PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

 

SUSAN GAIL BURGESS (SgB)

Health Consultant, Practitioner, Teacher, Author & Illustrator.

born in England, educated in Australia & Austria, and currently located in Denmark.

 

Susan has been involved in the health industry since the winter of 2002. She graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science in Complementary Medicine in 2011. Previously, in 2005,  she completed two years of clinical study at the Australian College of Natural Medicine (A.C.N.M.) in Melbourne, Australia, where she had the opportunity to receive training from some of the top specialists in the various fields of complementary medicine & therapies.

She continues to maintain these high level standards through reviews, workshops and research with internationally recognised organisations and associations which include the following: –

• Founding member of the Fascia Research Society (FRS)
• International Council of Reflexology (ICR) 
• Danish Association of Reflexology (FDZ)
• Registered as an Alternativ Behandler (RAB) in Denmark
• A certified practitioner in the Dr Vodder Method of Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Decongestive Therapy through the Dr Vodder Schools founded in Walchsee, Austria.

 

Susan is currently practicing at Q Klinik in Copenhagen, working alongside a team of osteopaths, and other health practitioners, where she specialises in the lymphatic (immune) system and the soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system.

Companies and clinics in Denmark that SgB has been associated include: –

• The Danish Chamber of Commerce – Dansk Erhverv 

• S.E.B. Pension

• I.C.E.S. The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas

• FOA – Fag og Arbejde

• Sten og Grus Prøvestenen A/S

• Øens Advokatfirma og Egendomsadministration

• Klinik Westend 

• Fysioteamet, WellCome Fitness

• Marriott Hotel, Copenhagen

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Qualifications

 

Bachelor Health Science (Complementary Medicine)

 (Subjects studied include: – Human nutrition, Anthropometrics, Food & health (sociology), Nutritional physiology, Microbiology & infectious diseases, Pathophysiology)

Australian College of Natural Medicine HSc Diploma of REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPY

 (Completing half of the program for Bachelor of Health Science in Musculoskeletal Therapy)

Australian College of Natural Medicine HSc Diploma of REFLEXOLOGY

Australian College of Natural Medicine Cert. IV of MASSAGE

I.I.H.H.T. Diploma of INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE

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Post-Graduate Training        

 

2008, Manual Lymph Drainage & Combined Decongestive Therapy

Dr Vodder School Certificate

with Prof. Hildegard Wittlinger, Deiter Wittlinger, Maria Wittlinger & Andreas Wittlinger

Dr. Vodder Schule, Walchsee, Austria

 

Re-Certification & Reviews

 

2015, Manual Lymph Drainage & Combined Decongestive Therapy

with Prof. Hildegard Wittlinger.

Dr. Vodder Schule, Walchsee, Austria

 

2013, Manual Lymph Drainage & Combined Decongestive Therapy

with Prof. Hildegard Wittlinger.

Dr. Vodder Schule, Walchsee, Austria

 

2011, Manual Lymph Drainage & Combined Decongestive Therapy

with Prof. Hildegard Wittlinger.

Dr. Vodder Schule, Walchsee, Austria

 

2011, Manual Lymph Drainage & Combined Decongestive Therapy

with Dr. Robert Harris & Prof. Neil Piller

Melbourne, Australia

 

2010, Manual Lymph Drainage & Combined Decongestive Therapy

with Prof. Hildegard Wittlinger.

Dr. Vodder Schule, Walchsee, Austria

 

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Conventions

 

2009, 22ISL International Society of Lymphology, Sydney, Australia

 

2009, UK LaStoneÒ Convention with Mary D. Nelson, Bishops Stortford, England

 

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Courses & Workshops             

 

ANATOMY TRAINS® MyoFascial Meridians

with Thomas Myers.

Melbourne, Australia

 

KINESIOTAPING: an introduction course

with Andreas Wittlinger.

Dr. Vodder Schule, Walchsee, Austria

 

AROMATHERAPY

with Isolina Caltabiano.

A.C.N.M. Melbourne, Australia

 

ADVANCED MASSAGE TECHNIQUES

with Steven Goldstein.

A.C.N.M. Melbourne, Australia

 

MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY LABORATORY WORKSHOP

with Dr Cormick, Dr DiVenuto, Dr Steer and Dr Jones.

Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

 

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Membership / Associations

 

 

FDZ  Forende Danske Zoneterapeuter 

registreret alternaiv behandler (RAB)

 

 

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Publications          

 

Co-Author, chapter 2:   A history of massage’

Foundations of Massage (2009) 3^rd. Edn., Casanelia & Stelfox, Elsevier

 

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Presentations

 

Reflexology Weekend Workshop on behalf of Emma Geirschick

2007, Australian College of Natural Medicine (A.C.N.M.) Melbourne, Australia

 

Guest Lecturer on Lymph Drainage for Diploma of Remedial Massage

2009, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Melbourne, Australia

 

 

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Illustrations

Requested for Emma Geirschick’s presentations & publications