Must show proof of satisfactory completion of a 40-hour basic cranial course (from OPC, OCA or SCTF). Email proof to cme@the-promise.org.
Total Credits: 24 including 24 AOA Category 1-A
PLEASE NOTE: The course will be held at the Osteopathic Center San Diego (not the hotel) which means that enrollment will be limited to 28 - so register as soon as possible! The Hotel booking link is here.
This course involves the investigation of the heart and vasculature and the fluid dynamics of the blood. Additionally, the course explores the interface between the heart, the primary respiratory mechanism and the autonomic nervous system. Study of the cardiovascular system leads to the consideration of the heart as more than a pump. This course will explore the concept of the heart as a hydrodynamic and electromagnetic generator, qualities which are then imparted to the blood. The role of the heart in the integration of mind, body and spirit is also considered. “This course developed from the desire to understand what it was that Dr. Still was talking about and what he was doing in his clinical practice. It led into an exploration of the first principal of Osteopathy as described by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, ‘The Rule of the Artery is Supreme.’ The course involves the investigation of the heart and vasculature and the fluid dynamics of the blood. Additionally, the course explores the interface between the heart, the primary respiratory mechanism and the autonomic nervous system. The study of the cardiovascular system leads to the consideration of the heart as more than a pump. This course will explore the concept of the heart as a hydrodynamic and electromagnetic generator, qualities which are then thought to be imparted to the blood. The role of the heart in the integration of mind, body and spirit is also considered.”
“Thus we find the heart to be the mother of all…” Dr. Andrew Taylor Still
Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, the founder of Osteopathy, made the pronouncement,
“The rule of the artery is universal.” His student, William Garner Sutherland, DO said, “The rule of the artery is supreme; the CSF is in command.” This course, developed by osteopaths in Australia and New Zealand, seeks to teach these principles and the requisite skills for Osteopaths to evince these truths using osteopathic palpatory diagnosis and treatment. The student of this course will learn:
1. How to palpate the flow of blood in the heart and arteries.
2. The quality of spiral flow and turbulent flow.
3. The embryology and anatomy of the cardiovascular system.
4. The routes of venous return and the quality of that palpated blood flow.
5. The anatomy of the lymphatics and palpating that flow.
6. The anatomy of the heart, lungs and mediastinum.
7. How the heart is a generator, the brain a battery, and the autonomic nervous system the intermediary.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Medical physicians (DO or MD) and International Osteopaths are welcome to apply..
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS & PREREQUISITES
Target audience must show proof of satisfactory completion of a 40-hour Basic/Intro cranial course from OPC, OCA or SCTF.
To apply for registration, email proof of satisfactory completion of a 40-hour as stated to cme@the-promise.org.
COURSE LOCATION
Osteopathic Center San Diego
3706 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA 92123
** if there are more than 30 registrants, the location will be moved to the Hilton (below)
LODGING
Hilton Garden Inn San Diego Mission Valley Stadium
3805 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123 (1/2 mile from OCSD)
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Michael Solano, BSc(HM) DipED(Sec) BAppSc(Osteo), received his osteopathic degree in 1992 in Australia. He has extensive additional training through post-graduate courses taken in Australia and the US. He has been very actively involved in post-graduate osteopathic teaching since 2009, including in a number of European countries. He is associated with and teaches for the Australian Research College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ltd. Particular areas of expertise in his teaching are anatomy and embryology. Mr. Solano was an editor of the Australian Osteopathic Journal for five years.
Mr. Solano was a lecturer of the OCF Fundamentals for the Osteopathic Summer & Winter Schools. During the same time, he has been teaching the ROA I and 2 courses in Australia, Europe and the USA. Dr. Solano has experience with organizing and lecturing multiple courses, please find a list of these courses in his CV. Mr. Solano is a leading scholar in osteopathic manipulative medicine in general and osteopathy in the cranial field in particular. He, along with his colleagues in Australia and New Zealand, has developed a unique and innovative understanding in his application of osteopathy. He will be sharing this osteopathic knowledge and skills with US physicians who will benefit by being able to incorporate these approaches into their own clinical practices for the benefit of their patients. In addition, many of the US physicians attending the course are themselves teachers in post-graduate education and several of them are faculty at various US colleges of osteopathic medicine. And so there will be significant opportunities for exchange between Dr. Solano and US faculty from around the country. Another task for Dr. Solano is to begin to develop a select group of physicians here in the US that can become specialized in this approach and continue a high level of teaching in this subject.
