Simple Herbal Strategies for Treating Upper Respiratory Complaints and Allergies in TCM
on Monday, August 15, 2011FIRST APA MEETING OF THE FALL! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
CARA FRANK Presenting on “SIMPLE HERBAL STRATEGIES FOR TREATING UPPER RESPIRATORY COMPLAINTS AND ALLERGIES IN TCM”
The first APA meeting of the Fall will be on Sunday, September 18th, from 3-5 p.m., at the Won Institute for Graduate Studies, 137 S. Easton Road, Glenside, PA.
The presentation by Cara Frank, “Simple Herbal Strategies for Treating Upper Respiratory Complaints and Allergies in TCM,” will begin at 3 p.m. followed at 4 p.m. by a general business meeting. The presentation and meeting are free and open to all acupuncturists and other interested parties. All acupuncturists will receive 1 PDA (pending) for attending the presentation. Attendees should bring their acupuncture license number and their NCCAOM certificate number with them for the purpose of documenting for NCCAOM PDA requirements.
Description of the Presentation: In this one-hour presentation, Cara will outline key symptoms and patterns to target accurate diagnosis and formula selection for commonly seen respiratory complaints that we encounter in the clinic. Herbal formulas for the treatment of coughs, common colds and sinusitits will be discussed. About Cara Frank: Cara has been a practitioner and teacher of Acupuncture and Chinese herbology for nearly 30 years. She is a popular lecturer, known especially for her clear and irreverent teaching style. For eight years, Cara was the Director of the Department of Chinese Herbology at the Tai Sophia Institute. In addition to her busy practice, she is currently developing a new Chinese herb program for the Won Institute of Graduate Studies. Cara also owns China Herb Company: a compounding dispensary, and she has her own line of formulas: Six Fishes Chinese Herbs. She is also writing commentary on a book of case histories of ear, eye, nose and throat disorders for Peoples Medical Publishing House. Cara’s initial training was at the New England School of Acupuncture. Her herbal training was done with Ted Kaptchuk, OMD, Simons Mills and at the Xi Yuan Hospital in Beijing, China. It was there, in China, that her love affair with Chinese herbs took root, and still flourishes.
Directions to the Won Institute of Graduate Studies can be found on their website, www.woninstitute.edu. For further information about how to join the APA, go the the APA’s website: www.acupuncturepa.org.