New Zealand (NZRA)

• Treatment of nausea in clinical practice
• Treatment of hyperemesis in clinical practice
• Treatment of threatened miscarriage in clinical practice
• Treatment of Pre-labour rupture of membranes in clinical practice
• Red flag for nausea, hyperemesis and Pre-labour rupture of membranes
• Treatment of anxiety and depression in clinical practice
• Treatment with acupuncture in postpartum period

Goals and Objectives

1. Acupuncturists taking this class can expect to:
2. Understand key research terms to use when discussing research with medical colleagues to promote professional credibility
3. Understand how to use key research terms from the evidence base when advertising or promoting their pregnancy practice
4. Identify quality studies that they can share and discuss with medical colleagues and the public 
5. Understand how to write a case history from clinical practice for publication

• Why research – initial concepts
• Why becoming research literature has value and looking at the concepts of statistical and clinical significance
• Using the critical analysis checklist for an RCT
• Understanding different types of research: Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods research
• Considerations for reading a RCT paper
• Understanding terminology around pragmatic trials and the difference between effectiveness and efficacy
• Research in practice – findings from PhD research: The use of Acupuncture in threatened miscarriage – a mixed methods study
• Academic writing: Case histories
• Understanding Systematic Reviews

Learning objectives:

1. Participants will learn to recognize and treat luo pathology.
2. Participants will deepen their understanding latency and its association with emotional trauma.
3. Participants will explore the nature of the differences between pre-natal resources and post-natal processing.
4. Participants will review and expand their knowledge of the luo-collateral points, pathways and functions.

Course Outline:

• Overview of the channel system and the luo-collaterals place in it.
• Ying qi & blood for emotional processing.
• 16 Luo points.  Transverse vs. Longitudinal Luos, Greater Luos and Constitutitonal Luos
• Resistance to Change
• Markers for Luo pathology
• Mental-emotional aspects of each of the 16 Luos
• Functions, symptoms associated with fullness and emptiness
• Treatment strategies: 4 approaches to treating the luos.
• Conclusions, questions and answers

This course will cover:

• Neuropuncture acupoint locations, neuroanatomy and spinal innervations, functions and conditions treated for each point
• Clinical assessment exam on pain upon palpitation (PUP)
• Applying Electrical Acupuncture to Neuropuncture acupoints with researched clinical outcomes
• Understanding Electrical Acupoints and how and when to apply it
• Case studies and integrated protocols
• Introduction to Neuropuncture, scalp acupuncture and auricular acupuncture