Acupuncture Orthopedics — Case Consultation & Clinical Support Meetings

Future Meetings:

• On-Line: 2nd Thursday, 1-4 pm Pacific Time: June 13, July 11, August 8, 2024
• In-person: Charlottesville, Virginia; Santa Cruz, California:   TBD. Please contact us for more information and to register

How does it work?

• Open to all practitioners of acupuncture, regardless of background, license type or experience (students may apply by furnishing evidence of enrollment in an accredited Masters or Doctorate degree-granting program in acupuncture)
• The instructor will invite 3-6 participants per meeting, on a first-come-first serve basis, to present their cases
• No advance submission of written reports required, but please be prepared to present cases organized in SOAP format (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan), along with your priority questions
• The instructor will lead and moderate peer review, discussion, and advice
• Participants share knowledge and experience -- learn from, and network with other acupuncturists

21 hours (7 x 3-hour meetings*) required for Certification in Acupuncture Orthopedics

When COVID Shelter-in-Place orders were first issued in March, 2020, the DAOM program where I was serving as an Clinic Supervisor was faced with the problem of how to deliver quality educational and training of hands-on material via on-line meetings. We soon found a surprising benefit: by switching from passive observation of instructor demonstration to active discussion of students' cases from their own clinics, participants found they gained at least as much if not more from on-line meetings--so much so, that many asked the school to continue the case study and mentorship format, even after the clinic re-opened for in-person observation! This is the inspiration to add on-line Case Consultation and Clinical Support meetings to the Certification program.