During the recent A4M conference in Las Vegas it was my great pleasure to meet and talk with so many practitioners and exhibitors. Especially supportive was to hear: “Carolyn, wow. It’s so good to see you again” from docs who had been members in years past and were renewing their connection to OIRF after long time work within our field. Also encouraging were the “networking” possibilities with colleagues and supporters. As a result of those new and re-newed connections it is my great pleasure to announce two new members [...]
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 Dear Colleagues, Friends and Supporters of OIRF, As we assess 2014 and get set to begin another new year, I trust that you are filled with optimism and plans that will take your practice to the next level of success. It has certainly been an interesting year here at Occidental Institute as we successfully instituted the many changes on our “to do lists” from this time last year. I am thrilled to be working with practitioners and researchers who have endeavored to present us with [...]
Occidental Institute Celebrates 40 Years Advocating Biological Medicine Abstract: Occidental Institute was founded in 1972 as a traditional Chinese acupuncture training organization. In spite of harassment from the medical authorities, it has developed into an internationally recognized research and support organization for practitioners of biological medicine. Finally settling in Penticton, British Columbia Canada, under the corporate structure of a nonprofit research foundation, Occidental Institute is able to continue acting as an information and technology bridge linking Germany with English speaking practitioners around the world. In [...]
IMPORTANT NOTICE to former OICS students: As most of you know, Occidental Institute first opened its doors in Weston, Ontario Canada on July 2, 1972. We began our journey to today’s non-profit research organization offering continuing education training to an international group of practitioners as a unique and groundbreaking “school” for traditional acupuncture. Through the years of struggle with the orthodox medical organizations the Institute underwent a series of changes in our business format as we maintained the confidentiality of our member and customer lists. After a number of [...]
As we approach the end of another year and suffer the loss of yet another pioneer, I felt compelled to repeat once again why those tried and true methods that Dr. Walter Sturm used in his busy but highly specialized practice continue to be recommended so strongly by OIRF. And primarily, it is because these are the methods and techniques that have allowed so many practitioners to build a long term successful practice! Join with me as I take you on a verbal tour of Dr. Sturm’s office and [...]