Velia Wortman (DE)
Velia Wortman studied cultural anthropology at the University of Toronto, medicine at the Royal Free Hospital in London, UK and Chinese medicine in the Netherlands, China and Germany. Among her main teachers are Ted Kaptchuk, Giovanni Maciocia, Dan Bensky and Volker Scheid. She has taught Chinese and natural medicines at several German medical schools and written articles on various topics pertaining to Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture and dietetics. She has been chairing the Research Section of the TCM Rothenburg conference since 2005.
Classes with Velia Wortman
The Guiding Hand: Approaches to Palpation
Plenary Discussion with Rimke van der Veen, Bart Winjtes, Felix de Haas. Moderator: Velia Wortman
Velia Wortman (DE), Felix de Haas (NL)EN
15:00-18:30
TCM Research Day
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE), Velia Wortman (DE)EN10:00-13:30, 15:00-18:30
Schedule:
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10:00 - 10:10
Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE), Velia Wortman (DE) -
10:10 – 10:50
The Ontological and Logical Structure of Chinese Medicine
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Wallner (AT) -
11:00 – 11:30
Chinese medicine and psychotherapy: A synergetic connection
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE) -
12:00 – 12:30
Embodied Memories: How to Update Emotional Memories Using Bodily Techniques
Antonia Pfeiffer (DE) -
12:40 – 13:20
Two thousand years of therapeutic sensations: From Huang Di to Wilhelm Reich
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE) -
15:00 – 15:30
Is acupuncture effective for treating stress-related disorders? - Results of an RCT
Dr. Jan Valentini (DE) -
15:40 – 16:10
Treating infertility in a cohort of "unfavorable patients" with an integrated approach of Chinese medicine and psychotherapy
Dr. Annemarie Schweizer-Arau (DE) -
16:20 – 16:50
Tapping Away the Pain - How Tapping Techniques can Alleviate Psychosomatic Symptoms of Trauma Survivors
Antonia Pfeiffer (DE) -
17:00 – 18:00
Round table discussion
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE), Velia Wortman (DE)
