Are you interested in clinical aromatherapy? Are you passionate about improving quality of life and addressing challenging symptoms with aromatic interventions? Are you curious about the evolution and integration of aromatherapy as a complement to mainstream care? This event is your main educational resource for 2023!The International Clinical Aromatherapy Network (ICAN) together with Essential Oil Resource Consultants are following up on the success of their recent conference, botanica2022 with another major international seminar of clinical aromatherapy for 2023. The fourth edition of the ‘Essence of Clinical Aromatherapy’ international seminar will be held in person 20th & 21st May 2023 at the Royal Botanic Garden conference centre, Edinburgh, Scotland.A dedicated seminar application and livestreaming of lecture content also permits online attendance.The focus is on the application and integration of essential oils in clinical settings.Along with live in-person lectures from international speakers plus extra on-demand recorded presentations, the event also provides live networking and the opportunity to connect directly with suppliers of essential oils, related products and resources.Rhiannon Lewis, host and organiser of this event says
The importance of staying current and deepening our knowledge about the art and science of clinical aromatherapy is more important than ever.
This renowned seminar gives the global clinical aromatherapy community a dynamic platform and opportunity for learning, sharing and sourcing products. It also fosters rich exchanges and networking between all participants.
I am excited to announce that the Essence of Clinical Aromatherapy Seminar is a hybrid event for 2023, providing the opportunity for participants to attend in person or online from around the world. What’s more, for those planning on attending in person, I am excited to be holding an intensive two-day masterclass : “Aromatic approaches to living well with terminal disease” taking place May 23rd & 24th.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Registration opens November 1st 2022For general information about the seminar and to enquire about sponsorship or trade stand details, please contact Marie-Anne James: clinical-aromatherapy@eyas.co.uk
For the first time in the ECA seminar history, attendance at this world-class event is now possible in-person in Scotland as well as online via live streaming and with active participation via a dedicated and dynamic ECA2023 Application. This state-of-the-art App is available to all participants (both in-person and online) to facilitate real time communication between all attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors using their smart device (phone/ipad/tablet…). This means that irrespective of your attendance type, you are a most welcome and active part of this global clinical aromatherapy community and educational event! All participants will also be able to view the livestreaming of all lectures as well as all replays and on-demand content via their computer over a 3-month period.
Locally known fondly as the “Botanics”, this internationally acclaimed botanic garden and centre for botanical research is the second oldest in the UK. Originally created as a physic garden in a different location in 1670, and now occupying 4 sites across Scotland, the current Edinburgh site was established in 1820. In 2020 the Botanics celebrated its 350-year anniversary. You can see more about this wonderful space here
As part of a 5-year strategy 2021-2026), the Botanics are working as part of an international network “Responding to the biodiversity crisis and climate emergency”. The conference centre and lecture theatre where ECA2023 will take place is located on Inverleith Row (postcode: EH3 5LR) and has its own dedicated access that is separate from the main entrances to the gardens. Arguably the most visionary and exciting project of the Garden’s 350-year history, Edinburgh Biomes will avoid the catastrophic loss of up to 4,000 species in the public and research Glasshouses, and deliver world-leading facilities that will protect the work of this national institution for the future through a seven year project. Read more about the Biomes project here
| PASS NAME | COST | CONTENT |
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| THISTLE | £259 IN PERSON ATTENDANCE |
2 days In-person Seminar attendance May 20th & 21st 2023
+ 3 months ECA2023 dedicated App use: providing access to networking, lectures, exhibitors, sponsors and facilitating engagement between all participants + 3 months of lecture replays of all seminar content including on-demand pre-recorded lectures + Digital version of the seminar proceedings |
| HEATHER | £209 ONLINE ATTENDANCE |
2 days Virtual Seminar attendance May 20th & 21st 2023 + 3 months ECA2023 dedicated App use: providing access to networking, lectures, exhibitors, sponsors and facilitating engagement between all participants + 3 months of lecture replays of all seminar content including on-demand pre-recorded lectures + Digital version of the seminar proceedings |
| SCOTS PINE | £49 UPGRADE |
Upgrade for Thistle and Heather participants – gives unlimited lifetime access to ECA2023 lecture recordings. This is a 50% discount.
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Aisling has spent the last 18 years practising as a Complementary Therapist in Edinburgh. After personally benefitting from Complementary Therapy during a stressful period in her life, Aisling trained as a Massage Therapist in 2004 and then as a Reflexologist in 2010.
