Veterinary Acupuncture Certification Track

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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.

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

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

Session 1

Introduction to Whole Course and History of Veterinary Acupuncture

What is Acupuncture?

Scientific Basis of Veterinary Acupuncture

Yin-Yang

Eight Principles

Five Elements

Zang-Fu Physiology

Channels and Meridians

General Rules of Acupuncture

Indications for Veterinary Acupuncture

How to Start your Acupuncture Practice: Cookbook

How to Integrate Acupuncture into your Practice

Anatomy for Acupuncturists

Session 2

Canine Point Lab

12h

Tutoring, Real Case Demo, and Question & Answer

Five Elements

Zang-Fu physiology

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

Other Special Points

Introduction to TCVM Diagnosis

Acupuncture Needling Techniques

How to Treat Gastrointestinal Disorders

How to Treat Respiratory Disorders

How to Treat Bi/Wei Syndromes

How to Treat Osteoarthritis and IVDD

Demo - How to Treat Canine Cases

Session 3

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

TCVM Diagnosis

Eight Extraordinary Channels

Etiology and Pathology

How to Select Acupoints

Demo - How to Make a TCVM Diagnosis

Acupuncture for Neurological Disorders

How to Approach Clinical Cases

How to Improve Acupuncture Results

A TCVM Approach to Small Animal Cases

Session 4

Canine Point Lab

12h

A Quick Review from Sessions 1 to 3

How to Treat Renal Failure

How to Treat Heart Failure

How to Treat Behavioral Problems

Introduction to Herbal Medicine

Introduction to Food Therapy

Acupuncture for the Liver

How to Treat Skin Problems

Acupuncture for Cancer

Feline Acupuncture

Case Studies from Students

Demo - Avian Acupuncture

Exotic Animal Acupuncture

Session 5

Canine Point Lab

Tutoring, Real Case Demo, and Question and Answer

Review from Session 1 to 4

Acupuncture for Endocrine Disorders

Acupuncture for Immune-mediated Diseases

Clinical Application of TCVM

Introduction to Tui-na

Liver Physiology and Pathology

Lung Physiology and Pathology

Spleen Physiology and Pathology

Heart Physiology and Pathology

Kidney Physiology and Pathology

TCVM Overview

How to Sell TCVM

Certification

CVA 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

Required Textbooks

TCVM: Fundamental Principles

by Huisheng Xie and Vanessa Preast

Xie's Veterinary Acupuncture

by Huisheng Xie and Vanessa Preast

Instructors

Huisheng Xie

DVM, PhD

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.

Aituan Ma

DVM, PhD, MS, CVA

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.

Tatang Cahyono

DVM, CPN, CTCVMP, MSTCVM

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.

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2024-2025

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