Pediatric Certification Programs

Pediatric
Certification
Programs
Postgraduate
Akademie und Therapiezentrum für Akupunktur und asiatische Medizin
Program Overview
The Pediatric Certification Program trains Chinese medicine
practitioners (Acupuncture, Tuina, Herbology) in the specialty of
pediatrics. Upon completion, students will have gained in-depth
knowledge in the treatment of children with a wide array of
Chinese medicine methods suitable for children. Students will learn
the application of tuina, acupuncture and herbs for all common
childhood illnesses. The program is taught by a team of highly
experienced teachers. This ensures that students are presented
with practical clinical material and different perspectives on
various forms and approaches in Chinese medicine pediatrics.
Certificates
Certificate in Pediatric Acupuncture and Tuina (58h)
Eight days Pediatric Acupuncture and Tuina
with Dr. Elisa Rossi and Bernhard Nessensohn
Certificate in Chinese Medicine Pediatrics (90h)
Additional four days Pediatric herbology
with Dr. Silvio Schaller and Simon Becker
The certification programs are completed with an exam
at the end of the program (after 8 / 12 days)
Course Modules
Pediatric Tuina Basics (Dr. Elisa Rossi)
Specific topics of physiology, etiology, semiotics, and
pathogenesis in children. Paediatric tuina technique, localization
of related lines and points and a lot of practice! Differentiation
of the main clinical patterns and the treatment strategies (for
common childhood problems such as common cold, cough, fever;
infant abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhoea, poor appetite,
lassitude, night crying.
Pediatric Tuina Advanced (Dr. Elisa Rossi)
Revision of the evaluation and treatment of children, focusing
on complex patterns, such as hyperactivity and attention deficit,
atopic eczema, retarded psycho-physical development. Use of
guasha, moxibustion, cupping, seven-star needle in children.
Discussion of case histories or actual treatments of little patients.
Training in how to teach Tuina sequences to parents.
Pediatric Acupuncture 1 (Dr. Elisa Rossi)
Needling children: How to relate to babies, toddlers and older
children. How to communicate with their parents. How to insert
needles and stimulate qi. How to choose the correct number
of needles and decide on the length of time and frequency of
treatment. How to deal with our worries, fears and doubts.
Differentiation and treatment of the main clinical patterns,
focusing on acupuncture.
Pediatric Acupuncture 2 (Bernhard Nessensohn)
Review of previous course. Sharing and evaluating treatment
experiences. Discussion of the effects of immunizations from the
viewpoint of Chinese medicine and how to help parents in
the decision-making process. Acupuncture strategies for dealing
with potential after-effects (LPF). Revisiting acupuncture
techniques and secondary methods in the treatment of children.
Detailed discussion of the differentiation and treatment of more
childhood diseases.Ample case histories help students in their
clinical application of the learned material.
Pediatric herbology 1 and 2
(Simon Becker and Dr. med. Silvio Schaller)
Overview of the use of Chinese herbs in children. Different forms
of herbal medicine and their application as well as the issue of
dosage. Analysis of basic children’s prescriptions. The treatment
of common childhood diseases with Chinese herbs. The focus lies
on the practical clinical application. For all diseases, case histories
are presented. During the four days, the following childhood
diseases will be discussed: Colic, teething and restless sleep,
digestive disorders, upper respiratory infections, dermatological
disorders, allergies, hyperactiviy and enuresis.
Lecturers
private practice for Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Heiden, as well as
in Holland where he also teaches Qi Gong.
