Course Overview
Please Note: This is an Audio and Reading Course.
As Acupuncturists' services are more and more frequently being integrated into mainstream medical treatment facilities, many practitioners have a serious need to understand more Western medical terminology, physical examination procedures, and diagnostic parameters. This course is one of four programs in this Basics of Western Medicine for Acupuncturists Series. Courses included in this series are: Neurology for the TCM Practitioner, Infectious Diseases, Musculoskeletal Diseases and Women's Health: Obstetrics, Gynecology, Breast Disease and Infertility. These courses are designed to teach acupuncture practitioners the basics of Western medicine and ""medispeak"" for each of these specialties.
This course covers:
(1) Bacteria, viruses, fungi and the infectious process
(2) The bodies defenses against infection
(3) Antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal therapy
(4) Eye, ear, nose and throat infections and influenza
(5) Pulmonary infections
(6) Cardiovascular infections
(7) Nervous system infections
(8) Infections of the GI tract, liver, pancreas, biliary tract
(9) Urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases Bone and joint infections HIV and AIDS
(10) Other infections: parasites, zoonitic infections, bioterrorism
(11) Blood diseases: anemias
(12) Blood diseases: white blood cell disorders, leulemias, myeloproliferative disorders, hemophilias
Objectives
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Participants will understand bacteria, viruses, fungi and the infectious process
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Participants will understand the body's defenses against infection
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Participants will understand antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal therapy
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Participants will understand eye, ear, nose and throat infections and influenza
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Participants will understand pulmonary infections, Cardiovascular infections, Nervous system infections
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Participants will understand infections of the GI tract, liver, pancreas, biliary tract, Urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases
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Participants will understand bone and joint infections
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Participants will understand HIV and AIDS, Other infections: parasites, zoonitic infections, bioterrorism
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Participants will understand blood diseases: anemias, white blood cell disorders, leukemias, myeloproliferative disorders, hemophilias
Outline
0 hrs - 2 hrs
Introduction to Infectious Diseases, Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, and the Infectious Process
2 hrs - 4 hrs
Evaluation of the Patient with Fever;Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungal Therapy
4 hrs - 5 hrs
Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections and Influenza; Pulmonary, Cardiovascular, and Nervous System infections
5 hrs - 6 hrs
Infections of the GI Tract, Liver, Pancreas, Biliary Tract, Urinary Tract and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
6 hrs - 8 hrs
Bone and Joint Infections; HIV, AIDS and Other Infections (Parasites, Zoonitic Infections, and Bioterrorism)
8 hrs - 9 hrs
Blood Diseases: Anemias, White Blood Cell Disorders, Leulemias, Myeloproliferative Disorders, and Hemophilias
9 hrs - 11 hrs
Reading - Case Studies
Teacher
Bruce Robinson
Graduating with honors from the University of Michigan School of Medicine, Dr. Bruce Robinson completed another five years of post-graduate internship and residency at the university and a research fellowship at St. Barholomew’s Medical College in London.
Disclaimers
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Unlimited Access & CEUS
You will have unlimited access to this course for as long as it is on Net of Knowledge, so that you can keep reviewing and learning from it over the years.
CEU requirements must be completed within 1 year from the purchase. During this time, you must finish the training and complete any required documents to get your certificate. You must also print and save your certificate for your own records.
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Cancellation Policy
Please note we do not offer refunds for our online courses or webinars.
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Note
The course contents are available in an online format only; you will not receive a DVD or physical copy – they are only available through the internet in your online account.
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CPDs:
Approved By: AACMA (11), ANTA (11), ATMS (11), Acupuncture NZ (11), Standard Certificate (11), NCCAOM (11)
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Language: English
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Course Type: Audio and Reading
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Course Length: 11 h
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Course Notes: Notes are provided with this course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