She began working in NHS hospitals in Edinburgh 12 years ago, firstly within the Palliative Care and Oncology services across the Western General and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Hospitals and then expanding to respiratory medicine and medicine of the elderly within the last couple of years.
Aisling will be sharing her own experience as a complementary therapist working within a respiratory ward at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary to help meet challenges for post-covid-19 patients.
Anne has been a Complementary Therapist for 20 years.
Initially, she trained as a Massage Therapist after seeing the amazing effects that came about when she gave her young autistic son a “gentle back rub” before bed.
Anne went on to complete her Complementary Therapies (Aromatherapy) BSc degree at Napier University Edinburgh in 2000 and was awarded the Class Medal.
After several years of combining work in the NHS, hospice and private practice, Anne now works exclusively at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.
She leads a small team of dedicated therapists, offering comfort and support to patients to alleviate symptoms, promote relaxation and ease side effects of their disease and treatments. The team work closely with Palliative Care and Oncology, seeing both inpatients and outpatients. The Complementary Therapy team have become a valuable resource to both patients and staff.
Anne will be sharing how the Complementary Therapy team at Western General Hospital supported staff during the covid-19 pandemic.
Camilla is Lead Complementary Therapy Specialist in Cancer and Service Co-ordinator at Dimbleby Cancer Care, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.
She has been working as a Therapeutic Bodyworker in clinical settings for over 20 years, using clinical aromatherapy, neuromuscular therapy, reflexology, reiki, auricular acupuncture, relaxation techniques and stress management strategies to assess and provide therapeutic care to individuals and groups.
After graduating from the University of Westminster, Camilla continued taking on roles within their School of Integrated Health and the associated Polyclinic, alongside starting up her own private practice, delivering training, and running workshops. She has supervised and mentored many students and colleagues over the course of her therapeutic career, and is fervent about quality improvement and service development.
The first time Camilla was able to realise her dream of working in end of life and cancer care was by taking on the role as Lead Complementary Therapist at St Joseph’s Hospice, Hackney. As Lead, she was in charge of developing policy and clinical guidance, run induction training and supervision for therapists, and designing holistic projects in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders – frequently reaching for aromatherapy to help patients and carers to better manage symptoms and support wellbeing at end of life.
In 2015, Camilla joined the Dimbleby Cancer Care team at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust as Lead Complementary Therapy Specialist and Service Co-ordinator. There she works clinically, runs training for nurses and volunteers, as well as managing all aspects of service delivery and development over 5 diverse service areas, across 4 different sites. She is passionate about patient-centred care, and has developed and delivered projects in collaboration with King’s College Hospital, delivered talks for Guy’s Cancer Academy and presented service improvement outcomes at research conferences as part of her wider remit.
Carol Rose is a Clinical Aromatherapist, Educator and the Lead therapist at her local hospice.
As a Registered Nurse, she specialised in oncology and palliative care across several UK cancer centres, including the Royal Marsden Hospital, where she completed a BSc (HONS) in Palliative Nursing. It was here that Carol first discovered aromatherapy which has been an area of intense interest throughout her nursing career.
Since moving to New Zealand, Carol completed a Diploma in Aromatherapy and continued overseas advanced studies in Clinical Aromatherapy. Her love of nature, coupled with her vast nursing experience, enables her to connect deeply with patients and their families to offer aromatherapy approaches tailored to their individual needs. Addressing a person’s uniqueness is an area Carol is strongly passionate about. It underpins the educational programmes she teaches for healthcare and allied health professionals, as well as her presentations at national and international conferences on subjects related to aromatherapy in oncology and palliative care.
Carol has published a number of articles in the International Journal of Clinical Aromatherapy (IJCA), Aromatika and Aromatherapy Today, is a member of the IJCA Editorial Advisory Board and Fellow of the International Clinical Aromatherapy Network (ICAN).
In 2023, Carol has several exciting new projects on the horizon, including the release of her first book, “Integrating Clinical Aromatherapy in Palliative Care”, to be published by Singing Dragon.
https://www.thearomary.co.nz
Dr Celine Hilpipre, PharmD, is a French therapist, lecturer at the University of Strasbourg and consultant in clinical aromatherapy both for humans and animals. She graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne with specialisation in ecotoxicology, and post-graduate studies in clinical aromatherapy.
Celine is a member of the French National Expert Group for the implementation of clinical aromatherapy in healthcare institutions.
As director of PharmD thesis, each year, Celine supervises students for the completion of their thesis on the use of essential oils.
