Some of the courses and events I attended to expand my knowledge:
– May 2015 “A comprehensive guide to using Acupuncture in pregnancy labour and postpartum” 2 day seminar with Debra Betts
– September 2015 “It takes two: Understanding Male & Female infertility “ with Jill Glover
– November 2015 “Unravelling the Knots of Endometriosis and PCOS” with Jill Glover
– February 2016 “Getting Better at CF” Seminar with Angela & John Hicks
– February 2016 “Introduction to Tung Acupuncture” Seminar with Philip Weeks
– February 2016 “Tung Acupuncture for some common conditions” Seminar with Philip Weeks
– September 2016 British Acupuncture Conference: “Differential Diagnosis and Treatment in pregnancy and birth” by Claudia Citkovitz; “Acupuncture and post-traumatic stress disorder” Naji Malak; “Acupuncture for the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder” by Jonathan Pledger; “Laser acupuncture in paediatrics: a holistic approach to allergic rhinitis, atopic eczema and other conditions” by Michael Webber;” Scalp acupuncture from Eastern to Western” by Tianjun Wang
– October 2016 “Using Five Elements to help Children Thrive “ with Rebecca Avern
– June 2017 “Inner library of 5 Emotions” with Kim Chan and Sarah Matheson
– August 2017 “The Nada protocol” 2 day seminar with Rachel Peckham, auricular acupuncture suggested for Stress Management & Substance Misuse.
– September 2017 “Cupping therapy in the treatment of Musculoskeletal Complains & Cosmetic Therapy” with Ilkay Chirali
– September 2017 British Acupuncture Conference: “Exploring the seven internal and external dragons” by Sarah Matheson, “Using Chinese medicine during seven stages of cancer” by Andrew Flower; “Creative flow of the hand and needle” by Sarah Pritchard
– September 2015- May 2017 Diploma course in Paediatric acupuncture with Julian Scott, Rebecca Avern & Danny Blyth
– January 2018 “Advanced needling techniques” with Charlie Buck
– February 2018 First Aid Course with Alex Brazkiewicz
– March 2018 Shonishin Paediatric 2 day course with Stephen Birch
– May 2018 Paediatric Tuina 2 day course with Elisa Rossi
– June 2018 Bloodletting 2 day course with Philip Weeks
– September 2018 British Acupuncture Conference: “Causes, diagnosis and treatment of teenage anxiety and depression: an epidemic of our times” by Rebecca Avern; “Supporting endometriosis and related conditions with acupuncture and TCM” by Dr Nuria Lorite Ayán; “The magical point combination for insomnia” by Amos Ziv
– October 2018 2 day course “Practical Clinical Application of Moxa” with Snow Wang
– May 2019 “Tongue Diagnosis” with Barbara Kirschbaum
– June 2019 “Five Elements” with Nora Franglen
– September 2019 British Acupuncture Conference “Five Elements” with Sarah Matheson, “Husband and Wife” with Peter Mole
– January 2020 “Trigger Points and Beyond”, with Nicholas Garner
-January 2020 “Tui na & Moxibustion for Menstrual & Fertility Issues” with Sarah Pritchard
– February 2020 “Tuina” online course by Sarah Pritchard
– March 2020 “Does a Kid’s Sore Throat Always Mean Wind-Heat?” by David Allen (1CPD)
– March 2020 “Strenghtening the body against viral infection” Orkiszowe Pola (2.5CPD)
– April 2020 “Strengthening the Immune System with Chinese Medicine” by Yair Maimon (1CPD)
– April 2020 “Enhancing the Immune System with Acupuncture – Data from Scientific Research” by Bartosz Chmielnicki & Yair Maimo
– April 2020 “The traditional diagnosis” by Neil Gumenic (1CPD)
– April 2020 “Your Immunity and Essential Oils with Classical Chinese Medicine” by Josephine Spilka (1CPD)
– April 2020 “Supporting children” by Julian Scott (1CPD)
– April 2020 “Supporting teenagers during an extraordinary time” by Rebecca Avern (1CPD)
– April 2020 “Burnout” Letesia Gibson (1CPD)
– April 2020 “Facial Diagnosis To Support the Immune System” by Lillian Pearl Bridges
– June 2020 “Treating Emotional Trauma and PTSD with Acupuncture by CT Holman (2 CPD)
– June 2020 “TCM and the Teenage Years” by Rebecca Avern (12 CPD)
– June 2020 “Infection control – including basic personal protective equipment ” BMJ (1CPD)
– July 2020 “Reiki 1 attunementand instruction in he Usui system of natural healing ” followed by 21 days of self practice with Reiki Master Teacher Sarah Pritchard
– July 2020 “Everyday bliss” 21 day hypnotherapy course with Paul McKenna
– November 2020 “Conference on COVID19- SARS-COV-2” with Prof.Claude Diolosa Guest Professor of Chengdu University
– November 2020 “Immunity and TCM treatment” Dr.Yair Maimon
– January 2021 “Bach Flower Diploma course” Rose Todd
– June 2021 “Heavenly Moxibustion” Shay Sharabi (1.5 CPD)
– July 2021 – May 2022 ” Cognitive Hypnotherapy” Diploma course at The Quest Institute
– June 2022 – Jan 2023 Master Practitioner at The Quest Institute
November 2022 AAC Conference: “Advanced moxibustion skills” Felip Caudet, “Scalp acupuncture for neurological conditions” Tianjun Wang, “Accelerated tendon healing ” Chris Davies, “Managing a multibed paediatric clinic” Rebecca Avern
– January 2023 ACT London, “Male infertility” Ian Stones
– February 2023 “Miscarriage and menopause: neglected areas of women’s health” Jill Glover
– February 2023 “Tissue salt” level 1&2 Schuessler Tissue Salts
– May 2023 “Mushrom Nutrition in TCM & Acupuncture, Prof Varela & Prof Wilfred
– June 2023 “Male fertility course, tests and suporting men” Ian Stones
– June 2023 QCHPA CPD Day: Cathy Powell – Working with neurodiverse clients, Hannah Ravenscroft – The power of creativity, Andy Smith – Appreciative Inquiry method
– June 2023 : Homeobotanical Post Graduate Practitioner Programme” Deborah Kerslake. 2 day course
– October 2023 TCM nutrition supporting fertility, Danny Blyth, ACT group
– November 2023 AAC conference: Peter Dedman “Cooling the Hearth, calming the mind”; Beverly De Valois ” Recommendations for the safe practice of acupuncture in cancer care”, Gerard Kite “Five Element Acupuncture- a spriitual tradition”, Anne Gledhill “Obstetrics”
– November 2023: Supporting neurodiverse children and teenagers with acupuncture, Rebecca Avern
– November 2023 Hypnotherapy for children Marcia Eden, Julie Taylor
– March 2024 ACT microbiome and fertility with Debbie Cotton
– March 2024 Spring into Balance: A 30-Day Wood Element Exploration Challenge 7h – TCM academy of Integrated Medicince