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Dr. Martine Faure-Alderson, France
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| First Conclusions and Facts in Reflexology Research Program on Cancer Patients in 5 Hospitals Around the World |
| The present study aims to present preliminary results of a pilot study that has been on-going since 2004 giving Reflexology to cancer patients in 5 hospitals in United Kingdom, France, United States, Iceland and Australia. |
Dr.Martine Faure-Alderson has specialized in Homeopathy, Osteopathy, Herbal Medicine, Cranio-Sacral and Reflexology.
In 1974 Dr. Faure-Alderson began running her own school of Reflexology in Paris, France. Beginning in 1990 she integrated Craniosacral therapy with Reflexology. Craniosacral therapy works with the fluid movement of the cranial bones (Primary Respiration), cerebrospinal fluid and cranial nerves to calm tissues and the nervous system. Dr.Faure-Alderson teaches Craniosacral Reflexology courses internationally.
In 1991 Martine founded FARA (Faure Alderson Romanian Appeal) to assist Romanian orphans who were neglected, abandoned and living in poor conditions around the country. |
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Dr. Bibiana Carrasco, Spain
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| Treating Children and Adolescents With Cancer in the Hospital Environment. |
| The purpose of this lecture is to publicize the ways of treating, the observed benefits, the obstacles and the conclusions reached about treating children and adolescents with cancer at the Sant Joan de Deu Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. |
| Dr.Bibiana Carrasco lives in Barcelona, Spain. She is an MD and has a PHD in Medicine and Surgery, Specializing in Pediatric Surgery. In 2001 Dr. Carrasco became a Reflexologist. Since then she has been giving Reflexology treatments to children and adolescents with cancer. |
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Mrs. Susan Berenson, United States of America
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| Reflexology in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Symptom Management and Contraindications. |
| Reflexology is a mainstream integrative medicine therapy used for the management of pain, fatigue, nausea, anxiety, depression, and peripheral neuropathy. This lecture will present several cases illustrating the use of Reflexology in the reduction of symptoms with breast and lung cancer patients. It will also emphasize the contraindications for Reflexology. |
| Mrs. Berenson lives in New York City. She is an oncology certified Nurse/Reflexologist that has been providing Reflexology to patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for the past nine years. She has recently co-organized and presented at the First National Reflexology for the Cancer Patient Seminar in New York City. |
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Dr. Opher Caspi, Israel
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| Challenges to the Integrative Health System: Topics to Think About. |
| During the past few years, we have been witnesses to the large demand for a real integrative policy in the health system. This lecture will focus on the challenges we have to face in order to build an integrative health system. Illustrative examples about the activity at the Complementary Medicine Unit for the treatment of cancer at the Davidov Hospital and about the experience that the Oncology world has gained about this approach. |
| Dr.Opher Caspi is an MD, PhD, specializing in Internal and Integrative Medicine. He is the Director of Integrative Medicine at the Rabin Medical Centre and Director of the Complementary Medicine Unit for Oncology at Davidov Hospital. Dr. Caspi is also Head of the Ministry of Health special committee for the recognition of complementary medicine therapies in Israel and the principal of the Integrative Medicine course at Tel Aviv University. |
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Mrs.Nava Ridi, Israel
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| Coming Back to Life. A Long Journey Full of Hope. |
| Despite the disempowering prognosis, survived Nava Ridi a long way until her complete recovery of a Hodgkins Limphoma diagnosed in an advanced stage. She underwent difficult Chemotherapy sessions together with Reflexology and never resigned to her deepest faith of coming back to normal life again. And she succeeded. Mrs.Ridi aims to deliver a message of hope and empower those who like she did once, live the hardest nightmare of their lives. |
| Mrs. Nava Ridi is a Bibliotherapist. She is the mother of four children and lives in Kiryat Akron, Israel. |
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Ms. Edwina Hodkinson, England
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| Meeting the Patient's Needs: Adaptation, Change and Safety Through the Cancer Journey. |
How do we act as therapists when the patient has to go through dramatic changes? This paper refers to supporting the patient with Reflexology through the cancer journey from diagnosis to journeys end and all his way through surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
How do we work with acutely ill cancer patients, how do we cope with panic attacks and acute anxiety during chemotherapy.
Why we might be a contraindication ourselves as well as working together with other healthcare professionals.
How our treatments change during the cancer journey as the focus of patient's care goes from acute treatment to palliative care and prospect of end of life. As the patients condition deteriorates how we as therapists adapt our treatments to maintain patient comfort, safety and potency of treatment, focusing on pressures, techniques and treatment times. |
| Ms.Edwina Hodkinson has worked with people with cancer for the past 26 years. First as a Nurse and then as a complementary practitioner. She has worked at Bury Hospice as a voluntary Reflexologist for five years, was a founder member and clinical coordinator of complementary therapies at the Bury Cancer Support Centre for three years. She currently works as deputy clinical lead for complementary therapies at the Christie Cancer Hospital in Manchester, where she has been for the past three and a half years. She has co-written the books "Clinical Reflexology" and "Massage and Bodywork for People with Cancer". |
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Ms. Beryl Crane, England
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| Effective Reflexology in Cancer - Synopsis on Cancer Treatment |
The presentation is to show how reflexology concentrates on fostering a positive approach. Treatment helps our innate natural defense system to remain healthy and positive.
Reflexology is not used to treat any type of cancer, the aim is to treat the persons imbalances and stimulate a persons life force and create a relaxed state alongside or as a follow up to orthodox methods of treatment. |
| Ms. Beryl Crane is the President of ICR (International Council of Reflexologists) since 1997. She runs her own school in Essex, England, has published numerous articles to prestigious publications and three Reflexology best-sellers. |
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Dr.Dorit Gamus, Israel
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| Research in Reflexology |
| Methodological approach to research in reflexology will be discussed: essential infrastructure for such research, design of intervention procedures, design of placebo controls and assessment of the results. |
Dr. Dorit Gamus, MD, PhD.
