Course Description
Date recorded: July 23, 2021
Length: 3hrs
No Refunds
Purchase includes lifetime access
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) effects an high percentage of cancer patients and for some, becomes a permanent condition. This condition often starts as numbness and tingling in a sock and glove pattern but easily progresses in severity. For cancer patients this can mean ending up in a wheel chair or dose reductions/cessation of potentially lifesaving treatments. Meanwhile, CIPN is not well managed by western medicine and oncologists are acutely aware of the need for better interventions.
In this course you learn from seasoned practitioners working in hospital based settings who have dedicated their careers to the advancement of TCM and herbal medicine. Jason and Heather treat CIPN and share their collective knowledge to demonstrate what patterns specific chemotherapy drugs create and how these patterns progress. They guide you in understanding herb/drug interactions and how to safely and effectively to negate symptoms using herbal formulas and TCM modalities.
Dr. Peterman is currently heading up research on prescribing the TCM formulas in this class in the infusion room and using them congruently with chemotherapy. She shares her knowledge on gaining physician support and safe practices. This course is one of a kind and truly gives you the tools and the confidence you need to start working with this patient population during and after cancer treatments.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the pathogenesis of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy from a bio medicine and TCM perspective.
- Identify patterns, treatment strategies and principles as they relate to presentations of CIPN and as they relate to chemo drugs.
- Enhance clinical reasoning skills and provide streamlines formula recommendations.
- Learn to effectively treat CIPN during and after chemotherapy.
Course Curriculum
About Your Instructors
Dr. Jason Ginsberg, DACM, L.Ac. has been in private practice since 2002 and have been teaching since 2004.
He is the former chair of the herbology department at Touro College, and since 2008 has been teaching at PCOM NY. Jason worked a total of 9 years at 2 different hospitals, seeing patients both in-patient and out-patient for everything from orthopedic issues to patients dealing with complex internal medicine conditions, as well as cancer and stroke patients.
Dr. Heather Peterman, DAOM, L.Ac. has helped launch new acupuncture programs embedded in a hospital based fertility clinic, cancer care clinic and physical medicine and rehabilitation program.
Through her work with the integrated medicine team she has helped advance the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
