von Richard Pitt |
Professional and Personal Overview:I have been practicing and teaching homeopathic medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1991. I originally trained and practiced homeopathy in England since 1984 and also studied in Greece and in India. I have taught homeopathy at different homeopathic schools throughout North America and the U.K., and was the Director of the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy in San Francisco from 1996 to 2008. I was the President of the Council for Homeopathic Certification for 5 years and on the board for 17 years. The CHC is the largest professional certification organization for the homeopathic profession in North America.
I am the Editor of the California Homeopath (www.californiahomeopath.com) an online homeopathic journal. I wrote a book on the study of Tobacco called Tobacco, An Exploration of its Nature through the Prism of Homeopathy.
From the age of 18-23, I spent over 4 years traveling the world, beginning with an overland trip from the U.K. to Australia and back, spending over one year in India as well as time in South East Asia and Australia. Since that time I have revisited India on many occasions, both for professional and personal reasons as well as traveling to many other destinations. Since the end of 2008, I have been traveling the world again, partly for personal pleasure and also volunteering for different charities working on homeopathic projects in Africa.
In 2009-2010, I spent 8 months living and working in Ghana, West Africa, developing a homeopathic training program and working in rural areas. In 2010, I taught at an International Conference in Osaka, Japan and in 2011 spent 4 months in Brazil traveling and meeting homeopathic doctors while in Rio de Janeiro. From February 2012 until July, I have been working and living in Malawi, helping to establish a homeopathic clinic and also teaching homeopathy to a group of students, establishing homeopathy in the region. In May 2012 I was one of the speakers at the first Pan-African Homeopathic Congress, held in Mombasa, Kenya. I returned to Malawi and Kenya for four months in 2013 to continue the work in both projects, practicing and teaching as well as helping to establish the Kenya Association for Homeopathy, helping to develop homeopathy in Kenya.
Homeopathic Practitioner
· Trained in England between 1981-1984 and admitted to the Society of Homeopaths, UK in 1985.
· Also studied in Greece with George Vithoulkas in 1983 and 1985 and in India in Calcutta in 1986-1987.
· Practiced homeopathy for 25 years
· Maintained a practice in San Francisco since 1996 to 2008
· For the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy - ran three clinics for student clinical education, seeing patients and overseeing student practitioners, from 1992 to 2008.
Executive Director and Educator
· Executive Director of the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy, a three-year professional training program in San Francisco (1997-2008)
· Board member of the Council for Homeopathic Certification (CHC) for 17 years (1992-2008), serving as its President from 1995 to 2000.
· Faculty member of the Colorado Institute of Classical Homeopathy, Boulder, Colorado (1992 – 2002)
· Frequent and popular guest lecturer at homeopathic schools, including the Vancouver Academy of Homeopathy, BC, Canada; The School of Homeopathy, New York; and the Homeopathic Academy of Southern California, San Diego.
· Board member of the Council on Homeopathic Education from 2000 to 2008. Working toward the goal of accrediting all homeopathic schools.
· Coordinator and member of the North American Network of Homeopathic Educators (NANHE). Organizing an annual conference of homeopathic educators in San Francisco and establishing a network for educators throughout North America.
Lecturer, Advisor and Writer
· Lectured at many homeopathic conferences, including the National Center of Homeopathy Conferences in 2000 and 2005.
· Part of an expert panel on homeopathy advising a private online health company.
· Regular contributor to the New Mission News, a San Francisco neighborhood paper from 1997 to 2004.
· Regular speaker on homeopathy and health issues for various institutions including the UCSF Medical School - Integrative Medicine department, the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Elderhostel groups, the University of San Francisco radio station, San Francisco State University, Department of Holistic Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies.
· Published an article in Mothering Magazine in July 2005 on the Flu Vaccine and its impact on children.
· Spoke on KPFA radio station, Berkeley, California, in August 2002 on the current issues and controversy of vaccination policy including the implications of introducing a new smallpox vaccine after 9/11.
· Contributed a chapter on homeopathic education and certification for a homeopathic textbook published by Churchill Livingstone Publishers.
· Published a book on a homeopathic study of tobacco called “Tobacco, An Exploration Of Its Nature Through The Prism Of Homeopathy.”
· Submitted numerous articles to major homeopathic journals including Simillimum, Homeopathic Links (Holland), The Homeopath (UK), The American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine and The American Homeopath.
· Editor of The Californian Homeopath, a homeopathic journal published through the California Homeopathic Medical Association (founded 1887). www.californiahomeopath.com
· Researched and published homeopathic “provings” on Taxus brevifolia (Pacific Yew), Petroleum, Tobacco and Ricinis communis.
Organizations
· Member of the North American Society of Homeopaths from 1991 to 2008.
· Certified through the Council for Homeopathic Certification from 1991 to 2009.
· Board member of the Council for Homeopathic Certification from 1991 to 2008, and President from 1995 to 2000.
· Board member of the California Homeopathic Medical Association from 2002 to 2008.
· Board member of the Council on Homeopathic Education from 2000 to 2008.
· Member of the North American Network of Homeopathic Educators, participating in annual conferences from 1996 to present.
· Board member of the California Health Freedom Coalition from 2000 to 2005. The CHFC was instrumental in the passage of the California health freedom bill, SB577, clarifying the legal right of individuals to practice alternative and complementary therapies.
· Representing homeopathic educators as part of the Homeopathic Action Alliance (HAA).
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