Catherine McDonald, BAppSC (Osteo), BSc. (Osteo), graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology’s five year program with a double degree in Osteopathic and Clinical Sciences. She completed her first fundamentals cranial course that same year. Since that time she has completed a graduate certificate at Victoria University in Neonatal and Infant Paediatrics and numerous post graduate courses, run by the SCTF of ANZ, Australian Research College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) and Biodynamics.
Ms. McDonald began her working career in a pediatric based practice in Katoomba. After 7 years of being mentored by experienced practitioners in country NSW, she moved to Sydney where she ran 2 successful practices in Glebe and Roseville. During this time she sat on the Ethics, and then the Continuous Professional Development committees for the Australian Osteopathic Association.
She moved to the Canberra Osteopathic Center and began working in Maxwell Fraval’s practice in 2011, and continued under his mentorship for a decade. She is currently in private practice.
Ms. McDonald is the Vice-President of the Sutherland Cranial Teaching Academy (SCTF) of Australia and New Zealand. She has lectured with ARCOM and has taught throughout Australia, and in the United States.
Dr. Kathryn Gill, M.D. attended Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire for her pre-clinical medical education and graduated from Brown University Program in Medicine in Rhode Island. She completed her Postgraduate Medical Training at U.C.L.A. Santa Monica Family Medicine Residency. Throughout her medical education, Dr. Gill did post-graduate courses in Traditional Osteopathic Medicine and numerous long-term, individual clinical Osteopathic rotations with some of the top Osteopathic Physicians in the United States. She has been practicing traditional Osteopathic Medicine and Family Medicine in Santa Monica, CA since 1992.
Dr. Gill is internationally recognized in Biodynamic Pediatric Osteopathy. She is one of a core faculty selected to teach the Osteopathic Biodynamic Phase Courses, and Biodynamic Pediatric courses throughout the United States and Europe. Her work in Biodynamics has led to a fascination with human embryologic development, which she utilizes both in her teaching and in treatment of patients. She also works closely with Functional Dentists and Oral Myologists interested in physiologic methods to develop the face and repair structural abnormalities and swallowing dysfunction.
An Assistant Clinical Professor for Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Gill also holds a Proficiency Certification from the Osteopathic Cranial Academy. She has acted as President for the West Coast Osteopathic Study Group, Treasurer for the Still-Sutherland Osteopathic Study Group, and has written articles for a number of publications. Dr. Gill has also participated in educational films explaining the benefits of Osteopathic Medical care.
Orianne Evans, DO (UK), is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and the European School of Osteopathy, Maidstone, UK. She completed her internship at the general clinic at the European School of Osteopathy, Maidstone, UK. She currently practices at her private practice in Boulder, CO. She has extensive additional training through post-graduate courses taken internationally and the US, including courses with the OCA, AAO, SCCO-UK, and VOD-Germany. She has been very actively involved in post-graduate osteopathic teaching since 1992, in the UK, US and Germany, including at the SCCO-UK, OCA Annual Conference, AAO, VOD-Germany, TUCOM, NECOM and UAAO and the European School of Osteopathy.
Dr. R. Paul Lee, DO, FAAO, FCA, is a graduate of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. He is Board certified in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Medical Acupuncture. Dr. Lee completed a residency in OMM at the AT Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri. He served on the Board of Directors of The Cranial Academy and Board of Governors of the American Academy of Osteopathy. He was awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy, FAAO and Fellow of the Cranial Academy, FCA. He was awarded the Sutherland Memorial Lecture and Honorary Life Membership in AAO. He is retired from his OMM private general practice in Durango, CO. His memberships include: AOA, AAO, and OCA.
