Homoeopathy in the Real World

The 5th Australian Homœopathic Medicine Conference 2006
28th – 29th October 2006
The Esplanade Hotel
Convention Centre
Fremantle, Western Australia

Click here to go to the Conference Review page.

Upcoming Seminars & Info Days 2007

February 24 th and 25 th 2007:
Alize Timmerman will be presenting a seminar on the management of patients with cancer. This seminar will be held at Technology Park in Bentley and lunch is included in the fee.

Friday 1st April 2007 12.00 - 4.00:
In celebration of World Homoeopathic Awareness Week the WA branch will be holding a public seminar to promote homoeopathy. Click here to download info brochure.

22 nd - 23 rd July Retreat weekend in Dunsborough:
Details for this weekend will be posted here as they become available.

2006 In Retrospect

March 25th and 26th 2006:            
Patricia Hatherley came to Perth in March to present a seminar on the Lac remedies. Click here for more information, and see below for seminar review.

AGM and Professional Development Day, 23 July 2006:                                    
Due to its success in 2005 we again combined the AGM and Professional Development Day 2006 on Sunday 23rd July from 10.00 at Owen Homoeopathics in Redcliffe and once again it proved to be a very popular and enjoyable day. Michael Blanch was be our speaker for the day and he expanded on the Scholten presentation which he gave at the 2005 Information Day. Once again we enjoyed delicious teas and luncheon and took advantage of the time to socialize with colleagues.

Public Seminar, Homoeopathy for the Family, October 27th 2006:
This seminar for the public was hosted by the Western Australian branch of the Australian Homoeopathic Association and timed to coincide with the 5th Australian Homoeopathic Medicine Conference 2006. It was held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle and was a great success. Speakers included : Jan Owen, Kate Diamantopoulo, Melanie Creedy, Clare Middle, Isaac Golden, Linlee Jordan
Topics included: Introduction and Home Prescribing, Children's Ear Complaints, First Aid for Emergencies, Homoeopathy for Animals, Help for Troubled Kids, Homoeoprophylaxis. The afternoon will conclude with an open panel where speakers will answer questions.

October 28th and 29th 2006:            
The 5 th Australian Homoeopathic Medicine Conference at the Fremantle Esplanade.

Event Reviews

Seminar Review:

Patricia Hatherley, 25th & 26th March 06

Patricia gave us a huge list of benefits to both the child and the mother connected with being breast fed.

Time was spent going thru the biochemistry of colostrum, transitional and mature milk. Issues of weight gain, mastitis, over feeding, nipple cracking and white spot were discussed. Simple techniques to resolve some of the issues and solutions of practical handling and positioning of the baby and breast were explained in detail. Diet and remedies played a big part in the care and prevention of some of these issues.

Much differentiating detail was given on Lac Caninum, Lac Lupinun, Lac Humanum and Lac Maternum.

Patricia explained that these remedies have a universal quality to them. This being partly due to the fact that many of us were not breast fed and those that were generally not for the rule of thumb time frame for primates. Implying that these remedies will probably surface at some time or another for most of us personally and for our clients

Patricia's thoroughness, attention to detail, practicality, forth right style, passion and commitment to her work was evident and impressive. I am sure that I and thus my clients will benefit from this weekend seminar. Sally Moore

Farouk Master, 4th & 5th June 05

This seminar was well received especially for those who follow and practice the original Hahnemannian classical homoeopathy. To me personally, it's a welcomed revision on the 'Basics' as practiced and promoted by Hahnemann. He began with Hahnemann's classification of diseases - Acute & Chronic and presented several interesting cases to illustrate the methodology/system of analyzing the case, establish the rubrics and selection of the indicated remedy.

Farouk explained the manifestation of disease in modern living causing multi-layers of sickness in our bodies expressing both acute and chronic illnesses. Because of the multi-layers, we see different remedies coming up all the time. In acute conditions, he stressed the importance in concomitant mental and physical symptoms. In treating acute cases, he prescribes a follow-up constitutional remedy following 80% to 90% improvement in order to prevent a relapse of the acute condition.

Through the cases presented, he demonstrated the importance of case taking in understanding what the symptoms really mean especially in children who are not able to communicate and express themselves. Through careful observation, we can develop an understanding of the state of mind of the child and its importance in selecting the right remedy. Farokh is very much influenced by the works of Jungian Psychology. He also explained the importance of Dreams and its proper interpretation for it to be useful.

Farouk also demonstrated the repertory methodology using the latest Radar Synthesis Computer program after establishing the relevant rubrics. It is interesting that he divides the rubrics into two distinct categories - symptoms of the disease and symptoms of the person. Repertorisation will provide a selection of remedies to choose from. As Homoeopathy treats the person not the disease, the correct remedy will come from symptoms of the person. He presented several of his successful cases in support of the methodology.

In terms of posology, he is a high potency (50M) prescriber with frequent repeats for urgent acute cases. In acute cases the remedy potency and repetition is governed by the susceptibility of the person. Good susceptibility requires high potency and repeated frequently if required. Poor susceptibility requires low potency with no repeats

The main characteristics and symptoms of the remedy Carcinosinum were presented and supported by three successful cases of cancer patients.

Overall, Farouk Master is an excellent Homoeopath and teacher with exceptional knowledge of the Materia Medica and Repertory. His presentation was very clear, informative and entertaining with some his little stories. It was one of the best seminars I have attended on the practice of 'Classical' Homoeopathy. We look forward to inviting him back. Peter Wong