Description
Participants learn biomedical and Chinese medicine diagnoses and treatment protocols for complications associated with menopause. Biomedical topics include the risks and benefits of bioidentical hormone therapy, phytoestrogen supplementation (e.g. soy products), and conventional hormone replacement therapy. Chinese medicine topics include acupuncture and herbal medicine for perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. Two important acupuncture point prescription research papers are included. Download the course, complete the online quiz and receive immediate acupuncture license credit.
To view a sample of course materials, click the following: Course Sample >
Purchase the course and it will be downloaded to your computer in PDF format. PDFs work on Apple Mac, Windows PC, iPad, iPhone, Android and other platforms. After reviewing the course, take the online quiz and a certificate of completion will be automatically generated for INSTANT credit. You may re-take the quiz as often as is needed and there is no time limit.
Continuing Education Credits
15 NCCAOM Diplomate PDAs (15 core: AOM-BIO)
15 California Acupuncture Board CEUs (category 1)
15 Texas CAEs (3 herbs, 2 biomed, 4 gen. acupuncture therapies, 2 ethics/safety, 4 general)
15 California Board of Registered Nursing contact hours
15 Florida Board of Acupuncture CEs (5 biomed, 10 general)
15 CCHPBC British Columbia acupuncture CEs
15 BCNA & CNPBC (British Columbia Naturopathic Assoc.) credits
15 CAAA Alberta CEUs
15 CTCMPAO (Ontario, Canada) continuing education credits
15 OAQ CEUs (Board of Acupuncturists of Quebec)
15 NZASA Chinese Medicine CPDs, Category 2 (New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority)
15 Acupuncture NZ (NZRA) New Zealand CEUs
15 NS-CMAAC Nova Scotia acupuncture CEUs
15 CMBA CPDs/CEUs (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia)
15 IVAS CEs (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society)
Massachusetts: applicable towards the acupuncture & herbs requirements
Katerina Penkova –
Useful and well in accordance with Western Medical stereotypes of the avoidance of estrogen for menopause.
Xuemei Yang –
useful
Parisa Ehsan –
Wonderful
Katherine Kirkham –
Great course! Good info on treatment with herbs and acupuncture. Great info on phytoestrogens and current research on hormone replacement
Qin Chu –
Great
Mariana Kurko –
Good basic course
Lucy Cooper –
Excellent
lily syrous –
Very helpful
Leonora Sanchez-Rees –
Very interesting topic. I appreciated both the Western medicine information as well as the Chinese medicine information.
Qiuxia Han –
Information is very useful