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CCAOM Offers New On-Line CEU Course!!
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The CCAOM is pleased to announce the launch of a new CEU course to be offered exclusively through the Council's website, www.ccaom.org.
This course has been accepted by NCCAOM (Provider # ACHB 664-001) and will offer 4 PDA points towards the CEU safety requirement for NCCAOM Diplomates, and can be completed in the convenience of your office or home, on your own schedule. The cost of the course is $25.
This continuing education course provides up-to-date information on blood borne pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and safe practice, and is intended for licensed acupuncturists. The course reviews epidemiological data on hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the human immunodeficiency virus, and provides updated information relating to emergency procedures and clean needle technique.
If you have access to the Internet, you have access to this course!
This new CEU course, entitled "CNT and Blood Borne Pathogen Review Course," is now available. For complete information about the course, visit the Council's website at www.ccaom.org, or call the Council's national office at 410-464-6040.
(NOTE: This course is not a substitute for the Clean Needle Technique course, which is a requirement for NCCAOM certification and licensure in many states.)
Eliminating Waste in Practice: Dr. Tan's Eight Magic Points for All Digestive Disorders
By Lisajeanne Potyk, LAc
Most of the patients I see in my clinic suffer from a variety of digestive disorders. They do not effectively process their food. They have diarrhea, heartburn, and acid reflux disease. They're nauseated.
And who would expect any different? In this fast-paced, high-technology culture, we're overrun with time constraints and stressors of all kinds.
People unaware of what a good diet consists of rely on processed fast foods and meats packed with hormones and antibiotics. In the West, we're overprescribed antibiotics and other medications; women are reeling from the side-effects of birth control pills; and we regularly take any of a myriad of anti-inflammatories for the slightest ache. It's no wonder so many people are experiencing internal disharmony. And if all of that wasn't enough, most people either don't know how to, or are afraid to, release their emotions. Opting for a sense of control, they "hold." And they get constipated.
The digestive system is a mirror to how we process our external world on every level. Are we assimilating good nutritional, emotional and spiritual nourishment, and effectively eliminating what is toxic to us? Are we letting go of negative situations and allowing ourselves to be nurtured by positive ones? Without the foundation of a healthy, properly nourished body, we can't find the strength to feed into our emotions. If there's a backlog of undigested emotions, any digestive symptom can manifest. Once balance in the body is established by poor nutrition and digestive functions, we gain the platform to integrate our internal and external worlds.
Traditional Chinese medicine teaches us to properly diagnose and treat our patients using staid, ancient teachings recorded thousands of years ago. People don't change from century to century, but their circumstances do. The environment, food, medications, and stressors affecting our patients are very different today, and since the disharmonies that cause them are rampant, digestive disorders are also rampant. Diagnosis and treatment according to the TCM model, written in (and for) a different time, can therefore be complicated and confusing.
Now, imagine a group of acupuncture points that could be used to balance every kind of digestive disorder, including irritable bowel syndrome, bloating, ulcerative colitis, indigestion, and more. Imagine that the points are simple, easy to follow, and quite effective. There is no need to take the pulse, no need to consult a textbook, and no need to fumble through myriad causes. Wouldn't that be magic? It is, thanks to Dr. Teh Fu "Richard" Tan.
Dr. Tan has dedicated his life to experimenting with combinations of points, which are used with excellent clinical results, often instantaneously. Isn't that what we, as practitioners, want - to insert our needles, see an immediate change, and know our treatment is working? With the eight magic points, Dr. Tan offers the ability to elicit consistent, positive results.
One could consult any number of the core books written on TCM theory, but isn't the practice of acupuncture - of healing - about how much better the patient feels after being treated? Better to learn the laws of acupuncture, become skilled at them through knowledge and discipline, and then break out into your own successful expression of them.
