Wednesday, June 24, 2026
8:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm CT, 5:00 pm PT
The Triple Energizer Organ’s Anatomic & Physiologic Basis: Implications for Clinical Practice and Understanding TCM Substances
Presented By
Peter Dorsher, MD, MSc
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60-Minute Live Webcast
Overview
Explanation of TE organ in contemporary terms and why and how it should be addressed in all clinical treatments.
Description
For millenia, there has been debate as to whether the Triple Energizer Organ has an anatomic basis or whether it is merely a conceptual construct of Classical Chinese medicine. By considering Classical texts in conjunction with contemporary scientific understanding of human viscera anatomy and physiology, the Triple Energizer Organ can be shown to be a physical structure whose traditional functions mirror the contemporary scientific understanding of visceral physiology. These findings serve to elucidate qi, essence, and other TCM concepts; and have important implications for acupuncture practice regarding need to address TE Organ clinically to optimize treatment outcomes. Strategies to optimize TE Organ function in clinical practice will be presented.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this LIVE webcast physician participants will be able to:
- Discuss the anatomic basis of the TE Organ and the viscera in its three levels.
- Explain the similarities of TCM and understandings of TE viscera physiologic functions.
- Discuss acupoints that can be used to optimize TE functions in clinical treatments.
- Describe the potential segmental neuroanatomic basis for TE acupoints’ clinical effects.
Peter Dorsher, MD, MSc
Dr. Peter Dorsher has been an AAMA member since completing the UCLA/HMI (Dr Joseph Helms’) training program in 1998. After completing a master’s degree in biomedical engineering at Northwestern University, he pursued a medical degree and trained in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic Rochester, and subsequently joined the staff there before transferring to its Florida branch, where he practiced for 25 years including serving as chairperson of his department before retiring in 2020. His primary clinical interests have been in chronic pain syndromes and neurologic disorders. He has 35+ years’ experience in treating myofascial pain syndrome, over 25 years’ experience using medical acupuncture, and more than 15 years’ experience in use of low-level laser therapy for pain conditions. He has presented at over 200 national and international meetings on these topics; has over 85 publications including 43 peer reviewed articles in acupuncture and allopathic journals (including Journal of Pain and Nature Precedings); and has won multiple research awards from the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture. He is now focusing on research and education, compiling over 30 years of data and publications to explore acupuncture’s mechanisms and its fundamental overlaps with the myofascial pain syndrome and myofascial meridian traditions. A trigger point – Classical acupuncture point APP and a hybrid evidence-based acupuncture and myofascial pain educational venture are now in production.
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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 Statement
Peter Dorsher, MD, MSc has indicated no real or apparent conflicts.
The reviewers and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
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