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"FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON TIBETAN MEDICINE"
Sponsored by Pro-Cultura
November 7 - 9, 1998  *  Washington, DC

CONFERENCE CODE: TMC98

001 Plenary Session - Tom Lovejoy, Members of the Gaden Jangtse Monastery, India, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Wayne Jonas, Robert A. F. Thurman, Herbert Benson, Sogyal Rinpoche  2  $18.00

002 The Relevance of Tibetan Medicine Today - His Holiness the Dalai Lama  1  $10.00 speaker.gif (1635 bytes)

003 Question and Answer Session with His Holiness - Dan Goleman, Woodson Merrell, James Gordon, Craig Halper, Kim Jobst  1  $10.00

004 Medicine Buddha Teaching and Meditation -   1  $10.00

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GRAND ROUNDS - VIDEO TAPES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING FIVE GRAND ROUNDS SESSIONS
at $39 per 3 hour segment.(Add $15 for PAL or SECAM overseas formats).

005 AIDS - Chris Beyrer, Dorjee Rabten Neshar, GW Intern, Woodson Merrell, Loksang Shrestha, Thubten Phuntsog  2 $18.00

006 Oncology - Jeremy Geffen, Yeshi Dhonden, GW Intern, Debu Tripathy, Ray Chang, Choeying Phuntsok  2  $18.00

007 Rheumatology & Chronic Ailments - Pasang Yongten Arya, GW Intern, Stanley Pillemer, Richard Horowitz, Tenzin Deche Kartsang, Sanan Koldaev   2  $18.00

008 Menopause and Women’s Health Issues - Philip Weber, Dickey P. Nyerongsha, Tinley Nyerongsha, John Pan,
Fredi Kronenberg, Anne T. Millikin, Dashima Dovchin  2  $18.00

009 Psychiatry - Chris Beyrer, Tenzin Choedrak, GW Intern, James S. Gordon, Pema Dorjie, Lobsang Rapgay, Walt Rutherford  2   $18.00

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SECTION 1 - TRADITIONAL TIBETAN MEDICINE

010 Education and Training of Tibetan Physicians - Current Status - Woodson Merrell, Shakya Dorje, Pasang Yongten, et.al.  3  $27.00

011 Legal and Regulatory Issues Affecting the Practice of Tibetan Medicine - Michael Cohen, Tamdin S. Bradley, et. al.  2  $18.00

012 Current Status of Tibetan Medicine in Russia and Mongolia - Chimit-Dorzhi Dugarov, Natalia Bolsokhoeva, et. al.  1  $10.00

013 Current Status of Tibetan Medicine in the Peoples' Republic of China - Katrina Morris, Sonam Chime, TashiRabten, et. al.  2  $18.00

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SECTION 2 - CURRENT CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

014 A Tibetan Plant Preparation as Potent Inhibitor of Cell Killing Induced by Synergism Among Oxidants... - Isaac Ginsburg, Modification of Monocyte Function/Artherosclerosis... - Kaj Winther,
Prevention of Cellular Damage During Oxidative Stress... - Marianne Suter  1   $10.00

015 Clinical Trial Design Issues: Tibetan Herbal Formulae for Adv. Breast Cancer - Debu Tripathy,
Efficacy of the Tibetan Treatment for Arthritis - Mary Ryan,
Case Reports from the Tibetan Medical Center Calcutta... - Sonam Wangdu Changbar
The Main Principles of Pharmacotherapy of Diseases in Tibetan Medicine - Nickolaev Sergey  1  $10.00

016 Tibetan Herbal Preparation, Padma 28, on Patients with Intermittent Claudication - Sarah Sallon,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Padma 28... - Moshe Ligumski
Multi -Compound Herbal Preparation, Padma 28, in the Treatment of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C... -Lech Hryniewiecki  1  $10.00

017 Efficacy of Tibetan Medicine on Diabetes Mellitus - Dorjee Rabten Neshar,
Documentation of Tibetan Medicinal Plants - Christa Kletter,
Understanding the Activity of Tibetan Multicompound Formulas... - Herbert Schwabl   1  $10.00

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SECTION 3 - ISSUES OF METHODOLOGY AND TRANSLATION IN TIBETAN MEDICINE

018 Issues of Translation and Epistemology in Tibetan Medical Texts - Fernand Meyer, Kenneth Zysk, Barry Clark,
Tsewang Jigme Tsarong, Dandar Dashiev, Barbara Gerke, Eric Jacobson, Shakya Dorje, Jeffrey Hopkins, Thupten Jinpa,
Robert A. F. Thurman, B. Alan Wallace  3  $27.00

