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Tina Hausser TINA HAUSSER PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Heilpraktiker Naturopath with Diploma Lecturer PERSONAL INFORMATION Working Address: Paseo del Altillo No. 4 Date of Birth: 05.04.1970 18690 Almunecar, Spain Citizenship: German Schraudolphstrasse 27 Email: [email protected] 80799 Muenchen, Germany Telephone: +34 606 838 663 Home Address: Calle del Sol 23 18690 Almunecar, Spain PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2017 – Current Part Time Lecturer SAEKA Naturopathic School Slovenia － Ljubljana, Slovenia Teaching courses in naturopathic history, naturopathic diagnostic methods, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), herbal medicine, spagyric, clinical nutrition 2016 – Current Part Time Lecturer NATURACLASS － Malaga, Spain Teaching courses in TCM, pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, acupuncture 2015 – Current Part Time Lecturer CEAN Academia － Seville , Spain CE qualification courses in TCM, pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, acupuncture 2001 – Current Part Time Lecturer Bavarian Naturopathic Academy Munich － Germany CE qualification courses in TCM, pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, acupuncture, naturopathic nutrition, Traditional European Naturopathy (TEN) 1996 – Current Owner, Founder Full Time Practitioner CLINICA NATURAL － Munich / Almunecar (Germany / Spain) Clinic for Naturopathy, Homeopathy, TCM, Acupuncture. In Spain integrated into "International Clinic Almunecar", an Integrative Health Centre for General Medicine, Physiotherapy Naturopathy and TCM 1997 – 2006 Part Time Lecturer Naturopathic School ‘Berufsfachschule für Naturheilweisen Josef Angerer’ － Munich, Germany Teaching courses in TCM, pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, acupuncture PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 2015 – Current World Naturopathic Federation (WNF) － Canada www.worldnaturopathicfederation.org/ Position: 1st Vice President 2009 – Current Organizacion Colegial Naturopatica FENACO (OCN FENACO) － Spain www.colegionaturopatas.es Spanish Naturopathic Association Position: 2nd Vice President, international relationships 1995 – Current Fachverband Deutscher Heilpraktiker (FDH), LV Bayern － Germany www.heilpraktiker.org German Naturopathic Association Member, representative in Spain COMMITTEES 2015 – Current: Chair, WNF Naturopathic Roots Committee 2017 – Current Chair, WNF Membership Committee NGO / GOVERNMENT / NON PROFIT ACTIVITIES 2009 – on going Spanish Health Ministry – regulatory activities 2017 WNF White Paper on Naturopathic Philosophies, Principles and Theories 2016 International Survey of Naturopathic Educational Institutions – WNF Naturopathic Roots Report 2016 2015 Contribution to the 2015 International Survey of Naturopathic Organizations – World Naturopathic Federation Report 2015 2013 Working Group on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Europe, ANME Brussels EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2018 Certifications CE in different naturopathic topics 1993 – 1999 Certification 308 hours Academy for Traditional European Medicine － St. Gilgen Austria Humoral therapy, iris diagnosis, naturopathic pulse- and tongue diagnosis, naturopathic cures, naturopathic philosophies, principles and theories, homeopathy, herbal medicine, tissue salts, spagyric 1998 Certification 3 weeks Internship at Neurological Hospital Santa Ana, Department TCM － Santa Ana, California, United States of America Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture, pulse- and tongue diagnosis, TCM herbs, moxibustion, cupping 1994 – 1996 Qualification in TCM (B-Diplome Germany) 250 hours Institute Ton van der Molen － Munich, Bavaria, Germany Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Chinese pulse diagnosis, acupuncture 1994 – 1996 Certification 1000 hours Clinical Practice Naturheilpraxis Werner Hemm － Munich, Bavaria, Germany Naturopathic diagnostic methods, clinical diagnostic, naturopathic modalities, TCM, acupuncture, lymph drainage 1994 – 1996 Certification 800 hours Clinical Practice at Clinic Dr. Dietrich Hausser, MD, ND － Stuttgart Germany Clinic for Orthopaedics, Naturopathy, Chiropractic and Acupuncture 1994 – 1996 4 semester study: Faculty of Archaeology and Cultural Sciences Ludwig Maximilians University － Munich, Germany 1995 State Exam for Heilpraktiker, Germany License for Naturopaths given by German Health Ministry 1991 – 1994 Professional Diploma 3000 hours: Naturopathy Naturopathic school ‘Berufsfachschule für Naturheilweisen ‘Josef Angerer’ － Munich, Bavaria, Germany Biomedical sciences, naturopathic history, philosophy, principles and theories, naturopathic diagnosis, clinical diagnosis, naturopathic methods, TCM, acupuncture, homeopathy, tissue salts, chiropractic, osteopathy, IV therapies, clinical practice 1990 – 1991 Internship at Clinic Dr. Dietrich Hausser, MD, ND － Stuttgart Germany Clinic for Orthopaedics, Naturopathy, Chiropractic and Acupuncture High School Diploma: general qualification for university entrance (GCE) 1990 Philipp-Matthaeus-Hahn Gymnasium － Leinfelden-Echterdingen – Stuttgart, Germany PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS 2018 Herbal Medicine and its Effects on Emotions. 