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WATCVM Updates
Bruce Ferguson DVM, MS President WATCVM
I hope that this is a fine day for all of you, and that you
realize how wonderful your lives probably are, especially
compared to many others on this planet who are not so
fortunate. My wife, Suzanne Hughes, and I just returned
to our property and home in Saint Augustine Beach after
Hurricane Matthew hit us directly! And, perhaps by the
power of the pyramids which my wife uses to protect
and nourish our home, we returned to a messy yard but
absolutely no property damage. We are so fortunate.
Today, as the President of the World Association
of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, I want to
explore two concepts that I believe enrich all of our lives
and connect us more deeply with this fascinating and
useful TCVM passion that many call a career. How do our
current careers in TCVM relate to the newly established
WATCVM with respect to the following concepts?
First we have “service”. Service is an interesting
word. It is derived from the Old French “servise”,
meaning “servant” or “slave”. Currently, service has many
definitions, but let me focus on two including: an act of
being of assistance to someone or something, and to be
subservient to or employed by an individual or group. It
is my opinion and strong feeling that we should honor our
world, our relatives, our friends, and our teachers. And
as an extension of our teachers, our TCVM as well. And
honoring them by returning some Service to this medical
system that we love so much.
I would first ask, is it Service that is from the heart;
free, unconditional, and unselfish. Many people, perhaps
more so in these modern, individualistic times, want to
know what the world, and especially TCVM, can do
for them. But I feel the opposite. In fact, the American
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president J.F. Kennedy once said “ask not what your
country can do for you, but rather what you can you do
for your country”. So I implore my colleagues to “ask not
what TCVM can do for you, but rather what you can do
for TCVM”.
It is a well-known fact that most organizations in
the world have only a very small percentage of members
who actually contribute their time to Service to support
that organization. Let’s see if we can do better than that
in the WATCVM! And if I can, with relatively advanced
Parkinson’s disease, contribute some of my time and
energy in the Service of WATCVM, certainly some of you
can as well.
Next, let us briefly explore Cooperation. The word
Cooperation is derived from the Latin “cooperatio” and
French Cooperation. It’s primary definition, which I
would like to emphasize is: Active help from a person,
organization, etc., such as an orderly sharing of space or
resources and association for mutual benefit. The antonym
of Cooperation is competition. The world is full of
complexities and more information than any single human
can possibly manage or understand. I believe no single one
of us can make a significant impact on the planetary health
and well-Being without having cooperative coworkers
and colleagues.
This is why we develop organizations such as the
WATCVM. So that through cooperative energies, we can
help to bring TCVM into the modern scientific era and
facilitate the standardized teaching and practice of TCVM
throughout the world. There is much work to be done,
and we need the Service as well as Cooperation of our
WATCVM members to accomplish these goals.
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In summary, the WATCVM is a SERVICE
organization which can only grow to fulfill its goals by
the hands and minds of its members, each giving a little
service to the whole organization. The WATCVM is a
COOPERATIVE endeavor among and between members
throughout the world. Such an endeavor only matures
and shines the light of wisdom and health care when
the members work together as a cooperative group. So,
please, give some Service to and Cooperate with the
WATCVM for the benefit of ALL TCVM practitioners and
our patients.
Have a glorious day!
Dr. Bruce Ferguson
President of WATCVM
18th Annual TCVM Conference Highlights from China
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gathered in Beijing, China, for the 18th Annual International Conference co-hosted by the World Association of TCVM, Chi
Institute, Beijing Small Animal Veterinary Association, and China National Society of TCVM. Over the duration of three
days, speakers presented on the topics of clinical application of TCVM schools, behavioral problems (spirit-mind-body),
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