Dr. Malcolm Taw Presents at UCLA Division of Dermatology Grand Rounds

UCLA Division of Dermatology Grand Rounds

PRESENTS

All's Well When the Skin is Well': A Shakespearean Perspective on an Integrative East-West Approach to Dermatologic Conditions

 

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Malcolm Taw, MD, Associate Clinical Professor and Director at the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine at Westlake Village, spoke on an Integrative East-West Approach to Dermatologic Conditions, quoting from Shakespeare’s major works.

The presentation included:

• A brief overview of a holistic perspective versus a reductionist perspective in medicine during the 19th – 20th century and the development of integrative medicine
• TCM integrative approach to dermatological conditions
• The mind-skin connection similar to the brain-gut connection
• Acupuncture points and 5 case studies