Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 > Misha Cohen OMD LAc <TCMclinicSF > January 12, 2005 7:32:55 PM PST > Practitioners re HCV <TCMclinicSF > HCV Course spaces available > > > Attention: Practitioners who were told that the HCV Course is full. > > The course size has been expanded! > > The purpose of this e-mail is to tell you that there are now 7 new > spaces available in the " Hepatitis C Professional Certification > Course " to be held in San Francisco on February 4, 5 and 6, 2005. > > Due to increased enrollments, we have moved the course to a larger > location nearby. Enrollment was initially limited to 35. There are > now 43 enrolled, out of a total of 50. > > You may wish to take one of the 7 available spaces. > > If you are indeed interested in attending, please submit your forms > right away. The latest we can accept enrollments is Monday evening, > January 17th, or whenever the 7 spaces are taken, whichever comes > first. > > In order to register, please promptly: > > --request that we e-mail the Application and Registration forms to > you (as attachments in Word) for you to print out, or > > --provide us with a fax number so that we can fax the forms to you. > > Alternately, you can download the forms directly from the web: > Course Application and Course Registration. > __________ > Information about the course is as follows: > > The 8th offering of the " Hepatitis C Professional Certification > Course " is an extraordinary course that trains acupuncturists to use > Chinese medicine and other natural medicine practices, either alone or > in conjunction with chemotherapy, to treat hepatitis C and its > associated complications. > > The alarming increase in the numbers of our clients who have been > diagnosed with hepatitis C requires all of us to have the latest > knowledge and protocols available in our clinic practices. The need > for acupuncturists to create comprehensive and effective treatment > plans specifically for hepatitis C clients is very real indeed. > > Comments from recent attendees include: > > " The course was one of my highlights in acupuncture education...it was > very well put together and of the highest quality. " > > " I found it very refreshing to be at a TCM seminar that was based > around scientific information. " > > " Lots of topics, not a light-fluffy course. " > > " I came into the class with virtually no experience in working with > HCV patients, and now I feel ready to go! " > > Because the technology of treating hepatitis C is unfolding so > rapidly, the course content has been updated to include all the latest > information, as well as six hours of advance study and an open-book > test prior to the first day of the course. > > The confirmed faculty is: > > --Misha Ruth Cohen, OMD, L.Ac. (Clinic Director of Chicken Soup > , Founder of Quan Yin Healing Arts Center, Visiting > Researcher at UCSF Institute for Health and Aging) > > --Robert G. Gish, MD (Medical Director of California Pacific Medical > Center Liver Transplant Program, Faculty member at UCSF) > > --Lyn Patrick, NMD (Naturopathic Physician, member of Hepatitis C > Caring Ambassadors Program) > > This course will cover comprehensive Western and Eastern medical > treatment programs, specific programs of self-care available to > patients and their families, recent insights regarding the effects of > nutrition, herbs, and daily exercise which can make big differences > for your patients, as well as treatment protocols and other relevant > knowledge that you can use in your clinic immediately after taking the > course. > > This course also includes Grand Rounds with a number of people > affected in different ways by this complicated virus. > > The " Hepatitis C Professional Certification Course " begins on Friday > afternoon with review of the participants' advance-study tests, > followed by lectures, interactive discussions, and grand rounds. > Several interim tests will assess participants' comprehension as the > course progresses. There is an open-book post-test on Sunday > afternoon. > > Upon successful completion of the course and tests, you will earn the > designation of " HCV Certified Practitioner " and will receive a formal > certificate (suitable for framing). You will be listed as an " HCV > Certified Practitioner " on our web site. > > CEU's earned for full attendance have been increased to 33, including > 6 for advance study plus 27 for the three days in San Francisco. > Details are below. CEU status is: > --33 CEU's are already approved in California and Florida. > --24 CAE hours are already approved in Texas. > --33 CEU's are already approved for RN's. > > This three-day course takes place in the Mission District on Valencia > Street, between 15th and 16th Streets, San Francisco). > > It meets as follows: > > --from 2:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, February 4th, > --from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 5th, and > --from 9:00 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, February 6th. > > (Course objectives and detailed schedule are below.) > > The fee is $545, discounted to $435 for first-year acupuncturists. > An installment-payment plan is