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Clinical Skills Weekend Workshop: 14 - 15 April 2012
Welcome to an exciting and challenging two day workshop to enhance and perfect your clinical skills. The workshop aims to address a wide range of skills requirements from students to refresher and experienced practitioner.The workshop uses a supported, problem solving based approach bring out the best in each participant.
Two day Clinical Skills Workshop
Practitioners:
Dr. Dilis Clare
Elly McGregor Hodgkiss
and Anna-Maria Keaveney
Weekend 14th / 15th April 2012
Venue - Health and Herbs Galway, Ireland
Cost:
IIMH members - 100 euro
IIMH Students - 80 euro
Non-IIMH Students - 100 euro
Non-IIMH Practitioners - 145 euro
Contact:
Anna-Maria Keaveney amkeav@yahoo.ie
00 353 87 237 8183
Biographies:
Dr. Dilis Clare
Consulting Medical Herbalist & General Practitioner
MBBCh,DRCOG, B.Sc. (Hons) Herbal Medicine
President of Irish Institute of Medical Herbalists
Honorary Clinical Fellow Nat. University of Ireland Galway College of Medicine
Health & Herbs
Clinic Manager
Background
• Qualified UCD 1980 Medical Degree
• GP Qualified 1986
• Family Planning Instructing Cert 1987
• Diploma Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1984
• Psychosexual counselling 4 year P/T seminar Training Institute of Psychosexual
• Medicine 1986
• General Practitioner 1989-1999 North London Practice
• BSc (Herbal Medicine) 1999
• Working as GP and Medical Herbalist in my clinic in Galway since 1999
• Honorary Clinical Fellow NUIG Medical School 2009-current
Professional Association
• Irish Institute of Medical Herbalists
For further insight see website www.healthandherbs.ie
Ms. Anna-Maria Keaveney BSc., MSc. MIIMH
Chair of the Irish Institute of Medical Herbalists
Clinic practitioner
Background
• Graduate Trinity College Dublin - BSc. Natural Science (Genetics)
• Graduate Middlesex University – BSc. Herbal Medicine
• Graduate Royal College Surgeons – MSc. Primary Health Care
• Lecturer – Dept. Biological Sciences (Herbal Science) Cork Institute Technology
• Clinic Practitioner since 2000
Professional
• Irish Institute of Medical Herbalists
College of Medicine 2012 Annual Conference: 2 - 3 May 2012
2nd May - Pre-conference workshops:
- Women, Health and Ageing
- Back to Health: Neuro-musculoskeletal conditions and effective exercise
- Ahead of the game: Anticipating and meeting the needs of an ageing population
- Herbal Medicine
3rd May - Annual Conference
Click here to download brochure (839Kb pdf)
Click here to download booking form (361Kb pdf)
Herbal History Research Network Study Day – South and West Region
Saturday 10th March 2012, 11 am-3 pm
Quaker Meeting House, 1 Whiteheads Lane, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1JU
http://bradfordonavonquakers.weebly.com/ for map and directions.
The aim of this day is to bring together current and interested researchers in herbal history to report on progress in current projects and share ideas and problems. Our theme for the day will be about communicating herbal knowledge in the past. The cost is £10 and kept deliberately low to enable research students to participate although others are most welcome. As this cost is low, please bring your own sandwich lunch! We will arrange for hot water, tea or coffee to be made available.
Facial Diagnosis in Classical Chinese Medicine - Introductory Seminar
26th February 2012 ~ 09:30 - 17:30
Facial Diagnosis is an invaluable technique for medical practitioners, consultants and everyone working in interpersonal communication. This intensive seminar will cover the fundamental principles and basic skills of face reading. Topics include: conceptional approach, five phases of Yin and Yang, the facial map, the meanings of features and signs of the face, the relations of the different features, steps to read a face. Students will learn to see constitutional strengths and challenges, as well as momentary conditions and past conflicts.
This seminar is a great experience of self discovery together with the beginning to learn how to assess clients in a new way.
Certificates of Achievement will be awarded. Follow up seminars are planned.
This seminar can be credited towards your CPD.
Cost: GBP 70
Seminar by: Andreas Kuehne, GQA
Director of Thammavong School for Classical Chinese Medicine,
Germany since 1990
Head of German Qigong Association e.V.
Location: 23 Green Ridge, Brighton
East Sussex, BN1 5LT
Information and booking: info@thammavong.de
Seminar: Understanding Practice Management - May 14th 2011
Introducing a seminar designed to unlock the mysteries of why so many practices do not succeed. Practice Management Consultants will give you tools to instantly refine your practice and help you meet your goals.
Topics include:
• Practice Management - What is it and how it relates to your business
• Role of the practice owner
• Purpose of a business plan
• How goals relate to growth
• Special considerations for new therapists
• Letting potential clients know about you and your practice
• Is advertising effective
• Identify components of a successful practice
• Identify pitfalls of practices
• Value of a natural pharmacy
• How patient compliance can make or break your practice
Click here for more information (370Kb pdf)
Topics include:
• Practice Management - What is it and how it relates to your business
• Role of the practice owner
• Purpose of a business plan
• How goals relate to growth
• Special considerations for new therapists
• Letting potential clients know about you and your practice
• Is advertising effective
• Identify components of a successful practice
• Identify pitfalls of practices
• Value of a natural pharmacy
• How patient compliance can make or break your practice
Click here for more information (370Kb pdf)