Sharon Weizenbaum’s Course Description:
It can make a huge difference in how successful our practices are if we can be consistently effective in treating colds and flus. When treated properly, acute disorders can be resolved quickly and dramatically.  These kinds of striking results make a strong impression on our patients!
In this course, students will learn to accurately diagnose and treat colds and flus – way beyond Yin Qiao San and Echinacea!  When the pattern is clear, Sharon often gives patients herbs at the start of a session and, when the patient leaves, the issue has already noticeably clearing. However, effective treatment of colds and flus is so much more important than an impressive parlor trick!  The principles that lead to excellence in this arena are the foundational principles for the treatment of deep chronic illnesses as well.

Exploring immunity and autoimmunity in relation to Chinese medicine is the topic of this course.  How do we think of the immune system that allows us to not only treat with a high degree of effectiveness but also allows us to communicate with patients.  Patients come to us using the concepts of allopathic medicine such as virus, flu and autoimmune.  How do we work and speak in a way that allows these concepts and yet does not take us away from the powerful paradigm of Chinese Medicine?  This course will give you these tools.

Dates: January  21st, 22nd;  Sat 9:30-5, Sun 10-5

Location: University Settlement at the Houston Street Center
273 Bowery
New York, NY 10002

Cost: 390.00

About Sharon Weizenbaum (link to her bio):

Women make up the larger proportion of patients seen in the health care setting, including the acupuncture clinic, and are often seeking relief from hormonally influenced symptoms at all stages of their reproductive years. The menopausal transition can be particularly unpleasant for some at the end of this cycle and Oriental Medicine can have a profound effect on the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms that accompany this transition. In this lecture, we will discuss both the Western and Eastern physiology and pathology of the menopausal transition, including peri-menopausal and post menopausal patterns. This lecture will include a discussion of the hormonal changes and resulting symptoms that commonly manifest in our clinic as well as acupuncture protocols and lifestyle recommendations for our patients to help make the transition less problematic on both physical and mental well-being.

Date and Time: March 26th, 9am-5pm
Location: Meridian Studio; 119 West 23rd St. Ste. 802 (@ Sixth); NYC; 10011 (upstairs from Tekserve)
Cost: $140
Continued Education Credits (CEU’s): 7 pdas

Your Ideas on further education topics are welcome. Please contact us.

Goals and Objectives:

* We will learn the primary patterns presenting in the acupuncture clinic of peri and post menopausal women
* We will discuss acupuncture protocols for these patterns
* We will review herbal, nutritional, and lifestyle advice for these patients
* We will introduce Western physiology and pathology as it relates to the menopausal transition

Biography: Caroline Radice

Ms. Caroline Radice has been studying and practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine with a specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1992. After receiving her BA in Psychology and Biology from Boston University, she received her Master’s training at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and did post-gradu- ate study at the Nanchang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, China. She had the great honor of training with Dr. Lifang Liang, a Chinese Gynecologist specializing in Obstetrics and Infertility. Dr. Liang is the renowned author of a text on Acupuncture and IVF (In Vitro Fertilization).

She has been a faculty member at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Mercy College Graduate Department of Oriental Medicine, Tri- State College of Acupuncture and Touro College Graduate Department of Oriental Medicine and has also given public and private lectures on Chinese Herbology, Acupuncture, and Fertility throughout the New York area at areas diverse as the New York Botanical Garden, Museums, Health Fairs, the Swedish Institute Continuing Education Pro- gram, and as a consultant to Life Magazine. She currently maintains private practices in New York City and Short Hills, NJ and is Mom to two young daughters.
http://www.carolineradice.com/

Every day we see patients with hormonal imbalances and patients who are being prescribed hormones for their illnesses.  Diagnosis of diseases that are treated with hormonal therapy such as Hashimoto’s, Grave’s, menopausal syndrome, breast cancer, dysmenorrhea, diabetes, asthma, Crone’s or rheumatoid arthritis are perhaps the most common ones we see.  It is very easy to get confused when confronted with these patients.  Should we think about herbs that will mimic the hormones the body seems to need as the drugs do? Should we attempt to help our patients get off of hormonal medications?  If my patient had estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, should I be trying to reduce estrogen in her system?  What herbs treat hyperthyroid?  If my patient is taking a hormonal drug like prednisone and it is working, should I still treat the illness it is treating?  How should I think about my patient who is hypo-thyroid but who also has symptoms that appear more like hyper-thyroid?

This weekend workshop will give the practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine a foundation as to how to approach the whole idea of hormones.  Our focus will be to help give the herbalist a way to stay very grounded in a clear diagnosis and treatment plan while being able to recognize and avoid the many unhelpful avenues of thought.  Above all, we want to work safely however we also want our prescriptions to be as effective as possible.  Confusion tends to dilute our focus and diminish our confidence.  When we lack confidence we tend to play it safe and loose the possibility of real effectiveness.

14 CEU’S Pending Approval

ABOUT SHARON:
http://www.whitepinehealingarts.com/bio.htm
November 20th, 2010