Veterinary Acupuncture Certification Track

Learn all the tools you need to fully integrate acupuncture into your practice

Indonesia
Small Animal
English
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Course Overview

The Small Animal Acupuncture CE Course is a 130-hour CE course that certifies students in veterinary acupuncture with an emphasis on small animals. It is equivalent to the regular 5 sessions of the Small Animal Acupuncture Certification Track. To enroll in this CE course you must be either a licensed veterinarian or you must have completed at least one year of school at an accredited college of veterinary medicine (CVM) by the start date of the CE course.

This course is taught in English.

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Course Objectives

With a curriculum designed for students new to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM), the Small Animal Acupuncture Program provides a comprehensive mix of both theory and practice. Students will learn:

  • TCVM Foundations: Five Elements, Yin-Yang, Eight Principles, Zang-Fu Physiology and Pathology, Meridians and Channels
  • The scientific basis of acupuncture
  • 129 transpositional and 28 classical canine acupuncture points (hands-on, wet-lab demos)
  • How to needle acupuncture points in dogs, cats and birds
  • TCVM diagnostic systems, including tongue and pulse diagnosis
  • How to integrate acupuncture into your practice
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Additional Benefits

Once enrolled for the Acupuncture Certification Track at Chi, you will receive:

  • Complimentary canine acupoint chart
  • Complimentary 32-hour Evidence-Based Veterinary Acupuncture Course
  • 1-year complimentary membership with the World Association of TCVM (WATCVM)
  • Free lifetime case consultation by Chi faculty

Veterinary Acupuncture Certification Track

Taught in English

For veterinarians & veterinary students only

130 CE Hours

Curriculum

Introduction to the program and History Veterinary Acupuncture

1h

What is Acupuncture

1h

Veterinary Acupuncture: Scientific Basis

2h

Basic TCVM Theories - Yin Yang

1h

Eight Principles and Bian Zheng

1h

Five Elements

2h

Zang-Fu Physiology

2h

Channels and Meridians

2h

Top 10 Canine Acupoints and Clinical Applications

1h

General Rules of Acupuncture

4h

Indications for Veterinary Acupuncture

2h

How to Start your Acupuncture Practice

1h

Where Do I Start the Acupuncture Practice

1h

SA Anatomy for Acupuncturists

1h

Review Session 1

1h

Five-shu Transporting Points, Source Points, Back-shu and Front-mu Points, Influential Points and other special Points

2h

How to make a TCVM Diagnosis

1h

How to Treat Bi/Wei Syndromes, Osteoarthritis and IVDD in Small Animals

2h

How to treat Seizure, How to start your acupuncture practice

2h

How to treat Gastrointestinal Disorders, How to treat Respiratory Disorders

2h

How to Use Electro Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal, Tui-na, Food Therapy Intro

2h

Canine Point Lab

12h

Five Treasure: Qi, Blood, Shen, Jing, Body Fluid Physiology and Pathology

4h

TCVM Diagnosis

4h

Eight Extraordinary Channels

2h

Etiology and Pathology

2h

How to Select Acupoints

2h

How to Make a TCVM Diagnosis (Dry Lab)

2h

Acupuncture for Neurological Disorders

2h

How to Approach Clinical Cases

2h

How to Improve Acupuncture Results

2h

Bubble Chart Review

1h

A Quick Review from Sessions 1 to 3

1h

How to Treat Renal Failure

1h

How to Treat Heart Failure

1h

How to Treat Behavioral Problems

1h

Herbal Introduction

2h

Acupuncture for the Liver

2h

How to Treat Skin Problems

2h

Acupuncture for Cancer

2h

Feline Acupuncture

2h

Case Studies from Students

1h

Avian Acupuncture

1h

Exotic Animal Acupuncture

1h

How to Put TCVM Principles, Acupuncture Points and Techniques Together

2.5h

How to Define and Describe the TCVM Tools and Methods to Treat Internal Medical Disorders

