OCOM Bulletin, March 2013

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OCOM Bulletin

MARCH 2013

Greetings!

Spring is in the air! And spring is in our step here at OCOM as well, with many exciting things in bloom to support your health, including: Resident practice at our campus clinic, a March 24 Weekend Specialty Clinic supporting autoimmune health through Chinese medicine, Chinese Herbal Chicken Soup for the season, Chinese medicine research in action, and students leading the way in the latest issue of Acupuncture Today.

Here's to your good health,

Gretchen Horton

Director of Community Relations and Giving

Following a Thread of Needles

Clinic Resident Katherine Annala, LAc, came to practice Chinese medicine by following what she calls "a thread of needles." As a professional seamstress making gowns and costumes and as a body piercer, Annala frequently used acupuncture and Chinese medicine to support her own health, but it wasn't until she met with a career counselor that she had a career changing "ah-ha" moment.

"My goal as a practitioner," says Annala, "is to help people take control of their own health." A colon cancer survivor who successfully used Chinese medicine both before and after surgery and throughout her chemotherapy treatments, Annala specializes in treating patients with chronic illness (HIV, Hepatitis C, MS), immune function issues, low back pain and sciatica, arthritis, and chemotherapy side effects using Chinese medicine techniques including acupuncture, Shiatsu massage, Chinese herbal medicine, cupping, moxibustion and nutrition counseling.

Clinic Residents like Katherine Annala are licensed, professional acupuncturists who provide one-on-one acupuncture and Chinese herbal care. Make an appointment to see a Clinic Resident at
the OCOM Clinic by calling 503-445-0951.

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Weekend Specialty Clinics

Next Clinic: March 24, Autoimmune Disorders

On Saturday, March 24, OCOM doctoral graduate, Dr. Stuart Shipe will lead a Weekend Specialty Clinic on Autoimmune Disorders at the downtown OCOM Clinic, focusing on conditions such Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus, Sjogren's, MS, Hashimoto's, Lyme's disease, scleroderma, Crohn's disease and Celiac disease. Weekend Specialty Clinics fill up quickly - schedule your appointment by calling the OCOM Clinic at 503-445-0951.

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Eating with the Seasons: Chinese Herbal Chicken Soup

Herbal chicken soup is an excellent example of traditional Chinese nutritional therapy. Medicinal soups are often eaten to counteract seasonal changes in the weather and humidity, or to promote longevity or after an illness that leaves one weak and fatigued. Our herbal soup mix, available over-the-counter in the OCOM Herbal Medicinary, uses ingredients that have a sweeter and more pleasant taste than the average Chinese herb, and which tonify the Qi, Yin and Blood.

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AOM Research in Action

OCOM's research curriculum is designed to develop students' competencies to apply and to participate in acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) research. The culmination of three mandatory research courses is the Oriental Medicine Research (OMR) Project course, taken in the final year of the program.

In 2011-2012, students participated in one of 17 year-long, team-based research projects guided by faculty mentors. As a result of the research compiled by students in the AOM and Health Care Public Policy Group Project, new conditions have just been authorized for the use of acupuncture under the Oregon Health Plan.

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Acupuncture Today Features OCOM Student Health Care Public Policy Research

The January issue of Acupuncture Today features an article, History in the Making through Teamwork from Oregon Practitioners and Students, by recent OCOM graduates Stephanie Lau, Yumiko Freeman, Tara Gregory, Kate Haber and Charlie Cannon. This ongoing Health Care Public Policy Project also includes two students, Cissey Ye and Winslett Carr, in the current Oriental Medicine Research (OMRIII) class who are working on finding and providing more medical condition research for submission to the Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC).

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