Seminar at Stanford University (7/15)

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Hi All,

 

There will be a seminar at Stanford University in California.

Please check the information below.

 

Ami

 

 

 

" Strategies to improve the role of Traditional

Practitioners in Controlling Viral Hepatitis B "

 

Traditional (TCM) is an important component of Asian-

American culture, and in recent years, it has gradually become more

mainstream in American society. As a result, the impact that

traditional Chinese medicine practitioners can have on preventing

hepatitis B has increased considerably. Since hepatitis B is one of

the most serious health threats facing Asian Americans today, the

Asia Liver Center at Stanford University (ALC) and different

Traditional practitioner groups partnered together

to host the Hepatitis B Prevention and Education Symposium annually

in the past 3 years to fight this deadly epidemic. This symposium,

targeting both western medical doctors and traditional Chinese

medicine practitioners, was received extremely well by participants

and was awarded an outstanding evaluation from the Center for

Disease Control (CDC).

 

In order to further educate the public about the severity of

hepatitis B specifically within the Asian community and to realize

the potential for TCM to become a major influential force in disease

prevention, the ALC and 15 California TCM associations and

organizations will be hosting the 4 th annual Hepatitis B Prevention

and Education Symposium. Experts from both Western and traditional

Chinese medicine will be sharing the newest advances on hepatitis B

and its prevention with their fellow colleagues. The primary goal of

this symposium is to increase the involvement of TCM practitioners

in the prevention of hepatitis B. As an added incentive, a free

hepatitis B screening will be offered to all interested participants

( this includes the hepatitis B surface antigen test and the

hepatitis B surface antibody test which typically cost $198

together ).

 

This symposium will be held on July 15, 2007 in Hewlett Teaching

Center at Stanford University in Stanford, California. A

presentation will be given by Dr. Samuel So, director of the ACl and

one of the world's foremost experts on liver disease. The topic of

his presentation will be " Why Eliminating Hepatitis B is An

Important Health Priority in the Chinese and Asian Community " , and

he will also discuss the newest edition of the Physician 's Guide to

Hepatitis B.

In the afternoon participants will have a chance to tour the

beautiful Stanford campus and attend workshops divided according to

different language that will be integrating the discussed topics. We

hope that medical professionals throughout California will attend.

Due to limited space and the number of phlebotomists available to

provide on-site screenings, we can only accept the first 400

registrants, so please register soon.

 

 

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Symposium at Stanford University

 

 

Time: July 15, 2007, Sunday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

 

Locaton: William R Hewlett Teaching Center at Stanford University

 

Registration Fee: $35 for Pre-register (by mail postal marked by

June 29, 2007)

$45 for Walk in ( Space is not guranteed )

 

Registration: Please print out and fill out the attached

registration form completely and enclose a check payable to CAOMA.

Materials must be recieved by the Asian Liver Center by June 29,

2007.

 

 

Credits: 8 credits towards the Continuing Medical Education

requirement of the California Acupuncture Board will be awarded free

of charge.

 

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be povided free of

charge.

 

Screenings: The first 400 registrants will have opyion to receive

free hepatitis B surface antibody and antigen tests( a $198 value )

 

Contact: The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University

Jordan Su (650) 736-1883

 

CAOMA

Michelle Lau (916) 705-3888

 

Southern California Coordinator

Louis Fung (626) 967-4740