Master of Pulse Diagnosis
Public Speaking, Presentations
Karen is an accomplished public speaker. Since completing her Ph.D., she has presented at acupuncture and Chinese medicine conferences at various locations around the world. She is also an invited speaker and presents on issues to do with health and wellbeing within corporate and business organisations as well as at the community level.
YPO Gold Leadership Community
Business Leaders Retreat
Day presentation on health, wellbeing and the manifestation of physiology onto the radial pulse. A deep dive into concepts exploring the reductionist view of modern medicine compared to the model of energy transformation that under pins Classical Chinese medicine.
This ancient knowledge surviving millennia, provides a novel and common sense approach to health.
Fostering Practical Skills in the Face of AI
Skills such as pulse diagnosis are a treasure of human ingenuity and have survived millennia in the lineage methods of Chinese medicine. Does AI threaten the continued transmission of this ancient knowledge? Watch the engaging discussion.
Conference Presentations
Ph.D. Presentations
“Investigating the Reliability of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis”
World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies – Pulse diagnosis Meeting, 2016, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China;
World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies Conference, Sydney, 2013;
International Symposium Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, Invited speaker, Sydney, 2012.​
Pulse Diagnosis Presentations
“Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis”
New Zealand Institute of Acupuncture Conference, Auckland, Invited Speaker, 2011;
Oral presentation and workshop, Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Conference, Sydney, 2008;
Integrative Medicine Presentation
“Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine”
Joint presentation with Leon Hammer, M.D., The Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, Meadowlands, NJ, USA, 2004