Dr. Tan's Eight Magic Points
Points on one side: LI 4, SJ 5, Liv 8 (Dr. Tan's liver point), Sp 9
Points on other side: Lu 7, P 6, St 36, GB 34p (Dr. Tan's gallbladder point)
Liver 8 (Dr. Tan's liver point) and GB 34p (Dr. Tan's gallbladder point) are found in locations not traditionally known. According to Dr. Tan, needling these points is more effective. Dr. Tan's liver point is located anterior to Sp 9 on the medial condyle of the tibia, a rich region oddly ignored throughout history. The area can sometimes be very painful to the touch, but it can be more useful than Liver 3 in treating any stagnation in the Liver channel, especially when it is attached to the emotional disorders of resentment and anger.
GB 34p is located posterior to GB 34, just under the head of the fibula, where the tendon attaches. When penetrated, the point radiates electrically down to the foot, just as P 6 goes to the finger. It works better than GB 34, and is more sensitive. If both Liver 8 and GB 34p are tender, it can indicate an emotional component to the disorder. I regularly use this treatment for digestive ailments, with excellent results.
Case Studies
A 28-year old female came to me with anxiety and constant, burning pain in her epigastric area, something she'd experienced for much of her adult life. She was highly sensitive to many foods and didn't eat much. Most of the medical specialists she consulted gave her the same patent answer: "There's nothing wrong with you; it's all in your head." She was very nervous and skeptical about acupuncture, but she was also desperate.
After the third treatment with the eight magic points, her gastric burning and discomfort began to diminish. I continued seeing her twice a week. A month later, she was eating comfortably, and was fairly calm. She's received so much relief from the eight magic points that even a job transfer hasn't kept her from traveling to continue occasional treatments with me.
I have found the eight magic points useful for patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation, as it is a wonderful balancing treatment. A 40-year old female with breast cancer was just finishing her course of radiation when she came to me for acupuncture. She looked literally lifeless. Mostly bedridden, she had become frail, pale and weak. Given her delicate digestion and poor appetite, she wasn't getting the nutrients she needed to recover her strength. I kept the treatment simple, using light needling with the eight magic points. When she returned to me for our second session, a light had already turned on in her eyes. Even her family noticed the dramatic difference in her qi. Continuing treatments, she began her recovery from the adverse effects of radiation.
A pregnant woman, 28, experiencing severe vomiting and persistent nausea, came to my clinic for help. I chose to use the eight magic points, but substituted LI 3 for LI 4, which is forbidden during pregnancy. Her symptoms abated immediately. She continued with me throughout her pregnancy, and ultimately had an unusually easy delivery. She is now the mother of a healthy, contented newborn.
The eight magic points performs wonders on people experiencing emotional upset, especially women with hormonal imbalances. A 42-year old female experiencing perimenopausal symptoms came to see me for her emotional distress. Hypersensitive to everything and everyone, she felt deeply depressed and completely controlled by her emotions. She was so anxious that she couldn't eat; she couldn't even lie still on my table for more than 20 minutes without getting antsy. I explored my toolbox of protocols and decided intuitively to try the eight magic points. At her next treatment session, she raved about how much better she felt. I continued using the eight magic points, which became the antidote for her intense emotional imbalance.
Learning From Dr. Tan
The first six months of my apprenticeship with Dr. Tan consisted of simply observing him in his bustling clinic. I was to ask no questions. He told me, "Once you learn it in your heart, your mind will understand." The Chinese teach by familiarity, which leads to an instinctual knowing (the tiger). Once the ground of knowing is established, the "why" is understood (the wings). The student becomes familiar by watching; masterful and responsive through doing and observing results; and, once they've grown their wings, creative, by developing a style uniquely theirs.
I'm just getting my wings under Dr. Tan, but my clinical practice has long taken flight with the success of these treatments and the tremendous results my patients experience. The beauty of a protocol like this is that, as with magic, we don't have to understand why it works, because we see for ourselves that it works. Consider the eight magic points. See for yourself that it is magic.
NYCTCM is proud to sponsor three CEU Seminars by Dr. Tan, August 20, 21 & 22 2010.
