dana centre - event - East-West Medical Matters

Chinese traditions go west at the Dana Centre this November!

When Chinese medicine travels from East to West, what gets lost in translation? Does ‘culture shock’ happen to bodies of knowledge as well as people? Find out how far changes in the medicine reflect the changing lives of the practitioners themselves as they move from East to West.

Join Chinese medicine practitioners from East and West as they discuss their own experiences in London and China. They’ll talk about how the identity of Chinese medicine is changing. Will the ubiquitous high-street Chinese medicine store be absorbed into the dominant scientific health market, or does its underlying philosophy discount it from scientific testing? Look at how culture, tradition, science and personal identity are inextricably bound up in the changing face of Chinese medicine.

Volker Scheid reflects on the nature of traditional Chinese medicine, and what its future might hold in 21st century London and across the world. What exactly is it that makes medicine Chinese, traditional or complementary?

Massi Yaghmaie discusses acupuncture and the training processes involved in becoming a practitioner. Is qi scientific? What does ‘scientific’ mean anyway?

Fei Wang will speak about his experiences of practising acupuncture in both Shanghai and London, whilst Song Ke will explain the role of the Asanté Academy in moving Chinese medicine into mainstream healthcare in London.

This is an audience-led event developed in consultation with members of London's Chinese community.

Event organised by:
The Science Museum

Speakers

Song Ke, Academy Principal, Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine, London
Volker Scheid, Senior Research Fellow and President of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicines (IASTAM), School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster
Fei Wang, acupunturist, Institute of Chinese Medicine, London.
Massi Yaghmaie, osteopath, naturopath and acupuncturist.