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Portland - The Energetics of the Five Flavors and Canonical Formulas
2019-03-16 - 2019-03-17 | ICEAM Portland, 506 Southwest 6th, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Canonical Chinese Medicine is the style of Chinese medicine practiced along the tenets codified in the Western and Eastern Han dynasty (approx. 200 BC- 200 CE) medical classics or canons. It is the foundation of both clinical and theoretical Chinese medicine as we know it. Canonical Chinese medicine is comprised of two main schools being the Yellow Emperor huangdi 黄帝school of Medical Canons yijing pai 醫經派and the Divine Farmer shennong 神农school of Canonical Formulas jingfang pai经方派.

Gdansk- Shanghan Lun Abdominal Diagnosis Fukushin
2019-02-21 - 2019-02-24 | ICEAM Gdansk
Japanese abdominal diagnosis or Fukushin is the diagnostic art developed in medieval Japan based on the canonical writings by Zhang Zhongjing. Careful inspection of the Shanghan Zabing Lun reveals countless references to abdominal conditions that could only have been diagnosed by actual palpation of the abdomen. The skill however never fully developed in China but flourished in Japan. Throughout history, two major trends and types of abdominal diagnosis developed, being the Nanjing and Shanghan Lun schools, which respectively diagnose the abdomen in service of either acupuncture or meridian treatment, and herbal treatment. Fukushin refers specifically to Shanghan Lun style of abdominal diagnosis developed by Japanese scholars during Edo period (1603-1867 CE) for the purpose of prescribing the Han dynasty formulas of Zhang Zhongjing.

London - The Energetics of the Five Flavors and Canonical Formulas
2019-02-09 - 2019-02-10 | ICEAM London, 15 Spa Road, Bermondsey, London, SE16 3SA, United Kingdom

Gdansk - Shanghan Lun Pathophysiology and Basic Patterns
2019-01-03 - 2019-01-06 | ICEAM Gdansk
The Treatise on Cold Damage or Shanghan Lun is one of the most prominent Eastern Han-dynasty (circa CE 200) classics in Chinese medicine and the first clinical handbook in China’s medical history. It is also the center of the Canonical Chinese Medicine Training.

Chicago - Tian-Zeng Lineage Jingui Yaolue Case Studies and Clinical Strategies
2018-12-08 - 2018-12-09 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
The Shanghan Zabing Lun is the first historical manual to teach the treatment of both acute and chronic complex diseases that have been triggered externally or have arisen from internal damage. Though a classical work, it is of great clinical value for modern day practice.

Gdansk - The Herb and Formula Archetypes: The Outer Circle, Part Two
2018-11-29 - 2018-12-02 | ICEAM Gdansk
This course is the instruction of specialized Materia Medica and formula studies in the service of canonical Chinese medicine as practiced by Zhang Zhongjing in the Shanghan Lun and the Jingui Yaolue.

Frankfurt- Tian-Zeng Lineage Jingui Yaolue Case Studies and Clinical Strategies
2018-11-22 - 2018-11-25 | ICEAM Frankfurt, Frankfurter Straße 59, Offenbach, 63067, Germany

Chicago - Jingui Yaolue Abdominal Diagnosis Fukushin
2018-11-10 - 2018-11-11 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Japanese abdominal diagnosis or Fukushin is the diagnostic art developed in medieval Japan based on the canonical writings by Zhang Zhongjing. Careful inspection of the Shanghan Zabing Lun reveals countless references to abdominal conditions that could only have been diagnosed by actual palpation of the abdomen. The skill however never fully developed in China but flourished in Japan. Fukushin 腹診 refers specifically to the style of abdominal diagnosis developed by Japanese scholars during the Edo period (1603-1867 CE) for the purpose of prescribing the Han dynasty formulas of Zhang Zhongjing.

Sydney - Clinic Training Day
2018-10-27, 2018-10-26, 2018-10-22, 2018-06-21, 2018-06-20, 2018-06-17 | ICEAM Sydney, 826 George St, Chippendale, New South Wales, 2008, Australia
Observe an ICEAM clinical supervisor take pulses and write formulas in clinic. Limited to 14 students per day. Maximum 25 patients per day. Patient contacts count towards fulfillment of clinical certification as Fellow of the Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine.

