Wednesday, June 28, 2023
8:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm CDT, 5:00 pm PDT
Acupuncture Energetic and Segmental Approaches to Treat Pelvic Pain
Presented By
Joseph Audette, MD, MA
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1-Hour Live Webcast
Overview
Acupuncture and Segmental Desensitization in Pelvic Pain
Description
This webinar will discuss the current scientific evidence for the treatment of pelvic pain conditions with acupuncture. The focus of the discussion will highlight the treatment protocols used and their deficits. We will then propose an Acupuncture Energetic approach with a discussion of the neuroanatomy of pelvic pain and the importance of including adequate segmental treatments. The focus will be on use of the Very Point® technique and dry needling approaches to treat both local and segmental dysfunction in pelvic pain.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this LIVE webcast physician participants will be able to:
- Discuss the current evidence for the use of acupuncture in chronic pelvic pain conditions.
- Improve the quality of the practice of acupuncture with a more detailed understanding of the neuroanatomy of chronic pelvic pain.
- Efficiently integrate both segmental and myofascial acupuncture techniques into treatment of chronic pelvic pain conditions.
- Improve the quality of the practice of acupuncture with a more detailed understanding of treatment approaches for specialized medical and pain conditions.
Joseph Audette, MD, MA
Dr. Audette is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School and Chief of Pain Management at Atrius Health and Harvard Vanguard. His research on acupuncture for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome has been sponsored by the NIH and was mentioned as a seminal study by the New York Times. He is an internationally recognized investigator in acupuncture winning the ICMART Science Award (The International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques) for the most influential study on acupuncture in 2017. He is also an expert in pain and has been interviewed on this subject by Fox News and NPR. While completing his residency at Columbia University, he attended the Tristate Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in New York. Dr. Audette is a recognized authority in dry needling techniques for the treatment of pain and point verification methods of acupuncture, and is the Vice President of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA). He has been teaching the Kiiko style of acupuncture for over 20 years.
He is the Course Founder & Director of the AcuMed Integrated Structural Acupuncture Course.
To Register
The fee to participate in this LIVE activity is $40/members and $70/non-members per webcast.
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Once paid, access instructions will be emailed to participant. At the conclusion of the LIVE activity, an evaluation/survey must be completed with attestation of credit/participation. Certificate of completion will be emailed when completed evaluation/survey is completed.
Accreditation/Designation
The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The AAMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Policy
AAMA must ensure that anyone who is in a position to control the content of the education activity has disclosed all financial relationships that you have had in the past 24 months (even if now ended) with ineligible companies. We define ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Disclosure Statement
Joseph Audette, MD, MA has indicated no real or apparent conflicts.
The reviewers and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.