1.5h

How to Use TCVM Approach to Treat Feline and Exotic Animals

4h

Canine Point Lab

12h

Review from Session 1 to 4

1h

Acupuncture for Endocrine Disorders

2h

Acupuncture for Immune-mediated Diseases

2h

Clinical Application of TCVM

2h

Introduction to Food Therapy

1h

Introduction to Tui-na

1h

Liver Physiology and Pathology

1h

Lung Physiology and Pathology

1h

Spleen Physiology and Pathology

1h

Heart Physiology and Pathology

1h

Kidney Physiology and Pathology

1h

TCVM Overview

1h

How to Sell TCVM

1h

Tutoring for Online Lectures Sessions 1-5

4h

Canine Point Lab

4h

Certification

Students of the Veterinary Acupuncture program are eligible for the Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist certification endorsed by Chi University and the World Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (WATCVM). The CVA certification requirements are as follows:

  • Complete all sessions of the program

  • Pass three online quizzes with scores above 75%

  • Pass the final written exam in the final on-site session with a score above 75%

  • Pass the clinical acupoint exam in the final on-site session with a score above 75%

  • Submit one veterinary acupuncture case report to be approved

  • Complete 30 hours of advanced TCVM program training or internship with a certified veterinary acupuncturist

Please note that Chi cannot issue any certification to veterinary students until their DVM or equivalent has been obtained.

See the documents needed for certification here

Textbooks

TCVM: Fundamental Principles

by Huisheng Xie and Vanessa Preast

Xie's Veterinary Acupuncture

by Huisheng Xie and Vanessa Preast

Clinician's Guide to Canine Acupuncture

by Curtis Wells Dewey and Huisheng Xie

Instructors

Dr. Xie has 41 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.

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Dr. Ma is a professor at the College of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Hebei, China. Dr. Ma graduated from the College of TCVM, University of Hebei, China in 1987. From there she became a teaching assistant at her hometown University. She received her Master's degree of TCVM in 2005 and got her PhD from the College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University in 2008. She has authored 4 TCVM textbooks and published over 50 papers. She was a visiting professor at Cornell University, the University of Florida, and Chi from 2011 to 2012.

Dr. Tatang Cahyono specializes in TCVM and works in the largest small animal clinic in Jakarta. Dr. Cahyono received his DVM in 2003 from Airlangga University in Indonesia. During his early professional career, he worked in the pharmaceutical industry. Later, he became certified and worked as a human acupuncturist. In 2012, he went to Chi to study Small Animal Acupuncture, Chinese Veterinary Herbal Medicine, Food Therapy, and Veterinary Tui-na. Dr. Cahyono is the Indonesian Board Director of WATCVM and an International Director of Chi.

Directors

Dr. Tatang Cahyono specializes in TCVM and works in the largest small animal clinic in Jakarta. Dr. Cahyono received his DVM in 2003 from Airlangga University in Indonesia. During his early professional career, he worked in the pharmaceutical industry. Later, he became certified and worked as a human acupuncturist. In 2012, he went to Chi to study Small Animal Acupuncture, Chinese Veterinary Herbal Medicine, Food Therapy, and Veterinary Tui-na. Dr. Cahyono is the Indonesian Board Director of WATCVM and an International Director of Chi.

Enrollment Options

Semester

2024-2025

Residency

Schedule & Tuition

Session 1 includes the $100 application fee.

Session 1
Session 2

Location

Location of class

Chi University Indonesia Office

Jl.Pasir Koja

Ruko Cemara Ujung B2 Tugu Utara

Jakarta Utara, Indonesia

Contact for hotel & accommodation recommendations

Dr. Tatang Cahyono

tatangcahyono_dvm@yahoo.com

Session 3
Session 4

Location

Location of class
Kuta Paradiso Hotel Bali

Jl. Kartika Plaza, Tuban

Kec. Kuta, Kabupaten Badung

Bali , Indonesia

Session 5

Location

Location of class

Chi University Indonesia Office

Jl.Pasir Koja

Ruko Cemara Ujung B2 Tugu Utara

Jakarta Utara, Indonesia

Contact for hotel & accommodation recommendations

Dr. Tatang Cahyono

tatangcahyono_dvm@yahoo.com

Payment Information

Payment is due 60 days before the start date of each session, course, or event.

Frequently Asked Questions

You must start at session one and continue along in order. If you have mitigating circumstances, you will have to defer all following sessions until the next semester.