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Dutch Acupuncture Academy

Acupuncture Diploma Opleidingen

针灸学文凭 

Minimale toelatingseisen om deel te nemen aan de opleiding:
De opleiding “Foundation of Chinese Medicine” met voldoende resultaat afgerond.

Acupuncture course takes 2 years, the first year focus on meridians, acupoints, acupuncture techniques and other therapeutic methods while the second year on the practical treatment for the common complaints and diseases in acupuncture practice, as well as the strategy of communication with patients and making treatment plans.

Aanbevolen Boeken:

  • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Cheng Xinnong
  • The Practice of Chinese Medicine, Giovanni Maciocia
  • The treatment of Pain, Sun Peilin
  • Bi-Syndrome: Rhematic disorder treatment by TCM, Sun Peilin
  • A Manual of Acupuncture, Peter Deadman
  • Essential of Chinese Medicine Liu Zhanwen
  • An Acupuncturist’s guide to red flags & referrals, auteur D. Anzaldua
  • The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine, Maosheng Ni

Acupunctuur Jaar 1

Meridians, acupoints and acupuncture techniques – Acupuncture is much more than inserting a needle

Informatie

Lestijden 10:00 – 17:00

Study year 2023-2024

September 16 + 17 – physical

October 14 + 15 – physical

November 11 + 12 – physical

December 09 + 10 – online

Januari 13 + 14 – physical

February 10 + 11 – physical 

March 09 + 10 – online

April 13 + 14 – physical

May 25 + 26 – online

June 15 + 16 – physical

Midterm Exam: February 2024

Examen: July 2024

Docenten: Weixiang Wang, Zhigang Yang, Marlon Tjin-A-Koeng, Gil Ton and Shingling Wang.

Lezingen

This location is valid from September 2023 on

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This course consists of 3 weekends virtual classes and 7 physical classes.

De virtuele lessen zullen zich richten op: 

  • Does Acupuncture work: evidence based medicine and traditional medicine.
  • Meridian system and how does meridian system influence the life activities?
  • Are the meridians detective
  • Acupoints: points for treatment.
  • Classification of acupoints, their clinical application and combination.
  • Basic acupuncture needling techniques.
  • Advanced needling techniques based on body constitution and pattern of diseases.
  • Moxibustion Therapy.
  • Cupping Therapy.
  • Auricular Acupuncture.
  • Scalp Acupuncture.
  • Electroacupuncture.
  • Patients contact: individualisation of acupoints locating and needling.
Young Man Studying Cupping Therapy

The physical classes will cover the following contents, students will get personal instruction and guidance by the lecturers during the practice :

  • Acupoints locating on twelve regular meridians;
  • Acupoints locating on Extra Meridians (Du & Ren Meridians )
  • Needling technique (1): contact of the needles.
  • Needling technique (2): hygienic needling.
  • Needling technique (3): pain or pain-free?
  • Needling technique (4): get familiar with the needles.
  • Needling technique (5): minor stimulation makes major impact.
  • Needling technique (6): needle-phobia and countermeasures.
  • Moxibustion therapy.
  • Cupping therapy.
  • Auricular acupuncture.
  • Scalp acupuncture.
  • Electroacupuncture.
  • Patients contact: Cases and mock treatment.r

Acupunctuur Jaar 2

Acupuncture Therapeutics – To train you as a qualified medical therapist

Praktische Information

Lestijden 10:00 am – 17:00

Study year 2023-2024

September 16 + 17 – physical

October 14 + 15 – online

November 11 + 12 – online

December 09 + 10 – online

Januari 13 + 14 – online

February 10 + 11 – physical

March 09 + 10 – physical

April 13 + 14 – online

May 25 + 26 – online

June 15 + 16 – physical

Midterm Exam: February 2024

Examen: July 2024

Docenten: Fengli Yao, Peilin Sun, Tianjun Wang, Fanyi Meng and Gil Ton.

Lezingen

This location is valid from September 2023 on

Acupuncture Needles Beside An Old Medicine Book And Antique Coin

The course “Acupuncture therapeutics” consists of 6 weekends of virtual classes and 4 weekends of physical classes. The virtual classes will focus on the following contents:

  • Therapeutics viewpoint of Chinese Medicine: do we treat diseases or patients?
  • Record cases and make reports; How to write a thesis on acupuncture therapy.
  • Review and improve: is your medical knowledge rich enough to step further?
  • Characteristics of Acupuncture therapy: it is more than just needling.
  • Treatment strategy and treatment plan.
  • Treatment prognosis and the balance of treatment and QOL.
  • Acupuncture treatments for heart – Xin system related diseases.
  • Acupuncture treatments for liver – Gan system related diseases.
  • Acupuncture treatments for spleen – Pi system related diseases.
  • Acupuncture treatments for lungs – Fei system related diseases.
  • Acupuncture treatments for kidneys – Shen system related diseases.
  • Acupuncture treatments for common paediatric diseases.
  • Acupuncture treatments for gynecological diseases.
  • Acupuncture treatments for dermatological diseases.
  • Pain relief or a cure for the pain? acupuncture for neurological pain syndrome.
  • Acupuncture treatment for psychological and mental disorders.
  • Supportive acupuncture treatment for post-chemo patients.
  • Ageing? Supportive acupuncture treatment on genitourinary conditions.
  • Is acupuncture a nostrum? Evaluation of the acupuncture effectiveness.
  • From classroom to clinic: fish and fishing skill.
The Physiotherapist Is Doing Acupuncture On The Back Of A Female

Contents of the Practical classes:

  • Treatment strategy and plan: face the patients.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with heart – Xin system related diseases.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with liver – Gan system related diseases.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with spleen – Pi system related diseases.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with lungs – Fei system related diseases.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with kidneys – Shen system related diseases.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with paediatric diseases.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with gynaecological diseases.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with dermatological diseases.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with neurological pain syndrome.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with psychological and mental disorders.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with post-chemo complaints.
  • Internal apprenticeship (1): patient with potential genitourinary conditions.
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Study Guide 2023-2024

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