CEU: Lingering Pathogens with William Maclean

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Some interesting CEU courses are coming up at Mayway in Oakland, CA.

 

 

Lingering Pathogens

with William Maclean M.Sc Chin.

Med.

 

Date & Time: Saturday

and Sunday May 15-16, 2010 from 9:30am to 5:30pm

Approved for 14 California CEUs and NCCAOM PDA

points.

Location: Mayway

Corporation, Oakland, CA

 

Course description:

 

Lingering pathogens are a common and often unrecognized

cause of a many baffling and protracted disorders. These disorders are

characterized by persistent illness or morbidity subsequent to an acute

infectious process that was unresolved, poorly managed or occurred in an

individual without the resources to throw it off. Lingering pathogens are common

in clinical practice, and their manifestations range from the mild –

persistent

cough, sleeplessness, fevers and so on, in the aftermath of a cold or other

infection – to the severe, in which a pathogen may last for months or years.

Examples of illnesses that may be associated with lingering pathogens include

chronic fatigue syndrome and post viral syndrome, fevers of unknown origin, the

complications of vaccination, persistent viral infections, and some autoimmune,

endocrine and allergic conditions (such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves

disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus etc.). Chinese medicine has perhaps the

best and most rational model for understanding these problems, and when

correctly utilized the results are swift and

reliable.

 

This

course will focus on practical outcomes. Herbs are the dominant therapeutic

medium, but acupuncture has a lot to offer as well. Regardless of the modality

used for treatment, all practitioners should be familiar with the model, and

know how to identify a lingering pathogen and what to do to get rid of it. Over

the weekend we will systematically developing the tools and knowledge base

required to identify and treat lingering pathogens, so participants can use them

the next clinic day.

 

The course will

take a look at the history and analytical models and their development

over the centuries (including the Shang Han Lun, Wen Bing, concepts of gu

syndrome and so on) and the techniques developed for treatment, then progress to

a close look at aetiology and common clinical patterns and their management.

Case histories will be used to illustrate treatment strategy. The aim is to be

as practical as possible, with the majority of the weekend drawn from the

clinical experience of the instructor.

 

This course will focus on practical outcomes. Herbs

are the dominant therapeutic medium, but acupuncture has a lot to offer as well.

Regardless of the modality used for treatment, all practitioners should be

familiar with the model, and know how to identify a lingering pathogen and what

to do to get rid of it. Over the weekend we will systematically developing the

tools and knowledge base required to identify and treat lingering pathogens, so

participants can use them the next clinic day.

 

William Maclean, M.Sc Chin. Med.

Will Maclean has been in full time practice since 1987 and is the

author, along with Jane Lyttleton, of the Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine

series (with Volume 3 to be available in Mid 2010), and the Clinical Manual of

Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines. He has taught seminars in Australia and New

Zealand, the US, UK and South Africa. His main clinical interests are in

disorders of the immune and gastrointestinal systems, and in the critical

assessment of the classics based on the practical realities of modern clinical

practice.

 

Registration & Fees:

Licensed Acupuncturist or other medical

practitioner

Early Bird Special: $300 before April 30th,

and $350 afterwards.

 

Student of Oriental Medicine or other

medical specialty

Early Bird Special: $200 before April

30th, and $250 afterwards.

 

Call Mayway at

1-800-262-9929, ext. 8137. E-mail seminars or visit www.mayway.com

 

Cancellation Policy:

80% refund if the cancellation is at least two weeks before the

seminar, and none thereafter.