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Dr. Chow Visits Guigen, Qigong Department |
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During 2ND MEETING <ENLRGED> OF THE 3RD COUNCIL, WASMQ ( WORLD ACADEMIC SOCIETY OF MEDICAL QIGONG), BEIJING CHINA MAY, 2004, Dr. Chow visited Qigong Department and inquired of Dr. Xu about Guigen Qigong and observed the daily practice of our outpatient and exchanged opinions on medical qigong with Mr. Simon Blow, who was studying Guigen Qigong in Qigong Department. Dr. Chow' Background: Effie Poy Yew Chow, LAc, Dipl.Ac., PhD. Dr. Chow is the founder of the East West Academy of Healing Arts, the Qigong Institute, the American Qigong Association and the World Qigong Federation. Dr. Chow received her training in traditional Chinese medicine and qigong in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada, and the U.S. Dr. Chow has been the only qigong grandmaster and acupuncturist to be involved in the development of national health policies within the Department of Health and Human Services, having served as a consultant to DHHS for more than a quarter century. She was part of the first ad hoc advisory panel of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine. She has received dozens of awards for her contributions to the field of Oriental medicine, including an "Outstanding Service Award" from the National Acupuncture Association and the "President's Citation Award" from the American Association for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. ------ From Acupuncture Today ------ By Sidan |
