Wednesday, October 15, 2025
8:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm CT, 5:00 pm PT
Introduction to Korean Hand Therapy (KHT) Part 1 – A Correspondence Microsystem for Patients and Practitioners
Presented By
Barbara de la Torre, MD, FAAMA
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60-Minute Live Webcast
SERIES OVERVIEW
Korean Hand Therapy Essentials: A Three-Part Introduction for Patient Care and Practitioner Wellness
Korean Hand Therapy Essentials introduces medical acupuncturists to a complete microsystem that enhances clinical practice and supports practitioner wellness. Over three progressive webinars, participants will journey from basic correspondence therapy, through diagnostic techniques, to advanced 5-element applications. KHT techniques can be performed without needles, using pressure and other non-invasive methods, making it ideal for needle-sensitive patients, pediatric populations, and clinical settings where needling may be challenging. This series provides immediately usable skills while revealing the depth available through comprehensive KHT training.
Part 1 - Introduction to Korean Hand Therapy (KHT) - A Correspondence Microsystem for Patients and Practitioners
Description
Korean Hand Therapy represents one of the most clinically practical microsystems
available to medical acupuncturists, offering immediate applications for both clinical practice and self-care. This foundational webinar introduces core KHT principles and provides an overview of correspondence therapy. Participants will explore the historical development of KHT by Dr. Tae Woo Yoo, and experience firsthand how correspondence therapy can enhance their current practice.
A portion of this session focuses on self-care applications, with live demonstrations of techniques that practitioners can use for their own health maintenance. Select clinical cases will illustrate KHT’s potential, while discussion of current research highlights opportunities for evidence-based integration. This session provides a taste of what comprehensive KHT training offers, focusing on immediately applicable techniques for both patient care and practitioner wellness.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this LIVE webcast physician participants will be able to:
- Identify the fundamental principles of KHT correspondence therapy and their clinical applications.
- Demonstrate basic KHT self-care techniques for practitioner health maintenance.
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Analyze available research on KHT and recognize opportunities for further
investigation. - Apply basic KHT techniques to enhance current medical acupuncture practice.
Barbara de la Torre, MD, FAAMA
Barbara de la Torre is board-certified in Family Medicine with additional training in psychiatry, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture, and holds a seven-year Master’s certification in Medical Qigong from the Ling Gui lineage. She has over 30 years of experience with Eastern and Western medicine, serves on AAMA’s Board and CME Committee, and is a faculty member at the Helms Medical Institute.
Dr. de la Torre integrated Traditional East Asian medicine into various clinical settings, from primary care to obstetrics to urgent care. Her training in hand microsystems began in college when her mother sent her a unique care package with silver-colored press pellets and hand microsystem maps. Dr. de la Torre trained under acupuncturist Dan Lobash, and medical acupuncturist Lowell Kobrin. She is dedicated to continuing “Dr. Dan’s” mission to teach Korean hand Therapy (KHT) to lay people and practitioners.
In 2022, Dr de la Torre left corporate medicine to found and direct her company, Third Opinion MD, to spark a wave of change in the practice of medicine and how people can best navigate the existing healthcare system. She has a private practice in Portland, Oregon, and teaches East Asian self-care and preventive courses on qigong, hand microsystems, systems theory, and the history of medicine.
To Register
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Note: Refunds will not be provided for webinar registrations. Should you miss the live event all registrants will have access to the webinar recording indefinitely and CME credit can be obtained via the recording.
Accreditation/Designation
The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The AAMA designates each live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
Barbara de la Torre, MD, FAAMA has indicated no real or apparent conflicts.
The reviewers and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure Policy
The 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.