Continuing Education Courses
Find the latest offerings on acupuncture, Chinese medicine and Asian medical arts such as Qi Gong. Our list provides information on upcoming continuing education courses, global conferences and international study. If you would like to request a listing to be posted here fill out our form. ASDC reserves the right to edit announcements/submissions. Several organizations offer ASDC members discounts and are indicated below.
Working with LGBTQ Patients for Acupuncturists
Dates and Details
Available now until November 2023
e-course-at your own pace
2 NCCAOM PDA (NCCAOM Ethics, DC BOM LGBTQ Cultural Sensitivity, DC Public Health Priority)
Course is approved for 2 NCCAOM ethics PDAs as well as Washington DC License requirements listed above. Teaches the language, concepts, and tools you need to make your practice gender inclusive and have sophisticated conversations around sensitive topics with transgender patients.
For more information go to:
LGBTQ e-Learning
Chinese Medicine Specialty Rotations Program
Dates and Details
Beginning April 2023
Interactive or self paced
115+ CEU Credits available
The course is a rotation through 5 key specialties: Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Endocrinology, Oncology and External Medicine. It combines self-paced, high quality videos with 2x/month online meetings. The meetings focus on mentorship, case studies, LOTS of tongue diagnosis and clinical discussions to take our skills to the next level.
For more information go to:
CM Specialty Rotations Program
Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
Dates and Details
March 24 - 26: Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine – Online
Early bird registration by March 3. Application to be submitted to NCCAOM for up to 19 PDA (CE hours)
Over 20 lectures plus two panel discussions and pre-conference intensive. Lectures include:
· Gender-affirming Care for Adolescents: Botanical Allies for Transition
· Improving Neuroplasticity and Mental Adaptability with Botanical Medicine and Physical Activity
· A New Perspective on Mood Disorders: The Role of Oxidative Stress in Common Anxiety and Depressive States
· Managing the Impacts of Opioid Use Using Herbs & Nutrition
· Herbal Dependence on the Gut Flora
· Detoxifying the Body: The Clinical Use of Alteratives, Depuratives and Antidyscratics
Early bird registration by March 3. Application to be submitted to NCCAOM for up to 19 PDA (CE hours)
For more information go to:
www.botanicalmedicine.org
(541) 482-3016.
Medicines from the Earth Symposium
Dates and Details
June 2 – 4, 2023: Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium – In person in Asheville, NC
Early bird registration dates February 22 and April 6. Application to be submitted to NCCAOM for up to 22 PDA (CE hours)
24 clinical botanical medicine presentations including:
· Using Medicinal Mushrooms Synergistically with Botanicals
· Senescence, Senolytics and Aging
· Peru’s Sacred Plant Boom and Sustainability
· We are Stardust: Trace Elements as Building Blocks of Health
· Parallels between the TCM Principle of Essence and Modern Genetics: From Analog to Digital
· Case Studies in the Naturopathic Management of Neurodegenerative Conditions
· Mast Cells: Their Role in Health and Disease and Botanical Affectors
Plus medicine-making classes and herb walks. Early bird registration dates February 22 and April 6. Application to be submitted to NCCAOM for up to 22 PDA (CE hours).
For more Information go to
www.botanicalmedicine.org
(541) 482-3016