Dermatology in TCM

This course is being rescheduled for September 2025. We will post the new dates as soon as we have them

Skin diseases are some of the most common conditions affecting patients. In this online course you will learn how to effectively treat the most common dermatological conditions using Chinese herbal medicine.

Our skin is truly an amazing organ. Being the largest organ of the human body, it serves many critical functions: protection from harmful external pathogenic factors, regulating body temperature, our sensation and connection to the external world, production of vitamin D essential for bone health and immune function and excretion and absorption functions.

The skin has an incredible ability to repair itself like no other tissue in our body. This ability to renew itself and adapt to various conditions highlights its resilience and complexity.

Learning the TCM principles and mechanisms as they are shown on the skin, like for example wind, blood stasis, heat, dampness, dryness, scorching heat and by learning to understand the ‘language of our skin’, you will gain a clearer and broader understanding of what those pathomechanisms mean inside our body. This will, in turn, support your treatments in general.

Course contents:

Introduction to dermatology:

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • General skin pathology
  • General TCM Etiology and pathogenesis
  • Diagnostic methods in TCM dermatology

Specific skin disorders:

Atopic eczema, pompholyx eczema, stasis eczema and veneus ulcer, nummular eczema, perioral dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, Lichen planus, seborroic dermatitis, pityriasis alba and versicolor, rosacea, urticaria, tinea, androgenic alopecia, alopecia areata and skin aging.

For each skin disorder, we will be discussing:
  • Etiology, pathogenesis and differential diagnosis
  • TCM pattern differentiation
  • Clinical manifestation
  • Internal and external herbal treatment
  • Prevention and lifestyle
  • Cases

The course will be spread over 10 lesson of 3 hours in length, Wednesday afternoons from 4 pm - 7 pm.

Lesson 1 -
  • Introduction in dermatology
  • Skin anatomy
  • Physiology
  • General skin pathology and lesion differentiation
  • General TCM etiology and pathogenesis
  • Diagnostic methods in TCM dermatology

Lesson 2 -
  • Atopic eczema
  • Nummular eczema

Lesson 3 -
  • Stasis eczema and venous ulcer
  • Phompolyx eczema

Lesson 4 -
  • Psoriasis
  • Perioral dermatitis
 
Lesson 5 -
  • Acne
  • Lichen planus
  • Lichen scleroris
 
Lesson 6 -
  • Seborroic dermatitis
  • Pityriasis alba and versicolor
 
Lesson 7 -
  • Cosmestic skin aging
  • Tinea
 
Lesson 8 -

  • Rosacea
  • Urticaria
 
Lesson 9 -
  • Androgenic alopecia
  • Alopecia areata
 
Lesson 10 -
  • Questions, course discussion
  • Cases from students


Course language: English
Teacher:
Marco Sampermans
Prerequisites: TCM training in Chinese herbal medicine
Dates:  This course is being rescheduled for September 2025. We will post the new dates as soon as we have them
The lessons will be recorded and can be viewed at any time.You will have access to the recordings for one year.
Times:  16:00-19:00 CET each day
Price: €990/990 CHF (Early-bird discount until February 15th - €950/950CHF)


Note: You will need to pass a short multiple-choice quiz after the course in finished to receive a
certificate.

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