Celine regularly intervenes in hospitals to train health professionals and support teams to implement aromatherapy protocols. Her work covers different units such as oncology, palliative care, psychiatry and dialysis.
She also runs her own clinic where she provides phyto-aromatherapy advice for health and well-being. Recently, she developed a therapeutic approach to address issues of smell loss. Celine believes that aromatherapy is a beautiful tool offered by Nature to complement conventional medicine, and even sometimes, to treat health issues when conventional medicine is no longer an option.
https://www.riedarom.com
Damiana Scuteri MsPharm, PhD, is Contract Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy and Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Calabria and Researcher at the S. Anna Institute, Regional Center for Serious Brain Injuries.
Her interests encompass basic and translational research of neurotherapeutics for dementia and pain. Author of more than 60 research articles (scopus source) in indexed journals (h-index = 18), Professor Scuteri serves as section editor, guest editor or member of the editorial board for indexed journals and member of the Italian Societies of Pharmacology (SIF), Neuroscience (SINS), Neurological Rehabilitation (SIRN) and Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).
Affiliation: Pharmacotechnology Documentation and Transfer Unit, Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health Science and Nutrition, University of Calabria, Rende (Cosenza), Italy and S. Anna Institute, Regional Center for Serious Brain Injuries, Crotone, Italy
Didier Pesoni is a pharmacist and medical aromatherapy educator.
Fifteen years ago, after obtaining his doctorate in biological and pharmaceutical science at the University of Nancy (France), Didier Pesoni left to live on the Reunion island.
He first worked there as a pharmacist and then quickly discovered and became passionate about essential oils whose traditional use in the Reunion is well established.
For the past 8 years, Didier has acted a consultant for one of the leading aromatherapy laboratories in France.
In 2006, he created his own training organisation, OT formations, one of the French leaders in the teaching of aromatherapy for health professionals.
Didier is the author of two books, the last of which, "Essential oils: Handbook" has enjoyed enormous success in France and is now translated into English.
https://www.otformations.com/en/
Eileen Hackman is the Clinical Lead within the Complementary Health and Wellbeing (CH&WB) service at The Christie NHS foundation Trust in Manchester, England.
Eileen has over 20 years’ experience as a nurse, with 14 of those years within the Oncology field, in addition to many other specialists’ areas including: - Intensive Care, Acute Medicine, Burns and Plastic Surgery, Palliative Care, Research, Acute & Chronic Pain Management, and Complementary Therapy.
Eileen has 17 years’ worth of experience within Complementary therapy, being trained in Reiki, Acupuncture, Hypnotherapy, Massage and is completing her Level 3 Aromatherapy diploma.
Eileen has a passion and vision to use integrative holistic care to provide comfort, build resilience, and empower all service users, through innovation, collaboration, education, and research.
Dr. Elisabeth Sackl-Pietsch MBA MPA is a general practitioner and specialist in anesthesiology and intensive care.
Since 1990, her field of activity has covered the clinical routine in the hospital, University Hospital Graz, LKH-Hochsteiermark Standort Bruck/Mur and, since 2018, also in private practice.
For several years, she has focussed on the care of chronic pain patients. In addition to conventional medicine, the complementary medical approach and the holistic view of patients is an essential concern to her.
The main pillars in her therapy planning include medications, Traditional Chinese Medicine and the use of essential oils. This field of application covers all age groups, from pregnancy to geriatrics, including psychological well-being, as well as the last stage of life and palliative medicine. In particular, cooperation with the nursing sector has provided a great input for delivery of effective care.
https://ordination-esp.at
Emma Tyrer is Senior Complementary Therapy Specialist in Cancer & Deputy Lead at Dimbleby Cancer Care, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.
Emma has worked as a complementary therapist in clinical settings such as hospice care, GP surgeries and NHS hospitals for around 20 years. For the past 12 years Emma has specialised in cancer care and worked at Dimbleby Cancer Care, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where she utilises clinical aromatherapy, massage, reflexology, relaxation techniques and stress management strategies to help patients better manage the stresses, symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatment. Alongside clinical practice, Emma supports service development and evaluation, and is lead therapist for the satellite Guy’s Cancer Centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Kent where she supports, mentors and teaches volunteer therapists undertaking the services’ Honorary Complementary Therapist Programme.
Emma and the Dimbleby Cancer Care Complementary Therapy Team were awarded the 2022 René-Maurice Gattefossé International Award for Clinical Aromatherapy from the Gattefossé Foundation.
