Vithoulkas Courses

 
 

GEORGE VITHOULKAS
George Vithoulkas has been the single most important influence on modern Homoeopathy in the last 50 yrs. He is responsible for raising the position and recognition of Classical Homeopathy to the level of a science. He has brought it into the modern era and established it on a sound foundation, helping to regain recognition, status and enabling the widespread dissemination of the Classical Homoeopathic method. He has been a tireless pioneer and promoter of homoeopathy..
In 1996, he was honored with the Right Livelihood Award (also known as Alternative Nobel Prize, http://www.rightlivelihood.org) “…for his outstanding contribution to the revival of homeopathic knowledge and the training of homeopaths to the highest standards”.
He has written many outstanding books on Homoeopathy - all available to order from this site:
Homoeopathy - Medicine for the New Millennium (formerly" Medicine for the New Man".
This is an exceptional introduction to Homoeopathy. Ideal for those new to Homoeopathy - clearly explained principles and practice and ideal for patients to get a first idea. 
The Science of Homoeopathy - Thorsons 
This is widely acknowledged as the finest textbook ever produced on the subject. A really in-depth analysis and presentation of the guiding principles and their application in practice. 
A serious guide to Homoeopathy. 
A New Model for Health and Disease - N.Atlantic Books. 
A revolutionary explanation of the new model of Health that classical homoeopathy adheres to and one which has largely been formulated by George Vithoulkas. Ground-breaking information. 
    Materia Medica Viva - a vibrant materia medica    based on his 45 years experience that gives the reader a unique insight into the essential elements of each remedy. This is an ongoing project. So far 12 volumes are available.
Visit:  www.vithoulkas.com   or     www.vithoulkasbooks.gr 

HOMEOPATHY COURSES
GEORGE VITHOULKAS SUMMER SCHOOL, ALONISSOS, GREECE June 16th - 20th 2010
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E-learning with George Vithoulkas
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                         GEORGE VITHOULKAS VIDEO COURSE 
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Revealing the Essence of Homoeopathy.
The famous G.Vithoulkas Homeopathic Teaching Program was presented for the first time in England in October 2005 with the students graduating in the Spring of 2008. It is an exceptional video training course, which provides all the information that is necessary to become a competent and successful homeopath. A new course started in Oct 08 - central London - see details below. You can join at any stage.
George Vithoulkas is arguably the best and most experienced homeopath in the world. He is largely responsible for raising the reputation and the quality standard of homeopathy worldwide in the second half of the 20th Century, and he is still continuing to do so.
For the first time he has recorded his teachings in a complete and didactic way in order to improve the qualification of homeopaths and to set a gold-standard of homeopathic education the world over.
The course consists of 400 hours of teaching based on George's 40 years experience. This covers the "A to Z" of classical Homoeopathy - his unique understanding of the Theory of Chronic Disease, including the 12 Levels of Health; the documented live cases and the Materia Medica of over 150 remedies. This information is all based on his personal experience of over 150,000 cases.
Due to the unique way that the presentation of this course has been captured, you experience the teaching as if Prof. Vithoulkas is in the room and you are in the class, via the medium of the video case studies. These are then used by the mentors to transmit the core of George Vithoulkas' understanding of homoeopathy. There will be two mentors at hand to explain and elucidate on any questions or issues arising, and to facilitate discussions.
The mentors will be Dr.Jorgos Kavouras MD - a very experienced homeopathic physician who teaches in several colleges in Germany, has studied extensively with Prof. Vithoulkas and has facilitated on several of the video programs in Europe.
Andrew Ward R.S.Hom - a very experienced registered homoeopath ( 20 years in practice) who has also studied extensively with and assisted Prof. Vithoulkas over the last 15 years in Alonissos. He is very familiar with his core teachings.
The course will be presented over a 3-year period in central London (Regents College). Beginners, graduates and advanced homeopaths will equally benefit from this unique essential information.
Homoeopathy is in a difficult state at the moment. There are too many new "systems" and "theories" which just confuse the student, practitioner, and public. The medical world is attacking our profession and using arguments that we are unscientific and unregulated. We need to show the world that we do indeed have a remarkable system of medicine that is both highly effective in treating the most chronic of diseases and extremely safe. However in order to do this we have to know and fully understand the science of Homoeopathy ourselves and then put it into practice. Homoeopathy is a true science with effects that can be demonstrated and predicted.
This course will teach you the pure essence of homoeopathy, which in turn will enable you to reach a very high level of success as a practitioner. You will then in turn become highly respected for your work and successes and run a healthy, busy practice.
 "Everyone I know who has attended this course and fully understood it has gone on to run a successful, busy practice."
This is homoeopathy in its purest form - the form in which Hahnemann wished it to be understood.
The Course
The course is currently at the end of the second year and will finish in April 2011.

