114 Hours Online CE
Kickstart your mastery of acupuncture anatomy
Heighten your confidence
Strengthen your practice
Become a game-changerin medical acupuncture
Take your understandingto the next level
SEE WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND COURSE FEESPresented and directed by Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, FAAMA
ADVANCEDMEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE FOR VETERINARIANS
LEARN FROM THE LEADER. WHERE VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE MET SCIENCE.ABOUT THE COURSE
Dr. Robinson designed the Advanced Medical Acupuncture (AMA) curriculum to further elevate the bar for veterinary acupuncturists who have graduated from the Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians (MAV) program, the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, or the Chi Institute. The science of medical acupuncture is progressing rapidly. There is no need to remain in a rut, doing the same treatments with the same protocols day after day. Find out now how to make acupuncture mainstream, first-line care!
As with CuraCore’s other continuing education programs, Dr. Robinson seeks, through AMA, to cultivate leadership and professionalism among integrative medical practitioners. She does so by challenging her colleagues and students to transcend passive acceptance of traditional practice for both conventional and integrative medicine and to develop higher standards of care based on rational methodologies, evidence-informed best practices, and patient advocacy.
Required Text:
Interactive Medical Acupuncture Anatomy by Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, FAAMA,
published by CRC Press, March 2, 2016 by Teton NewMedia - ISBN 9781591610205 - CAT#N11696
The course will refer frequently to required reading assignments from this book.
(Available through Amazon.)
GOALS OF THE PROGRAM
COURSE CONTENT, ACCESS, AND ELIGIBILITY
Participants will gain access to the online materials for 12 months following their enrollment. Content includes modules that participants can complete at their own pace. Each module may contain videos, reading assignments, and homework. Each participant must finish the program within the 12-month access period in order to receive a certificate of completion. Must be a graduate of Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians, Chi Institute, or IVAS, and have a current veterinary license to practice.
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
This course is RACE/NYSED approved. Please contact your state’s licensing agency or comparable regulatory board (if you practice outside of the United States) in order to determine whether this course qualifies for 114 continuing education credits. Those who satisfy all requirements of the program will receive a certificate of completion.
• Design better, more comprehensive, and longer lasting acupuncture treatments.
• Address local, regional and systemic issues through restorative neuromodulation.
• Promote strictly scientific approaches.
• Critically evaluate acupuncture research, claims, and paradigms.
• Implement electroacupuncture and other adjunctive acupuncture approaches safely and effectively.
• Educate colleagues and clients about the value of medical acupuncture.
• Confidently introduce medical acupuncture and related techniques into clinical work as first-line treatment options.
COURSE SYLLABUS FOR ADVANCED MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE
Module 1. Relevance of Connective Tissue
Explore the relevance of connective tissues to acupuncture. Myofascial palpation informs us of the state of the patient’s connective tissue. It also serves as the vehicle, in part, for our treatment with medical acupuncture and related techniques.
Module 2. A Modern Perspective on Acupuncture
Review the landscape of medical acupuncture and its modernization, based on material drawn from the Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians program.
Module 3. Neuromodulation
Learn the general approaches to neuromodulation and how acupuncture works through central, peripheral, and autonomic pathways.
Module 4. Applied Acupuncture Neuroanatomy
Investigate the anatomy and physiology of select acupuncture points in veterinary medicine.
Module 5. Applied Acupuncture Neuroanatomy
Many critics of acupuncture know little to nothing about neuromodulation or the connective tissue changes that take place as a consequence of needling. Gain confidence in educating skeptics and refuting false statements.
Module 6. Physiology of Acupuncture Analgesia
Study how acupuncture affects the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems and myofascial substrate to alleviate discomfort.
Module 7. Autonomic Nervous System Physiology
Acupuncture points connect to autonomic nervous system structures that influence internal organ function and system-wide physiologic states. Refine
and refresh your awareness.
Module 8. Functional Brain Imaging and Acupuncture
Can fMRI scans actually determine how stimulation of a certain point “lights up” certain areas distinctly differently than do other points? Examine the reality of what functional brain imaging tells us about how acupuncture works.
Module 9. MAIN Treatment Approaches for Problems of the Head and Neck
Develop and critique treatment approaches based on the principles and practices of neuromodulation and myofascial interventions. Begin practicing the application of Medical Acupuncture and Integrative Neuromodulation® or MAIN.
Module 10. MAIN Treatment Approaches for Orthopedic Problems
Think deeply and creatively about musculoskeletal issues rather than memorize lists of points and targets.
Module 11. Acupuncture Past, Present, and Future
Learn about acupuncture practices that exist outside of science.
Module 12. MAIN for 50 Common and Not-So-Common Conditions (5 parts)
Employ the MAIN approach to build treatment protocols for 50 common and not-so-common conditions.
NOTE: Our curriculum evolves as new information becomes available. The ma-terial contained herein is thus subject to change as needed in order to optimize your education.
View our full curriculum at: curacore.org
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READY FOR A DEEP DIVE INTO MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE?
Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, FAAMA Dr. Robinson is a leading authority on scientific integrative medicine from a One Health perspective, with over two decades of practicing, teaching, and writing about integrative medical approaches in both veterinary and human osteopathic medicine. In 1998, Dr. Robinson launched Colorado State University’s first integrative medicine service and for eight years directed CSU’s Center for Comparative and Integrative Pain Medicine. Over the past two decades, Dr. Robinson has taught a variety of popular, scientifically based continuing education courses, ranging from medical acupuncture and massage to botanical and photomedicine.
Dr. Robinson holds a Bachelor of Arts (AB) degree from Harvard/Radcliffe, a doctorate in osteopathic medicine (DO) from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and a doctorate in veterinary medicine (DVM) and master’s degree in biomedical sciences (MS) from the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She is a fellow within the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA). She also serves on the American Board of Medical Acupuncture, the board-certifying organization for physician medical acupuncturists, and the AAMA Board of Directors.