Emma has spoken at international conferences, and during her time at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Emma has been recognised as an End of Life Care Champion integrated into the hospital palliative care team; worked as an Inclusion Agent to promote equality and diversity issues for both patients and staff; and supported NHS staff as Staff Support Well-being Advisor during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fiona Murphy has been a skincare specialist for 18 years, and an oncology skincare specialist for the past 8 years. She is also a complementary therapist, soul midwife and therapeutic yoga teacher.
After her own cancer diagnosis aged 25, everything in her life completely changed including her life purpose. She noticed over a period of time that many people in a similar situation as her own developed skin issues from their cancer treatments. She also discovered that little information existed on how to cope with and treat these side effects.
She then went on to train in oncology skincare therapies and created her own company Sparkle through Chemo - the first skincare clinic in the UK that was completely dedicated to people journeying with cancer. Her experience has permitted her to gather data using tools such as MYCaW to demonstrate the benefits of oncology skincare from both a physical and emotional perspective.
She also worked in the Royal Free Hospital, London as a complementary therapist alongside oncology skincare therapies.
Fiona works with a number of different cancer charities, hosting skincare and well-being workshops alongside writing articles for magazines and skincare companies.
She is an associate member of the Royal Society of Medicine and attends regular seminars and events. She had the opportunity to speak in the UK parliament on the importance of oncology skincare at the APPG meeting for ovarian cancer and, in 2021, became the first oncology skincare specialist employed in a UK hospital setting.
Fiona’s aim is for everyone who is diagnosed with cancer be able to access an oncology skincare specialist.
https://www.sparklethroughchemo.co.uk
Giacinto Bagetta MD and Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology, is Chairman of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology Department of Pharmacy, Health Science and Nutrition at the University of Calabria, Rende (Cosenza), Italy.
His interests encompass basic, translational and clinical aspects of neurotherapeutics. Author of more than 270 articles (scopus source) in indexed journals (h-index = 48), Professor Bagetta has also co-edited nine books published by Elsevier, CRC and Portland Press including “Aromatherapy: Basic mechanisms and evidence based clinical use” (CRC Press, 2015).
Before being associated to the Current Opinion in Pharmacology and Frontiers in Pharmacology, Professor Bagetta also served as member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Neurochemistry, Neuroscience Methods and Journal of Chemotherapy, among others, and as selected member of national and international research funding committees.
Ingrid Karner studied Health Sciences and Education and is a lecturer in medical aromatherapy and aroma care.
Since 2000, she has been offering consultations for private individuals and companies as a VAGA-certified aroma practitioner. Ingrid has been passing on her knowledge in the form of seminars and training courses since 2005 and founded the Aromainfo.at Academy in 2007, where aroma courses are offered for doctors, pharmacists, nurses, therapists, masseurs and interested lay people.
Ingrid is co-author of the book "Die Kraft der wertvollsten Pflanzenöle" (a German-language book about fatty plant oils and plant fats), inventor of aromuli® (which are globules flavored with natural essential oils, handcrafted in Graz, Austria) and, together with her husband, is editor of the Aromainfo Database (an online research tool for aroma professionals that filters by indications, effects, precautions, and lists hundreds of studies, dissertations, and master's theses, as well as practical experience with essential oils).
Ingrid is also the founder and chairman of the board of VAGA - Vereinigung für Aromapflege und gewerbliche Aromapraktiker (the largest Austrian professional association for aroma professionals) and represents the interests of aroma professionals in several functions in the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. Among other things, she advocates for bureaucratic simplifications in cosmetics production and labeling.
https://aromainfo.at
Jonathan Benavides has been a psychologist specialized in communication problems since 1986 and has always been interested in research and integrating different disciplines. In 2002, he began studying advanced Clinical Aromatherapy in the UK and since then he has continued to extend his knowledge.
Besides working with autism, ADHD, trauma, depression and pain management, Jonathan has been working within the palliative homecare system in The Netherlands since 2009, incorporating his skills for providing comfort.
Over the years he has developed, used, trained, and lectured in diverse therapeutic interventions (conventional and non-conventional). Jonathan is also a Reiki Master, a HEARTS Process (UK) teacher, pain specialist, anointer, coach, counselor, and international teacher and lecturer.
He is also the Airmid Institute Ambassador to The Netherlands. Director Essentia Nobilis (NL).