Sydney - Tian-Zeng Lineage Jingui Yaolue Case Studies and Clinical Strategies
2018-10-23 - 2018-10-25 | ICEAM Sydney, 826 George St, Chippendale, New South Wales, 2008, Australia

Chicago - Tian-Lineage Jingui Yaolue Pulse Diagnosis
2018-10-13 - 2018-10-14 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Diagnosis in Han-dynasty was primarily done by taking the pulse. Every formula can be identified through one or more pulse patterns presenting in the patient. Though many pulses are mentioned in the Jingui Yaolue, crucial detail is often hidden, and it is as if this knowledge is merely implicitly present, as if it were embedded. Therefore, the Tian Heming Canonical Formula lineage’s main strength and contribution to the field of Chinese medicine to have made this advanced knowledge on pulse diagnosis crystal clear and evident. This knowledge has never been recorded in any book, but was rather transmitted orally from Dr. Tian Heming through Dr. Zeng Rongxiu to Dr. Arnaud Versluys. The latter of which has been teaching this material around the world in more systematized and structured format since a few years.
Note regarding the Shanghan Lun and Jingui Yaolue Pulse Seminars: due to the proprietary and complex nature of these seminars, they cannot be registered for individually and can only be taken as part of the total sequence. The pulse seminars are open for individual registration only to Diplomates of Canonical Chinese Medicine already certified by our institute who wish to retake the seminar.

Gdansk - The Herb and Formula Archetypes: The Outer Circle, Part One
2018-09-27 - 2018-09-30 | ICEAM Gdansk

Chicago - Diseases of the Jingui Yaolue, Part Three
2018-09-15 - 2018-09-16 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
This is the authoritative instruction of the etio-pathology and treatment of over 70 complex diseases recorded in the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet or Jingui Yaolue. During this course, virtually all illnesses of the original text are discussed in great detail, allowing the student to gain an ultimate and conclusive insight into the pathomechanisms behind these often chronic, recalcitrant and debilitating illnesses. The formulas used in the Jingui are taught in their respective clinical contexts.

Frankfurt- Tian-Lineage Jingui Yaolue Pulse Diagnosis
2018-07-26 - 2018-07-29 | ICEAM Frankfurt, Frankfurter Straße 59, Offenbach, 63067, Germany

Chicago - Diseases of the Jingui Yaolue, Part Two
2018-07-21 - 2018-07-22 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States

Chicago - Diseases of the Jingui Yaolue, Part One
2018-06-23 - 2018-06-24 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States

Sydney - Jingui Yaolue Abdominal Diagnosis Fukushin
2018-06-22 - 2018-06-23 | ICEAM Sydney, 826 George St, Chippendale, New South Wales, 2008, Australia

Sydney - Tian-Lineage Jingui Yaolue Pulse Diagnosis
2018-06-18 - 2018-06-19 | ICEAM Sydney, 826 George St, Chippendale, New South Wales, 2008, Australia

Gdansk - The Herb and Formula Archetypes: The Inner Circle
2018-05-17 - 2018-05-20 | ICEAM Gdansk

Chicago - Tian-Zeng Lineage Shanghan Lun Case Studies and Clinical Strategies
2018-05-12 - 2018-05-13 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States

Chicago - Shanghan Lun Canonical Formula Modification System
2018-04-28 - 2018-04-29 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
During this course, a strict system of clinical modification will be taught. The system was developed by Dr. Versluys over the course of the last ten years by analyzing both Zhang Zhongjing’s prescriptions as well as the characteristics of the Tian-Zeng lineage’s clinical practice. It is fully grounded and based in the classical writings of the original designer of the formulas, Zhang Zhongjing. The system is organized along a hierarchical system of formula modifications and provides a failsafe method for modification to adapt to a broader collection of complex clinical manifestations as often encountered in Chinese medicine clinic in the West. A waterproof modification system forms the basis of classical herbal practice and the elimination of random clinical variables which are the greatest cause for failure in clinic.

Frankfurt- Jingui Yaolue Abdominal Diagnosis Fukushin
2018-04-26 - 2018-04-29 | ICEAM Frankfurt, Frankfurter Straße 59, Offenbach, 63067, Germany

