Overview
The Canine Acupuncture Deep Dive Course helps solidify your grasp of acupuncture points and to become more confident in treating your patients with acupuncture. The course is intended for small animal practitioners who have learned and are familiar with canine acupuncture points and respective indications. In total, the course is 16.5 hours.
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide a solid review in canine acupuncture points. During the course, you will:
- Learn a simple way to locate acupuncture points in dogs and their respective indications
- Review acupuncture techniques such as dry needling, aqua-acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, and moxibustion
- Examine how to use these acupuncture techniques on each of these points
Course Features
Confidently locate 127 transpositional and 28 classical canine acupuncture points
Use and alternate between different acupuncture techniques more fluidly
Practice veterinary acupuncture more effectively and efficiently
Get in-depth analysis of real live animal demos and case studies
Receive free lifetime case consultations
Canine Acupuncture Deep Dive
Taught in English
For veterinarians & veterinary students only
16.5 RACE-approved CE hours
Curriculum
Prerequisites
The course is intended for students who have taken all sessions of the Acupuncture Certification Track or equivalent.
Canine Acupuncture Deep Dive
Overview of Canine Anatomy
1.5h
Acupuncture Point Review - Live Animal Demo
9.5h
Canine Acupuncture Case Studies
2h
Canine Acupuncture Techniques
3.5h
Instructors
Huisheng Xie
DVM, PhD
Dr. Xie has 38 years of clinical, teaching, and research experience in veterinary acupuncture and TCVM. He has trained over 10,000 veterinarians to practice TCVM worldwide. Dr. Xie’s education includes advanced training in veterinary medicine, veterinary acupuncture, and human acupuncture. Dr. Xie has authored 20 books and over 100 peer-reviewed papers. His textbooks, including Xie’s Veterinary Herbology, Xie’s Veterinary Acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine-Fundamental Principles, have been used for TCVM training programs around the world. Dr. Xie continues to teach and develop educational courses and programs at Chi University, serves as a full clinical professor at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and is an honorary professor at China Agricultural University, South China Agricultural University, and China Southwest University.
Read moreTerri Rosado
DVM, CVA, CTCVMP, CCRT, CVFT, CVTP, CVCH, CVMMP
Terri Rosado graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and completed a rotating small animal internship at UF College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. She earned her certification in acupuncture from Chi in 2008 and has been practicing integrative medicine since. She has been a lab instructor at Chi since 2010. Dr. Rosado received her certification in veterinary rehabilitation therapy from the Canine Rehabilitation Institute in 2013. Dr. Rosado is currently enrolled in the TCVM Masters Program at Chi and is certified in Tui-na and Food Therapy. She owns an integrative clinic in Flagler Beach, FL and is the medical director at Chi Animal Hospital. She loves to teach, opening her doors to students of the Chi and UF for externships, and welcoming volunteers to learn what small animal veterinary practice is about.
Enrollment Options
Available Formats
Semester
2021
Schedule & Tuition
Canine Acupuncture Deep Dive
ACUP1201 | Online
Open enrollment in 2021
$845
Payment Information
A $100 non-refundable course deposit is charged upon enrollment to reserve your seat.
Payment is due 60 days before the course start date.
A $50 convenience fee will be charged for payments and registrations received less than 60 days before the start of a session.
Discounts
Chi CVA Alumni Discount
-$100
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will I get access to stream this online?
The content can be accessed for 3 months through our learning portal.