Over the last 15 years in his clinical practice, Jonathan has also worked with many women (32-59 y/o, 6-15 months after mastectomy and/or breast reconstruction surgery) with symptoms of diminished self-esteem, fear, depression, anxiety, and psychological distress. Since 2011, he has researched quality of life and breast cancer and developed a self-care therapeutic integrative intervention. This intervention teaches cancer survivors to apply safely aromatherapy, imagery, and gentle self-touch to regain confidence, enrich their quality of life and enhance their body image.
https://www.essentianobilis.com
Julia is a clinical aromatherapist, naturopath, and health consultant in Berlin. She began her journey as an aromatherapist in the 2000s in France and Belgium and has since studied and practiced aromatherapy for over 15 years, graduating in clinical aromatherapy in her home country Germany with IFPA accredited Primavera Academy. She has completed numerous courses and has studied with leading aromatherapists. In addition to aromatherapy she studied holistic medicine, becoming a certified naturopath in 2020. She holds certifications in various essential oil related disciplines and is an active member of the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA), Forum Essenzia and Aroma-Forum-International in Germany.
Originally trained in communications and working in international teams, Julia focused on work related health after graduating, implementing aromatherapy into motivational and destress trainings for teams and employees before opening her naturopathic practice.
In 2022, Julia joined a naturopathic clinic in Berlin as the leading naturopath for aromatherapy. She focuses on the holistic, yet aromatherapeutic treatment of environmental and stress-related chronic diseases, the immune system and gut health.
Julia organizes the regional aromatherapy working group of the Aroma-Forum-International specialist association in Berlin since 2018 and organizes lectures and events related to all things aromatic. She has been Executive Administrator of ICAN International Clinical Aromatherapy Network since 2023.
Julia is currently is focusing on sustainable work with regional and local materials and suppliers and the dissemination of information on the topics of resource conservation, mindfulness and sustainability. In addition to clinical work, Julia gives workshops and training courses for teams and employees.
Kathy MS, MEd, CCA, BS first served in the US Air Force in a variety of missions, culminating as an operations research force structure analyst. She eventually retired to be a stay-at-home mom to care for her medically complex child. Her son has Trisomy 21, autism, and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), among other medical challenges.
She began her journey using aromatherapy in 2014 while seeking adjunct support for her son’s PAH. After seeing rapid and positive results, she was excited to start learning the science of essential oils and saw the potential for helping her son across the spectrum of his conditions, especially the impacts of Trisomy 21.
After some time in self-study, she made the commitment to go further with formal education and completed the 20-month graduate level certificate of aromatherapy from American College of Healthcare Sciences. She also received clinical level training through Rhiannon Lewis’ Advanced Clinical Aromatherapy Level 1 course in France.
Kathy continues to learn through in-person and online courses, and has incorporated herbal studies along the way, expanding the plant extract options she can incorporate for care.
Parallel to her aromatherapy journey, in 2015 Kathy was introduced to the Trisomy 21 Research group which focused on looking at the biochemistry of Trisomy 21, and how the over expressed genes on the extra 21st chromosome impact health. Research was geared toward identifying nutraceutical approaches to help reduce the impact long term. She took this focus and researches what aromatherapy and herbal options could be used to address physiological needs. Kathy hosts a social media group in providing aromatherapy and herbal support to families of children with Trisomy 21. She also helps family, friends, and referrals to her as needed with aromatherapy care.
Lorraine has been a qualified aromatherapist for six years. She is also a clinical reflexologist and specializes in pain management, usually combining both therapies in her approach. Since the conception of AromaHub two years ago, she has been working alongside her aromatherapy tutor and mentor Marika Fleri. Lorraine believes that combining aromatherapy and reflexology have a profound effect on the receiver.
Lorraine is the Maltese co-ordinator for the International Council of Reflexologists.
She now runs AromaHub together with Marika Fleri where they strive to make a change in the quality of people’s lives. In the knowledge that sickness and pain impose a financial burden on patients, AromaHub constantly seeks to find ways to continue providing access to complementary care irrespective of financial constraints.
Madeleine is founder, CEO and Senior Educator of Kicozo, Global Knowledge Institute for Integrative & Complementary (Nursing) Care based in The Netherlands.
She is a highly respected expert and world-renowned educator in Clinical Aromatherapy (AromaCare), AquaCare and other complementary therapies, specialised in the care for the frailest patients and elderly, in oncology, in palliative and end of life care.
