Fwd: Detailed HCV Course Information (Feb 2005) FYI

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--- Misha Cohen OMD LAc <TCMclinicSF

wrote:

 

> Sun, 07 Nov 2004 16:07:13 -0800

> Practitioners with Hep C patients

> <TCMclinicSF

> Misha Cohen OMD LAc

> <TCMclinicSF

> Detailed HCV Course Information (Feb 2005)

>

>

> Practitioners with Hep C patients

>

> This e-mail contains the complete course information

> regarding the

> " Hepatitis C Professional Certification Course " to

> be held in San Francisco

> on February 4, 5 and 6, 2005.

>

> Due to the nature of this course, enrollment is

> limited to 35

> participants. It is filling so fast that, if you

> are indeed interested,

> please consider registering as soon as possible.

>

> In order to register, please promptly request that

> we e-mail the

> Application and Registration forms to you (as

> attachments in Word) for you

> to print out, or else provide us with a fax number

> so that we can fax the

> forms to you.

>

> Thank you.

> __________

> Full information about the course is as follows:

>

> You are invited to attend the 8th offering of the

> " Hepatitis C Professional

> Certification Course " , an extraordinary course that

> trains acupuncturists

> to use Chinese medicine and other natural medicine

> practices, either alone

> or in conjunction with chemotherapy, to treat

> hepatitis C and its

> associated complications.

>

> 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. "

>

> " I found it very refreshing to be at a TCM seminar

> that was based around

> scientific information. "

>

> " 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 Chinese

> Medicine, 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 with 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 " HCV Certified Practitioner " and will

> receive a formal

> certificate (suitable for framing). You will be

> listed as an " HCV

> Certified Practitioner " on our web site.

>

> CEU's earned for full attendance have been increased

> to 33, including 6 for

> advance study plus 27 for the three days in San

> Francisco. CEU status is:

> --33 CEU's are " pending " approval in California and

> Florida.

> --24 CAE hours are already approved in Texas.

> --33 CEU's are already approved for RN's.

>

> 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, February

> 4th,

> --from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, February

> 5th, and

> --from 9:00 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, February

> 6th.

>

> (Course objectives and detailed schedule are below.)

>

> The fee is $545, discounted to $435 for first-year

> acupuncturists. An

> installment-payment plan is offered. In the past, a

> number of

> acupuncturists have benefited from being sponsored

> by their organizations.

>

> Feel free to contact us with your questions.

>

> Most importantly, contact us promptly for the

> Application and Registration

> forms if you would like to attend.

>

> Yours in health,

> Misha

>

> Misha Ruth Cohen, OMD

> www.DocMisha.com

> ___________

> 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.

> ___________

> 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.

> ___________

> 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: Approval is " pending " of 33

> CEU's by the California

> Acupuncture Board.

>

> State of Florida: Approval is " pending " of 33 CE

> credits by the Florida

> Board of Acupuncture for Purposes of Continuing

> Education Credit (16

> General, 8 Laboratory Test Findings, 3 Image

> Findings, 3 HIV/AIDS, 2

> Medical Errors, 1 End-of-Life and Palliative Health

> Care).

>

> State of Texas: 24 CAE hours have already been

> approved by the Texas State

> Board of Acupuncture Examiners (18 credits general,

> 5 credits herbal, and

> one credit ethics). The total number of CAE hours

> available to Texas

> practitioners is 24.

>

> Nursing: Provider approved by the California Board

> of Registered Nursing,

> Provider Number CEP 13285, for 33 contact hours.

> ___________

> Course fee:

>

> Fee 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 an " HCV Certified Practitioner " (with

> full attendance and

> passing of all tests).

>

> --Licensed Acupuncturist $545

> --Licensed Acupuncturist first year in practice $435

> (20% 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).

>

> Please e-mail us for details if you are interested

> in paying in installments.

>

> Full cancellation refunds (minus a $25 fee) may be

> made until noon, January

> 7, 2005.

> ___________

> 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, Feb. 4th:

> 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, Feb. 5th:

> 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, Feb. 6th:

> 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 - 5:45 PM Post test -Acupuncture,

> Herbs, Case Studies, Case

> Management

> 5:45 PM - 6:10 PM Course wrap-up

> ___________

> 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.

>

> If you would like to receive a " flyer " containing

> this information in a

> Word format suitable for printing or posting, please

> contact us.

> ___________

> For further information, 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!

> ___________

>

 

 

 

 

 

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