disease and promote wellness. When patients are equipped with this information, they take more responsibility for their wellness and their health outcomes improve.

Biography:

Chen Yen is an expert at helping acupuncturists and holistic practitioners attract a steady flow of clients (without having to do as much marketing). She came from “the other side” as a pharmacist and kept a secret to herself about what she really thought of drugs. Chen then started and grew a business from 0 to 7 figures the introverted way, in less than 5 years. Chen is no longer hiding behind her secret and is excited to now be living her passion. It's time that our healthcare system is integrated, and people stop depending on drugs when they don’t really work! Her mission is to wake up the planet and change the way we treat illness and health. As the founder of Fill My Holistic Practice, she especially enjoys showing introverted holistic practitioners how to grow fulfilling 6 and 7-figure practices on their terms, without having to do it the exhausting extroverted way.

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Purpose of the presentation is to discuss non-traditional business models for acupuncturists that are often overlooked.  This allows acupuncturists to grow a practice that can help more people, while offering flexibility and freedom that is beyond typical ways of growing a practice. Do you wonder if you really want to be busy practicing how you have been, day in and day out? 
What if you could have a practice that fulfills you,  without having to be tied down to one location and having to work 40 hrs/week to make ends meet? In this meeting, the participants will learn: 1) Three non-conventional business models for acupuncturists that are often overlooked
(and which offer freedom and flexibility); 2) Specific out-of-the box approaches to making a good income while using your expertise; 3) How to create a business that supports your lifestyle from day one.

Biography:

James Yansick, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, completed his Master’s in Oriental Medicine at the prestigious IICM in 1998 in Santa Fe, NM. Working with healers & Eastern medicine scholars from all over the world, he gravitated toward Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Care. He currently is on staff as a Registered Respiratory Therapist at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital located in Hamilton NJ. He holds a seat on the Integrated Medicine Board as a member and offers lectures yearly addressing the benefits of Oriental Medicine for many conditions not seeing results with allopathic medicine. He is often sought out for his knowledge and expertise in private consults. He earned his MBA in 2015 from Stevens Henegar Independence University/Salt Lake City, UT. He is currently involved in a private business venture, which will bring Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine to the forefront of health care in the USA. He is at work completing a text that utilizes Taoist concepts of healing which he plans to publish in 2017. He is also at work with hospitals and private western allopathic practitioners that seek an alternative to the “revolving door” for the treatment of COPD. He is available for treatment upon request.

Abstract:

600,000 million people worldwide suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The current method of treatment for those who are diagnosed has held a standard of ‘one size fits all’ by allopathic medicine. Potentially harmful pharmaceuticals, which include stress induced side effects, and costly hospitals visits. This generation of treatment has become an accepted norm & standard of care by most Western medicine primary care practitioners. Recent legislation, such as the Affordability Care Act (ACA) is providing a clear opportunity for Eastern Medicine to be fully integrated with a new paradigm for the treatment of the COPD patient. With the shift from “Fee for Service” to “Pay for Performance”, there has been significant interest from the allopathic community to include effective complimentary options such as Acupuncture for COPD. The benefits that have attracted the attention of the Western practitioners has been the efficacy in patients that receive acupuncture and Chinese herbs vs. those that have followed the traditional treatment plan that has not included alternatives using prevention & wellness to help maintain and control exacerbations of patients coping with COPD. The treatment plan that uses Oriental Medicine has not only shown to be safe, in a low risk setting but has also demonstrated a cost saving to the overwhelmed and burdened system to CMS & 3^rd party payers. With the goal of providing individualized treatments and improving patient outcomes, Oriental Medicine integration has the potential to drastically improve the quality of life for those diagnosed at a fraction of the current cost under the ACA. This session will provide you with examples of how to treat COPD in the clinic setting yielding high efficacy using acupuncture and herbs. Treatment for acute exacerbations as well as the chronic states of COPD will be reviewed. Follow ups for health and wellness in maintenance and prevention of future exacerbations will be presented.

Biography:

Introduction: 18 cases of facial paralysis were treated using acupuncture with perpendicular and point to point acupuncture. Among them 11 cases were cured (61.11%), 6 showed marked effect (33.33%) and 1 improved (5.55%), an effective rate of 100%. Analysis shows point to point acupuncture needling along with routine acupuncture has far more superior results. Bell’s palsy or facial paralysis is characterized by weakness of the muscles supplied by the facial nerve, due to inflammation and swelling of the facial nerve within the facial route. It is most common in the persons who are over 30 years of age and in both sexes equally, though we got cases of young patients aged 22-27 years.

Signs & Symptoms: Sudden onset of unilateral total or partial paralysis of the facial muscles. Numbness on the affected side, loss of taste and excessive tear production on affected side.

Treatment Methods: Acupuncture points selected were xiaguan (s-7), jiache (s-6), taiyang (extra), dicang (s-4), sibai (s-2), yifeng (tw -17), fengchi (gb-20), yangbai ( gb-14 ), baihui (du-20), hegu (l.i.-11), yanglingquan (g.b. -34), zusanli (st-36) and neiting (s-44).

