PAANZ Executive

Jo-Anne Gibbs – President

Jane Scoular – Registrar

Susan Kohut – IADAPT Representative

Gabriel Tan – Education Officer

Derek Timmins

Michelle Hall

Trevor Montgomery

Guy Bailey

Nikki Tse

 

 

Biographies

 

Susan Kohut

Role: IADAPT Representative

Susan has been practicing physiotherapy for many years and acupuncture since 1991. She originally trained under George Lewith in Southampton, U.K. and in 2002 completed the PG Certificate in Western Acupuncture.

She has held many roles on the PAANZ Executive including President and Education Officer, she is the PAANZ International Acupuncture Association of Physical Therapy (IAAPT) representative, this is the acupuncture sub-group of World Physiotherapy. She has held the position of IAAPT secretary since 2015.

She has taught Western medical acupuncture, at AUT, to health professionals for over 10 years. This focuses on clinical reasoning based upon neuroscience models. It focuses on acupuncture’s ability to influence inflammation and healing, enhance pain mechanisms and general well-being. The range of mechanisms includes local tissue influences to cellular behavior, segmental and supraspinal pain processing and how acupuncture can modulate autonomic functioning to alter pain processing and organic function. All facets of acupuncture are discussed including traditional acupuncture models, electroacupuncture, auriculotherapy, scalp acupuncture, and trigger point dry needling, this also includes neurological, gynaecological, and respiratory approaches to acupuncture.

Qualifications: MHSc (First Class Hons), PG Dip (Acupuncture), Dip. Phys., Reg. Physio Acup., MPNZ, MNZCP.

More information about Susan and acupuncture can be found at https://www.aut.ac.nz/profiles?id=skohut&asset=267746

 

 

Gabriel Tan

Role: Education Officer

Gabriel graduated in 2009 and has since been involved in sports physiotherapy. He has worked closely with rugby and rugby league clubs, Auckland Badminton, recently focusing his special interest on combat sports athletes including MMA, boxing and kickboxing. Acupuncture and needling has been a big part of his practice, and is a member of the PAANZ committee assisting with the social media.

Qualifications: BHSc (Physiotherapy) PGCert HSc (Western Acupuncture) PGCert (Sports Med)