Debra Betts

• 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

Goals & Objectives

Participants will have strategies to engage in conversations using western medical research evidence to answer questions such as ‘is acupuncture in pregnancy safe?

Participants will also be able to correctly the use western medical research terminology such as statistical significance, clinical significance, confidence intervals, efficacy, effectiveness and pragmatic trials to confidently discuss the evidence base for the use of maternity acupuncture.

Detailed Outline

• The ‘why’ of research and understanding key concepts from acupuncture research
• The ‘what not to say’ to establish your credibly. A look at the common mistakes and examples of how you can present research to promote your clinical practice