Description

During this course, we will focus on the treatment of 3 commonly seen disorders, namely, depression, anxiety and burnout syndromes. You will learn to identify the different classical syndromes leading to these three disorders. During the weekend we will cover the most frequently seen syndromes as well as the treatment of disease using Chinese herbal formulas as well as acupuncture and moxa point prescriptions according to the Six syndromes diagnostic approach.

Besides the focus on classical medicine, we will also discuss the important scalp acupuncture lines needed in the recovery of chronic and acute disorders. Hence, during this course, participants will also learn over 5 scalp treatment lines from 2 different scalp acupuncture systems, along with their clinical applications according to specific diseases or symptoms. Afterwards, we will review different single and multiple needling techniques specifically applied in scalp acupuncture with demonstration. We will also cover the application and contraindications of using electro-stimulation on the body and the scalp for these 3 important disorders.

Dr. Suzanne Robidoux has worked in the Neurological Hospital during her Ph.D. in Nanjing with a focus on MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and psychosis disorders. During the last 14 years, she has been treating various types of neurological disorders such as MS, Parkinson’s, and ALS and more. She will share the experience and knowledge of her clinical experience valuable to apply in clinic. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to identify which single syndromes or combination of syndromes the patients are afflicted with when suffering from depression, anxiety and burnout as well as have clear guidelines of treatment protocols.

Course Objectives:

– Learn the most common 6 syndromes causing depression, anxiety and burnout.

– Learn individual treatment protocols and herbal and point prescriptions per syndrome.

– Learn over 5 different scalp acupuncture lines, their locations, needling techniques and related symptoms.

Course Design:

Each day will be 4 hours broadcasted live (12 hours altogether), with interaction through chat rooms. There will be a handout for this weekend with a worksheet of 10 questions at the end of the weekend to obtain your credits. Participants will have one week to complete the worksheet and send it by email. We will also take online registrations. If a participant is unable to attend one day of the weekend, an audio recording will be sent, 1 day per participant. However, the recordings of the weekends will not be available otherwise.

Broadcasting Times:

China: 8:00 PM – 12:00 PM in China.

London: same day from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Eastern time (Montreal/New York/North Carolina): same day from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon.

Western time (California/Vancouver): same day from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

Brisbane and Sydney, Australia: same day from 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM.