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Learn how to treat colitis, Crohn’s disease and chronic appendicitis with herbal medicine and acupuncture. A special focus on herbs for the treatment of chronic colitis is presented in the first section. Next, optimal acupuncture points based on clinical research are presented for the treatment of Crohn’s disease. In the third section, learn how to identify and treat chronic appendicitis with herbs and acupuncture.
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Purchase the course and it will be downloaded to your computer in PDF format. PDFs work on Apple Mac, Windows PC, iPad, iPhone, Android and other platforms. After reviewing the course, take the online quiz and a certificate of completion will be automatically generated for INSTANT credit. You may re-take the quiz as often as is needed and there is no time limit.
Continuing Education Credits
9 NCCAOM Diplomate PDAs (Core/AOM-OM)
9 California Acupuncture Board CEUs (category 1)
9 Texas CAEs (3 herbology, 2 biomedicine, 4 general acupuncture therapy)
9 Nevada Board of Oriental Medicine CEUs
9 CCHPBC British Columbia acupuncture CEs
9 BCNA & CNPBC (British Columbia Naturopathic Assoc.) credits
9 CAAA Alberta CEUs
9 CTCMPAO (Ontario, Canada) continuing education credits
9 OAQ CEUs (Board of Acupuncturists of Quebec)
9 NZASA Chinese Medicine CPDs, Category 2 (New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority)
9 Acupuncture NZ (NZRA) New Zealand CEUs
9 NS-CMAAC Nova Scotia acupuncture CEUs
9 CMBA CPDs/CEUs (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia)
9 IVAS CEs (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society)
5 Florida Board of Acupuncture CEs (5 general)
9 California Board of Registered Nursing contact hours
About the Author
Prof. Richard Liao, L.Ac. has served as professor of herbology and acupuncture theory at the Academy of Chinese Culture & Health Sciences in Oakland, California. Prof. Liao has also served as faculty at Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California. His many years of teaching experience bring the highest quality of interesting and useful courses to HealthCMi continuing education online. Prof. Liao has published many works of Traditional Chinese Medicine including original translations of Chinese Medicine classic texts. In addition, Prof. Liao has a private acupuncture practice in Walnut Creek, California and travels to China frequently with his students for advanced Qi Gong and meditation practices.
Good course, well laid out, easy to understand and apply in practice
excellent course
Very Helpful review of the TCM causes and treatments for these illnesses!
Good review
Loved the herbal info, especially research on Qing Dai.
Great!
Very informative
VERY IMFORMATIVE
Great and useful information.
Well organized and easy to understand
Very informative and easily understood.
great review
Very detailed herb and acupuncture formulas.
Helpful, well organized-and informative.
Good
good course to learn acupuncture knowledge
Some great info!
Good course
Excellent Course
Good mixture of herbal and acupuncture combinations which gave me new information to be sure
Very comprehensive !
informative
Well organized and presented
Way more informative than I expected it to be!!
Excellent
very useful
Great course. The information was well organized nd to the point. Very practical information, refines various aspects of treatment and diagnosis.
good information
Good Course
great review of herb knowledge and very informative presentation of disease, both eastern and western. thank you!
Informative course
Great
Nice overview of acupuncture and herbal medicine for inflammatory bowel diseases.
good
Great information
Great review of GI diseases and corresponding herbal and point formulas
Very informative
great course!
Excellent
great review!
Good overview
Great course, informative
Great Information
good, very help for colitis and crohn disease
It is very wonderful class.
If you haven't had an herbs course, it is very challenging.
very informative
This course was very informative and provided clear and concise treatment for the conditions indicated.
The information can be put right to work in the clinic treating patients.
Very informative. I appreciated the in depth clarification between Crohn's disease and Colitis and its treatments.
I love the ease of using this web site.
Very good course
fit my needs perfectly
great outline
Excellent overview of classical TCM and new herbal research on inflammatory GI disorders.
great
excellent review of formula's and recent clinical studies.
Very informative, easy to follow and absorb the information.
very informative
Great refresher
Great herb review
very informative more herbal formulas than I expected but very helpful
Great course! This is the best website for Acupuncture CEUs
Very useful review of these three diseases and herbal treatments.
Very informative.
good course
Very good!
good
helpful
This course was very informative.
Great
Loved it but I'm jot herbalist. And would absolutely love more info for acupuncture points and treatments for these, cups and moxa.
Lots of good information! Thank you!
very useful herbally
informative
great
Clear explanations and very accessible for the clinic.
great
Easy to apply information directly to patients in practice. Highly recommend this course for both herbal medicine and acupuncture suggestions.
clear and concise
Definitely learned some things I did not know about these conditions and some research regarding treatment with Chinese herbal medicine.
good clinical information
90% herbs and 10% acupuncture
Excellent as always
Great course.
Learned useful info about treating Colitis, Crohn's and Appendicitis
in depth, interesting
lots more herbal medicine
good course
Another excellent course.
I particularly the detailed breakdown of the formula ingredients.
very helpful in diagnosis and differentiation of crohn's and colitis. great review, helpful points to treat along with herbal formulations!
helpful
Good and useful info
It was thorough--but dry
Very informative and research based.
I thoroughly appreciated this course & the breakdown of each c.
Very good!
good class
Great discussion the use of herbal formulas for colitis, Crohn's and chronic appendicitis.
The herbal portions were very good.
Very informative!
good
good review
Great review!
very informative course !
Very direct information. No padding of content.
Very useful info! Lots of great herb info!
Informative
This course is great.
It's great!
Clear notes with a good mixture of knowledge and case study.
Excellent!
Good and informative - relevant to many ranges of conditions in the clinic.
Great review of western diagnoses of these GI conditions. Super heavy on the herbal treatments.
Great Information!
Excellent
The course was very comprehensive and informative. I highly recommend it!
I thought you guys did a real nice job. i will use your services again. Thank you
More herbs than acupuncture
so helpful and comprehensive
filled in some missing pieces for me herbally
Love it. Easy to follow and very clear. Great for experienced practitioners.
I thought it was well put together and concise.
Very useful
It is a good course.
clearly lays out the similarities and differences of these 3 conditions. plenty of herbs, well discussed. fine exposition of both biomedical and TCM findings
Herbal Formulas are easily laid out and ready to prescribe.
Clear, direct and practical presentation of the Chinese herbal and acupuncture treatment of various presentation of G.I disorders.
Great course. Lots of good herbal information. Wish there was more specific acupuncture information, as my state doesn't like to award credit when most of the course focuses on herbs.
It was very informative with points and herbs.
Great information.
Great info!
THIS IS AN INFORMATIVE COURSE WITH GREAT RESEARCH AND USEFUL HERBS AND ACUPUNCTURE TO HELP PATIENTS WITH THESE DEBILITATING DISORDERS.
Very comprehensive presentation.
A must read for colitis and crohns.
More detail on the differential diagnosis sx and symptoms would have been useful.
i like it.
Well organized and presented
Herbal formula focused.
very helpful
Interesting information
highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
I really enjoyed this class. The content was above my expectations and I have already applied some of these concepts in clinic with great results
Very good information