“Accessing Patient Narratives for Best Outcomes for Women with Cancer”
and “Chinese Medicine and Treatment of Pain in Chinese Medicine”
Presented by Misha Cohen, OMD, LAc and Andrew Ellis, LAc
Saturday, September 28, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
@ Samuel Merritt University Health Education Center
400 Hawthorne Avenue, Room 103, Oakland, CA
3.5 hours CEUs
Registration fee: $70 – 100 sliding scale
No registration fee for current CMC volunteer LAcs
Cash or check payment on day of class
100% of proceeds will be donated to Charlotte Maxwell Clinic.
Scan the QR Code to Register by Sept. 22
lhartfield@charlottemaxwell.org or 510-601-7660, ext. 8.
Approved by CA Acupuncture Board for 3.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in Category 1
About the Fundraiser
Misha will discuss in detail how practitioners can bring in patient narratives and use them to improve the intake and treatment process for women with cancer diagnoses. She will also discuss how to use a structured process for supporting women through chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatment.
Andrew will address pain according to TCM and share methods to treat painful conditions, including specific external applications of herbs to treat pain related to serious internal disorders, some of these techniques inspired by classical acupuncture texts.
Misha Cohen
Misha Ruth Cohen has practiced traditional Asian medicine and Integrated Chinese Medicine for the past 49 years. She is the Clinical Director of Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Executive Director of the Misha Ruth Cohen Education Foundation, and past Research Specialist of Integrative Medicine at the University of California, all in San Francisco. Dr. Cohen has authored eight books.
Andrew Ellis
Andrew Ellis first studied Chinese medicine with Dr. James Tin Yau So at the New England School of Acupuncture and in 1983 studied Chinese language in Taiwan. He has decades-long experience studying internal medicine, gynecology, and dermatology with renowned TCM practitioners. Andrew is the founding owner of Spring Wind Herbs and has authored, translated, or co-translated several books on Chinese medicine.
The Charlotte Maxwell Clinic is a 501(c)(3) free women’s clinic offering life-enhancing complementary therapies for low-income, underserved, and immigrant San Francisco Bay Area women with cancer since 1991. Located in Oakland, California, our services are provided by a dedicated pool of volunteers who are licensed and certified practitioners of holistic modalities.