The next course will start in October 2011 and we are open for registration of interest for this course now. Please use the registration form:

Registration Form.doc

Dates will follow soon.

The full course will run over three years - 48 days of teaching.
Year 1 16 days
Year 2 16 days
Year 3 16 days
The teaching will be done as follows:
2 x 4 day weekends. 
1 x 5 day intensive and 1 x 3 day weekend
= 16 days attendance:

 Current Course:

Year 1 : Term 1 : 1st - 5th October '08 (5 days)
Term 2 : 21st - 23rd November '08 (3 days)
Term 3 : 29th January - 1st February '09 (4 days)
Term 4 : 19th - 22nd March '09 (4 days)

Year 2 : Term 1 : 14th - 18th October '09 (5 days)
Term 2 : 20th - 22nd November '09 (3 days)
Term 3 : 21st - 24th January 2010 (4 days)
Term 4 : 18th - 21st March 2010 (4 days)

Year 3: : Term 1 : 6th - 10th October 2010
Term 2 : 12th - 14th November 2010
Term 3 : 27th - 31st January 2010
Term 4 : 6th - 10th april 2010 (includes 2-day exam)

Venue:
Regents College Conference Centre
Regents College, Inner Circle
Regents Park
NW1 4NS                                                     

Cost: (from Oct 2011)
£1500 per year ( costs may rise within the 3 years due to higher costs of venue)
If necessary we can offer terms of payment: £500 in three installments or 2 payments of £750. Fees can be paid by cash, cheque, or bank transfers.
Loans are available to help with fees. Please contact me for more details or contact 
http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/

Times:
We start at 11 am on the opening days.
We go through to 5 pm. All other days are 9 am - 5 pm.
On completion of the course you will be able to take the exam to obtain the Diploma from the International Academy of Classical Homoeopathy. This is an internationally recognized diploma validated by the International Academy of Classical Homoeopathy, Greece. This course has been accredited in Greece by the Aegean University and can be used as a first stage to completing a Masters degree in Homeopathy at the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy. Please see the website: www.vithoulkas.com for more details.
For course registration form please click link below:

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Course Curriculum

This is a course where the earnest student really learns the proper application of classical homeopathy.
The following subjects are taught in a video course of about 400 hours:

Theory
History of homeopathy and its place in our modern world. 
Life of Hahnemann. 
Introduction to the Organon - Commentary and explanation of the main paragraphs of the Organon. 
Comments on the New Model written by George Vithoulkas. All paragraphs will be explained. 
Comments on the different chapters of the "Science of Homeopathy" - a textbook by George Vithoulkas. 
Understanding the human being in its structure and totality. 
Discussion on all different aspects of practical application of homeopathy on live cases and their follow-ups for three to four years. 

Understanding the human organism in its totality
The organism as a holistic entity, with an energic structure. 
The structure of the organism in its three levels of functioning. 
The mental-spiritual 
The emotional-psychic 
The physical level 
The practical need for having such an understanding 
Hierarchy Interconnections- between mental, emotional and physical bodies. Dynamics of the interaction. 
This is one of the most important aspects of the teaching. 

Definition of health and the measure of health
State of Health: harmonious function of all 3 levels 
Sense of freedom 

Evaluation of strength or weakness of a constitution according to the twelve levels. 
This is one of the most recent developments in classical homeopathy where new information is given in order to clarify old problems. 
The student has the possibility to learn to evaluate the degree of health in a completely different way than previously taught. 

Understanding the laws of cure
The law of similars and its implications. Other applications of the law. 
The dynamics of the disease. 
Dynamic action on vital force of medicines and disease 
The meaning of symptoms 
Comparative value of symptoms 
The energic nature of disease 
The suppressions of symptoms - diseases and how they occur. 
The adaptation syndrome-shift syndrome. 

The Homeopathic Remedies
What they are, how they are prepared. 
Pharmacological origin of mother tinctures and preparation of potencies. 
The creation of the homeopathic remedies - provings of remedies 
The preparation for a proving 
Primary and secondary action of drugs. 
The making of a complete homeopathic Pharmacopoeia: the so called Materia Medica 
Preparation of drugs - potentisation and trituration, possible errors 
The potentisation- its implications and measurements. 
Potentisation Modern research Arndt-Schultz Law 
The correct preparation of homeopathic medicine and the care for their maintenance in the pharmacy. 

