Dr. Angelica Kokkalis, O.M.D L.Ac.

Invitation to Present Herbal Medicince at the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa

Dr. A. Mungherera from the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa has formally invited Dr. Angelica Kokkalis of the Han Institute to present December 27-January 7 on pain management, herbal medicine, and the Han Protocols.

The Society for Acupuncture Research 2015 Conference

Dr. Angelica Kokkalis, O.M.D, L.A.c. attended The Society for Acupuncture Research Conference in Boston November 12-14, 2015. Presentations of original research in acupuncture and allied traditional East Asian modalities, including clinical trials, basic science, and research methodology, were solicited from members of the national and international research communities for oral and poster presentations.

Dr. Kokkalis and Dr. Branch are excited about this opportunity to further support Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture research in the United States.”

Dr. Kokkalis planned to present a poster titled, “Special Library Development for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Knowledge Transfer, And Community Building,” with Dewayne Branch, Ph.D. for the Han Institute Special Libraries for TCM Research. This will feature the collections of Dr. Ji Sheng Han who co-authored the book, Neurochemical Mechanisms of Acupuncture with Dr. Songping Han (edited by Dr. Kokkalis).

While at the conference, Dr. Kokkalis and Dr. Branch also attended multiple plenary lectures that will directly address current basic, clinical, and translational research in acupuncture. In addition, to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration, special panel discussions were directly addressed. The topics will cover three preceding and content-linked plenary presentations.

Workshops scheduled within the conference offered Dr. Kokkalis and Dr. Branch guidance in performing meta-analyses and systematic reviews, designing mind-body East Asian medicine based clinical trials and a hands-on introduction to various high and low-tech devices and tools for objective and subjective outcomes in acupuncture-related research.

Invitation to Translational Medicine: Focusing on Neuromodulation Conference 2015, Hangzhou, China

Dr. Angelica Kokkalis will be traveling to China on Sept 19, 2015 to speak at a conference called, “Translational Medicine: Focusing on Neuromodulation”. This conference is organized by First People’s Hospital of Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zheijang province, China.

Signature HealthCARE of Lafayette Wellness Fair 2015

Angelica Kokkalis recently attended Signature HealthCARE of Lafayette’s wellness far. She was super excited about the wellness event that happened, Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 at Signature HealthCARE of Lafayette.

Neurochemical Mechanisms of Acupuncture Book Review

In Neurochemical Mechanisms of Acupuncture, writers Dr. Song-Ping Han and Dr. Ji-Sheng Han present the first book of a collection of studies on the neurochemical mechanisms of acupuncture that have been conducted by Dr. Ji-Sheng Han and his associates at Beijing Medical University This alternative therapy with its 3,500 year old history, is now gaining credibility and respect. The authors offer a unique blend of knowledge having a combined clinical and research acupuncture experience of over 70 years.

This book is a scientifically supported explanation of the basic neurochemical mechanisms and processes underlying the practice of acupuncture. This may well be one of the most valuable books of acupuncture you will ever read. It is also a teaching manual by which an evidence based, highly effective no-drug method of treatment can be used to treat pain, psychiatric and other chronic illnesses.

This is a book that belongs in the library of every physician, medical school and school of Chinese medicine. Several other studies of Dr. Ji-Sheng Han will be introduced in subsequence to this book including his recent research in the considerable successful treatment of autism and assisted reproductive medicine.

“A compilation of a leading researcher’s work, in any field, would be an excellent single point of reference for future generations to build upon. In order to accelerate progress, knowledge of what has already been discovered is of the utmost importance and would be invaluable to current researchers and practitioners if this knowledge were compiled into a life-work compilation.” -Cari Skaggs, Philosopher

Dr. Angelica D. Kokkalis is the editor and President of the Han Institute. She is a graduate of Beijing Medical University class of 1989 and currently resides in Indiana USA.