Qualifications

Information about my person:
Vocational education,
Further education and training & teaching activities

Dr. med. Astrid Kohl
Specialist in internal medicine
Doctor for Naturopathy and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Interdisciplinary Pain Management M.Sc.
Sinologist M.A. (Chinese Studies)

• Born in 1962

Education

• 1982 – 89: School of Medicine, “Freie Universität Berlin” (Free University Berlin)
• Practical training and work at several hospitals, at last at the “Krankenhaus Berlin-Moabit”, Department of Internal Medicine/ Nephrology and Department of Naturopathic Treatment
• 1993 – 94: Training in Chinese Acupuncture at the “Akupunktur-Akademie” (Acupuncture Academy), Berlin; Training at the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin” (Working Group for Traditional Chinese Medicine), Berlin
• 1997: Licence as specialist for internal medicine, professional title awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany, specialisation in nephrology and hypertension
• 1997: Certified Doctor of Naturopathic Treatment, occupational title awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1999 – 2011: Chinese Studies at the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies, “Ostasiatisches Seminar der Freie Universität Berlin” (East Asian Seminar of the Free University of Berlin) / Degree of Magistra Artium (M.A.) in Sinology
• 2013 – 2015: Study of Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine, “Medizinische Universität Wien” (Medical University of Vienna) / Degree Master of Science (M.Sc.)
• 2018 – 2021: Postgraduate studies in toxicology, “Universität Leipzig” (University of Leipzig) / Degree Fachwissenschaftlerin für Toxikologie (Specialist in Toxicology)

Practice

• Private practices for complementary medicine with focus on environmental medicine, tumour therapy and traditional Chinese medicine
• 1999 – 2009: in Berlin-Spandau
• since 2009: registered in Berlin-Charlottenburg

Further Training and Education

• 1998 – 2000: Qi Gong – Training with Qi Duan Li, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong – Teacher, President of the International Medical Qi Gong Society
• 1998: six-month clinical training in Suzhou, China, certified clinical training in acupuncture and TCM with Prof. Shi Fuxi, First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou Medical College, Jiangsu Province / PR China
• 2001: Degree as nutritionist according to the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährungsmedizin e.V.” (German Society of Nutritional Medicine) (DGEM), “Deutsches Ernährungsberatungs- und Informationsnetz“
• 2002: Training as Orthomolecular Medicine Specialist at the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthomolekularmedizin” (German Society for Orthomolecular Medicine), Dormagen; since then treating patients with micronutrients in Orthomolecular Medicine
• 2003: Guo Lin Qi Gong training with Qi Duan Li, Berlin and with Da Yun, Beijing
• 2003 – 05: Qi Gong – Education at the “Universität Oldenburg” ( University of Oldenburg ), “Projekt Traditionelle Chinesische Heilweisen” (PTCH) (Project Traditional Chinese Healing Methods)
• 2004 – 05: Training in Biological Tumour Therapy with Dr. Hans-Jürgen Bach, Solingen
• 2006: Further training in Biological Tumour Therapy with Dr. Uwe Reuter and Dr. Ralf Oettmeier, Greiz
• 2006 – 08: Homoeopathy training at the “Gesellschaft für Homotoxikologie und Homöopathie e.V.” (Society for Homotoxicology and Homoeopathy), Baden-Baden
• since 2009: Participation in the “Qualitätszirkel Integrative Medizin” (Quality Circle Integrative Medicine) together with the “Zentrum für Osteopathie” (‘Centre for Osteopathy’), Berlin
• 2009: Diploma in the Interdisciplinary Curriculum Environmental Dentistry at the “Internationale Gesellschaft für ganzheitliche Zahnmedizin” (International Society for Holistic Dentistry), Mannheim (GZM e.V.)
• 2010: Diploma in the Interdisciplinary Curriculum Environmental Dentistry at the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Umwelt-Zahnmedizin” (German Society for Environmental Dentistry), Berlin (DGUZ e.V.).
• 2010: Intensive workshop “Nutritional Medicine” according to the recommendations of the “Bundesärztekammer” (German Medical Association) at the “Landesärztekammer Schleswig-Holstein” (State Medical Association of Schleswig-Holstein)
• 2010: Intensive workshop “Special pain therapy” according to the recommendations of the “Bundesärztekammer” (German Medical Association) at the “Landesärztekammer Schleswig-Holstein” (State Medical Association of Schleswig-Holstein)
• 2011: Certificate of completion of curricular advanced training “Environmental Medicine” at the European Academy for Environmental Medicine e.V., Würzburg
• 2016: Course in the diagnosis and therapy of sleep apnoea according to the BUB guidelines, recognised by the “DGSM” (German Society for Sleep Reserch and Sleep Medicine) and the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Sleep Medicine of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• 2016: Successful participation in the assessment of knowledge for the implementation of the Guideline of the Genetic Diagnostics Commission (“GEKO”) on the requirements for qualification and content of genetic counselling pursuant to § 7 para. 3 and § 23 para. 2 no. 2a in conjunction with § 27 para. 4 GenDG”.
• 2019: Successful participation in the examination “Moisture and mold damage” at the Verband freier Bau- und Bodensachverständiger e.V. (Association of Free Building and Soil Experts e.V.)

Activity as Lecturer

• 1999 – 2008: Lecturer for Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at the “Akupunktur-Akademie” (Academy of Acupuncture), Berlin
• since 2005: Lecturer for TCM at the “Universität Oldenburg, Projekt Traditionelle Chinesische Heilweisen” (PTCH) (Project Traditional Chinese Healing Methods at the University of Oldenburg)
• since 2012: Lecturer at the „Deutsche Gesellschaft für Umwelt-Zahnmedizin“ (DGUZ e.V.) (German Society for Environmental Dentistry), Berlin

 

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