Courses

Hahnemannian Prescribing
Competence Level Course
Toronto Course
2008-2009

The Canadian Academy of Homeopathy

The Canadian Academy of Homeopathy was founded in 1986 by a group of naturopathic physicians who were eager to provide educational programs of high standard in homeopathy. It has since offered several postgraduate programs in homeopathy. It also continues to offer a fellowship program (see www.homeopathy.ca).

Hahnemmanian Prescribing

Hahnemannian Prescribing
Competence Level Course

Today in many parts of the world, the great majority of health care practitioners who study homeopathy are unable to practice it successfully. Most abandon its practice after a few years. The goal of this course is provide an overview of the essential principles and practice of pure homeopathy. The orientation of this course is very practical as more than fifty percent of the course consists of taking live cases and conducting their follow-ups, and of studying paper cases. The materia medica fingerprints of 12 acute and 12 chronic remedies will also be presented. Current students of homeopathy will develop a strong foundation in homeopathic philosophy and method as practiced by Hahnemannians for more than two hundred years. Practitioners who have already been trained in homeopathy but are confused on how to practice it successfully will be pointed in the right direction and should have their enthusiasm renewed.

The course will be taught by André Saine, N.D., F.C.A.H. and Joseph Kellerstein, N.D., F.C.A.H. Both of these well-known teachers have practiced homeopathy for more than 25 years and will be bringing to this course a wealth of clinical experience.

The course is over ten weekends (20 days) starting October 4-5, 2008.

Further information about this course are as followed:

Curriculum:

Introduction: 1 hour
Philosophy: 16 hours
Case taking: 6 hours (General case taking (4 hrs.), infant and acute case taking (2 hrs.))
Case analysis: 4 hours
How to study the MM with 24 remedies (12 chronic, 12 acute): 20 hours (2 hours plus 18 hours)
Prescription (including posology): 3 hours
Follow-up visit: 6 hours
Difficult cases: 2 hours
Live cases: 27 1/2 hours (5 live cases with case analysis and 10 follow-ups)
Paper cases: 34 1/2 hours (read at home, then discussed in class)
Total: 120 hours: 10 weekends of 12 hours

Schedule:

1- October 4-5, 2008: Dr. Joseph Kellerstein: Introduction (1 hr.), Case taking (4 hrs.), How to study the Materia Medica (2 hrs.), One remedy (1/2 hr.), First live case (4 1/2 hrs.)
2- November 29-30, 2008: Dr. André Saine: Philosophy (2 1/2 hours), One remedy (1 hr.), Case Analysis (4 hours), Second live case (4 1/2 hrs.)
3- December 3-4, 2008: Dr. Joseph Kellerstein: Prescription (3 hrs.), First follow-up of first live case (1/2 hr.), MM (2 remedies) (2 hrs.), Third live case (4 1/2 hrs.), Paper cases (2 hrs.)
4- January 10-11, 2009: Dr. André Saine: Philosophy (6 hrs.), One remedy (1 hr.), First follow-up of second live case (1/2 hrs.), Fourth live case (4 1/2 hrs.)
5- February 7-8, 2009: Dr. Joseph Kellerstein: Follow-up visit (6 hours), Fifth live case (4 1/2 hrs.), First follow-up of third live case (1/2 hr.), Two remedies (1 hr.)
6- March 7-8, 2009: Dr. Joseph Kellerstein: Case taking (2 hrs.), Second follow-up of first live case (1/2 hr.), First follow-up of fifth live case (1/2 hr.), Three remedies (3 hrs.), Paper cases (6 hrs.)
7- April 4-5, 2009: Dr. André Saine: Philosophy (7 1/2 hrs.), First follow-up of fourth live case (1/2 hr.), Second follow-up of second live case (1/2 hr.), Three remedies (2 1/2 hrs.),
8- May 2-3, 2009: Dr. Joseph Kellerstein: Difficult cases (2 hours), Second follow-up of third live case (1/2 hr.), Four remedies (3 hrs.) Paper cases (6 1/2 hrs.)
9- May 23-24, 2009: Dr. Joseph Kellerstein: Second follow-up of fifth live case (1/2 hr.), Four remedies (2 1/2 hrs.), Paper cases (9 hrs.)
10- June 13-14, 2009: Dr. Joseph Kellerstein: Third follow-up of first live case (1/2 hr.), Three remedies (1 1/2 hrs.), Paper cases (10 hrs.)

Fees:

Regular: $2,600.
Regular (early registration: before September 13, 2008):  $2,400.
Students:  $2,400.
Students  (early registration: before September 13, 2008):  $2,250.

Location:
The entire course will be held at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) which is located in Toronto, at the corner of Sheppard Avenue East and Leslie Street. A location map is available.

The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
1255 Sheppard Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario
M2K 1E2

How to get to CCNM:

BY TTC
Take the Yonge-University-Spadina subway to Sheppard-Yonge Station, then take the Sheppard subway east to Leslie Station (third stop). Please note that you will require a token or Metropass to use this entrance on your return trip; for cash or tickets, enter via the Sheppard Ave. E. entrance.

BY CAR
From Hwy 401: Take Leslie St. north to Old Leslie St. Turn left on Old Leslie St. and continue to stop sign, then turn right. Follow signs to CCNM parking lot (at bottom of hill).
From eastbound Sheppard Ave.: Continue past Bayview Avenue. Watch for road on right (just before Leslie Street). Turn right and follow road to CCNM parking entrance.
From westbound Sheppard Ave.: Continue past Leslie St. Turn right onto ramp immediately after Leslie St. intersection, follow green sign that indicates 1255 Sheppard Ave. East. Turn left at top of hill, crossing overpass to stop sign. Turn left and follow road to CCNM parking entrance.

Digital voice recording will be made available for students who miss part of the course.