Friday Aug 20th: Clinical Wonders with Acupuncture 1, 2, 3
Saturday Aug 21st: Advance Balance Method - Introduction to Global Balance, New Format
Sunday Aug 22nd : Advance Balance Method - Treating Zang-Fu Disorders with Meridian-Conversion Therapy
To register for Dr. Tan's Seminars, and for more information, go to New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Continuing Education Seminars
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NYCTCM presents the Continuing Education Course for Acupuncturists - Master Xi's Clinical Application of Acupuncture Needle Techniques:
Tonifing and Reducing
Tonifing and Reducing
Speaker: Grand Master Dr. Yongjiang Xi
When: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Sun., 05/23/2010
(NCCAOM PDA Points: 3)
Dr. Xi will discuss needle quality and evaluation of acupuncture manipulations related to tonification and reduction, the relationships between strength of needle manipulation and tonification/reduction, differences between puncturing Qi points and puncturing muscle knots. He will also demonstrate needle techniques for some muscle-skeleton disorders, as well as needle techniques of hot-tonification/cold-reduction in both simple way and complicated ways. His son, Dr. Depei Xi will assist his teaching.
About the Speaker: Born in 1925, Dr. Yongjiang Xi graduated from the Chinese Medicine program in Shanghai China Medical Institute in 1943 and has practiced since then. In 1958 he joined as an acupuncture specialist and Professor in Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, became Director of the Acupuncture Program in 1980's. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Techniques of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, the nationwide textbook in China in 1986. He has practiced in Toronto, Canada since 1994.
Location:
New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
155 First St.
Mineola, NY 11501
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Acupuncture for Weight Loss & Acupuncture for Facial Rejuvenation (NCCAOM PDA Points: 14)Speaker:Prof. Wenzhu Ma, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China
Location:155 First Street, Mineola, NY
The lectures will be given in Chinese and translated into English
Seminar 2-1: Acupuncture for Weight Loss
Date: 10 AM - 6 PM, Sunday, 04/26
Fee: $135; fee for NYCTCM alumni or other school students, $108. fee for NYCTCM students: $70
Course objectives: Acupuncture for weight loss: the relationships between obesity and meridians, and viscera; TCM etiology and pathogenesis of obesity and the differences and similarities between Chinese and Western medicine; acupuncture differentiation for weight loss; other acupuncture methods like auricular acupuncture, electro-acupuncture.
Seminar 2-2: Acupuncture for Facial Rejuvenation
Date: 10 AM - 6 PM, Monday, 04/27
Fee: $135; fee for NYCTCM alumni or other school students, $108. fee for NYCTCM students: $70
Course objectives: Acupuncture for facial rejuvenation: the relationships between the meridian, viscera and the skin as well as the other factors like emotion, sleep, and menstruation. The course will introduce skin disorders: acne, freckles, chloasma, wrinkles, etc., and their etiology, pathogenesis, acupuncture diagnosis and treatment
About the Speaker: Dr. Wenzhu Ma, Professor and Director of Clinical Teaching Dept., School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Univ. of Chinese Medicine, China. She specializes in cosmetic acupuncture, simple obesity and other miscellaneous disorders like menstrual disorders and chronic fatigue. She has participated in more than 20 research projects and clinical trials. She has published over 40 articles and 10 books, and won 5 awards for excellent performance in research and teaching.
Michael Taromina Ethics Class at NYCTCM
- When: Sunday January 18th 9am-1pm
- Where: New York College of TCM 155 First Street, Mineola, NY 11501
- Fee: Students $65, Professionals $75
- CEU Info: 4 PDA's awarded that fulfill the NCCAOM requirement for Ethics and Safety
RSVP: James Shinol at Thinkacupuncture@aol.com or (516)509-5444
ASNY is a dedicated organizational member of NYSAC and
has volunteered to organize this event. All Proceeds go to Benefit New York
Acupuncture Coalition. Thank you!
Course Description:
This course delivers a detailed overview of AOM professional ethics, liability and risk by examining real cases. In the sensitive field of health care, a misconduct complaint or lawsuit is not always a result of a practitioner's bad behavior or judgment. Experienced and careful practitioners routinely find themselves facing the prospect of damaging professional disciplinary actions or litigation because they failed to utilize effective risk management strategies. This course will provide practitioners with effective risk management strategies.
