Date & Time: Sunday 7/12/15 10:00AM-2:00PM (4 PDA Points)
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501
About the Speaker: Prof. Kaplan graduated from the Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy in 1993 and received his Master’s Degree in
Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Five Branches Institute of TCM in 1997. He currently teaches at NYCTCM and conducts
a private practice in both acupuncture and massage. Prof. Kaplan is currently licensed to practice acupuncture in New York and New Jersey.
Seminar 21: TCM Treatment for Mental Disorders
Speaker: Dr. Joseph Yang, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Date & Time: Sunday 6/28/15 10:00AM-6:00PM (7 PDA Points)
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501
About the Speaker: Dr. Yang received his Master’s Degree in TCM from Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, China in 1989. He attained his Ph.D. in Psychiatry and Neuroscience from Kobe University, Japan in 1998. He is currently a clinic supervisor at Alhambra Medical School in California. Dr. Yang also works at Los Angeles HOPICS drug addiction program and teaches at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine and Yosan University of TCM in California.
Seminar 20: Professional Ethics for Acupuncture Practice
Speaker: Dr. Jose Lopez, C.S.M.
Date & Time: Sunday 6/14/15 10:00AM-2:00PM (4 PDA Points)
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501
About the Speaker: Prof. Lopez received his B.A. and M.SW. from Adelphi University in 1975 and 1977, respectively. He is currently the Director of Clinical Services and Director of Special Projects at the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center in Roslyn, NY. He lectures on factors related to counseling and cultural diversity at numerous public schools and mental health facilities.
Seminar 19: Classical Five Element Acupuncture - 2 Days
Speaker: Dr. Dirk P. Hein, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Date & Time: Rescheduled (TBA) (14 PDA Points)
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501
About the Speaker: . Dr. Dirk P. Hein is the founder and director of Wu Hsing Tao School. He has been in private practice in Seattle for over 30 years, holds a “Master of Acupuncture” from the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in England where he studied under the tutelage and guidance of the late Professor JR Worsley, with whom he organized many seminars, clinical intensives and master-classes. He holds a teaching degree from the Worsley Institute of Classical Acupuncture and received his blessing from Dr. Worsley to teach Five Element Acupuncture and to carry on the tradition of this medicine his teacher brought to the West. The program at Wu Hsing Tao School reflects Dirk Hein’s 20 years of teaching experience as a faculty member of a number of institutions where he taught Five Element Acupuncture, including the Worsley Institute of Classical Acupuncture and the Academy of Five Element Acupuncture in Florida, Bastyr University of Natural Medicine, the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Seattle, and the Canadian College of Oriental Studies in Victoria, B.C. He presented at the Northwest Conference on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for several years, appeared on TV and taught Taoist philosophy at Antioch University. He was a two-term president of the Acupuncture Association of Washington, published in the association’s journal and was chairman of Washington State Acupuncture Advisory Committee to the Department of Health. He holds a PhD in health education. He wrote his dissertation on the methodology of teaching this system of medicine and how to develop the student into an instrument of healing versus a mere acupuncture technician. He holds public lecture to groups of meditators on how to attune oneself to the universal energy found in Nature and how to engage it in the healing process.
Seminar 18: Tension Point Therapy - 2 Days
Speaker: Dr. Larry Han
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday 12/20/14 - 12/21/14 10:00AM-6:00PM (14 PDA Points)
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501
About the Speaker: Dr. Larry Han is a Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist with a gentle and humble spirit. In addition to private practice, Dr. Han is also the president of Florida College of Integrative Medicine. Larry is the co-author of Tension Point Therapy. Dr. Han has been teaching workshops for tension point therapy & muscle testing and acupuncture treatment of neurological disorders in the U.S., Japan and Taiwan for many years. This year is the first year that his practical workshop is being offered in Canada. Not only does he teach practical skills, Dr. Han also includes the mechanisms and applications of treatment in his seminars.
Seminar 17: Cosmetic Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture - Acne, Chloasma & Weight Loss Treatment with TCM
Speaker: Prof. Xiaoyan Ren
Date & Time: Sunday 11/9/14 10:00AM-6:00PM (7 PDA Points)
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501
About the Speaker: Prof. Xiaoyan Ren graduated from Heilongjiang University of TCM in 1988. She is the founder and President of Beijing Renxiaoyan Implant Acupuncture Medical Study -Development Center. She is known for developing implant acupuncture products by combining modern medical techniques with TCM theory.
