Monthly Archives: March 2017

  All of us in AFI are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Professor George Lewith. George has died on 17 March, aged 67.  Professor Lewith was a qualified physician and general practitioner who had recently retired from clinical practice. Lewith graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in medicine and biochemistry. He then went on to Westminster Medical School to complete his clinical studies and began working clinically in 1974. Lewith’s research has ranged across several areas of complementary medicine. This has involved examining how complementary techniques might be investigated and the development of new research methodology to evaluate […]

  AFI Acupuncture Foundation Spring newsletter edition just out! In case you’ve missed our Spring Newsletter, you can still view it online here. The Spring edition contains some useful and interesting information including: News regarding clinical study of acupuncture & herbs and pregnancy International Committee of TCM Experts on the Regulation of TCM Department of Health Position on Complementary Therapies European Federations PEFOTS and ETCMA discussions Continuing Postgraduate Education with AFI and more    

  Bernadette Ward was elected as a Vise President of International Committee of TCM Experts for the Regulation of TCM. At a recent international WFCMS TCM Conference in Auckland New Zealand, jointly hosted by the New Zealand College of TCM and the WFCMS (The World Federation of TCM Societies), Bernadette Ward, was elected as a Vice President of the newly established International Committee of TCM Experts for the Regulation of TCM. Representing PEFOTS (Pan European Federation of TCM Societies), Bernadette joined international TCM experts from 11 countries. She was awarded her Certificate by WFCMS President She Jing at the Auckland […]