Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 > TCMclinicSF > August 15, 2005 6:08:57 PM PDT > Practitioners with Hep C patients <TCMclinicSF > HCV Course in San Francisco > > > > Practitioners with Hep C patients > > There are a few spaces still available. The course starts in 4 weeks. > > The 9th offering of the Hepatitis C Professional Certification > Course takes place on September 9, 10, and 11. > > In this course, you will learn to use Chinese medicine and other > natural medicine practices, either alone or in conjunction with > chemotherapy, to treat hepatitis C and its associated complications. > > This course is updated to include the latest knowledge as well as > new material. > > You can earn up to 33 CEU's, if this would benefit you. > > Full course details are below my signature. > > If you would like to reserve one of the remaining spaces, please > contact me right away, as we are receiving enrollments every day > and the course is filling. > > Sincerely, > Rosalie <TCMclinicSF > Assistant to Misha Cohen, OMD, L.Ac. > Home office: (707) 773-0176 tel, (707) 773-0177 fax > _________________________________ > > In order to register, please promptly mail or fax to us your > completed Application and Registration forms. > > You may obtain these two forms in the method that is easiest for > you, as follows: > > --Download them from: > http://www.docmisha.com/applying/hepatitis_help/05-1certification.html > > --Request that we e-mail them to you (as attachments in PDF format). > > --Provide us with a fax number so that we can fax them to you. > > __________ > Full information about the course is as follows: > > 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. > > " Thank you for the best continuing education class that I've ever > taken. The course was brilliantly organized and presented. " > > " I found it very refreshing to be at a TCM seminar that was based > around scientific information. " > > " This was the best post-graduate course I have taken...not for > lightweights! > > " 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 directly involving 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 " Hepatitis C Certified Practitioner " and will > receive a formal certificate (suitable for framing). You will be > listed on our web site as a " Hepatitis C Certified Practitioner " . > > CEU's earned for full attendance are 33, including 6 for Advance > Study plus 27 for the three days in the classroom. CEU status is: > --33 CEU's are approved in California. > --33 CE credits are approved in Florida. > --24 CAE hours are approved in Texas. > --33 CEU's are approved for RN's. > (More details regarding CEU's are below.) > > This three-day course takes place at Quan Yin Healing Arts Center > in the Mission District (address: 455 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, September 9th, > --from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 10th, and > --from 9:00 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, September 11th. > > (Course objectives and detailed schedule are below.) > > Tuition is $580, discounted to $490 for first-year acupuncturists. > In the past, a number of acupuncturists have benefited from being > sponsored by their organizations. > > Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Most > importantly, please send in your Application and Registration forms > if you would like to attend. > > ___________ > Course Description: > > 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. > > For the Advance Study modules (completed before the classroom > sessions begin), participants will need access to a computer in > order to print out documents as well as read documents on the > computer and respond electronically. > ___________ > 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. > > #21.) Participants will develop their skills using the computer > and the Internet in order to access information available in the > current medical world regarding hepatitis C. Participants will > practice using e-mail and attached files for communicating with > other practitioners and with their clients. Participants will > become familiar with information sources on the Internet that their > clients may be using to inform themselves. > ___________ > Textbook: > > The Hepatitis C Help Book, 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: 33 CE credits (16 General, 8 Laboratory Test > Findings, 3 Image Findings, 3 HIV/AIDS, 2 Medical Errors, and 1 > Palliative Health Care) have been approved by the Florida Board of > Acupuncture for Purposes of Continuing Education Credit. > > State of Texas: 25 CAE hours have been approved by the Texas State > Board of Acupuncture Examiners (19 credits general, 5 credits > herbal, and one credit ethics). The total number of CAE hours > available to Texas practitioners is 25. > > Nursing: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered > Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13285, for 33 contact hours. > ___________ > Course tuition: > > Tuition 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 a " Hepatitis C Certified > Practitioner " (with full attendance and passing of all tests). > > --Licensed Acupuncturist $580 > --Licensed Acupuncturist first year in practice $490 (15% 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). > > Full cancellation refunds may be made until noon, August 19, 2005 > minus a nonrefundable $50 fee, or until noon, August 26, 2005 minus > a nonrefundable $100 fee. No refunds are granted after noon on > August 26th; however partial credit for fees paid may be applied to > a future course. > ___________ > 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, Sept. 9th: > > 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, Sept. 10th: > > 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, Sept. 11th: > > 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 - 5:10 PM Course wrap-up > 5:10 PM - 6:10 PM Post Test - Acupuncture, Herbs, Case > Studies, Case Management > ___________ > 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. > ___________ > We hope you find this information useful and that you will share > this e-mail with your colleagues. > ___________ > To download the Application and Registration forms: > http://www.docmisha.com/applying/hepatitis_help/05-1certification.html > > For further information, > or if for any reason you would like the Application and > Registration forms > faxed or mailed to you instead of downloading them, > please contact Rosalie: > > By telephone (707) 773-0176 > By fax (707) 773-0177 > By e-mail <TCMclinicSF > ___________ > Provider's Street Address and Course Location: > > Quan Yin Healing Arts Center > 455 Valencia Street > San Francisco, CA 94103 > > DO NOT MAIL ANY REGISTRATION MATERIALS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS!! > Please use only the mailing address or fax number on the > Registration Form. > Thank you! > ___________ > 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 you wish to have removed from our list. 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