Topics covered will include:
-Overview and emerging trends of risk for alternative health care providers
-Avoiding common ethical pitfalls for well-intentioned practitioners
-The correlation between NCCAOM and state misconduct complaints
-The relationship between litigation and ethical complaints
-In-depth analysis of real cases
Presenter:
Michael Taromina, Esq. has an extensive background representing and educating Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine practitioners, institutions, organizations and students. As the Chair of NCCAOMs Professional Ethics & Disciplinary Committee he co-drafted the Code of Ethics and Grounds for Discipline and oversees the adjudication of misconduct cases from all over the country.
As legal counsel to New York State Acupuncture Coalition (NYSAC) he has served an integral role in the drafting and lobbying effort to amend the New York State Acupuncture statute. He is also a Public Board Member (Alternate) of AAAOM and legal advisor to AAAOMs Herbal Medicine Committee, NCCAOMs Regulatory Affairs Task Force, TCM World Foundation, Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY) and Chinese Medical Science Foundation (CMSF). As a faculty member, Michael has designed and taught courses in health law, biomedical ethics, liability and practice management at Touro Colleges Graduate Program for Orient al Medicine, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Tri-State College of Acupuncture, New York College of Health Professions, Eastern School of Acupuncture & Traditional Medicine, Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences and Mercy College.
Contact: James Shinol at Thinkacupuncture@aol.com or (516)509-5444
More information:
In this article Your Right to Know at TCMworld.org Michael Taromina speaks about how standards of TCM practice differ from state to state.
This course delivers a detailed overview of AOM professional ethics, liability and risk by examining real cases. In the sensitive field of health care, a misconduct complaint or lawsuit is not always a result of a practitioner's bad behavior or judgment. Experienced and careful practitioners routinely find themselves facing the prospect of damaging professional disciplinary actions or litigation because they failed to utilize effective risk management strategies. This course will provide practitioners with effective risk management strategies.
Topics covered will include:
-Overview and emerging trends of risk for alternative health care providers
-Avoiding common ethical pitfalls for well-intentioned practitioners
-The correlation between NCCAOM and state misconduct complaints
-The relationship between litigation and ethical complaints
-In-depth analysis of real cases
Presenter:
Michael Taromina, Esq. has an extensive background representing and educating Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine practitioners, institutions, organizations and students. As the Chair of NCCAOMs Professional Ethics & Disciplinary Committee he co-drafted the Code of Ethics and Grounds for Discipline and oversees the adjudication of misconduct cases from all over the country.
As legal counsel to New York State Acupuncture Coalition (NYSAC) he has served an integral role in the drafting and lobbying effort to amend the New York State Acupuncture statute. He is also a Public Board Member (Alternate) of AAAOM and legal advisor to AAAOMs Herbal Medicine Committee, NCCAOMs Regulatory Affairs Task Force, TCM World Foundation, Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY) and Chinese Medical Science Foundation (CMSF). As a faculty member, Michael has designed and taught courses in health law, biomedical ethics, liability and practice management at Touro Colleges Graduate Program for Orient al Medicine, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Tri-State College of Acupuncture, New York College of Health Professions, Eastern School of Acupuncture & Traditional Medicine, Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences and Mercy College.
Contact: James Shinol at Thinkacupuncture@aol.com or (516)509-5444
More information:
In this article Your Right to Know at TCMworld.org Michael Taromina speaks about how standards of TCM practice differ from state to state.
"Timing, on the other hand, was not favorable to the legal birth of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)--and other CAM therapies--in the U.S. State laws created the practice of TCM in the U.S. Unlike Western medicine, the practice of TCM in this country did not widely preexist the laws governing it. (Prior to state legislation, TCM was permitted, if at all, under licensed physician statutes. Remarkably, this is still the case today in some states.) Despite being much older in theory and practice, TCM was only recently imported to the U.S. and therefore subject to unique interpretations by each state. (Note: Historically the U.S. expanded westward by influx of immigration from the West. Had Eastern immigration waves started earlier, we may have developed a dual medical system.) Most significantly, TCM laws were (and still are) enacted under the enormous political influence and control of the embedded Western medical establishment. Medical supervision, medical referral, and medical recommendation are just a few of the many statutory controls Western medicine enjoys over TCM.
