Experts Teach Physicians About Acupuncture

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Experts Teach Physicians About Acupuncture. While patients’ appetite for complementary and alternative medicine has increased, many of these modalities are not taught in medical school. Acupuncture has been practiced in China for nearly 3 millennia. In a few decades the practice has spread worldwide. Yet, how does Acupuncture work? What conditions can acupuncture treat? And how can we find skilled acupuncture practitioners?

For these questions and more, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s Integrative Medicine experts. Welcome Dr David Wang who trained as a physician and as a scientist in China. He practiced medicine in Beijing prior to moving to the United States where he has been practicing acupuncture since 1995. He has been a faculty member at Ohio State University Center for Integrative Medicine now since 2005 and is nationally recognized and active in multiple Traditional Chinese Medicine professional organizations. Alongside David, we have Dr Linda Chun, who is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine. She serves as the program director of Ohio State University’s Integrative Medicine Fellowship.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • To identify the primary conditions that acupuncture may address.
  • To understand the contraindications associated with acupuncture
  • Present evidence for acupuncture for common conditions.
  • Discuss when to consider acupuncture and how to find an acupuncturist for your patient.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Training
  • Children
  • Referrals
  • Dry Needling
  • Duration
  • Additional Modalities

    You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

    Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

    Learn About Acupuncture on CME Webcast

    OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Acupuncture on CME Webcast. Today, we’re going to take an in-depth look at acupuncture and its role in the treatment of symptoms and conditions. Joining me is pain management specialist and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Dr. Melissa Tornero-Bold. Melissa, some physicians view acupuncture as just having a placebo effect.

    View a video introduction of this webcast

    What you’ll learn in this webcast

    As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: RECOGNIZE Integrating Modern Medicine and Acupuncture, in the setting of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and DESCRIBE Locations and Properties of Important Acupuncture Points for various medical conditions.

    You’ll also learn about the following:

    • Whether the data shows that acupuncture can be effective
    • How does one learn to do acupuncture

    You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

    Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.