'Back to Work, Back to Basics'
RCHM Conference 2022
11th & 12th June 2022
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Back to Work, Back to Basics
We are joined by passionate speakers, experienced in Classical, Jing Fang and TCM traditions of Chinese Herbal Medicine. 'Back to Work, Back to Basics' is an opportunity to focus on the fundamental principles which we share across our diverse traditions, and the application of our core principles to select appropriate treatment.
Prestigious author and admired physician, Yifan Yang, will be joining the RCHM to deliver the keynote address of our conference, taking a deep dive into the properties of our materia medica to identify alternative approaches and strategies when traditional formulae call for ingredients restricted in modern practice. In her practice in the Netherlands, Yifan is under similar restrictions to us in the UK. After decades of scholarship in Beijing, she now applies her intimate knowledge of herbal properties to select appropriate substitutions to restricted materials, or adapt her treatment strategy where substitution is not possible. This is a universal challenge to the practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioners in the UK and it is a pleasure to be joined by Yifan this year.
Featuring conference keynote speaker: Professor Yifan Yang
Saturday Schedule: 11th June 2022
Day one of the RCHM Annual Conference 2022 will feature workshops on core principles of clinical practice and an exciting panel discussion. Saturday sessions are streamed live and recordings will be shared with attendants to watch back at any time after the event.
Morning Qigong
with Awais Mian
Awais will share a mixture of dynamic and therapeutic qigong methods of Dr Li Liqun of Shanghai
8:30am - 9:30am
The roots of flavour and nature: lessons from the Neijing
with Conny Cooper MRCHM
With clinical case studies, Conny will share the powerful perspective of flavour and nature as the foundation of our practice, derived from the Huangdi Neijing
10:15am - 11:15am
Looking beyond the (face) mask: colour diagnosis
with Danny Blyth MRCHM
Danny will be sharing the significance of facial diagnosis in the classical, five element and TCM traditions, and his approach in applying facial diagnosis to select appropriate treatment in clinical practice
11:45am - 12:45pm
Back to basics: Workshopping loose stools with a clinically diverse panel of TCM, flavour & nature and jingfang practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine
A rare opportunity to put a common area of clinical practice under the microscope with lenses of multiple lineages and widen our perspectives within Chinese herbal medicine, our panel will consider the diagnostic significance of loose stools and how they approach the application of appropriate treatment
2:15pm - 4:45pm
Conny Cooper MRCHM
Danny Blyth MRCHM
Frances Turner MRCHM
Martin John MRCHM
Sunday Schedule: 12th June 2022
Day two of the RCHM Annual Conference 2022 will feature a stimulating roundtable discussion on the future direction of our profession, a presentation on research findings from a prominent community project in CHM, and a comprehensive session with our keynote speaker, Professor Yifan Yang. Sunday sessions are available for live attendance only and will not be recorded.
Morning Qigong
with Awais Mian
Awais will share a mixture of dynamic and therapeutic qigong methods of Dr Li Liqun of Shanghai
8:00am - 9:00am
Back to work: A roundtable discussion around potential directions of travel to develop our profession with experienced researchers and educationalists in Chinese herbal medicine
We welcome our guests, experienced in CHM research and education, to share their views around what can we do as a community to further the profession and how we might get there
9:45am - 10:45am
Lily Lai MRCHM PhD.
Po-Hsun Chen PhD. candidate
Lara McClure PhD.
Qualitative interviews with frontline workers taking CHM: Lessons from the Jadescreen Project
with Lily Lai MRCHM
Lily will be sharing the experiences of frontline workers taking herbs during COVID, uncovered through qualitative research with the Jadescreen Project
10:45am - 11:15am
Keynote address: Substitutions for unavailable, protected and banned herbs
With keynote speaker, Professor Yifan Yang
11:40am - 1:00pm, 2:10pm - 4:50pm
n.b. This session is available for live-attendance only and will not be recorded
Conference Rates
| Student Rate | RCHM-Member Rate | Non-Member Standard Rate | ATCM/BAcC Member Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full conference attendance (Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th June) | £70 | £125 | £185 | £155 |
| Saturday 11th June only (includes recordings) | £50 | £75 | £115 | £100 |
| Sunday 12th June only (live attendance only) | £50 | £75 | £115 | £100 |
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