Level I: Enhanced Auricular Assessment and Treatment — 2020 Dates/Locations: Jan/LA, May/TBA, May/Dublin, Oct/TBA, Nov/Halifax

Overview

CIAM’s highly endorsed core curriculum is leading the understanding of auricular methods so you can gain practical skills for healthcare’s shift toward neorology-, frequency- and resonance-based concepts.

This practical, hands-on course is the springboard to your auricular medicine training. Four days of lectures, demonstrations and supervised practice for practical methods to support your clinical practice.

• How to identify pathology through the ear
• Brief review and use of auricular landmarks and ear points (basic knowledge of key landmarks and ear points will be assumed from required reading prior to course)
• Review and use of ear reflex zones
• Deeper understanding of patient complaints
• Addressing therapy resistance
• Neurological insights supporting the healing process
  
• Application of clinical tools

Level I opens the doors to new diagnosis and treatment assessment possibilities without any pre-requisite courses.*

*For pre-study, the Ear Point Guide offers the perfect companion to the required reading for Level I.

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Details & Agenda

• Pre-requisite: None — however, required reading from the course textbook is assigned prior to the course.
• Required Materials: The course textbook, "Ear Acupuncture: A Precise Pocket Atlas" by Beate Strittmatter (can be purchased from Eastern Currents).
• Recommended Materials/Resources: 
  • Set of Silicone Model Ears (from Eastern Currents)
  • Ear Point Guide: Understanding Ear Anatomy, Landmarks, Point Finding and Needling — a resource of videos that summarizes and helps you review key points you need to know from the course textbook and more.
  • Pointoselect DT by Schwa-Medico (from Eastern Currents) point finder to detect and treat auricular points. CIAM recommends this particular point finder because of its precision. 
• Course Type: Classroom instruction with lectures and practical hands-on demonstrations and training
  
• Instructor: Dave Maybe, RMT (about CIAM instructors)
• CEUs/PDAs: Approved by NCCAOM for 30 CEUs/PDAs; and by CMTNB for 12.5 CECs in Category A. NOTE: If you are taking this course in LA, the 30 CEUs are also approved by the California Acupuncture Board
  
• Price Includes: Tuition, taxes, course handbook, beverages (CHECK FOR AVAILABLE DISCOUNTS HERE)

Agenda

Thursday:

• 09:00-17:00 Review of Principles, Point Selection, Localization and Treatment Options, Key Functional Points, Demonstrations and Practice

Friday:

• 9:00-12:00 Focus Activity and Enhanced Case Management
• 13:00-17:00 Demonstration, Case Study Practice

Saturday:

• 9:00 - 12:00 Vascular Autonomic Signal for Point Finding Lasers and Frequencies for Treatment
• 13:00-17:00 Demonstration, Supervised Practice

Sunday:

• 9:00-13:00 VAS Assessment Applications Orthopedic Assessment Supervised Practice

Dates/Locations

All courses take place Thursday - Sunday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Dates/locations from which to select and attend Level I are as follows: 

Jan 23-26 in Los Angeles
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
13315 Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066

May 14-17 (Location TBA) 
NOTICE: Thank you for your patience, registration is temporarily on hold as the course location is being reviewed for possible revision. Be sure to save the date — CIAM will be running a Level I in the United States on May 14-17!

May 28-31 in Dublin
Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin
23 O'Connell Street Upper, North City
Dublin, D01 C3W7, Ireland
Tel: + 353-1 874-6881

Oct 15-18 (Location TBA) 
NOTICE: Thank you for your patience, registration is temporarily on hold as the course location is being reviewed for possible revision. Be sure to save the date — CIAM will be running a Level I in the United States on Oct 15-18!

Nov in Halifax
Course dates TBA
Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy
Mumford Professional Centre
6960 Mumford Rd., #180
Halifax, NS B3L 4P1, Canada

Please make travel arrangements accordingly to be on time for the 9:00 am start. 

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