ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Acupuncture Courses,Acupuncture clinic,Acupuncture training, Dublin,PRTCM, ICTCM, Ireland.</TITLE> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="kOvOeIHMBmYmV6IJX789FS0Fm-K8YzTEYTakuLgbu08" /> <meta name="description" content="Chinesemedicine.ie is a website proving information about Acupuncture training in Dublin, Ireland run by the Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and its associated professional body the PRTCM, an Acupuncture foundation with members across Ireland. 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the professional Irish website for Acupuncture and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="3"><B>Welcome to the ChineseMedicine.ie website for Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Ireland.</B> <BR><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="2">This site on Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Ireland is divided into two sections:</FONT></DIV> <P><TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="800"> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"><FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="2"><FONT COLOR="red"><B> The PRTCM (Professional Register of Traditional Chinese Medicine)</B></FONT> section – a regulatory body, founded in Ireland in the 1980s, for the professional practice of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, TCM and Medical Qigong.</FONT> <P><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"><FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="2"><FONT COLOR="red"><B> The ICTCM (Irish College of TCM)</B></FONT> section – a College of Acupuncture, TCM, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Medical Qigong offering University level education in these specialist branches of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, in Dublin, Ireland, since 1983, when it was founded by the Director Professor Tom Shanahan.</FONT> </FONT> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="800"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="375" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="2"><B>PRCTM Site</B><BR><A HREF="prtcm/index.htm"><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/prtcmlogo.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Click here to enter the PRTCM site for information on the PRTCM or for a complete list, by county, of fully qualified Practitioners of Acupuncture and TCM who are members of the PRTCM (Professional Register of Traditional Chinese Medicine)."></A></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="375" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="2"><B>ICTCM Site</B><BR><A HREF="ictcm/index.htm"><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/ictcmlogo.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Click here to get information about our associated College of Acupuncture and TCM – the Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ICTCM)."></A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="375" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="2"> <P><BR><B>Enter by clicking the logo above to get:</B> <P><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"> A complete list, by Irish county, of fully qualified and insured Acupuncturists and Practitioners of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and TCM who are members of the PRTCM. <P><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"> Contact details for treatment from fully qualified, registered and insured Acupuncturists and Chinese Medicine practitioners, in Ireland and information about conditions commonly treated by TCM. <P><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"> Information about the regulatory organisation the Professional Register of Traditional Chinese Medicine, its Code of Ethics and Practice, Insurance and recognition by VHI (Healthcare), AVIVA and Quinn. <P><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"> Information about treatment with Acupuncture and TCM and the associated therapies including: Chinese Herbal Medicine, Medical Qigong, Moxibustion and Chinese Dietary therapy.</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="375" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="2"> <P><BR><B>Enter by clicking the logo above to get:</B> <P><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"> Our associated school of Acupuncture and TCM in Dublin – the Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ICTCM) - the first Acupuncture TCM College in Ireland, established in 1983. <P><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"> This includes details of full professional training, part-time courses, qualifications and educational standards in:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Acupuncture-Moxibustion, <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Traditional Chinese Medicine, <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Chinese Herbal Medicine,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Medical Qigong. <P><IMG SRC="ictcm/images/yysmall.gif"> The College provides:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Undergraduate-level (third-level) training,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Post-graduate courses (Certificate and Diploma), <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Master of Medicine Degree (validated in China), <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing Professional Development (CPD), </FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </DIV> </BODY> </HTML>