Institute for Health and Healing Conferences
Harmonizing World Medicine in the 21st Century: Traditonal Chinese & Western Medicine
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Pre-Conference Workshop
Tuition: $35
Friday, October 5, 2007
Professional Conference
Cost: $150 Allina Employee, $200 General Tuition (Oct. 5th tuition includes conference materials, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack. Advance registration required.)
Earl Brown Heritage Center
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Conference Details
Who Should Attend?
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Social Workers, Acupuncturists, Nurse Midwives and any other interested health care professionals.
Course Overview & Objectives
During the conference you will be presented with research and clinical experience demonstrating the use of Chinese Medicine in the western clinical setting. Each of our nationally recognized speakers has worked, studied and researched the effects of acupuncture in the western clinical setting. We will discuss the unique demands and challenges of working within integrative clinics and hospital environments and you will be given information that will help you apply these therapies within your own clinical setting.
At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to:
- Understand the vision and mission of the institute and the challenges of introducing
the language and concepts of Chinese medicine in the hospital setting.
- Discuss the history and foundations of Qi Gong as both an exercise and
healing modality.
- Explain its roots in Taoist philosophy, it’s clinical applications and modern
research efforts to quantify it’s effects.
- Understand the current state of research into the efficacy of acupuncture and
discuss it’s use in the western clinical and acute care settings.
- Summarize the five year study that was done on the use of acupuncture and
Chinese medicine to treat asthma in children in both the acute care setting
and in outpatient clinics.
- List the findings on the use of acupuncture in an integrative outpatient setting
to treat pain conditions.
- Discuss the use of imaging techniques in research to determine the effects of
acupuncture.
- Describe a typical acupuncture assessment, treatment and patient education.
For more information about the conference, download the  conference brochure.
To make a reservation, call 763-566-8000 or 1-800-481-3556.
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