Venue: Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4LE
Price from £140
Update yourself on the latest research into acupuncture, catch up with news, network with colleagues and earn CPD hours. Speakers to include:
- Geoffrey Burnstock: Purinergic signalling and its involvement in pain and acupuncture
- Berthold Henkel: Acupuncture for pain control after caesarean section
- Taras Usichenko: Analgesic effects of auricular acupuncture
- Catharina Klausenitz: Auricular acupuncture for exam anxiety in medical students
For further details and to register for courses, visit www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/event-registration…
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