Madeleine is a member and advisor to the Dutch Nurses Society and Palliactief (NL), of the American Holistic Nurse Association, AIA (education committee), NAHA (approved educator), IAAMA, IFPA, EONS, EAPC. She is also a Fellow of the International Clinical Aromatherapy Network.
Madeleine is also the author of Dutch National Guidelines on Aromacare and Aquacare in Palliative and Cancer care (2022).
Madeleine is author of many articles and books including:
“Complementary Nursing in End of Life Care” (2015) and “CO2 Extracts in Aromatherapy, 50+ Extracts for Clinical Applications” (2018). Her new English language book “Clinical AromaCare – Aromatherapy for Clinic and Practice” is expected in the spring of 2023.
Madeleine teaches at Kicozo’s campus where she heads a team of tutors. Kicozo is accredited by the Dutch Board of Nursing Quality.
She is a guest teacher for leading schools for Aromatherapy and Integrative Medicine and Nursing in different countries. She travels widely and offers online programs, offering safe and science based continuing education, to train nurses and health care professionals in clinical aromatherapy (AromaCare), and other clinical complementary (nursing) techniques.
https://www.kicozo.info
Marika Fleri has been practicing aromatherapy for the past 20 years in Malta. She is specialized in complementary therapy use in oncology, palliative care and with people with life limiting illnesses. For seven years, Marika coordinated The National Cancer Platform which brings together all Maltese non-government organizations working in the field of cancer and she manned a ‘one-stop shop’ concept office at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Center. She was also the clinical aromatherapist in residence at the hospital working with other health care professionals to offer an integrative and holistic approach to treatment.
Marika now runs AromaHub Malta together with Lorraine Spiteri. AromaHub’s goal and mission is to be there for clients “Come rain or shine, in health and in sickness, come what may …. every step of the way.”
Marika is a VTCT Tutor, Assessor and Internal Quality Assurer.
She is also Maltese Ambassador for the Airmid Institute.
https://aromahub.mt/
Miki L. Tongu is an IFPA certified aromatherapist, and a Japanese pharmacist with a Ph.D. in cancer immunology.
She is continuously exploring how to "make lives live". She has grown to believe that modern illnesses involve an imbalance of the autonomic nervous system. She first established the “Aromatic Journal Club” with a group of medical staff to provide more opportunities to become familiar with clinical articles written in English and to try to search for a reproducible method for selecting essential oils that enables clinical trial design and improve evidence on the efficacy and safety of essential oils in Japan. A preliminary clinical study is currently underway to evaluate these criteria. Additionally, Dr Tongu is one of the writers for the main traditional aromatherapy journal in Japan, Aromatopia, published by Fragrance Journal Inc.
Her company, la vita Co. Ltd runs a salon named “la forza della vita”, that focuses on the scent most preferred by the individual to support the very point of aromatherapy and to provide approaches that positively stimulate the hypothalamus. Selection of blends that reflect individual's scent preferences is important in aromatherapy. On the other hand, clinical trials require reproducible methods, and it is undeniable that at least the main selection of essential oils is based on the therapist's experience. In her presentation, she will report the findings of her preliminary study seeking to examine the “physiotherapeutic-oriental strategy” based on the Mukaino Method employed by her Aromatic Journal Club Group as criteria for selecting essential oils.
Morgan, DNP, BSN, has worked as a nurse for 8 years in diverse settings including labor and delivery, hospice, and schools. In 2022 she earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Integrative Health and Healing from the University of Minnesota. Integrative nursing has always been close to her heart, and through her education, she saw the myriad of ways it could help fill gaps left in the biomedical care model.
Morgan is passionate about assessing patients through a mind-body-spirit lens and caring for staff as well as patients. She took her first aromatherapy course in 2019 and went on to achieve a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist certificate from Essential Health MN in 2021.
From August 2020 to May 2022 she worked as a nurse at a boarding school in Massachusetts for students aged 14-19. During this time, she was a part of the Student Services team and was able to implement a quality improvement project with an aromatherapy protocol for headache management - the most common complaint reported by students. The results of the quality improvement project were reported to the University of Minnesota, and presented at the International Integrative Nursing Symposium in 2022.
Morgan is also a Reiki Master and yoga teacher, and practices mindfulness, guided imagery and acupressure.
Pam Conrad PGd, BSN, RN, CCAP specialties are Women’s Health and Mental Health Clinical Aromatherapy.
As a Purdue nurse, she practiced in medical center hospitals as a Level 1 Trauma ER/OR, Cardiology, Psychiatric and Women’s Health nurse and completed her Clinical Aromatherapy for Health Care Professionals certification course in 2000.
