Conference: Bringing Healing Forces through Anthroposophic Medicine
Conference: Bringing Healing Forces through Anthroposophic Medicine
April 14 @ 09:00 - April 18 @ 20:30
$395 – $795Download the latest Conference Program here
Held over 5 days at the purpose-built Michael Centre in the leafy outer eastern Melbourne suburb of Warranwood, two back-to-back conferences explore the contribution of anthroposophic medicine towards understanding and caring for human beings through the life cycle, from child development, through health and illness, with a special focus on cancer as a life challenge, and coming to the end-of-life of the human being. International keynotes Dr Adam Blanning and Dr med. Marion Debus will lead the conference theme showcasing Anthroposophic medicine in the specialist areas of pediatrics, oncology and palliative care. You can attend either or both parts of the conference, or the public lectures separately if you are interested in finding out more.
Anthroposophic medicine, from its very beginnings, has incorporated nursing care, manual and artistic therapies and medical work, all vital to the practice of Anthroposophic medical care. For the 2-day conference, select from four Specialist Conferences over the first two days, to enhance individual modalities and multi-modality work together, with international guests, Dr Marion Debus from Switzerland (Oncology), Dr Katharina Gerlach from Germany (Eurythmy Therapy) and from Australia, Charlotte Rogers (Anthroposophical Nursing, Art and Massage Therapy) and Lisa Devine (Pastoral Medicine and Grief).
Followed by a 3 day General conference featuring presentations and case studies from both keynote speakers alongside local presenters. The conference will introduce and support a multidisciplinary team model of care for inter-professional break-out groups for case studies.
Dr Adam Blanning (USA) is a co-leader of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, author, international lecturer and co-director of physician training programs for anthroposophic medicine. Dr Blanning practices anthroposophic family medicine at the Denver Center for Anthroposophic Therapies (DenverTherapies.com) in Colorado, USA. While he sees patients of all ages and for various conditions, children’s development has always been a core interest. Dr. Blanning is the author of Understanding Deeper Developmental Needs: Holistic Approaches for Challenging Behaviors in Children (2017), and Raising Sound Sleepers: Helping Children use their Senses to Rest and Self-soothe (2023).
Dr med. Marion Debus (Switzerland) is the Head of the Department of Oncology and anthroposophic physician at the Klinik Arlesheim, Switzerland. Along with Drs Adam Blanning and Karin Michael, she is also co-leader of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum, Switzerland. She is a senior physician in interdisciplinary oncology, specialist in internal medicine and hemato-oncology. In addition to her work at the Arlesheim Clinic, Marion Debus is the medical editor of the magazine Der Merkurstab. In addition to interdisciplinary oncology, her main areas of medical work are hematological diagnostics, chemotherapy and sonography.
