2014 Graduation Ceremony was hosted at Fort Calgary. It was a happy and fun party. The weather favored us and provided a beautiful blue sky. Here are some graduation ceremony pictures.

CCTCMA was invited by Calgary Public Library to give presentations about Chinese herbs and acupuncture. Few of our teachers and students were assigned to present in different public library branches. The presentations are free to public, registration is recommended, but not mandatory. Please see the follow schedule to find out the time and place.

Topic: Traditional Chinese Medicine – Acupuncture
Learn how acupuncture works to treat illness and promote an optimum health balance.

1) Location:  Country Hills Library

Address: 11950 Country Village

50+ Coffee and Conversation

Date and Time: Thursday, Mar 6,  2 pm – 3:30 pm

2) Location:  Louise Riley Library (past event)

Address: 1904 – 14 Ave NW

50+ Coffee and Conversation

Date and Time: Monday, Feb 3,  2pm – 3:30 p.m.

3) Location: Thorn-Hill Library

Address: 6617 Centre St N

Date and Time: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7-8:30 p.m.

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Topic:  Traditional Chinese Medicine – Herbs 

Discover the origins and uses of herbs and learn about their therapeutic benefits.

1) Location: Signal Hill Library (past event)

Address: 5994 Signal Hill Centre, SW

Date and Time: Wednesday, Jan 29, 7-8:30 p.m.

2) Location: Village Square Library

Address: 2623 – 56 St NE

Date and Time: Friday, Mar 14, 1-2:30 pm

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Workshop: Success in Practice
Date: Nov 23-24, 2013
Location: #107 – 4014 Macleod Tr S, Calgary, AB
Speaker: Jennifer Strong (DTCM, DAC, MAC&OM, RAC)

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How to build, market, maintain, buy and sell your successful natural medicine practice!

1. Learn how to build
   • solo or group
   • location
   • setting up a successful clinic
   • public speaking
   • publishing articles/ads
2. Learn how to market
   • internet
   • print
   • word of mouth
   • radio
   • T.V.
3. Learn how to maintain
   • writing a business plan
   • book-keeper or accountant
   • Revenue Canada
   • Third-party billing
   • referrals
4. Learn how to guy and sell
   • valuation
   • advertising
   • negotiating the price and chattels
   • contract/lawyers
   • transitioning successfully

Fee:

• Professionals: $300 (Early Bird $275 before Oct 25th)
• Students: 275 (Early Bird $250 before Oct 25th)

For more information and to register:

AcupuncturePenticton.com

Phone: 250-328-3811

电子邮件： jgstrong@shaw.ca

CCTCMA sponsors the coming NADA training on the second floor classrooms.

NADA Acupuncture Detoxification Training

Date:  Sep 26-29, 2013

Location: 卡尔加里中医针灸学院

#217 – 4014 Macleod Trail S

Calgary, Alberta  T2G 2R7

Sponsored by:
Conscious Path and YARP
YYC Acupuncture Relief Project
卡尔加里中医针灸学院

Presenter:
Spirit Gate Consulting
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Gabriola Island, BC
Carolyn Mandrusiak  BA R.Ac, DTCM
Registered NADA Trainer

Cost: $275.00 (student)    $350.00

Training in NADA’S community style acupuncture is intended to support current mobile clinics and ongoing programs for the Calgary and surrounding areas dealing with flood relief. It is also an adjunct to a variety of programming aimed at health and wellness.
NADA’S Acu-detox training begins with a five point ear acupuncture protocol and evolves into an exploration of the emotional and spiritual aspects of mental health as well as treatment strategies that incorporate these concepts. This is a course intended for acupuncturists or non acupuncturist professionals working in the area of addictions, mental health, pain management or crisis response,
NADA, National Acupuncture Detoxification Association has been established since l985.
It is a non-profit organization that provides training, consultation and certification internationally.
ADS training is provided by registered trainers of the National Acupuncture Detox Association (NADA).
Acu-detox is a useful therapeutic intervention in easing or eliminating many withdrawal symptoms and is excellent in relapse prevention and dealing with stress, anxiety and post trauma.

This NADA course consists of the required didactic portion, introduces the practicum portion, and will provide information on disaster response, accompanying trauma, and YARP clinical support. It is intended to encourage practitioners to provide NADA protocols to individuals and first responders dealing with or affected by the flood in Calgary and surrounding areas.
It will consist of lecture, videos, power point, practical experience, panel discussion, guest speakers.
Full certification in NADA is 70 hours. The 40 hour practicum portion will be addressed in the course.

For further information:
heather@consciouspath.ca or 403-681-7284

Our college had finished renovation Phase I right before the school start in September 2013. The newly renovated classrooms are bigger and brighter. Classroom 3 is special designed for massage practice and clinic observation. With the students’ and patients’ privacy in mind, classroom 3 is divided by 8 curtains to provide safe and convenient practice environment. We added a small library/study room to store our reference books and to provide a quiet study place. Lunch room is way bigger with beautiful vinyl floor, easy to clean. Laptops in all the classrooms are also new and updated to the latest Windows system.
Please see the latest photos of our college:

China Daily, the leading English newspaper in China, has recently interviewed Dr. Du, the president of Calgary College of TCM and Acupuncture, regarding the benefits and strategy of promoting TCM and acupuncture in English outside of China. Please read the whole article: Exchanges are the remedy for promoting TCM

Early this year in Edmonton Jennifer Strong hosted a wonderful seminar on practice building, management, and the eventual sale of your successful practice. We had numerous requests to hold it in Calgary, so we have made a second course at the Calgary College of TCM and Acupuncture, June 22/23.

