Workshop Description

Overview

Digestive complaints are among the most common reasons patients seek acupuncture, and they are frequently accompanied by stress, anxiety and other emotional complaints. This one-day seminar brings together two complementary approaches to treating them: the classical theory of specific points in body acupuncture, and standardized auricular acupuncture. Two lecturers share their clinical experience, with the emphasis throughout on practice: how to select points, how to combine them, and how to apply them in the clinic.

Programme

Morning: Clinical Application of Specific Acupoints in Digestive System Diseases

Every practitioner has learned the ten categories of specific points, but far fewer use them systematically. This session revisits the classical logic behind each category and shows when to choose one over another. It then turns to the lecturer’s own point selection and combination strategies for common digestive conditions, illustrated with clinical cases.

Afternoon: Clinical Application of Auricular Acupuncture in Digestive System Diseases

A hands-on session covering the TCM foundations of auricular acupuncture, internationally standardized point localization, and pattern-based point combinations for common digestive symptoms. It includes a demonstration of standardized technique, classic clinical cases and interactive practice.

Accreditation

Language

English

Levels of experience

·      Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Tuina therapist or final year student

·      Therapist with valid MBK (WM) diploma

·      Shiatsu therapist

Price

€ 125,- , Student discount, 5%: (Limited places available for students)

Lecturer

GAO Hong（高虹）

Hong Gao, female, aged 59, Associate Professor and Attending Physician, holds a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Moxibustion from Chengdu University of TCM, and serves as Director of the TCM Clinical Teaching and Research Section, School of Sports Medicine and Health, Chengdu Sport University.

As a key researcher for four Olympic-relevant projects funded by the General Administration of Sport of China, she has published more than 10 core-journal papers as the first or sole author. She has co-compiled textbooks and sports medicine monographs, and provided long-term scientific services for China’s national short-track speed skating and rhythmic gymnastics teams, winning two Science and Technology Progress Awards.

She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate TCM & acupuncture courses. She was dispatched on an academic assignment to deliver acupuncture training at Austrian universities, including the Sports Institute of the University of Graz and the Sports Institute of the University of Salzburg. She is a two-time recipient of the title "Best Teacher in Students’ Eyes" awarded by Chengdu Sport University.

She has rich clinical experience in TCM herbal medicine and acupuncture - moxibustion, achieving satisfactory therapeutic outcomes for a wide range of diseases.

Academic & Clinical Background

She maintains long-term TCM clinical practice, treating diseases across various disciplines with Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture - moxibustion and engages in the application of Traditional Chinese Medicine in sports medicine.

ZHOU Ji（周骥）

Zhou Ji, male, aged 56, Chief Physician. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Southwest Medical University. He currently serves as the Party Secretary of Guangyuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Master’s Supervisor of the Graduate School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is a member of the Hepatology Committee under the Digestive Diseases Committee of the Chinese Society of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, a member of the 3rd National Committee of the National Research Group on Difficult and Severe Liver Diseases, and an executive director of the Sichuan Alliance of the Asia-Pacific Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Alliance (Beijing).

He has published more than 10 papers in core journals and participated in one SCI paper publication. He presided over 3 municipal-level research projects awarded Science and Technology Progress Awards and took part in 4 provincial and ministerial research projects, winning 3 Provincial Medical Science and Technology Awards. He currently has 4 ongoing research projects, including 1 national, 1 provincial, 1 municipal and 1 university-institution joint project. He has authored two monographs on gastroenterology: Manual for Grassroots Doctors on Prevention of Misdiagnosis and Mistherapy of Digestive Diseases and Basics and Clinical Application of Volumetric Laser Microendoscopy System. He undertakes TCM clinical courses for undergraduates and postgraduates. He specializes in TCM diagnosis and treatment with abundant clinical experience and satisfactory therapeutic effects for various diseases.

Academic & Clinical Background

He has long been engaged in TCM clinical practice, teaching and research. He has presided over and participated in multiple municipal, provincial and ministerial research projects, published many core journal and SCI papers, and authored two monographs. He has rich teaching experience for undergraduates and postgraduates and specializes in TCM clinical diagnosis and treatment.