Conference Overview
The International Conference on TCVM (Annual Conference) has been conducted every year since 1999. It provides a great opportunity for veterinarians to learn from the top TCVM experts and meet TCVM practitioners from all over the world. The Annual Conference will span over the course of four days, with two days of lectures and two days of rotating workshops held at Chi's Main Campus in Reddick, Florida, USA, from November 18-21 (Thursday to Sunday), 2021.
This year's Annual Conference will offer the following 4-hour workshops:
- Canine TCVM Pattern Diagnostics
- Integrative Approach to Feline Medicine
- Integrative Approach to Behavioral Problems
- Integrative Approach to Exotic and Zoo Animals
- Equine TCVM Scanning and Lameness Diagnostics
Main Theme
The main theme for this year's conference lectures is TCVM for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney and Water Element Disorders in dogs, cats, and horses.
The Annual Conference is co-sponsored by the World Association of TCVM (WATCVM).
Call for Abstracts
We invite veterinary acupuncture and TCVM clinicians and researchers to submit abstracts related to the main theme - Kidney and Water Element Disorders.
The following topics will be welcomed:
- Renal failure
- Cystitis
- Urinary tract infection
- Intervertebral disc disease
- Prostate problems
- Infertility
- Endometritis
- Bi syndrome
- Wei syndrome
- Paralysis
- Geriatric medicine
- Pediatric medicine
Presentation Categories and Awards
Submissions may span multiple topics – please indicate all applicable categories when submitting an abstract:
- Clinical Research - any clinically-randomized or retrospective study on the efficacy of TCVM. This is a 30-minute presentation.
- Clinical Application - any new acupuncture techniques, herbal formulas, food therapy recipes. and Tui-na treatments in dogs, cats, or horses. This is a 30-minute presentation.
- How To - clinical tips of how to diagnose and treat a medical condition in dogs, cats, horses, exotic, or zoo animals. This is a 30-minute presentation.
- Case Study - any unique case in a dog, cat, horse, or other species. This is a 10-minute presentation.
Each selected 30-minute presentation will be awarded $300 and each selected 10-minute presentation will be awarded $150. The awards will be subtracted from the conference registration dues. A certificate will be awarded to the first-place presenter in each category.
Abstract Submission
The abstract must include the following items:
- Title of Topic
- Name of Author(s)
- Mailing Address
- Telephone Number
- Email Address
- Abstract
- Reference
- Curriculum Vitae (Resume)
- Short bio
Please ensure the abstract is:
- a single-spaced Microsoft Word document
- no more than 2 pages
To submit your abstract:
- attach the abstract to an email to chang@chiu.edu
- use "Abstract TCVM Conference" in the email subject line
- send no later than 11:59 PM (EST) on February 1, 2021
Dates and Contact
Important dates to take note of for abstract and presentation submission:
- March 1, 2021 - Abstract submission deadline
- March 15, 2021 - Selection notifications sent
- June 15, 2021 - Final full paper submission deadline
- October 15, 2021 - Conference registration and PowerPoint presentation submission deadline
For more information, you can contact:
- Dr. Chang Yu by email at chang@chiu.edu
- Dr. Lisa Trevisanello by phone 1 (800) 860-1543 extension 421
23rd Annual Conference on TCVM
Presented in English
For veterinarians, veterinary students & their guests
Curriculum
Small Animal Track
Conference Lectures
Titanium Implantation in Acupoint for Cervical IVDD: Five Cases
Doris Reátegui Blacker, Peru
Acupuncture Therapy for Cervical Disc Injury in a Dog
Chee May Wong, Malaysia
Scalp Acupuncture for Arthritis and Other Geriatric/Pediatric Conditions in Dogs and Cats
Chee May Wong, Malaysia
TCVM Treatment for Osteoarthritis in Humboldt Penguins
V. Renea Johnson, USA
Efficacy of Tui-na Massage in Combination of Standard Medication for Treatment of Canine Osteoarthritis - A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Maria Isabel Fuentes Beneytez, Spain