Pam lived and studied advanced clinical aromatherapy and graduate complementary therapy studies with nurses, doctors and midwives in England and France, interning at Queen Mary’s Women’s Hospital London and practicing Prenatal-Postpartum Aromatherapy with Denise Tiran RCM.
Pam went on to complete a PGd in Complementary Therapy Studies in 2004 at University Westminster Graduate School of Integrated Health London.
In 2007, she developed an evidence-based curriculum in Women’s Health aromatherapy, which is the foundation for multiple hospital nursing and midwifery educational programs. To date, it remains the only clinically evidence-based Women’s Health/Obstetrics Aromatherapy course in the USA, Canada, Mexico and South America. Pam continues to teach internationally both in person and online.
In the USA, Pam has served as clinical aromatherapy educator and hospital consultant for multiple women’s health, oncology, pediatric and hospice programs.
In 2012, she conducted aromatherapy research with statistically significant positive results on clinical Aromatherapy for High-Risk Postpartum Anxiety and Depression, published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. In 2015 and 2017, she developed curriculum in Spanish for midwives in Chile.
Author of “Women’s Health Aromatherapy - an evidence-based guide for nurses, midwives, doulas and therapists” (Singing Dragon, 2019), this text is also available in Spanish. Pam is currently writing another text: “Women’s Mental Health Aromatherapy” due for publication summer 2023.
http://www.aromasforhealing.com
Sanien works in Private Practice as a Phytotherapy Practitioner and Therapeutic Aromatherapist. She says “Since childhood I have been fascinated by plants. My first introduction to essential oiIs in 1995 directed my life on a trajectory that I am still in awe of!”.
She has been involved with Holistic Health for the past 25 years and is a qualified Phytotherapy Practitioner, has a Diploma in Nutritional Medicine and is one of the few registered practitioners and trainers of Bach Flower Remedies in South Africa.
Through years of practice, she gained extensive experience and knowledge of manual therapies including Clinical Aromatherapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage (Vodder Method) and Therapeutic Reflexology. She is registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa and is a part time Lecturer in the Department of Complementary Medicine at the University of Johannesburg.
Sanien believes that people should be empowered to take responsibility for their own health. Her approach is to look at each person individually and with sensitivity to their specific needs, thus offering patients an integrative approach to health and wellness. Just as a plant has many aspects to it, so does a human and it is a privilege to use plants in different and holistic ways. Through scientific research she supports her knowledge and interest in traditional and sustainable plant uses and is passionate about the healing power of medicinal plants.
www.saniendebeer.co.za
Urszula Winkiewicz is an Integrative Care Registered Nurse at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Her nursing career has centered on trauma-informed care of women and children, including over 16 years of experience in the neonatal intensive care unit, as well as advocacy work serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree specializing in Integrative Health and Healing. In 2022, as part of this doctoral degree, she completed a clinical aromatherapy quality improvement project.
The project involved 4 essential oils for nausea management on a pediatric gastrointestinal unit. She presented her findings at the American Holistic Nurses Association conference and the International Integrative Nursing Symposium in 2022.
As a holistic nurse, Urszula believes in the human potential for self-healing, and the attainment of personal wholeness by addressing the totality of each person as a unified system of mind, body and spirit.
Wendy has studied and used aromatherapy since first being introduced to it in 1990 whilst completing an Intensive care nursing course in London.
From there, Wendy went on to incorporate aromatherapy into her patient care and future research and study.
Wendy set up and ran a suite of professional aromatherapy and massage programmes until 2008 in New Zealand.
Wendy holds New Zealand’s first doctoral degree where the effects of aromatherapy were researched in a clinical hospital setting. As well as previously running a clinic, a natural products business and being involved in the education of nurses and other health professionals, Wendy has completed other study in natural health care and project management.
Wendy currently works as an academic at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand, working with postgraduate health students.
She recently undertook research into Kanuka essential oil, managing a series of projects exploring its antifungal benefits.
Wendy is currently working with potential PhD students who are hoping to research the effects of aromatherapy in patient care. An extensive scoping review of the use of aromatherapy in clinical nursing practice was published in 2022.
Separate to this, Wendy runs a consultancy business and develops natural products and aromatics for commercial customers.
www.doctorwendy.net
Sponsorship of this important seminar always brings great visibility and focus on your business and the products you supply. If you are seeking to connect with researchers and practitioners working in clinical environments and extend your international reach, sponsorship of this seminar will bring you good return on your investment. We have a high return rate of sponsors for each subsequent event: a sure satisfaction indicator of the value of supporting this seminar.