019 Buddhism and Medicine - B. Alan Wallace, Barry Clark, Jeffrey Hopkins  2  $18.00

020 Research Methodology in Tibetan Medicine - Kim A. Jobst, Namgyal Qusar, Isaac Ginsburg, Stanley Pillemer, Moshe Ligumski, Mary Ryan, Sarah Sallon, Marsha Woolf  2  $18.00

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SECTION 4 - MIND/BODY RELATIONSHIP AND MENTAL HEALTH IN TIBETAN MEDICINE

021 Mind/Body Medicine: The Indo-Tibetan Tradition - Herbert Benson, Larry Scherwitz, Joseph Loizzo, Aura Glazer, Redford Williams  3  $27.00

022 Mental Health in Tibetan Medicine - James S. Gordon, Eric Jacobson, Dan Brown, Lobsang Rabgay,
David K. Wellisch, Charles Raison, Howard Horowitz  3  $27.00

023 Integrating Tibetan Concepts of Death and Dying into Western Medicine - Lobsang Rabgay, Sogyal Rinpoche,
Leslie J. Blackhall, David K. Wellisch, Charles Raison  3  $27.00

024 Death and Dying Workshop - Sogyal Rinpoche, Robert A. F. Thurman  2  $18.00 speaker.gif (1635 bytes)

025 Enactive Neuroscience: The Psycho-Biology of Self-Regulation in the Indo-Tibetan Tradition - Joseph Loizzo,
William Bushell, Craig Heller, James P. Halper, Robert Kunzendorf  2  $18.00

026 Mindfulness: The Basic Discipline of Enactive Neuroscience - Workshop - Joseph Loizzo  2  $18.00

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SECTION 5 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF TIBET

027 Environmental Issues of the Tibetan Plateau - John Ackerly, Hemanta Mishra, Amchi Tsewang Manla, Ven. Achok Rinpoche  3  $27.00

028 Utilization & Conservation of Medicinal Plants - Dr. D. Dawa, Paolo Morisco, Trish Flaster, Tamara Aseyeva  1  $10.00

029 Utilization & Conservation of Animal Species - Ginette Hemley, Lixin Huang, Dr. D. Dawa, Khaidev Tsen  1  $10.00

031 Environmental Implication for Health Systems: The Case of Tibet -  1  $10.00

032 Morning Medicine Buddha Meditation - Led by monks from the Gaden Jangste Monastery, India  1  $10.00

033 The Healing Power of Mind - Tulku Thondup Rinpoche   2  $18.00

034 Teachings of the Medicine Buddha - Ven. Lati Rinpoche   2  $18.00

035 Principles of Healing According to Tibetan Higher Tantras - Gelek Rinpoche  2  $18.00 speaker.gif (1635 bytes)

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SPECIAL EVENTS


036 Tibetan Medicine - A Bon Perspective - H. H. Men-ri Trizin Lingtok Tenpai Nyima  1  $10.00

037 Keynote Welcome - Marriage of Technology to Humanity: The Future of Medicine - Fred Epstein, MD  1  $10.00

038 Plenary Lecture - Gifts from the Medicine Buddha: Three Jewels for the Practice of Modern Medicine - Jeremy Geffen, MD  1  $10.00 speaker.gif (1635 bytes)

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WORKSHOPS

039 Essentials of Tibetan Medicine: An Intoduction -   Tamdin Bradky  1  $10.00

040 Principles of Pulse Taking in Tibetan Medicine -  1   $10.00

041 Introduction to Tibetan Herbology and Pharmacology -   1  $10.00

042 Diet and Behavior: The Basic Tools of Treatment and Foundation of Health in Tibetan Medicine -  1  $10.00

043 Urinalysis - An Introduction -  1  $10.00

044 Providing Integrated Care as a Western MD, the Tibetan Medical Paradigm -  Richard Horowitz, M.D.  1  $10.00

045 Integrating Tibetan Medical Approaches into Western Alternative Practice -  1  $10.00

046 An Introduction to Tibetan Astrology -  1   $10.00

047 Herbal Bath Therapy in Tibetan Medicine -  1   $10.00

048 Preventative Healthcare in Tibetan Medicine -   Robert Sack  1  $10.00

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ADDITIONAL SESSIONS

050  Lessons from the Himalayas: Eastern and Western Perspectives on Animal Healthcare and Protection - Allen M. Schoen, DVM   1  $10

051  The Role of Astrology in Tibetan Medicine - Dr. Jampa Kalsangi  1  $10

052  The Tibetan Medical Atlas Paintings: The Development of a Unique Medical Iconography - Prof. Fernand Meyer  1   $10

053  Wrap-Up Session  1  $10

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