Using Three Chinese Herbal Medications for Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Bogdan Ciolanescu, Romania
Canine Transitional Cell Carcinoma: Diagnosis and Management
Michelle Tilghman, USA
Treatment of A 14-Year-Old Dog with Renal Failure Using Acupuncture, Tui-Na, Herbal Medicine and Food Therapy
Jérôme Vanden Eynde, Belgium
Approaching the Feline Chronic Renal Disease Patient from a TCVM Perspective: The Water Element and Beyond
Aja Senestraro, USA
TCVM Treatment of Treat Kidney Jing Deficiency and Kidney Qi/Yin Deficiency Renal Failure with Food Therapy and Chinese Herbal Medicine
Margaret Fowler, USA
Using Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine to Treat Chronic Kidney Function and Reduce Degenerative Joint Disease in a 14-Year-Old Dog
Yu Cheng, China
Using Acupuncture to Treat Polycystic Kidney Disease in 7-year-old Cat
Yu Cheng, China
Using Acupuncture to Treat a Cat with Chronic Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
Karen Turner-Knarr, USA
TCVM Treatment of Chronic Posterior Paresis Combined with Urinary/Fecal Incontinence in a French Bull Dog
Rene Gandolfi, USA
How to Identify and Treat Urinary Incontinence in Dogs
Yaling Hsiao, Taiwan
Effects of Rehmannia 14 on Endocrine and Immune System in Geriatric and Kidney Yang Deficiency Mice
Aituan Ma, China
Using Acupuncture to Treat Pyometra in a 4-Year-Old Cat
Yu Cheng, China
Using Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine to Treat Server Bleeding Caused Cystitis and Prostatitis in a 9-Year-Old Dog
Yu Cheng, China
Canine Cognitive Dysfunction: Integrative Treatment Options
Curtis Wells Dewey, USA
Canine Cognitive Dysfunction: Pathogenesis from an Integrative Perspective
Curtis Wells Dewey, USA
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine for Acute Canine Idiopathic Polyradiculoneuropathy
Jeri E. Clapp, USA
Integrative Approach to the Diagnosis & Treatment of COMS/SHM (Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome/ Syringohydromyelia) in Small Dogs
Roger Clemmons, USA
Utilization of Integrative Medicine and Ozone Therapy for Canine Nasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Di Huang, China
External Wind Helps Atopic Dermatitis in a 5-Year-Old Neutered Male Labrador
Huajun Zhu, China
The Use of Acupuncture in Feline Arterial Thromboembolism: A Case Report
Marta Alessandra Frigerio, Italy
Hind Limbs Weakness after Recovery from FPV
Shaoze Zhang, China
Kidney Yin Deficiency and Local Blood Stasis in a Guinea Pig after Ovariectomy
Kate McDermott, Hong Kong
Using TCVM in a Guinea Pig with Blood Stasis in the Uterus and Concurrent Seizures
Kate McDermott, Hong Kong
Effectiveness of Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment for Thunderstorm Aversion in Dogs
Cynthia McDowell, USA
Effects of Acupuncture in Dogs Measured by Digital Thermal Imaging
Patricia J. Collins, USA
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine as a Method of Treatment in Liver Qi Stagnation
Sheila Handojo, Indonesia
Integrating Kinesiology Taping to Enhance TCVM Care
Tamara Shearer, USA
Treatment of Transitional Cell Carcinoma in a 9-Year-Old Vizsla
Gregory Todd, USA
How to: An Integrative Approach to the Cruciate Ligament Disease in Dogs
Erol Güçlü Gülanber, Turkey
Pre and Peri-operative Acupuncture and Physiotherapy to Enhance the Recovery of Orthopedic Surgery Patients
Doris Reátegui Blacker, Peru
Using Phlegm Fat Formula and Food Therapy to Mitigate Metabolic Syndrome in Pets
Erin Holder, USA
Equine Track
Conference Lectures
An Integrative Approach to Performance Horses
Carole Holland, USA
A Case of Cervical Arthritis in a Young Horse with Acupuncture
Carole Holland, USA
A Case of Intervertebral Disc Disease in an Eight Month Alpaca
Cynthia Lankenau, USA
Fu Xi Bagua: The Origin of Systems 1 and 3 in Balance Method Acupuncture and Its Clinical Applications in Bi Syndrome in Horses
Juan José Prem González, Guatemala
How to use Kidney/Bladder Divergent Channel to Treat Back Pain in Horses
Shen Xie, USA
