Course Overview

In this workshop we will discuss what Chinese Medicine has to offer anyone who is about to receive vaccinations, and will focus on two key areas: understanding the body’s immune functions from a Chinese Medicine perspective, and how to support the body to receive a vaccination, learn from it, and have the least amount of injurious side effects possible.

Course Objectives

• Learn about the history of immunizations in the west and east
• Learn about the immune system, the way it functions from both biomedical perspective and Chinese medicine
• Understand unique characteristics of children as they pertain to the immune system and immunizations – the largest population receiving immunizations
• Understand how to support the process of immunization with acupuncture herbs and supplements for individual patients
• Be able to provide support for the immunization process for a large variety of patient populations

Course Outline

0 hrs - 15 minShort history of immunizations in both western and Chinese medicine to give some background.

15 min - 45 minDiscussion of the immune system from a western perspective

45 min - 1.5 hrsDiscussion of the immune system from a Chinese medical perspective

1.5 hrs - 2 hrsThe unique characteristics of children as they pertain to the immune system and immunizations

2 hrs - 2.5 hrsThe Vaccines - A discussion of the different vaccines that are recommended for children

2.5 hrs - 3 hrsA discussion on the Vaccination Support Toolkit for Acupuncturists – how to support your patients through the vaccination process