To sign up for sponsorship and to begin gaining visibility, please contact Marie-Anne: clinical-aromatherapy@eyas.co.uk
For this hybrid seminar edition, we have a limited number of sponsorship packages spanning different budget ranges. Our top tier level: SLAINTE MHATH includes prominent branding on our dedicated seminar Application as well as on all livestreamed lecture branding along with an in-person presence with a trade stand.
| PASS NAME | COST | CONTENT |
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SLAINTE MHATH (Cheers!)
7 places only for this sponsorship tier! |
£1199 +VAT |
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| BARRY (Brilliant!) |
£699 +VAT |
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| BRAW (Lovely!) |
£499 +VAT |
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| BONNIE (Beautiful!) |
£349 +VAT |
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Call for Clinical Aromatherapy educators’ meeting
We shall be hosting the fourth educators’ debate at The Essence of Clinical Aromatherapy Seminar at the close of the seminar (4.30 pm) on Sunday May 21st.
If you are attending ECA2023 (in-person or virtually) as an aromatherapy educator in a professional aromatherapy school or are a board member of an Aromatherapy Association that sets guidelines/ standards in aromatherapy education, you are invited to join us for a 90-minute moderated meeting to discuss ways forward in international aromatherapy standards and education.
Call for presentations
Do you work in a clinical setting with essential oils? In addition to the programme of live speakers, we are also welcoming shorter 30-minute recorded presentations from therapists/ therapy teams working in clinical settings as well as those who have conducted research in this domain or who wish to share policies/ protocols/ standard operating procedures.
Applications need to follow certain criteria as detailed in the application form:
https://forms.gle/K4t7sUFJ6KDAgUTk8
Submission deadline: January 1st, 2023
Should your submission be accepted for the seminar, one free online HEATHER conference place will offered.
Presentations must then be completed and uploaded by April 20th 2023
May 23rd and 24th 2023
In-person class
“Aromatic approaches to living well with terminal disease”
Class facilitator: Rhiannon Lewis
In their advanced stages, diseases and conditions such as congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer along with neurological diseases such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease and dementia are associated with high levels of disability, distress and admissions to hospital or hospice.
This two-day class with Rhiannon presents clear patient-centred aromatic approaches to working safely and effectively with individuals with a range of chronic, progressive and ultimately fatal diseases. She will demonstrate how, with careful assessment, pertinent choices and sensitive applications of essential oils and related products, clinical aromatherapy has a values place in improving quality of life and helping in management of key symptoms.
This class has limited places. Priority is given to those attending the Essence of Clinical Aromatherapy International Seminar in person (this class is not being recorded).
Attendance includes all instruction, documentation and certificate of attendance (lunch not provided). Both days require attendance.
Booking is reserved for ECA2023 participants until March 1st 2023
Edinburgh has a wide range of hotels, guest houses, apartments and B&Bs to match different budgets. The month of May is a popular time to visit this vibrant city. We highly recommend you book your accommodation as soon as you confirm your in-person attendance to ECA2023 as prices will rise as we move towards the event.
We are pleased to partner with Village Edinburgh situated on the north side of Edinburgh city. They have offered ECA2023 participants a special rate for a limited number of single occupancy rooms with breakfast included for a 3-night stay (19th, 20th and 21st May 2023) at a fixed cost of £140 per night.
This modern hotel has an indoor pool, spa and wellness centre, pub & grill and coffee shop and restaurant and is a 30 minute/ 1.5 mile walk from the ECA2023 seminar destination at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Public transport is also accessible nearby.
Village Edinburgh is also located 0.5 miles from the Western General Hospital: location of the post-seminar masterclass with Rhiannon Lewis.
Distance from Edinburgh airport: 6.9 miles
Distance from Edinburgh Waverley train station: 2.8 miles
Please note: This special rate at Village Edinburgh is conditional that you book all 3 nights and the offer terminates December 31st 2022 or sooner, if all allocated rooms are sold.
To check availability and secure your special 3-night hotel room stay with Village Edinburgh click this unique link
If you are looking for other accommodation options, the Visit Scotland website is a great place to start!
Do you have products or services that support clinical aromatherapy?
We invite you to express your interest to sponsor and/or exhibit at this unique event.
For further queries, please contact Marie-Anne James: clinical-aromatherapy@eyas.co.uk