offered. In the past, a number of > acupuncturists have benefited from being sponsored by their > organizations. > > Feel free to contact us with your questions. > > Most importantly, contact us promptly for the Application and > Registration forms if you would like to enroll. > > Yours in health, > Misha > > Misha Ruth Cohen, OMD > www.DocMisha.com > ___________ > More details are as follows: > > In this course, you will learn to use Chinese traditional medicine as > complementary or alternative to Western medical treatment for > Hepatitis C virus and associated complications. After completion, you > will be able to make informed referrals to Western physicians and > providers, as well as use the basic knowledge you have learned for > integrated case management with Western providers. Best of all, you > will be able to use the protocols described in the course in your > practice immediately. > __________ > Advance Study: > > Learning this specialized course material depends upon fresh > recollection of certain fundamental knowledge related to diagnosis and > treatment of HCV in both eastern and western medical approaches. So > that the course can proceed effectively, each participant agrees to > prepare by completing six hours of study prior to coming to the > course. > > This advance study involves reading certain chapters in the course > textbook as well as other materials available at web sites online, and > completing an open-book test that is taken at home and turned in upon > arrival at the course in San Francisco. > ___________ > Course Objectives: > > #1.) Participants will refresh their knowledge of fundamentals of > the liver, its physiology and pathology. Participants will learn > terminology and definitions related to hepatitis C. > > #2.) Participants will refresh their knowledge of fundamentals of > reading lab tests and imaging reports (such as ultrasound and MRI) and > biopsy reports. > > #3.) Participants will demonstrate knowledge of hepatitis C > terminology, reading lab tests and imaging reports and biopsy reports. > > #4.) Participants will learn the most up-to-date information from > the CDC and other related agencies regarding the epidemiology and > transmission of hepatitis C. > > #5.) Participants will learn detailed Chinese traditional diagnosis > in Hepatitis C. > > #6.) Participants will learn how Eastern and Western medicine can > interact in treating people with hepatitis C. Participants will learn > how to develop treatment programs as a Chinese medicine practitioner > to allow for integration with Western practitioners. > > #7.) Participants will learn Medical Qi Gong for hepatitis C in > order to teach it to patients in their clinics. > > #8.) Participants will learn current Western approaches to > hepatitis C including current pharmaceutical treatment in order to > interact with Western practitioners. Participants will advance and > expand their ability to read lab tests, imaging reports such as > ultrasound and MRI, and biopsy reports, and their application to > Eastern and Western treatment. > > #9.) Participants will demonstrate knowledge of Western medicine > approaches to hepatitis C, epidemiology, and Chinese diagnosis. > > #10.) Participants will learn how support groups work and how to > make referrals to Western practitioners and therapists. > > #11.) Participants will learn dietary and nutritional approaches to > hepatitis C, using Eastern and Western understanding of the physiology > and pathology in hepatitis C and nutrition. Participants will learn > how nutrition is used in each stage of disease as determined by lab > tests and biopsy reports as well as Chinese diagnosis. > > #12.) Participants will learn about important co-infection issues > such as co-infection of HCV with HIV, HBV, HAV and other viral > infections. Participants will learn harm reduction as it applies to > hepatitis C. > > #13.) Participants will learn acupuncture protocols for hepatitis C. > > #14.) Participants will demonstrate knowledge of nutrition > information and co-infection issues. > > #15.) Participants will learn Chinese herbal treatment protocols > for hepatitis C. > > #16.) Participants will learn specific herbal formulas for HCV and > related issues. > > #17.) Participants will learn how to develop case-managed treatment > plans. Participants will learn how to promote client self-care as > part of a treatment plan. > > #18.) Participants will learn to interact with patients who have > varying presentations of HCV disease. > > #19.) Participants will demonstrate knowledge of acupuncture, > herbs, and case management, as applied in case studies. > > #20.) Participants will review any unanswered questions and give > feedback to course presenters. > ___________ > Textbook: > > The Hepatitis C Help Book (paperback version), the definitive book on > Hepatitis C that offers an East/West approach to management of this > chronic disease, will be used as the course text. (Co-authors are > course faculty members, Dr. Cohen and Dr. Gish.) > > Additional study materials (including web sites accessible online) > are required for the advance study modules. > ___________ > Language of Instruction: English > ___________ > Status of Continuing Education credits: > > ---State of California: This course has been approved by the > California Acupuncture Board, Provider Number CEP 104, for 33 hours of > continuing education. > > ---State of Florida: Approval has been granted of 33 CE credits by > the Florida Board of Acupuncture for Purposes of Continuing Education > Credit (16 General, 8 Laboratory Test Findings, 3 Image Findings, 3 > HIV/AIDS, 2 Medical Errors, 1 End-of-Life and Palliative Health > Care). The Course Identification Number is 20-44127. > > ---State of Texas: 24 CAE hours (18 credits general, 5 credits > herbal, and one credit ethics) have been approved by the Texas State > Board of Acupuncture Examiners. The total number of CAE hours > available to Texas practitioners is 24. > > ---Nursing: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered > Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13285, for 33 contact hours. > ___________ > Course fee: > > Fee includes advance study modules plus all classes Friday afternoon > through Sunday evening, all handouts, refreshment breaks, Saturday > luncheon, all exam materials, continuing education credits, and Wall > Certificate as an " HCV Certified Practitioner " (with full attendance > and passing of all tests). > > --Licensed Acupuncturist $545 > --Licensed Acupuncturist first year in practice $435 (20% discount) > --Special Admission $ _____ (see your supervisor or sponsor for > details) > --Plus $20 if you need a copy of The Hepatitis C Help Book (the text > for the course). > > Please e-mail us for details if you are interested in paying in > installments. > __________ > Detailed course schedule: > > Advance Study Modules: > (130 minutes) Review of liver physiology and pathology. > Introduction to Hepatitis C - terminology and definitions > (130 minutes) Labs, Biopsy and Imaging for HCV > (45 minutes) First Test - terminology, labs, biopsy, > imaging (bring completed test to class) > > Starting/Ending times on Friday, Feb. 4th: > 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Registration, turn in First Test, take Pre-test > 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Overview and Review First Test > 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Epidemiology and Transmission of Hepatitis C > 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Break > 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM Chinese traditional diagnosis in Hepatitis C > (Cohen) > 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM Overview of East/West comprehensive program > for HCV > 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Reception at Quan Yin > > Starting/Ending times on Saturday, Feb. 5th: > 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Medical Qi Gong for Hepatitis C > 10:00 AM - 12:15 PM Current Western approaches to Hepatitis C. > Reading lab tests - application to treatment > 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Second test - Western medicine, Epidemiology, > Chinese diagnosis > 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Walk to lunch/break > 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Working Lunch/Buffet Banquet: Advocacy and > Referral Issues > 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Break > 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Nutritional Considerations, Eastern & Western > 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Break > 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Co-Infection Issues: HIV, HBV, HAV and other > viral infections/Harm reduction > 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM Acupuncture treatment for Hepatitis C > 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Third Test - Nutrition, Co-infection > > Starting/Ending times on Sunday, Feb. 6th: > 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Chinese Herbal Treatment protocols > 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break > 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Herbal Medicine for HCV > 11:45 AM - 12:00 noon Break > 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM Working Lunch: Comprehensive Treatment > Plans/Case Management/Self-Care > 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Break > 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM Grand Rounds with Hepatitis C Patients > 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Break > 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Post test -Acupuncture, Herbs, Case Studies, > Case Management > 5:45 PM - 6:10 PM Course wrap-up > ___________ > Upon registration, we will provide you with a list of local > accommodations (hotels, hostels, and parking), as well as facilitate > participants to make arrangements directly with others to share > accommodations. > ___________ > For further information: > Call Rosalie at (707) 773-0176 > Or e-mail to <TCMclinicSF > > If you do not wish to receive future e-mail from us, please let us > know (via " reply " e-mail at <TCMclinicSF) the specific > e-mail addresses that you wish to have removed from our list. > Chinese Herbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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