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Course overview
This is a 30 hour (19 + 6 + 5 hours) Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredited course designed for medical doctors (MD/DO), licensed acupuncturists, and chiropractors (who already practice acupuncture). It assumes that participants already have a fundamental understanding of human anatomy, physiology, and diseases. It involves online live webinars, home study, and live in-personal tutorials.
What is structure-based medical acupuncture?
Structure-based medical acupuncture is acupuncture that adjusts human structure to improve function and treat disease through a structure analysis method. It utilizes both ancient and modern, Chinese and Western medicine principles and understandings of human structure. It looks at acupuncture and manual therapies' sites of effect, ways of stimulation, and mechanisms of action with a new point of view. It uses structure as the basis, with improvement of function as the goal. It studies the patterns of acupuncture, understands the uses of acupuncture, and brings forth new acupuncture methods. The goal is to find an easier way to understand, master, and teach clinical acupuncture.
Why take this course?
This course takes a different approach to teaching acupuncture compared to conventional acupuncture schools and courses. It takes a structure-based approach to acupuncture which is compatible with Western medicine theories and will add to your current medical knowledge. Treatments are expected to provide instantaneous pain relief, even if pain is longstanding and chronic. Furthermore, the course teaches the "secret" of acupuncture and a "short-cut" method to practicing acupuncture, which avoids having to learn extensive Traditional Chinese Medicine theory.
Course Outline
Part 1 involves once a week online live webinars (~3 hours each, presented in the evenings) for 6 weeks.
Part 2 involves a one-day in-person live practicum and demonstration.
Part 3 involves a one-day in-person live advanced practicum.
Online live webinar (W), Home video (V), Home study (S), In-person live course (IP)
Part 1 - Introduction and Theory (19 hrs)
Day 1- Acupuncture basics (W)
Xie acupuncture video (V)
Day 2 - Science and practice of acupuncture (W)
Home reading (S)
Day 3 - The myofascial system (W)
Day 4 - Scientific approach to acupuncture (W)
Day 5 - Structure-based medical acupuncture introduction and key points (W)
Day 6 - Structure-based medical acupuncture assessment and case presentations (W)
Part 2 - Practicum and Demonstration (6 hrs)
Palpation exercises (IP)
Needling exercises (IP)
Meridian tracing and needling of major acupuncture points (IP)
Selected simple acupuncture techniques (IP)
Putting it all together (IP)
Patient demonstration (IP)
Part 3 - Advanced Practicum (5 hrs)
Low back (IP)
Hip (IP)
Knee (IP)
Foot and ankle (IP)
Lower extremity nerves (IP)
Biography
About the instructor
Dr. Chi Tang, MD, FAAMA is an associate professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University where he majored in biomedical engineering, and his medical degree from the University of North Carolina. He completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Michigan, and a subsequent year of fellowship training in PM&R Sports Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Tang has clinical expertise in medical acupuncture, and is a graduate of the Helms Medical Institute course in 2009. In 2015, he did a travelling fellowship to the 301 Peoples Liberation Army General Hospital in Beijing, China to further his acupuncture studies, and since then has received further extensive training. He has given numerous lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on acupuncture. Dr. Tang's current clinical practice involves 2 full days of acupuncture where a majority of the patients are self-pay. Dr. Tang also has clinical expertise in musculoskeletal ultrasound, fluoroscopic guided pain management injections, and platelet rich plasma injections, having taught numerous courses on these techniques as well. He evaluates and treats all musculoskeletal injuries using various non-operative techniques.
Photos
Dr. Tang performing acupuncture in the training room on St. Louis Rams football players.
Dr. Tang during his master-apprentice induction ceremony with "shifu" Ling Guan in Hainan, China.
Course Reviews
"Dr. Tang has done a wonderful job of putting together a massive amount of great information and research!! Thank you." - Linda S.
"Hands-on practice with each other was very useful, since we can ask each other for feedback in a way that's usually difficult for patients to give in real time." - Amelia N.
"I appreciate the interactive nature of the session. I was surprised to find that the mix of recorded lecture and subsequent commentary by him actually kept me engaged." - Chris R.
"Cases were great. Very interactive and good to see how we can critically think, apply, and adjust treatment for acupuncture." - Tracey I.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Awarded for this Activity
American Medical Association (AMA)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis designates this live activity for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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