Elissa Chapman

I am very excited to be part of the Acupuncture Relief Project and thrilled to be the first Australian to participate.

I received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2005 from the University of Western Sydney and completed my clinical training at the Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanjing, China.

So far I have worked mostly as a solo practitioner, seeing patients one on one.  In the Vajra Varahi clinic, we will be working in a team and we will be treating patients in a group setting.  It will be a great opportunity to share ideas and experience, and to be part of the community in Chapagaon.  Nepal  is home to some of the poorest and most underserviced communities in the world and I am very enthusiastic to see the difference that a low cost, safe and practical medicine such as acupuncture can make to the quality of life of people who have very little affordable healthcare.

Thank you for your support in this endeavour.