Director, Complementary Medicine Service, SHEBA Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer.
Founding Chairperson of the Israel Society for Complementary Medicine, Israel Medical Association.
Head, Committee for Integration of Complementary Medicine in Rehabilitation. National Council for Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Israel. |
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Mrs. Leila Eriksen, Denmark
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I - Reflexology Research
II- Cancerbarn: Images of a Special Project in Denmark Where Children with Cancer Give Reflexology to Their Parents. |
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| Ms. Leila Eriksen has been for the past 23 years the Director for Research of FDZ (Danish Association of Reflexologists) and has become the most respected point of reference for Reflexology Research around the world. |
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Ms. Ayelet Dor, Israel
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| The Integrative Approach of Complementary Therapies in Reflexology for Cancer Patients |
The treatment of cancer patients comprehends the struggle and confrontation with the physiological effects and the emotional and spiritual support. This support is expressed in all what regards to their own capacity of recovering and dealing with a life threatening illness. Reflexology comes as a tool that helps them dealing with phenomenons like: anguish, anxiety, suspicion and imbalance.
She will report her experience of two years working the Davidov Hospital of Complementary Medicine in Oncology in Petah Tikva. |
| Ayelet is a an experienced Reflexologist and Bach Flowers practitioner working at the Davidov Centre of Complementary Medicine in Oncology. |
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Mrs. Rivka Bergstein
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| Helping the Child, the Family and the Community |
| Rivka will be speaking about the importance of supporting not just the child who is undergoing treatments for cancer, but also the child’s family and community. Rivka will also share how the work of Chaiyanu/Chai Life (Chaiyanu in Hebrew: Our life), an international non-profit organization that helps children with serious diseases and their families, works to accomplish this goal. |
| Rivka Bergstien is the events coordinator of the Israeli branch of Chaiyanu/Chai Life ( www.chailifeline.org www.chaiyanu.org.il ) and is also the program director of Michlelet Esther, an overseas Judaic college program for young religious women, in Jerusalem. |
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Ms. Carol Donnelly, Ireland
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| Educating for Cancer Care - Changing Rhythms |
| The purpose of this paper is to explore the continuing educational needs for Reflexologists working with people living with cancer and chart how these needs have been developed in Ireland. |
Carol lives in Dublin, Ireland. Qualified as a Nurse in 1967. In 1990 Carol entered the field of complementary therapies qualifying first as a Reflexologist before training in other holistic therapies.
In the mid 90's she commenced working with clients who were living with cancer. Following on from this experience she was encouraged to work as a Reflexologist in a cancer support centre. Based on her experience there she instituted workshops to share her experiences of this work with other Reflexologists. This led to a study published in 2002, based on this work. (Clients’ perception of the benefits of reflexology on their quality of life. S. Wright, U. Courtney, C.Donnelly et al.) Carol has also given a presentation on this work at the 2006 RiEN Conference.
Carol continues to run her own school, Suaimhneas Reflexology: facilitates numerous workshops and endeavours to advance the profession of Reflexology in Ireland. |
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Dr. Alex Kanevsky, Israel
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| Measurement of electrical skin impedance of dermal-visceral zones as a diagnostic tool for different fields of internal medicine. |
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| Dr. Alex Kanevsky is the founder of Medex Laboratories and the developer of Medexscreen, a revolutionary tool for the diagnostic of diseases based on classic Reflexology principles. |
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Ms. Ruti Springer, Israel
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| Reflexology as Palliative Care for Children, Supporting and Calming |
| The lecture focuses on the support and care of the patients, dealing with the parents, the medical staff and instruments when it is known that there is nothing more to do, that it is impossible to help and there isn't almost hope....that it is only a question of time. Conversations about imminent leaving and what Reflexology can offer in such situations. This lecture is based on experience and reflection of working many years at the Hemato-Oncology Department for Children at Tel Hashomer (Sheba) Hospital in Israel. |
| Ruti is an experienced Reflexologist who runs her own clinic and teaches Reflexology at various colleges in Israel. |
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Mrs. Lynne Booth, England
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| Vertical Reflex Therapy (VRT) and its Role in Palliative Care |
| This paper describes the development, practice and benefits of Vertical Reflex Therapy (VRT) and its role in palliative care. VRT is a profound reflexology technique where the hands and feet are briefly treated in a weight-bearing position with the suggestion that this can increase the therapeutic response of reflexology. VRT integrates well with other complementary and allopathic modalities. Principles will be discussed as to how Reflexology can be used to stimulate the immune system and help to reduce the side effects of some allopathic treatments within the field of Oncology. |
| Lynne Booth has a Bristol private Reflexology practice, a St. Monica Trust clinic for chronically ill residents, and treats professional footballers. In the mid 1990s Lynne developed Vertical Reflex Therapy (VRT) and has taught the techniques to thousands internationally. She has written the best seller ‘Vertical Reflexology’ and also ‘Vertical Reflexology for Hands’ and has trained Nurses, Caregivers and Reflexologists to use powerful shortened Reflexology/VRT techniques in Oncology units, hospices, care homes and individual clients. She has worked with the terminally ill and people living with cancer. |
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Mr.Mauricio (Moshe) Kruchik, Israel and Uruguay
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| Reflexology, A Therapy in its own Right: Necessary Changes, Directions and Development |
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| Mr.Mauricio (Moshe) Kruchik is the President of the Israeli Forum of Reflexology. He has been invited as a speaker to several international conferences worldwide and delivers two CPD courses to Reflexologists and Midwives. He is the author of the book Analyzing Personality Patterns Through the Feet. |
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