Online seminars

Debra’s Canadian seminar in Vancouver 2009 is now available on line. Presented in modules these are a recording of her PowerPoint slides with audio and streaming video where demonstrations have been used. You are able to print all the slides and attachments. There is an online assessment available for those wishing to receive a certificate of completion and CEU/PDA's.

Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth

An online course presenting a comprehensive and detailed approach to the treatment of women during pregnancy.

Disorders and problems of pregnancy and labour are considered from the viewpoint of both Western and Chinese medicine. The emphasis is on treatment strategies that have been proven through extensive clinical practice, backed up by case examples. At the end of this course participants will feel confident and competent to treat women at all stages of pregnancy.

This course covers acupuncture for selected conditions with a focus on those most relevant to clinical practice; nausea during pregnancy, miscarriage, anaemia, pregnancy induced hypertension, breech and posterior positions, heartburn, vulval varicosities, musculoskeletal conditions (rib pain, lower back pain, pain of the symphysis pubis, neck pain), induction. And more..

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PreBirth Obstetric Acupuncture

Prebirth acupuncture - research and its relevance to clinical practice.

Review of research into prebirth acupuncture

  1. • An observational study of its use as part of normal midwifery practice for 169 women in New Zealand
  2. • The potential for prebirth acupuncture to reduce medical intervention including induction and caesarean sections
  3. • The reality of using prebirth acupuncture in clinical practice as an acupuncturist
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Forbidden Foods, Forbidden Points & Women in the History of Obstetrics Introduction to using acupuncture in pregnancy.

  1. • Safety of acupuncture during pregnancy with reference to clinical studies.
    • Forbidden points - historical references, occurrence in western texts , relevance to today's practice.
    • Acupuncture research - relevant studies in British and American medical journals that can be used to promote safe and effective obstetric acupuncture.

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Acupressure for Labour

A workshop for midwives, doulas and childbirth educators on the traditional Chinese medicine techniques of Moxibustion and Acupressure to facilitate natural birth and postpartum recovery

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) demonstrates that the traditional Chinese medicine technique of using moxibustion to turn breech babies is safe with a success rate that is greater than using external cephalic version (ECV). Research in nursing journals demonstrates that acupressure is a safe and effective method of providing pain relief in labour.

This is a practice hands on workshop designed to empower practitioners with the confidence to both use these techniques with confidence in their practice and be able to teach support people the practical use of acupressure and Moxibustion.

On completion of this course a free power point presentation is available. This can be used by acupuncturists to run their own workshops for midwives and doulas on the use of acupressure and moxibustion.

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