Amy Sear

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be better able to:

1. Introduction of all topics and flow of course; Legal, Ethics, Malpractice Considerations; What OM can do; Communication; Integration; Biomedical Mechanisms; Types; What Cancer patients experience.
2. Timing of them coming in; Most frequent complaints; diagnosis; biopsy; Lymph nodes; Margins; Size; Grading; Pathology; Staging; Metastasis; Treatment: Surgery, Reconstruction
3. Chemotherapy
4. Radiation; Hair Loss; High Risk populations and Genetics; Research
5. Integrating OM with Oncology; Referral; Information Gathering, including Denial; Treating; What Not to Do
6. Main OM Patterns, Methods to Treat (Acupuncture, Herbs, Diet and Supplements): Anxiety, Issues Prior to Surgery, Issues Post Surgery, Surgical Pain; Scars; During Chemotherapy
7. Oncotype; Methods to Treat (Acupuncture, Herbs, Diet and Supplements): During Radiation; Hair Growing in; Fatigue; Disturbed Sleep; Neuropathy; Low Appetite; Hot Flashes; Weight Gain
8. "Long Term", After all treatment is concluded: Bone, Estrogen, Cruciferous Family, Inflammation, Anti Proliferative herbs, Family Dynamics, End of Life, Hospice

Outline 

• Integrative Oncology, Abrams and Weil
• Definitive Guide to Cancer, Alschuler and Gazella
• Integrating Conventional and Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care, Lahans
• Attendance at dozens of Allopathic conferences on Breast Cancer
• 12 years direct work with medical oncologists specializing in Breast Oncology
• Seminars at the Society for Integrative Oncology
   

Objectives

• Attendees will learn top, key tenets of ethics in medical practice, forming the root, foundation of all others,
• Attendees will gain awareness and knowledge of some common ethical situations in medical practice,
• Attendees will learn and possess practical and usable tips on how to reduce or handle ethical situations,
• Attendees will have significant opportunity to, and will be encouraged to, initiate and participate in discussion of actual or potential ethical situations and solutions.

Goals and Objectives

• Know what is meant by “Adaptogens”
• Know what biomedical affects they provide
• Know which herbs are classified as Adaptogens
• Know when and how to use them
• Know where to get more information

 
Detailed Content
Know what Adaptogens are, definition, classification parameters, who discovered them, when - where to get more information.
Know when to use them, how to use them. How to incorporate them into your practice. Whether you already use herbs in a deep way or are a more simple user of herbs. Comparison and contrast with Chinese Herbal Theory, and how they can be used and combined.
Know the biomedical affects they have, and what biomedical body systems they work on and how. Endocrine organs, the immune system, chemical constituents of adaptogenic herbs, extensive scientific research done with adaptogens.
Knowledge of the "Stress Response" and the "H-P-A Axis". the hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal organs, and how they interact. The Stress Response, as defined by Dr. Hans Selye.
Know the top most important Adaptogens and their biomedical actions, what biomedical body systems they work on. The 12 most well known, well researched, widely used Adaptogens - detailed information and explanation on their attributes and best uses, including contra-indications.