UBC Press The Acupuncturist's Guide to Conventional Medicine, Second Edition book Hardcover 872 pages

Offering a systematic comparative approach to Western and Eastern medicine, this unique textbook enables students and practitioners of Chinese medicine to develop a core understanding of conventional medical language and treatments. Acupuncture practitioners increasingly find themselves working alongside Western healthcare professionals. Now in its second edition, this book is a guide to conventional medical diagnoses, symptoms and treatments, and using examples drawn from the author's experience and knowledge of TCM it encourages reflection on how these diagnoses may be interpreted from a more holistic medical perspective. It includes introductory sections on physiology, pathology and pharmacology, chapters devoted to the physiological systems of the body and the conventional approach to the treatment of diseases that can affect them, and information on dealing with patients in practice. Accompanying online material, including self-testing questions and answers and checklists for revision, is available for those wishing to use the text for systematic study.

Dr Clare Stephenson is a qualified medical practitioner who worked in hospital medicine, general practice and public health medicine before training in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture. Over a decade she developed and taught an undergraduate course for students of Chinese medicine on Western medicine and how it relates to TCM. She is based in Oxfordshire, UK.