2018 New Orleans Advanced Seminar
2018-03-14 - 2018-03-18 | ICEAM New Orleans, Audubon Nature Institute, 6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine®
Canonical Chinese Medicine™ Training
Presented by Dr. Arnaud Versluys
We are excited to announce the next installment of our bi-annual, Diplomate-only, Advanced Seminar series.
This advanced seminar will be held in the same venue as the previous installment, namely at the New Orleans Audubon Nature Institute at the New Orleans Zoo, from March 14 to March 18, 2018. Classes start daily at 9am and end at 5pm. Continuing education credits are pending and will be conferred for NCCAOM, and California.
The seminar will cover 5 days of teaching. The first two days will be devoted to presentation and commentary on case studies by Dr. Tian Heming. Known by everybody in our Lineage, Dr. Tian, as the patriarch of our movement, was a prolific clinician often seeing upwards of 300 patients per day. Not many records of these case studies have been preserved to this day except for the handwritten records the Zeng family took while studying with Dr. Tian. The case studies to be presented will hail from the handwritten records, translated by Dr. Versluys. This is the first time ever that original Dr. Tian case studies will be presented in seminar form.
On days three and four, Dr. Versluys will present on a selection of chapters from the Jade Envelope in the Golden Cabinet or Jingui Yuhan Jing. This is a classic that displays content from both the Song dynasty Shanghan Lun as well as the Jingui Yaolue, and is compiled by Wang Shuhe in the Jin dynasty, based on the scrolls he retrieved.
Scrolls five and six include important chapters on treatment indication and contra-indication not included in the standard Shanghan Lun and Jingui Yaolue. These chapters will elucidate guidelines on when the treatment methods of sweating, purging, emitting, warming, fire treatment, moxa, needling, and water treatment, are indicated or contra-indicated. And while in the regular Shanghan Lun, some clauses indeed address the same subject matter; the scope and structure of these important chapters exceed anything seen elsewhere.
Lastly, on day five, Dr. Versluys will present some of Dr. Zeng Rongxiu’s early case studies from the 1970’s. Most of the Dr. Zeng case studies that we know today are produced during his later years of clinical practice, most notably the late 1990’s to early 2000’s. But the early case studies of the 1970’s are all records of Dr. Zeng’s clinical practice during the time when he was still actively studying with Dr. Tian. As such, these case studies are sometimes indistinguishable from Tian cases, and exude a rare freshness less obvious in Dr. Zeng’s later cases. From studying these cases, we can see not just Dr. Zeng’s style, but also clearly see Dr. Tian’s undeniable style of clinical practice. Dr. Zeng’s book of case studies published in China mostly documents case studies from his later years and does not carry many of the 1970’s case studies. The case studies will be transcribed from a notebook Dr. Versluys was given after the death of Dr. Zeng. In other words, Dr. Versluys received these notes only after already already studying for 13 years with Dr. Zeng. This makes this seminar offering extra unique!
Location:
New Orleans Audubon Nature Institute
6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Room: Dominion Multi-Purpose Room
Seminar Capacity: maximum 50 participants
CEU Credits:
35 NCCAOM and California credits pending
Pricing:
Early bird pricing (must register before December 31st, 2017): $1815
Regular Pricing: $2135
Cancellations and Refunds:
Cancellation before January 15, 2018: full refund, minus $150 administrative fee
Cancellation by February 15, 2018: 50% refund
Cancellation after February 15, 2018: no refund, but credit towards future courses
Students may miss one day and receive access to video
In the unlikely event ICEAM has to cancel the seminar, a full refund will be made.
Clinical Training:
There are clinical training opportunities with Dr. Versluys for out-of-town students, both before and after the Advanced Seminar. These opportunities are first being offered for overseas students. If they do not fill up, then the remaining spots will be offered to US-based students. Available clinic days are:
Portland, OR:
Tuesday March 6, Wednesday March 7, and Wednesday March 21, 2018.
New Orleans, LA
Monday March 12, 2018.
If you wish to register, please email Arnaud Versluys directly at aversluys@iceam.org.
Same goes for any all other questions you may have regarding this seminar. Please email Arnaud with your queries.

Frankfurt - Diseases of the Jingui Yaolue, Part Three
2018-03-08 - 2018-03-11 | ICEAM Frankfurt, Frankfurter Straße 59, Offenbach, 63067, Germany

Chicago - Shanghan Zabing Lun Formula Families
2018-03-03 - 2018-03-04 | ICEAM Chicago, 65 E. Wacker Pl., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
The Shanghan Zabing Lun or the Treatise on Cold Damage and Complex Diseases is considered the forefather of all formula books. The original work was lost to the tooth of time, but most of its contents are preserved in two extant works called the Treatise on Cold Damage shanghan lun and the Concise Essentials of the Golden Cabinet jingui yaolue. The first work primarily addresses externally triggered disorders while the latter work describes the pathology and treatment of complex diseases generated internally.
