Townsend calendar

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, June, 2006

MAY 2006-APRIL 2007: INTENSIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN INTEGRATED ONCOLOGY FOR PRACTITIONERS OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE at Kang Wen Clinic in Seattle, Washington. Didactic series begins May 15, 2006 (every Monday from 9 am-1 pm) and ends August 14, 2006. Clinical portion begins September 2006 on Wednesdays (8 am-5 pm) and ends in April. This portion includes visits to conventional medical institutions to view surgeries and other interventions. There will also be didactic training interwoven which includes conventional medical oncologists visiting the clinic to lecture. CONTACT: Tai Lahans, 206-726-0269; lahans9@aol.com; http://www.kangwenclinic.org

MAY 24-25: EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL WORKSHOP with Dr. Russell Jaffe and Lori Christensen, MD in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Cutting-edge, comprehensive treatment protocols for chronic, cardiovascular, autoimmune, and immune dysfunction disorders. CONTACT: 800-553-5472; http://www.ELISAACT.com; http://www.PERQUE.com

MAY 24-28: WILDERNESS MEDICINE -- Medicine and the Spirit of Adventure in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians, State Chapter of California, Inc. and Wilderness and Travel Medicine. 23 CME credit hours. CONTACT: 888-995-3088 or 406-522-9038; fax 406-587-2451; http://www.wilderness-medicine.com; info@mountaindestinations.com

MAY 26-28: 1st WORLD CONGRESS OF NLP in Berlin/Potsdam, Germany. The conference wants to give a global, integral vision of NLP as a means for the development of the human potential. CONTACT: http://www.metaforum.com

MAY 27-28: BIOTHERAPEUTIC DRAINAGE[TM] & THE UNDA NUMBERED COMPOUNDS with Dr. Dickson Thom in Toronto, Ontario. CONTACT: Seroyal International Inc., 800-263-5861 (Canada) or 888-737-6925 (US); fax 800-722-9953 (Canada) or 877-737-6925 (US); sales@seroyal.com; http://www.seroyal.com

MAY 31-SEPTEMBER 15: COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING COURSE ON HERBAL MEDICINE. 250 hours of home study and practical session. Presented by University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Tang Center for Herbal Medicine; St. Luke's Hospital; American Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Academy of Pain Research. CONTACT: 415-731-1330 or 888-882-1330; fax 415-566-1066; apr@acupuncturecourse.org; www.acupuncturecourse.org

JUNE 2-4: HEEL, INC. presents INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AT ITS BEST with Bruce Shelton, MD, MD(H), DiHom in Coronado, California. Also, JUNE 9-11 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. CONTACT: 800-621-7644; http://www.heelusa.com

JUNE 2-4: DESIGNS FOR HEALTH presents BEYOND METABOLIC SYNDROME -- An Integrative Approach to Prevention and Treatment ... Hypertension, Lipid Abnormalities, Diabetes and Insulin Resistance in New York City, New York. Featuring Mark Houston, MD, and Rebecca Murray, FNP. Designed for physicians and other health professionals who see patients with complex, chronic health problems. You will learn about the basic science, research, and clinical aspects related to the components of metabolic syndrome as well as become knowledgeable about the prevention, diagnosis, and the myriad of treatment options available today including natural, nutritional and lifestyle interventions. During the case presentation sessions you will understand how to systematically translate, sort and evaluate the information presented. CONTACT: Designs for Health, 800-847-8302; http://www.designsforhealth.com; info@designsforhealth.com

JUNE 2-5: MEDICINES FROM THE EARTH HERB SYMPOSIUM in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Annual symposium on herbal medicine at Blue Ridge Assembly near Asheville, NC. Workshops include pre-conference intensive on case studies with Bill Mitchell, ND, Artemisia for cancer and malaria, therapeutic uses of medicinal mushrooms, making medicinal honey, herbs for environmental diseases, botanicals for pain associated with cancer, iridology intensives, essential oils for immunity and botanical therapies for the newest health challenges: drug-resistant TB, avian viruses, hepatitis C, and tour of Gaia Herb Farm. CE credits for health professionals. CONTACT: 800-252-0688 or http://www.botanicalmedicine.org

JUNE 2-6: ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY in Atlanta, Georgia. CONTACT: http://www.asco.org

JUNE 3: NEUROSCIENCE presents FOUNDATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROTRANSMITTER TESTING & THE NEUROENDOCRINE CONNECTION in San Francisco, California. CONTACT: 888-342-7272; http://www.neuroscienceinc.com

JUNE 3: BASTYR UNIVERSITY presents INTRODUCTION TO REFLEXOLOGY MASSAGE @ Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington (near Seattle). Instructor: Elizabeth Marazita. CONTACT: 425-602-3075 or 800-841-6721, ext. 3075; http://www.bastyr.edu/continuinged

JUNE 3-4: NUTRITIONAL PRINCIPLES OF BONE HEALTH with Michael Dobbins, DC @ Sheraton Tacoma in Tacoma, Washington. CONTACT: Kellie Cosner, 800-292-6699

JUNE 3-4: PLEOMORPHIC SANUM INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS -- "Concepts and Applications" in Kenmore, Washington. Led by PleomorphicSANUM Medical Education Director Dr. Kirk R. Slagel, NMD, M.Ed. Also, SEPTEMBER 16-17 in Santa Monica, California; OCTOBER 14-15 in Tempe, Arizona; NOVEMBER 4-5 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. CONTACT: 602-439-7977 or 866-861-2639; health@PleoSANUM.com; www.PleoSANUM.com