Seminar: Success in Practice

Date: Jun 22 & 23rd, 2013      9:3oam – 4:30pm

Host: Jennifer Strong

Location: #107, 4014 Macleod Tr. S, Calgary, AB

How to build, market, maintain, buy and sell your successful natural medicine practice!

[column col=”1/2″]Learn how to Build:

• solo or group?
• location
• setting up a successful clinic
• public speaking
• publishing articles/ ads

Learn how to Market:

• internet
• print
• word of  mouth
• radio
• T.V.

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[column col=”1/2″]Learn how to Maintain:

• writing a business plan
• book-keeper or accountant?
• Revenue Canada
• Third-Party Billing
• referrals

Learn how to Buy or Sell:

• valuation
• advertising
  • negotiating the price and chattels
  • contract/ lawyers
  • transitioning successfully

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Jennifer Strong

DTCM,DAc, MAc&OM, RAc

Strong completed  her under-graduate work at Mills University, and earned her graduate degree at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.  Having built and sold two successful acupuncture practices, Strong teaches from personal experience, providing practical information  that works and giving you the tools needed  to buy,  build, maintain and sell your successful acupuncture practice.

Strong served as president of the Acupuncture Society of Alberta, and as chair of the Acupuncture Committee of Alberta Health & Wellness.

Students Comment:

[quote]”I liked it all, and especially appreciate your openness”

                     –Wendy T

“Really appreciated the sample templates”

– Martha R.

“Thank you, Jennifer, for bringing your wealth of experience and knowledge – and your willingness of (sic) being a support for new acupuncturists…I feel like I am leaving here with new ideas…I now have a wealth of resources to work from and I feel like this was the perfect business class for me.”

– Cheryl B.

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Course Registration:

To register, please  mail your cheque, payable to Jennifer Strong, to:

Jennifer Strong

R.R. 1, Site 27-B, C-7

Kaleden, BC  V0H 1K0.

Full payment is due at time of registration to confirm placement in the course.

Contact:

FMI and to Register: 250-328-3811        jgstrong@shaw.ca  AcupuncturePenticton.com

WITHDRAWAL POLICY:

For course withdrawals submitted in writing or in person 30 days or more before the start of the course, registrants will receive a full tuition refund less a $40 non-refundable registration fee. For course withdrawals submitted in writing or in person more than 14 days but less than 30 days before the start of the course, registrants will receive a 50% tuition refund. Without exception, no refunds will be given for course withdrawals less than 14 days before the start of the course.

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On the afternoon of April 18, 2013, the Canadian Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) educational expert, Mr. Huanbin Du was invited to give a lecture about how to become a registered TCM doctor and acupuncturist in Canada at the International School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.  The lecture was held in the second lecture hall at YiFu Hall.

Mr. Huanbin Du graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine major in 1988.  He obtained his Master’s Degree on Musculoskeletal Disorders from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia) in 1999.  He was a Professor of TCM at the Health and Medical Science Department in Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Victoria International College of Canada.

He has successfully developed and administrated TCM, acupuncture, Tuina massage, and other professional training courses.  He has more than 16 years of experience in teaching TCM acupuncture in English.  Mr. Du’s English version of his TCM acupuncture study guide has been very successful and well received.  He has a thorough understanding of TCM and acupuncture regulations and practice in Canada.  He is the founder and president of the Calgary College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.  He is also a director of the College & Association of Acupuncturists of Alberta, a member of the Conduct & Competency Committee of CAAA, and the director of the Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada.

The lecture was hosted by the Dean of the International School of BUCM, Professor Yanling Fu.  It was designed to provide domestic and international students with information and guidance on career opportunities.  The lecture was presented by Dr. Du in English to a standing room only audience and was well received by the enthusiastic audience.  Dr. Du talked about:

• Canadian TCM and acupuncture regulations,
• Canadian TCM education trends,
• how to prepare for Canadian TCM licensing examinations,
• how to become registered TCM doctors and acupuncturists in Canada,
• and how to practice TCM and acupuncture in Canada in detail.

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Dr. Du’s humor kept the more than two hour long lecture lively and the audience attentive and involved in the presentation.  After attending the lecture, many audience members expressed their interest in the TCM development situation as well as career opportunities abroad.

(Author: Xuan Liu, Reviewer: Dexian Jia)

(Translated by: Carol Xu, Reviewed by: Michael Chen & Frank Du. The original article is published on Beijing University of Chinese Medicine’s web site.)

On April 18, 2013, Dr. Du and our 4th year students did a great presentation at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. The updated information regarding regulation, education, and clinical practice of TCM and acupuncture in Canada were discussed. They were highly appreciated by the students and teachers at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.