Case taking
Mental, educational and spiritual preparation of the homeopathic doctor in order to take a homeopathic case properly. 
Techniques for case-taking and evaluation of the information. 
The need and the importance of the underlining of symptoms. 
Practical application by live exercises. 
Critique of the case taking of other teachers by the students. 
The psychological aspect of both the patient and the doctor in the case taking process. 

Questioning the patient:
Letting the patient talk 
Leading questions 
Following up answers and double-checking 
The different aspects of taking an acute or a chronic case 
The importance of observation: manner, posture, expressions, personality, physiognomy, 

Physical examination
Physical, 
Laboratory, 
Radiological, 
Pathological vs. functional symptoms - their prognostic value 

The meaning of "taking the case of a patient"
The objective. 
The structure of the case taking- the sources of information-Organon 
The optimum conditions for a successful homeopathic prescription 
Constitutional prescription - acute (specific) prescribing 
Tissue and organ system prescribing 
Strategies for tackling a case 
Strategies for clearing a confused case 
Rules for choosing the potency and the dose -repetition 

Live cases in long term treatment
LIVE CASES will be presented with long follow-ups so the student will get a very good idea of the curative possibilities of homeopathy. 

The First Prescription
Evaluation of peculiarity and intensity 
Record keeping 
Kent's description
Importance of Underlining 
Recording of prescription, future ideas, diagnosis, prognosis, medical, family, drug and treatment history 
Homeopathic prognosis after the first prescription 
Repetition of dose - importance of waiting 
Choosing the correct potency for every case. 
Evaluation of the first prescription, all the possible implications. 
The Homeopathic Aggravation -in time - in intensity- in length 
Anti-doting, adverse reactions. 

Follow-up of the case
Herring's Law 

Second prescription
All the rules pertaining to the second prescription. 
Prescribing on a superficial or on a deeper level, the meaning and the need of such prescriptions. 
When such prescriptions are right or when they are wrong. 
The dynamics within the family after a correct homeopathic prescription 

Obstacles in the homeopathic prescribing.
Complicated cases after allopathic prescribing 
Complicated cases after wrong homeopathic prescribing. 

Analysis of cases
According to essence - totality -keynotes and causative factors. 

Predisposition and the theory of the miasms
Genetic predispositions and the HLA system 
Susceptibilities -- miasms 
Importance of miasms 
Origin of miasms 
Description of miasms 

Acute diseases and their management.
The management and the evaluation of acute diseases during treatment of chronic conditions. The rules for prescribing in such cases. 
Acute prescribing. 

Management of Chronic cases
Management of mental cases under allopathic drugs. 
Management of severe pathology cases under heavy allopathic drugs, chemotherapy, cortisone, etc. 
Obscure and Disordered Cases - how to deal with them, 
"Clearing" of difficult and complicated cases 
Getting patients off drugs 
Long-term prognosis 
Evaluation and prognosis of the different chronic diseases according to homeopathy. 

Scientific homeopathy vs. other homeopathic ways of application.
Other holistic or natural techniques & how they act. 
Role of allopathic medicine and surgery 

Repertorisation
Structure of the repertory of Kent and Synthesis. 
Structure of other repertories. 
Other repertories explained Methods of repertorisation by hand 
Various repertories 
Kent's, Knerr's, Boenninghausen, Allen, Clark, Roberts 
The computer repertories 
Kent's Repertory additions and their relative value. 
Origin of rubrics 
Grading of remedies 
Comparison of rubrics 

Different techniques and their value in prescribing.
How to choose rubrics 
Repertorisation through computers 
Understanding the use of computers for repertorisation, methods of repertorisation and their relative values. 
Methods for improving the information in the repertory. 

Materia Medica
The keynotes and the essences of 120 remedies will be given according to the experience of G. V. 
How to study the Materia medica 
Psychopathology as understood by homeopathy 
Direct study and memorization vs. study through the cases in practice. Comparison of similar remedies 
Comparison of remedies within particular rubrics 
Polychrests vs. lesser-proven remedies 
Pediatrics for beginners-practical hints for finding the correct remedy. 
During the treatment of cases there will always be a comparison of remedies. 

Practical matters
Handling of remedies, Administration of remedies, patient instructions 
Interfering substances 
Placebos 
Presence of friends and relatives during the consultation 
Which cases to refuse treatment 
Students of this course should already be familiar with MEDICAL subjects

These lectures are based mostly on the following books:
"Kent's Lectures on Philosophy", 
G. Vithoulkas "A New Model for Health and Disease", 
G. Vithoulkas "The Science of Homeopathy", 
Hahnemann's "Organon of the Art of Healing". 




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