Here at the Clinics we offer a 2 year course which students need to complete 20 modules over 2 years. The 1st year is a foundation level and 2nd year will cover advanced course studies and a higher understanding of formulations and diagnosis will be attained under supervision by the module leader.
The ethos of this course is to fit the treatment to the patient rather than ‘patients to treatments’ thus depending on conventional diagnostic skills to make patient assessments, rather than follow theories which may pre anticipate a patients condition.
Accurate assessment is the key to successful and effective treatment, this is confirmed through Pulse, Face, Tongue, Eye and other Traditional Chinese methods of examination with targeted questioning about the patients condition and medical history.
In the first year some examples of the topics that will be covered will be:
Practical TCM Diagnosis
Tongue Face & Chinese Iridology Diagnosis
Treatment of inflammation & pain using appropriate herbals
Treatment of Oedema using appropriate herbals
Practical Pulse Reading & Diagnosis
Treatment of Liver conditions using Herbals & Associated Diagnostics
Plus many more……
In the second year some of the topics that will be studied will be
Blood Moving Herbs for appropriate conditions
Haemostatic Herbs for appropriate conditions
Spleen Tonics
Kidney Yin & Yang herbal treatments
Cardio-vascular Herbs for appropriate conditions
Plus many more……
Pulse diagnosis is explained based on Paul’s 25 years’ experience with practical pulse taking sessions and explanations of how to translate pulse data into diagnostic sense, helping achieve effective Herbal formulations.
Each module will cover Herbs which are similar or used together in combination, you will study their differences to understand the feature properties and synergies of each medicine and how this will assist in each particular treatment area.
The Pulses, Face, Tongues, and Eye diagnostics studied in each module will be relevant to the herbs chosen so as to focus attention on a particular syndrome.
Tongue, Face, and Eye diagnosis is used to cross correlate with pulse information and confirm or reject a diagnostic assumption it is very reliable and easy to learn. Paul teaches these diagnostic methods in a practical way and explains in clear traditional Chinese and modern medical terms. This course will cultivate a clear passage from the diagnostic signs seen the pulse tongue face and eye to the ability to formulate your own herbal prescriptions. Formulations vary from 1 or 2 up to 20 or more herbs We treat multiple symptoms and conditions often simultaneously so each herb within a formula will tackle with different problem that a patient is suffering. The course is run over 10 weekend modules per year.
Each module will require 8 hours of contact time which will be taught on Mondays (1 Monday a month). Each student will be required to attend and if any modules are missed those modules will be done the following year. Requirement for home study will be split into assignment and research.
Each student will be expected to complete an application form prior to study, and present qualifications of previous experience. For those attending the course who are new to Herbal medicine you are expected to do an Anatomy and Physiology course at your own expense. The Pre-requisite for training is that you must have Anatomy and Physiology.
The cost for this 2 year course is €2000, (There is a €600 deposit will retain your position and €1400 balance) If the course cannot commence there will be a full refund returned. You can make your payment through the Paypal link below for fees (600 deposit and €1400 when the course commences) There will be a full refund if the course is cancelled.