Seminar 16: Magic of the Pressing Hand - "Muscle Jumping" Techniques and Ancient Tonification/Sedation Methods
Speaker: Dr. Biao Lu, OMD, L.Ac.
Date & Time: Sunday 10/12/14 10:00AM-6:00PM (7 PDA Points)
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501
About the Speaker: Dr. Biao Lu has been practicing acupuncture since 1984. As a special privilege for being the top student in his class, he was awarded the chance to study specialized acupuncture techniques with several world-renowned acupuncturists – Professor Zheng Kui Shan, with whom he further refined his acupuncture techniques, and Professor Yang Jia San, one of the premier acupuncturists in China who was featured in Bill Moyer’s ‘Healing and the Mind’ program on PBS. During this time, he learned special acupuncture techniques known as “Setting the Mountain on Fire” and “Penetrating Heaven’s Coolness” – two techniques rarely practiced in the West, but which are extremely effective for immunological and neurological disorders, as well as all types of pain conditions that have not been alleviated through other healing modalities. Before coming to Los Angeles, Dr. Lu was the Chief Acupuncture Physician at Dong Zhi Men Hospital in Beijing, which was featured in Bill Moyer’s ‘Mysteries of Qi’ series.
Acupuncturists Without Borders: Healing Community Trauma - How to do Acupuncture for Traumatic Events
Speaker: Acupuncturists Without Borders
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday 8/23/14-8/24/14 9:00AM-5:30PM
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501 (Room 106)
PDA/CEUs: 15 PDA/CEUs accepted by the NCCAOM, Texas, Florida, and California (including 4.5 PDAs that meet the Ethics and Safety requirements of the NCCAOM).
Seminar 14 & 15: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Reproductive Medicine in the Diagnosis & Treatment of Infertility (Part I & II)
Speaker: Mike Berkley, L.Ac.
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday - 4/19/2014 - 4/20/2014, 10:00am-6:00pm
NCCAOM PDA Points: 7 per seminar/day [14 total]
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501 (Room 106)
About Speaker: Mike Berkley, L.Ac., Founder and Executive Director of The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness in New York City. Mike Berkley has been exclusively treating reproductive disorders for more than eleven years. He is licensed and board certified in both Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. Mike Berkley is on the Board of Directors of the ABORM and is the first acupuncturist to be inducted into a NY State Society of OB/GYNs.
Seminar 13: The Application of TCM in the Treatment of Digestive System Cancers (with focus on Gastric & Colorectal Cancer)
Speaker: Dr. Hailei Zhao, Ph.D.
Date & Time: Sunday - 3/30/2014, 10:00am-6:00pm
NCCAOM PDA Points: 7
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501 (Room 106)
About the Speaker: Dr. Hailei Zhao graduated from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1998 and awarded the Doctor Degree of Integrative Chinese and estern Medicine in 2002. He has been a physician in the specialty of oncology by TCM and integrative medicine and one of the members in the prominent Oncologist Dr Qiu Jiaxin’s Team for
more than 10 years. Dr Zhao has published several articles in the field of the research on TCM treatment to cancers. His interests also include the TCM education and training. He has also
been the Deputy Dean in International Education College, Shanghai University of TCM since 2012.
Seminar 12: I Ching Philosophy Applied in Chinese Medicine (Part 2) (Master Tung's Acupuncture Points & Advanced Theory and Application of 14 Channels)
周易与中医講座 (含董氏奇穴及十四經穴高級原理及應用)
Speaker: Dr. Wei Chieh Young, Ph.D. 杨维傑博士
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday, 10/19/2013 - 10/20/2013
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501
About Speaker: Dr. Wei-Chieh Young is a Certified California Acupuncturist. He receivedDoctorate Degree in Medical Science at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. In 1965, while he was around high-school age, he started to study with the Great Master in acupuncture, Master Tung Ching-Chang, as a direct-line disciple. He then became Master Tung's clinic assistant after 4 years of apprentice. Now he is a well-known master of Tung's Acupuncture.About Speaker: Dr. Wei-Chieh Young is a Certified California Acupuncturist. He received Doctorate Degree in Medical Science at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. In 1965, while he was around high-school age, he started to study with the Great Master in acupuncture, Master Tung Ching-Chang, as a direct-line disciple. He then became Master Tung's clinic assistant after 4 years of apprentice. Now he is a well-known master of Tung's Acupuncture.
