Page 15 - Autumn 24

Brendan Clark
veterinary practice is the provision of species appropriate diet, and its relationship to the microbiome; but Brendan encouraged us to look further in promoting a sustain- able model of health, being aware of the effect on the wider dimensions of ‘the
results. She introduced us to the general properties of the Radioactive remedies, emphasising as the 5 main features ‘Magic, Intuition, Compassion, Communication and Wisdom’, and of the Uranium series in particular as Compassion , Universal Truth, Old age and Grandparent, Magic, Intuition. Ingrid went on to show how Holly exhibited the features which led to Uranium, which also included a love of piano music. This was a truly absorbing presentation with a remarkable physical improvement in the patient.
Human lectures from Friday afternoon
The Integration of Homeopathy in National Health Systems. Twelve Years of Experience in the Headache Department of “G. Gennimatas” Athens Public Hospital By Dr Spiros Kivellos. Even though we don’t know, if animals can have headaches or migraines for that matter, some evidence has shown that animals can exhibit symptoms consistent with headache (e.g. head pressing).
In Greece, in recent years, the medical world has moved towards a more holistic and personalised model of integrated medicine. The integration of homeopathy into national health care systems has the potential to improve the results of treatment as well as giving social and economic benefits. For 12 consecutive years, more than 850 seriously ill headache patients have been asked to choose between conventional and homeopathic treatment in this specific hospital in Athens. As Dr. Kivellos expected, the first cases referred for homeopathic treatment involved patients with chronic severe headaches, and they responded all very well to homeopathic treatment. This led to an increase in referrals as well as a positive reputation of homeopathic treatment amongst patients, doctors, nursing staff and others. The positive results, which were statistically significant
analysed in a scientifically recognised way, were presented by Dr. Kivellos at European and international headache meetings.
In the lecture, Dr. Kivellos presented the method, with which he collected the data for the statistics – a detailed questionnaire (HIT-6), which was filled in by each patient to assess the history, severity of symptoms and other parameters of the individual patient. From this questionnaire, a score was calculated before and after homeopathic treatment to simplify the results for statistical evaluation. The results were divided into four Levels (score ranges) related to the severity of the impact of the headache on the patient’s life:
Level 1: little or no impact Level 2: some impact Level 3: substantial impact Level 4: severe impact
By comparing the results before and after homeopathic treatment, it was evident that many patients shifted form a more to a less severe level of impact during the treatment.
Dr. Kivellos hoped that these results would have a positive influence on the future treatment of patients suffering with migraine with homeopathy.
The second lecture of the day was given by Dr. Katarina Glas – ‘Case Study – Individualised Homeopathy in the Management of Paediatric Migraine’.
Dr. Glas started out by telling us that migraine is one of the leading causes of morbidity and disability in the world. Its prevalence ranges for 5 to 40% in the paediatric population with about 50% of these headaches continuing way into adulthood. By scanning of patients in relation to other problems, incidental findings of pineal cysts (PC) is
whole’ of our own choices, from the source of our foods to our relationships with fellow professionals. In the veterinary world, as homeopaths, we have opportunities to influence the system from agriculture to livestock rearing and to the family life of the huge proportion of families around us who keep animals of one kind or another. We should embrace all these opportunities. Hence the importance of the One Health programme.
The final presentation of the day came from Ingrid Anderson, a
graduate from NCIM
along with Emily
McAteer in 2019. Titled ‘Holly the Radioactive Cat’, it was based on a feline patient suffering from congestive heart failure for whom Ingrid prescribed Uranium metallicum, with remarkable
Ingrid Anderson
13
continued on p14