AACP Acupuncture Foundation Course - Maidstone - Dec 2019
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This course is divided equally between direct contact time and self-directed learning. It is designed to offer participants a level of knowledge, skill and understanding that will allow them to practice acupuncture in a safe and appropriate manner, in a clinical setting.
The course provides a Western medical approach to acupuncture - grounded in current research evidence rather than in traditional Chinese philosophical thinking. This course does not cover the traditional Chinese medical approach to acupuncture, except where Western scientific theory and evidence can be used to explain concepts of traditional Chinese medicine (e.g. fascial planes and meridians).
Participants will be encouraged to critically evaluate their own clinical practice and where appropriate, challenge the current evidence base. This course is designed to provide participants with a rationale for using acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for the management of common musculoskeletal pain conditions. Topics covered include the laboratory and radiological research which is used to explain the mechanism of acupuncture analgesia; current evidence from acupuncture clinical trials research; and the non-specific "placebo" effects associated with acupuncture analgesia. In addition to needling classical acupuncture points, participants will be introduced to the concept of myofascial trigger points, and the use of acupuncture needling for pain associated with myofascial trigger points.
Students must:
- have HCPC physiotherapy registration
- have CSP membership
- be able to practise acupuncture in a clinical setting between the course parts
- give the tutor informed consent to receive repetitive needling (with particular regard to being or trying to become pregnant).
- be able to treat three separate patients in a safe and legal environment for their case studies. Failure to do so may affect your professional HCPC registration. (see AACP website for safety guidelines)
- attend all 6 days of the course
Training Hours: 300
Deposit: £150.00 (Remaining balance of £399.00 is due 21 days before the course start date)
Full Course Price: £549.00
"Employer Paying" - Important Information
Before registering onto this course, please click on the below “Employer Paying Application" for information on how to register your funding.
No "Employer Paying" bookings will be accepted during the 30 days before the course start date.
All course bookings made within the 30 days must be paid in full at the time of registration.
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| Location | Kent |
| Category | Complementary Therapies |
| Details of Event | |
| Start date |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Start time | 9:00am |
| Time info | Please arrive in good time for the course to begin |
| Venue Address | KIMS Hospital, Physical Therapy Department, Newnham Court Way, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5FT |
| Cost | |
| Description | One year's complimentary AACP Membership |
| Amount | £549 |
| About | |
| Organiser | Claire Buckingham |
| Speaker | Mike Chapman |
| Accredited by | AACP |
| Website | https://www.aacp.org.uk/events/view/1237/aacp-foundation-course |
| Description | AACP Limited Sefton House, Adam Court, Newark Road, Peterborough PE1 5PP |
| Name | Claire Buckingham |
| Contact No. | +441733390007 |
| claire@aacp.uk.com | |
| Keywords | Acupuncture, Complementary Health, Complementary Medicine, Complementary Therapy, Health, Holistic, Physiotherapy |
| Regions | Bristol , East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, Ireland, Midlands, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Online, Online (UK wide), Scotland, South, South East, South West, Southwark, Wales, West Midlands, Westminster, Worldwide, Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Event User Information | |
| Name | Jennifer Hodges |
| Telephone Number | 01733 390007 |
| marketing@aacp.uk.com | |
| Website | www.aacp.org.uk |
