George Vithoulkas is widely recognized around the world as the personality who re-established homeopathy in the second half of the 20th century. During more than fifty years of relentless work, he advanced the theory and practice of homeopathy, trained some of the world’s most known classical homeopaths, wrote important books, helped to develop homeopathic repertories and software for prescribing, and still remains in the forefront of homeopathic thought and education.
In 1996 he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award "Alternative Nobel prize" for his outstanding contribution to the revival of homeopathic knowledge and the training of homeopaths to the highest standards. He is an Honorary Professor of the University of the Aegean in Greece, Hon. Professor of the Kiev Medical Academy, the Moscow Medical Academy and the Basque Medical University and Doctor Honoris Causa of "Doctor Viktor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara in Romania. Since 1994, he has been the Director of the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy in Alonissos, Greece.
His theories on the definition of health, the different levels of health, the role of acute diseases in the progression of health, the psychopathologies of remedies and many others, are not only cornerstones for the practice of classical homeopathy, but also very important as a general approach towards healthcare.
George Vithoulkas has always strived to turn homeopathy into a science, with proper and consistent rules and practice based on well-confirmed, sound and logical principles. He has, since his early years as a homeopath, stressed that classical homeopathy is not an instinctive or spiritual practice, and that his long experience always showed that a homeopath should primarily deepen and refine his skills using the proven method handed by Hahnemann.
Always following these rules, he has practiced classical homeopathy at a level of success and consistency which made him internationally known and respected. He has personally helped countless patients regain their health, and thousands of homeopaths improve their practice. He is still relentlessly working on important areas in homeopathy, improving the repertory, developing and refining the method of practice, and actively participating in the efforts to raise the recognition of homeopathy worldwide.
George Vithoulkas has been teaching since the early 70s. Since 1990, with the establishment of the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, he has been offering his unique courses to the homeopathic community from the island of Alonissos. His lectures have been acclaimed as the most advanced and valuable in the world for the training of successful practitioners. His video courses and, more recently, his e-learning program from the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, provide education of the highest level in classical homeopathy for the present and future generations of homeopaths.
During the last 4 years, George Vithoulkas has been intensively supporting the development of VithoulkasCompass.com, a next-generation expert system which promises to increase the effectiveness of homeopaths of all levels of experience.
This effort started with the study of the archives of the IACH, comprising of approximately 100,000 cases, from 40+ years of practice of George Vithoulkas and a team of his students, all of which are medical doctors. The next step was a statistical analysis of approximately 2000 cases with successful outcomes.
The VithoulkasCompass.com team quickly realized that his thinking process and the rules he uses in prescribing, although complex and very detailed are extremely consistent. The careful study of his method and the application of his thinking process using advanced mathematics have resulted in a new level of accuracy in homeopathic software. VithoulkasCompass.com is conceived to be able to handle the usually overwhelming amount of information and parameters of candidate remedies and symptoms in a case, and provide the homeopath with a clear path for the selection of the correct remedy.
In addition, George Vithoulkas's renowned intimate knowledge of the repertory was instrumental in the development of the VC project. To achieve confirmed and reliable accuracy, an expert system must incorporate a repertory of analogous qualities.
George Vithoulkas will actively support VithoulkasCompass.com in the future, integrating the results of homeopaths around the world to constantly improve and refine its results and improve the outcomes of even the most difficult of cases.
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