Integrative Approach to Myofascial Pathology in Horses
Marilyn Maler, USA
Assessment of Acupuncture Point Sensitivity Scanning Method for Localizing and Evaluating Lesions in Horse
Leslie Tahon Schmid, Switzerland
How to Use the Balance Method Distal Acupoints to Treat Kidney Related Conditions in Animals
Antonio A Alfaro, Costa Rica
Thermographic and Visible Fluorescence Induced by UV Light Study of Acupoint Tian-chi, PC-1 in the Horse
Jose Zilberschtein Juffe, Spain
Integrative Medicine: TCVM and Rehabilitation for Bilateral Femoral Nerve Paralysis in Horses
Jose Zilberschtein Juffe, Spain
A Study of the Addition of the Acupuncture Point Yan Chi to Aide Ovulation in Breeding Mares
Tristin Morgan, USA
Evidence-based Studies for Infertility
Aituan Ma, China
Using Basic TCVM Principals with Two Non Traditional Tools, Bentonite Clay and Magna Wave PEMF, for Often Instant Visible Results
Sandra M Snell, USA
The Use of Balance Method in Skin, Digestive and Respiratory Conditions in Horses
Cecilia Barragán Segura, Mexico
Chinese Herbal Formulations Improve Recovery with Conventional Medications in a Thoroughbred Racehorse with EPM
Margarethe L. Garrett, USA
A Geriatric Asian Domestic Elephant with Flaccid Trunk Paralysis Treated by Using Electro-Acupuncture
Porrakote Rungsri, Thailand
Integrative Approach to Foals
John Langlois, USA
Integrative Approach to Emergency in Equine Practice
Amelia S. Munsterman, USA
Canine TCVM Pattern Diagnostics
Workshop
Integrative Approach to Feline Medicine
Workshop
Integrative Approach to Behavioral Problems
Workshop
Integrative Approach to Exotic and Zoo Animals
Workshop
Equine TCVM Scanning and Lameness Diagnostics
Workshop
Instructors
Huisheng Xie
BVSc, PhD
Dr. Xie has 38 years of clinical, teaching, and research experience in veterinary acupuncture and TCVM. He has trained over 10,000 veterinarians to practice TCVM worldwide. Dr. Xie’s education includes advanced training in veterinary medicine, veterinary acupuncture, and human acupuncture. Dr. Xie has authored 20 books and over 100 peer-reviewed papers. His textbooks, including Xie’s Veterinary Herbology, Xie’s Veterinary Acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine-Fundamental Principles, have been used for TCVM training programs around the world. Dr. Xie continues to teach and develop educational courses and programs at Chi University, serves as a full clinical professor at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and is an honorary professor at China Agricultural University, South China Agricultural University, and China Southwest University.
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Enrollment Options
Lecture Tracks
Number of Workshops
Schedule & Tuition
Conference Lectures
On-site in Reddick, FL
11/18/21 - 11/19/21
$545
Day 1 | |
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Conference Lectures |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Conference Lectures |
Day 2 | |
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Conference Lectures |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Conference Lectures |
Payment Information
A $100 non-refundable course deposit is charged upon enrollment to reserve your seat.
Payment is due 90 days before the course start date.
A $50 convenience fee will be charged for payments and registrations received less than 90 days before the start of a session.
Add-ons & Accommodations
Printed Binders
$35
Each Additional Banquet Ticket
$50
Discounts
Register for the Small Animal track before 04/19/2021
-$150
Register for the Equine track before 04/19/2021
-$150
WATCVM Member Discount
-$85
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I register for both conference tracks?
Attendees may register for both tracks and receive a $200 discount. On-site attendees registering for both tracks will attend one track on-site and access the other track online for 3 months after the on-site conference.
How long will I get access to stream this event online?
You will get 3 months of access to this online course. The course can be accessed through our learning portal.