WCHS is pleased to welcome our keynote speaker, Karen Allen, back to Vancouver for the first time in nearly a decade.

Karen first worked in software development until a difficult illness with one of her children was resolved with homeopathy.  Amazed at the response, she began formally studying homeopathy at the Pacific Academy of Homeopathic Medicine in Berkeley, California.

Karen started practicing classical homeopathy in Seattle in 1994.  She now practices in San Francisco, with a focus on reproductive health and fertility.  In addition to consultation, she teaches at conferences and schools across North America.  She is a past adjunct faculty member of Bastyr University, near Seattle, and is currently a faculty member at the American Medical College of Homeopathy in Phoenix, Arizona.

As an advocate for credentialing within integrative healthcare, Karen served for many years as a board member and past president of the Council for Homeopathic Certification.  She now serves as the Education Director for Homeopaths without Borders (NA), focusing on establishment of a self-sustaining homeopathic profession in Haiti.

Karen has authored two widely-used homeopathic texts, Tutorial and Workbook for the Homeopathic Repertory and The Certification Prep Guide.  She is the creator of Virtual Clinic, a case-based web training programme that streams video cases for student clinical practice.  More recently she has developed a multi-media continuing education programme with strong emphasis in clinical efficacy, using homeopathy and other integrative therapeutics to broaden practitioner skills.

For more information about this remarkable homeopath, see www.karenallenhomeopathy.com.