3rd Naturopathic Conference Slovenia Identifying Energetic Disorders by Pulse and Tongue. Co-speaker Iva Lloyd. 3rd Naturopathic Conference Slovenia World Naturopathic Federation (WNF) Introduces the White Paper on Naturopathic Philosophies, Principles and Theories. 3rd IberoAmerican Naturopathic Conference, Mexico City 2017 Acupuncture and Naturopathy for Respiratory Conditions. Annual conference of the German Naturopathic Association FDH, section Bavaria, Munich, Germany Uniting and Supporting the Naturopathic Profession Globally by the World Naturopathic Federation (WNF). International Congress on Naturopathy and Phytotherapy, Lisbon, Portugal Uniting and Supporting the Naturopathic Profession Globally by the World Naturopathic Federation (WNF). 2nd European Congress on Naturopathy, Madrid, Spain 2016 World Naturopathic Federation (WNF) Update - Uniting the Naturopathic Profession. 1st Naturopathic Conference Slovenia German Naturopathic History. International Congress for Integrative Health & Medicine (ICIHM), Stuttgart, Germany 2015 World Naturopathic Federation (WNF) Update - Uniting the Naturopathic Profession. 2nd IberoAmerican Naturopathic Conference, Montevideo, Uruguay World Naturopathic Federation (WNF) Update - Uniting the Naturopathic Profession. 1st European Congress on Naturopathy, Rome, Italy International Activities of Uniting the Naturopathic Profession. XX Andalusian Congress of Naturopathy, Seville, Spain 2014 Uniting the Naturopathic Profession in Europe. Swiss Naturopathic Congress, Zurich, Switzerland Combination of Traditional European Naturopathy (TEN) with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Clinical Practice. International Congress on Naturopathic Medicine (ICNM), Paris, France Naturopathic Practice in Germany Today - Key Note. Annual conference of the German Naturopathic Association FDH, section Bavaria, Munich, Germany The Human Middle as Vital Force. Annual conference of the German Naturopathic Association FDH, section Bavaria, Munich, Germany The Path from the Temperament to Health. Annual conference of the German Naturopathic Association FDH, section Bavaria, Munich, Germany Acupuncture to Restore Energetic Balance. 1st IberoAmerican Naturopathic Conference, Huelva, Spain 2013 Legal Perspectives for CAM Practice in Spain. ANME conference Brussels, Belgium Acupuncture - Analgetic Effects. Canarian Naturopathic Congress, Lanzarote, Spain 2012 Traditional Chinese Pulsdiagnosis. Bavarian Naturopathic Academy, Munich, Germany Acupuncture and its Effects against Fibromyalgia. Basque Naturopathic Congress Irún, Spain Herbal Medicine in Case of Inflammations. Canarian Naturopathic Congress, Gran Canaria, Spain 2011 Naturopathic Semiology through the Pulse. XV Andalusian Congress of Naturopathy, San José, Spain 2006 Kidney and Bladder Conditions Treated with Tissue Salts. Conference of Tissue Salts according to Schuessler, Fulda, Germany 2005 Migraine and Headache - Naturopathic Diagnosis and Therapy. Bavarian Naturopathic Academy, Munich, Germany 2004 External Signs - Internal Conditions. Bavarian Naturopathic Academy, Munich, Germany 2003 Skin Diseases Treated With Tissue Salts. Conference of Tissue Salts according to Schuessler, Fulda, Germany 2001 The Signification of the Causes Dryness and Cold for Skin Conditions. Annual conference of the German Naturopathic Association FDH, section Bavaria, Munich, Germany Acupuncture Treatments for Various Conditions. German Naturopathic Association FDH, section Bavaria, Würzburg, Germany 2000 Acupuncture Treatments for Various Conditions. German Naturopathic Association FDH, section Bavaria, Augsburg, Germany 1999 Acupuncture brought to the "Point". Bavarian Naturopathic Academy. Munich, Germany Traditional Chinese Medicine. Bavarian Naturopathic Academy, Munich, Germany Elemental Assignments. Bavarian Naturopathic Academy, Munich, Germany PUBLICATIONS – BOOKS 2012 Chinesische Pulsdiagnose auf den "Punkt" gebracht. Verlag Clinica Natural Leinfelden. Textbook about Chinese pulse diagnosis and acupuncture. 2011 Spagyrische Einzelmittel: Die 50 wichtigsten Pflanzen im Porträt. Foitzick Verlag Munich. Textbook about herbal medicine and qualities of western herbs. Co-author Werner Hemm. 1999 Akupunktur & Naturheilkunde: das neue Therapiekonzept und die Umsetzung in die Praxis. Gesundheits-Dialog-Verlag Munich. Textbook about the combination of acupuncture and naturopathy in clinical practice. Co-author Werner Hemm. PUBLICATIONS – ARTICLES 2018 Update on Naturopathy in Europe. ND News & Review (NDNR) - www.ndnr.com 2017 The Roots of Naturopathy, Introducing the
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