Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine gathers some of the most respected scholars, teachers, practitioners, authors, and institutions to exchange research, knowledge, and experience in all areas of TCM: prevention, treatment, research, philosophy, theory, and integration with Western modalities.
This year's speakers include:
Effie Poy Yew Chow, PhD, RN, LAc
President, East West Academy of Healing Arts, San Francisco, CA
Dr. Chow, an internationally recognized Qigong master, has been working to integrate traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine for more than thirty years. In 1973 she founded San Francisco's East West Academy of Healing Arts (EWAHA). In 1988, the Qigong Institute was established within EWAHA to promote research and clinical work in medical Qigong. She was appointed by President Clinton to serve on the White House Commission for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.