The result: Forty states and counting with some form of a TCM practice act, each one with a different scope of practice--a supreme long-term set of problems for the practice, practitioner and public."
Two Experts from Beijing to Talk About Shen (Spirit) in Chinese Medicine
Continuing Education Classes for Acupuncturists & Students
Sponsored by New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
10 AM - 5: 30 PM,
November 9, 2008
Room 106, 155 First Street,
Mineola, NY 11501
Jing (Essence), Qi (Energy) and Shen (Spirit) are Three Treasures described in Chinese Medicine. The doctrine also says that the superior practitioners are focusing their treatment on Shen (Spirit), while general practitioners focus on the Xing (Physical).
Recently, most practitioners of Chinese medicine have come to know the importance of Shen (Spirit), but how much this concept is really applied in their practice is still a question mark.
At this November 9 seminar, two experts from Beijing, China will give a talk about applying the concept of Shen in clinical practice.
Fees:
$60 for both talks, discounts for Acupuncture students and NYCTCM alumni
For details on these two seminars and to learn more about the NYCTCM CEU program, please go to the New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine website CEU page where you can download the registration form.
(3 PDA Points Pending NCCAOM Approval)
Speaker: Yemeng Chen, L.Ac., FICAE
Day: 09/28/08, 2:00 PM -5:00 PM
Location: NYCTCM, Room 106 155 First Street, Mineola, NY 11501
Course Description:
In our car-oriented society, whiplash injury cases are commonly seen in acupuncture practice. The lecture will introduce the viewpoint of whiplash injury, pattern differentiation and especially analysis of Musculo-Tendino Meridian theory applied in whiplash injury cases. Special acupuncture needle techniques corresponding to the musculo-tendino meridian system and points selection related to different complications will be introduced as well as effective Chinese herbal formulas and Tui Na manipulations. Demonstration included.
Read Dr. Chen's paper on Treating Whiplash Injuries with Acupuncture.
About the Speaker:
Yemeng Chen, L.Ac., FICAE, is the President of NYCTCM and the Vice-Chair of the New York State Board for Acupuncture. He also serves as an At-Large Member of Executive Committee and Chair of the Herbal Committee of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine. He has 23 years of experience as a practitioner, researcher and educator in Chinese medicine with numerous publications.
Registration:
3 CEUs, $60 ($75 after 09/18), $45 for students ($60 after 09/18). Please download the registration form and mail it with your payment to
NYCTCM
ATT: Dr. Xu, Program Coordinator
Continuing Education Program
155 First Street
Mineola, NY 11501
Telephone: (516) 739-1545
email: Email CEU
Registration Form:
CEU_082308.pdf
Speaker: Yemeng Chen, L.Ac., FICAEDay: 09/28/08, 2:00 PM -5:00 PM
Location: NYCTCM, Room 106 155 First Street, Mineola, NY 11501
Course Description:
In our car-oriented society, whiplash injury cases are commonly seen in acupuncture practice. The lecture will introduce the viewpoint of whiplash injury, pattern differentiation and especially analysis of Musculo-Tendino Meridian theory applied in whiplash injury cases. Special acupuncture needle techniques corresponding to the musculo-tendino meridian system and points selection related to different complications will be introduced as well as effective Chinese herbal formulas and Tui Na manipulations. Demonstration included.
Read Dr. Chen's paper on Treating Whiplash Injuries with Acupuncture.
About the Speaker:
Yemeng Chen, L.Ac., FICAE, is the President of NYCTCM and the Vice-Chair of the New York State Board for Acupuncture. He also serves as an At-Large Member of Executive Committee and Chair of the Herbal Committee of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine. He has 23 years of experience as a practitioner, researcher and educator in Chinese medicine with numerous publications.
Registration:
3 CEUs, $60 ($75 after 09/18), $45 for students ($60 after 09/18). Please download the registration form and mail it with your payment to
NYCTCM
ATT: Dr. Xu, Program Coordinator
Continuing Education Program
155 First Street
Mineola, NY 11501
Telephone: (516) 739-1545
email: Email CEU
Registration Form:
CEU_082308.pdf