Seminar 11: I Ching Philosophy Applied in Chinese Medicine (Part 1) (Master Tung's Acupuncture Points & Advanced Theory and Application of 14 Channels)
周易与中医講座 (含董氏奇穴及十四經穴高級原理及應用)
Speaker: Dr. Wei Chieh Young, Ph.D. 杨维傑博士
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Saturday, 10/19/2013 - 10/20/2013
Location: 155 First St, Mineola, NY 11501 (Room 106)
Seminar 10: Clinical Experiences on Acupuncture for Gynecological Disorders
Speaker: Dr. Guoan Li, Director of Acupuncture Department, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai Univ. of TCM
Date & Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Sunday, 09/15/2013
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
Seminar 9: Biophysics of Moxibustion & Demonstration of Acupuncture Needle Techniques
Speaker: Prof. Huayuan Yang & Dr. Guoan Li
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Sunday, 09/15/2013
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
Seminar 8: Electro-acupuncture, Meridian Diagnostic Instrument & Clinical Application of Acupuncture Instruments
Speaker: Prof. Huayuan Yang, Director of Acupuncture Instrument Committee, Chinese Acupuncture Society
Date & Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Saturday, 09/14/2013
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
Seminar 7: Breast Cancer, Mammography & TCM Treatment - (previously postponed)
Speaker: Dr. Daofang Li
Date & Time: Sunday - 4/13/2014, 10:00 AM- 6:00 PM
NCCAOM PDA Points: 7
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
About the Speaker: Dr. Daofang Li is recognized an expert in Chinese external medicine, especially for breast disorders. He was one of the first six people that was granted a Ph.D., in Chinese medicine in China (1987). He graduated from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai, China for his M.D. degree in 1969. Dr. Li then received his Master's in Medical Science from Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanjing, China in 1982. He was a professor in the Surgical Department before coming to the US. Dr. Li has practiced Chinese
Medicine in Florida for more than 20 years and was the President of Florida Acupuncture Association for 8 years.
Acupuncture Needling Techniques Workshop
Speaker: Prof. Bohua Jin (English Translation Available)
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Wednesday, 06/12/2013 (For NYCTCM Students Only, FREE) [Limited 20 Seats]
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
About the Speaker: Professor Bohua Jin is one of the famous acupuncture experts recognized by the China State Council. She graduated from Bethune Medical School in 1951. After graduation, she has worked in Beijing Second TCM Clinic, Beijing Municipal TCM Hospital, and Beijing Chongwen District TCM Hospital, where Prof. Jin was the director and Chief Physician of the Acupuncture & Moxibustion Department. She was invited as a Visiting Professor of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Research Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion. She has published two very well received books titled Jin’s Clinical Essence of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Jin Bohua’s Experiences in Treating Bi Syndrome. Prof. Jin is renowned for her acupuncture needle techniques and has specialized in treating rheumatoid arthritis. She has also done in-depth research in single point application in acupuncture practice and pain management with Hand Acupuncture Therapy. NYCTCM is honored to have such a kind grandmaster from China to share her knowledge and needle techniques with us.
Demonstration of Acupuncture Needle Techniques
Speaker: Prof. Bohua Jin (English Translation Available)
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Sunday, 06/02/2013 (For NYCTCM Students Only, FREE)
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
Seminar 5: 60-Year-Experience in Clinical Acupuncture Practice
Speaker: Prof. Bohua Jin (English Translation Available)
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Sunday, 06/16/2013 (NCCAOM PDA Points: 4)
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
Seminar 4: Single Point Application in Acupuncture Practice
Speaker: Prof. Bohua Jin (English Translation Available)
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Sunday, 06/09/2013 (NCCAOM PDA Points: 4)
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
Seminar 3: Pestle Needle-An Amazing Therapy for Facial Rejuvenation (杵针疗法)
Speaker: Dr. Ren, XiaoYan (English translation available)
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sun, 04/28/2013: (NCCAOM PDA Points: 7)
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY
About the Speaker: Dr. Ren, Xiaoyan graduated from Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1988 and is the President of Beijing Ren Xiaoyan Implant Acupuncture Medical Study/Development Center. She has developed Health Implant Acupuncture products by combining modern medical techniques and traditional Chinese medicine theory. She also has close cooperating relationships with such medical institutions such Beijing Basic Medical Study Institute of the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing No. 301 Hospital and Zhejiang Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, laying a solid foundation for developing a new generation of acupuncture techniques and related products.
Seminar 2: Acupuncture for Facial RejuvenationAcupuncture for Facial Rejuvenation & Treatment for Chloasma
Speaker: Dr. Ren, Xiaoyan (English translation available)
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sat, 04/27/2013 (NCCAOM PDA Points: 7)
Location: New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mineola, NY