Dr. Elisa Rossi MD, Acupuncturist, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology),
Licensed Psychotherapist (Jungian), B.A. in Philosophy
Simon Becker
After a 3-year Course in Acupuncture at “So-Wen”
Simon studied Chinese medicine in the United States
in Milan, Elisa attended a 3-month Training Course in
and England and holds a Diploma in Traditional Chinese
Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing in 1983. Since then,
Medicine from the Florida Institute of TCM and a Master
she has been back to China seven more times, gaining
of Science in Chinese herbal medicine from the University
clinical experience in the TCM departments of hospitals in Beijing, Nanjing,
of Westminster, London. After his studies, he completed a
Shanghai and Jinan. In 1994 she and nine fellow acupuncturists founded the TCM
four month internship at the Heilongjiang University Hospital. He is the author
School MediCina. She teaches and collaborates with various schools and research
of several books on Chinese medicine. Simon is the former president of the
centers in Italy and around the world. She has published various articles about
Swiss Professional Organization for TCM (SBO-TCM) and current co-president
paediatrics and Shen and is the author of “Shen – Psycho-Emotional Aspects
of the OdA AM. He is the Director of Chiway Academy and Deputy Head of
of Chinese Medicine” (Churchill-Livingstone, 2007), “Basi di Medicina Cinese
the Policlinic for Chinese Medicine at the See-Spital Horgen. He has been in
e Clinica di Tuina” (CEA, Milano 2004) and “Pediatrics in Chinese Medicine”
practice for more than 15 years and specializes in Chinese medicine pediatrics
(Donica, 2011). She is member of the Milan Medical Board for Non-Conventional
and support for cancer patients.
Medicine and cooperates with Agopuntura senza Frontiere (ASF), for which she
has volunteered in Madagascar and Laos. She works in private practice in Milan
Dr. Silvio Schaller
where in 2005 she set up Xiaoxiao, an Acupuncture and Tuina Children’s Centre
Silvio studied medicine at the University of Zurich and
offering free pilot-projects.
worked as a resident physician in various hospitals
and departments throughout Switzerland. During his
Bernhard Nessensohn
medical studies, he received ongoing training in
Bernhard obtained a degree in education and then studied
Shiatsu, acupuncture and Chinese Medicine diet and
Natural Healing in Munich. Later, he received his diploma
herbal medicine. After completing his medical training, he spent eight months
in Acupuncture from the Academy of Chinese Healing
interning in various departments of the TCM University Hospital in Chengdu.
Arts. He also completed training in Qi Gong and obtained
Since then, he has been in private practice and has visited China numerous
a Teacher Diploma from the Institute for Qi Gong and
times for further training, including a one year clinical training course at
Psychosomatics by Master Li. He has diversified his education further by
Chengdu University Hospital. He was a founding member of the Swiss Medical
completing courses in 5-Element and Stems and Branches Acupuncture
Society of Chinese Medicine and was part of the government funded study on
in Holland. For several years he served as a board member of the Swiss
the treatment of AIDS with Chinese Herbal Medicine. Since 1990, he has been
Professional Organisation for TCM (SBO-TCM) and is the study director and
working at the Praxis Wilfriedstrasse in Zürich, one of Switzerland‘s oldest
senior teacher at the Chiway Academy for Asian Medicine. He works in his own
and best-known TCM clinics.
Dates and fees
2014
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Nov
30-31
27-28
04-05
08-09
29-30
Pediatric
Pediatric
Pediatric
Pediatric
Pediatric
herbology 1
herbology 2
Tuina Basics
Tuina Advanced
Acupuncture 1
2015
Jan 10 -11 Pediatric Acupuncture 2
Simon Becker
Dr. Silvio Schaller
Dr. Elisa Rossi
Dr. Elisa Rossi
Dr. Elisa Rossi
Bernhard Nessensohn
Exams
Certificate in Pediatric Acupuncture and Tuina (last 4 weekends) March 2015
Certificate in Chinese Medicine Pediatrics (complete course) March 2015
Certification requirments
Attendance at least 80% Passing of the exam (70%) Case histories (5/8)
Fees
Certificate in Pediatric Acupuncture and Tuina (58h): CHF 17 85.Certificate in Chinese Medicine Pediatrics (90h):
CHF 27 50.Exam Fee:
Single weekend:
Administration
Chiway AG
Academy and Therapy Center
Unterer Graben 1
8400 Winterthur
Tel: 052 365 35 43
[email protected]
www.chiway.ch
CHF 200.CHF 475.- per weekend

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