Biomedicine: For Practitioners of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

Description

ROBINSON Bruce H.

ISBN: 9781891845628

Blue Poppy Press 2013 2nd Edition

This beautifully redesigned book is designed specifically as a textbook on Western medicine for practitioners of Traditional East Asian Medicine. Written by Dr. Bruce Robinson, a western MD who has been teaching western medical concepts to acupuncturists and Chinese herbalists for decades, this book will teach you:

> The clinical presentation and treatment of the major diseases seen in Western medical practice today
> Red-flag cases that need urgent referral to an MD or emergency room
> How to confidently interact with Western medical practitioners
> Improved diagnostic skills and physical exam techniques
> New scientific approaches for treating cardiovascular diseases and cancer

About the Author
Graduating with honors from the University of Michigan School of Medicine, Dr. Bruce Robinson completed another five years of post-graduate internship and residency at the university and a research fellowship at St. Barholomew’s Medical College in London. During his 30 year medical and surgical practice, Bruce treated over 80,000 patients. Now that he is no longer in practice, he has dedicated his professional career to bridging the gap between Western medicine and Traditional East Asian Medicine. He served as president and board chairman of Meridian Institute of Integrated Chinese Medicine, formerly located in Monterey, California. Bruce has been on several extensive trips to China and maintains close contacts there with medical universities located in Shanghai, Tianjin, and Beijing. He serves on the board of directors of the National Board of Internal Medicine for Acupuncturists and the Acupuncture and Integrated Medicine College in Berkeley and is the medical advisor for the Secara Herbal Corp.