Dr. Lee authored Interface: Mechanisms of Spirit in Osteopathy, 2005, Stillness Press, several articles, including Living Matrix, Explore, November/December, 2008 and many more in the AAOJ and Cranial Letter, available online at www.cranialosteopathy.com. Dr. Lee has taught in Australia, Japan, and multiple European venues.
Alistair C. Moresi, Bach.App.Sc.(Osteo), is a graduate of the Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne. He currently practices at his private practice “Art of Osteopathy” in Portola Valley, CA. He has been actively involved in post-graduate osteopathic teaching since 1996, in the US, Australia, and Europe, including at COMP (Pomona), as a basic course instructor with Dr. Frymann (OPSC), Australian Osteopathic Convocation, UCOMP (Vallejo), International Italian Osteopathic Congress, Dr. Blackman's Midline/Mesoderm and ROA Faculty since 2017.
Dr. Ilene M. Spector DO, FCA, is a graduate of American University, Washington, D. C. and Western University (COMP), Pomona CA. She completed an internship at Tucson General Hospital, Tucson, AZ. She currently practices at her private practice in Crested Butte, CO, specializing in Osteopathic Manual Medicine, with an emphasis on Osteopathic Cranial Manipulative Medicine (OCMM). Dr. Spector has been awarded Proficiency Recognition by the Osteopathic Cranial Academy, where she is an active senior faculty member. She has also received the OCA Award for Exceptional Service. Dr. Spector is a Fellow of the Osteopathic Cranial Academy (FCA). Memberships and Proficiencies: AOA, AAO, OCA, OCAF, PGIO.
AGENDA
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024
7:30am Registration
8:00am Introduction
8:30am Osteopathy in the Blood 1
9:30am Practicum
10:30am Discussion in Small Groups
10:45am Embryology and the Mediastinum
11:45am Practicum
12:45pm LUNCH (provided)
1:45pm Embryology of the Heart
2:30pm Practicum
3:30pm Discussion in Small Groups
3:45pm The Venous Return
4:45pm Practicum
5:30pm Adjourn
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024
8:30am Review
8:45am Osteopathy in the Blood 2
9:45am Practicum
10:45am Discussion in Small Groups
11:00am The Living Matrix
11:45am Practicum
1:00pm LUNCH (provided)
2:00pm The Heart as a Generator
2:45pm Practicum
3:45pm Discussion in Small Groups
4:00pm Development of the Vasculature
4:45pm Practicum
5:30pm Adjourn
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024
8:30am Review
8:45am Heart Lung Connection
9:30am Practicum
10:30am Discussion in Small Groups
10:45am Vasculature as a Fulcrum
11:30am Practicum
12:30pm LUNCH (provided)
2:00pm The Lymphatics
2:45pm Practicum
3:45pm Discussion in Small Groups
4:00pm The Circle of Willis
4:45pm Practicum
5:30pm Adjourn
Cancellation and Refund Policy
OPC reserves the right to change the delivery format, delay, or cancel a CME event due to any unforeseen circumstances. If an event is canceled, OPC will refund your registration fee in full. OPC will not be held responsible for the registrant's travel, hotel or other costs incurred resulting from the cancellation. Substitutions of other CME events may be made at any time without an additional charge; email cme@the-promise.org with your request. Refunds will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks prior to the start of the event. However, an administrative fee of $100.00 will be charged for all refunds. “No shows” are subject to the full CME event fee. Cancellations/substitutions must be made in writing by email to cme@the-promise.org. No refunds or credits will be issued once the CME event has started.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Medical physicians (DO or MD) and International Osteopaths are welcome to apply.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS & PREREQUISITES
Target audience must show proof of satisfactory completion of a 40-hour Basic/Intro cranial course from OPC, OCA or SCTF.
To apply for registration, email proof of satisfactory completion of a 40-hour as stated to cme@the-promise.org.
Hotel Booking Link here
HILTON GARDEN INN San Diego Mission Valley/Stadium
3805 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123
Block of rooms are reserved for this course at a rate of $199 plus tax per night.
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