Cure: After treatment, symptoms and signs disappear completely, both sides of face are symmetric and the sensory and motor functions recover completely.

Marked effect: Symptoms and signs disappear, both sides of faces are symmetric, sensory and motor functions return but patient still feels numbness on affected side.

Improvement: Symptoms and signs almost disappear, but still evident when twitching the nose, inflating the cheeks or laughing. No effect after 10 sessions of treatment and no improvement of signs and symptoms.

Results: All the 18 cases of facial paralysis were treated using acupuncture with perpendicular and point to point acupuncture. Among them 11 cases were cured (61.11%), 6 showed marked effect (33.33%) and 1 improved (5.55 %), an effective rate of 100%.

Summary: Based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is held that wind and cold of external origin which invades the channels traversing the face and disrupt the flow of qi and blood, preventing the vessels and muscles from receiving the necessary nourishment. Treatment is directed towards spreading the qi through the channels of the face.

Abstract:

Sukhwinder Singh is working as an Acupuncture Therapist at Guru Kirpa Acupuncture and Holistic Care Center Amritsar, India from past 16 years. He has spent almost 7 years in the professional study of Acupuncture at Ludhiana, Kolkata, Coimbatore and Canada. He has attended 12 national and international acupuncture conferences at Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Kolkata, Edmonton (Canada), Lahore (Pakistan) and presented acupuncture papers in 6 conferences out of them. He was honored to be the first Indian to attend and present papers in

Biography:

Jingduan Yang is a board-certified Psychiatrist, expert, author and educator on classic forms of Chinese medicine. He is the author of Facing East: Ancient Health +Beauty Secrets for Modern Age, for which he joined with style icon and wellness advocate Norma Kamali to reveal the ancient healing secrets that will help maintain and restore vitality, health, and beauty. He received his neurology training in China; completed a research fellowship at Oxford University in UK; psychiatry residency at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia; and a fellowship of integrative medicine at the University of Arizona. He is the Founder and President of Tao Institute for Modern Wellness, the Director of the Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Thomas Jefferson University and faculty of Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona. He is the author for upcoming Textbook of Acupuncture by Oxford University Press in 2016.

Abstract:

Acupuncture is one of the major therapeutic modalities of traditional Chinese medicine. It is based on unique body of knowledge from this ancient medical system on the balance and imbalance of human energetic systems in the process of human health and illness. It presents barrier for modern healthcare system to include acupuncture due to the fact the energetic system is invisible this far too human eyes and imaging technology. However, it is human energy, a life force called Chi in Chinese medicine, that drives biochemical and physiological process of human body that maintain our mental and physical function and anatomical integrity. Therefore, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine should be an essential component of the modern health care practice, which has strength in taking care of human structural and biochemical health, but weak or absent in understanding and treating human energetic dysfunctions. The increasing clinical evidence shows that adding acupuncture in the treatment protocol for chronic illness and pain has significantly improved the quality of care.

Biography:

Dora Dragoni has completed her Medical Doctor degree from University of Bologna, 110/100 cum laude. Now, she is Acupuncture Fellow MD at AMAB (MDs Acupuncturists Association), in Bologna. She is Medical Doctor, Personal Trainer, and Nutritionist. She has published 10 articles, some of which collected in a book “REWARD7”, about reward system, health, wellness, metabolism, fitness, and neuroscience.

Abstract:

In this presentation, we relate acupuncture to reward system, since they both are basis for body-mind well-being. So we can pass from dysfunctions to health and wellness, so to permit a good lifestyle as well. One of the main targets of acupuncure are endogenous opioids: 1) Stress enhances this system (acute condition – Almeida 1991); 2) They balance DOPA-GABA equilibrium in mid brain (Johnson 1992). Takakura demostrated how acupuncture leads to both sensations of pain and pleasure (2013 in students groups studies). Reward system is related also to organ-protective effects (vascular + neurogenetic), as Chiu showed in 2015 that L-DOPA administation can help perfusion and organ function, on cardiovascular system. Opioids harmonize ANS, (LiQianQian 2013) and they help in regulation of default network (Dhond 2008). Thanks to reward system as they are able to (1) Reduce pain perceptions (2) Restore a well-being condition. This is also related to reward system functions, dopamine and serotonine permit a better quantity and quality of life as well. Moreover: Beneception (medial pathways) has to overcome nociception (lateral and HPA axis), till well-being and reward consists of our instinctive stimuli, our needs, to be accomplished, that also are our rights to be fulfilled as humans. Since health is a society basis, reward are duties as well, and their accomplishement is fundamental. We can say that, summarizing the main official sources, for Dora and Fatih Reward Strategy is composed by Diet, Fitness, Mind, Love Life, Sleep, Extra Rewards, CAM included. In the presentation, we also talk about an insomnia condition helped by those strategies. So being reward system, the basis to understand our needs physiology, that explains our needs and lifestyle rules: Reward strategy is the main element to take into consideration talking about health, human rights and well-being.