This online course presents acupuncture point prescriptions for the treatment of hypertension and arrhythmias based on scientific research. Research on the treatment of hypertension with electroacupuncture is presented, including a discussion of effective and ineffective acupoints and electroacupuncture settings. Research demonstrating how acupuncture lowers blood pressure while simultaneously preventing excessive cell death in the brain due to hypertension is presented. A classic acupoint prescription for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, is reviewed. Download the course, complete the online quiz, and receive immediate acupuncture license credit.
To view a sample of the course, click the following: Online Course Sample >
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
6 NCCAOM Diplomate PDAs (6 core: AOM-BIO)
6 California Acupuncture Board CEUs (category 1)
6 Texas CAEs (4 general acupuncture therapies, 2 biomedicine)
6 California Board of Registered Nursing contact hours
6 Florida Board of Acupuncture CEs (3 biomed, 3 general)
6 CCHPBC British Columbia acupuncture CEs
6 BCNA & CNPBC (British Columbia Naturopathic Assoc.) credits
6 CAAA Alberta CEUs
6 CTCMPAO (Ontario, Canada) continuing education credits
6 OAQ CEUs (Board of Acupuncturists of Quebec)
6 NZASA Chinese Medicine CPDs, Category 2 (New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority)
6 Acupuncture NZ (NZRA) New Zealand CEUs
6 NS-CMAAC Nova Scotia acupuncture CEUs
6 CMBA CPDs/CEUs (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia)
Massachusetts: applicable towards the acupuncture & herbs requirements
Easily understood and based on clinical research
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Great!
very interesting course.
Great course. Very informative.
I really liked the availability of the researches articles. New studies provided helps us in clinic, and to provide education for our patients.
Is perfect for me!
it's very informative and clinical relevance.
clearly presented
good course
Very useful information. Well presented
Great statistics, love the clinical studies. Very informative!
Great course! Great notes, point descriptions, and acupuncture research on hypertension and heart issues!
Excellent coverage of topic with the right balance of detail and conciseness. I will begin using the ideas conveyed in this course immediately. Test was fair with no trick questions!
Great review of point combinations with increasing BP patients looking for alternatives or adjuncts to their doctors recommendations and readily available research to share with them.
VERY USEFUL
Very useful and important information
comprehensive course and clinically useful
Very helpful.
Very informative, based on research studies.
Straightforward content. Great statistical data points. Encouraging.
Great information and research!
Easy to read and understand
Great review
A wonderful refresher
You'll learn a lot about a critical health issue where acupuncture can play a significant role.
excellent. Thank you for the awareness. I'm hoping that by cutting out all inflammatory foods, I can cut my risk of so much inflammation in my body and prolong my life with eating better foods and continuing using herbs and acupuncture to help my genetic heart problem. I am also bringing a few people with me on the quest. Again thank you. Great course.
The inclusion of studies is illuminating and very useful for patient discussion and education.
Very helpful information
a helpful course, loved the point combinations.
A simple overview of research showing how to effectively help patients manage high blood pressure.
This course was EXCELLENT! It was by far the most heavily researched, clear, concise, interesting, and USABLE CEU course I have ever taken. It is more expensive than some other courses per CEU hour, but WELL WORTH THE MONEY if you want good, high quality education. You get what you pay for.
Great course
Very helpful point combinations, great research studies. Highly recommend this course
Very worthwhile.
Great
Interesting
Great course
Very good!
Interesting and helpful
interesting and informative
Very informative, great information on treating a major health problem across our society. This information can be utilized immediately into your practice.
Interesting data, well presented.
Great research backed course.
Nice format
succinct, useful information.
Fantastic!!!
Good!
Very great clear and concise course. Loved the studies.
Very succinct and great info if you are looking for studies to back up point selection. Very to the point, and not theoretical. Classic TCM.
Great
execllent
This was great information and useful acupoint combinations.
Complete, direct, comprehensive, straightforward, easy to understand.
Great course with information in regards to heart conditions
Very interesting!
very good
Great information.
good course
Informative and will be useful in my practice.
very good
useful
It is a good course.
very informative
Very good
great research and easily followed
very interesting and helpful
Very thorough review of the current research supporting acupuncture and cardiac health
A great amount of crucial information for the treatment of patients with these conditions. Excellent course.
Informative More western terminology then necessary
great
Interesting to learn the research.
Absolutely loved this course and found it incredibly interesting and informative.
Very helpful and informative
An interesting overview of the subject
Great course! Very informative.
Informative
excellent
dense with relevant information
Good
Nice format, easy to read, and informative. I enjoyed the integration of research information.
useful - good information
Good review
Amazing data and studies to help a practitioner reach out to the 25% of Americans who suffer from heart disease!
good
good
Very helpful. I liked that research studies were included.
Provided accurate and useful information that can be readily applied in practice
Very useful information presented with both TCM theory and current scientific information presented
it is very helpful.
Good course, great learning and scientific researched information that can be used in the clinic.
useful info
Good information on statistics of studies done.
A VERY GOOD AND KNOWLEDGEABLE COURSE.
good info
affirmation of benefit of acupuncture for hypertension
Excellent concise presentation of points and formulas.
Interesting to see what the research confirms that our experience has shown us all along
Informative
Excellent info!
wonderful! great information and research. thank you.
Excellent
great
good
excellent
Great course! I learned a lot, even after 25 years in practice.
very good
Excellent information on hypertension and its treatments
Great Course. Useful information. I recommend this course.
Excellent course. Research studies are interesting.
Very informative!!!!
good. I learned quite a bit
To the point!
another superior, concise and clear course
Informative!
This was a great course. Very concise look at evidence based approach with acupuncture. Direct clinical application
This course is relevant for many patients and could enhance treatment outcomes.
Very informative.
very useful
Informative
it is great
Great review of hypertension, including some interesting acupuncture research studies.
Great information, especially the research.
very good course
good information especially those studies with TCM concurrent use with drugs.
excellent
Great course!
Good overview. Excellent summary of more recent research.
Good course
Very well presented and informative
It was a good learning experience.
Useful. Contains specific information I can use immediately in clinic.
A fairly comprehensive course with interesting information and findings.
I found this course fairly informative on modern research into acupuncture treatment of heart and vascular issues.
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great
Very good synopsis of current acupuncture and herbal treatment for hypertension and Arrhythmia. Interesting course material as well.
It provides an in depth look at these two topics with Western studies along with Eastern ones.
Useful information, though perhaps not comprehensive. Definitely a helpful addition to my practical knowledge
Useful!
excellent
helpful
explain easy and clear
I'm going to try some acupuncture points mentionned in this article.
Efficacious
My patient's M.D.'s always say that acupuncture is unproven - that there is no evidence based research to back it up. The research presented in this course puts that argument to rest.
it is very informative course based on researches,
good summary of research on the topic
good useful course - practical and research - based.
A good review & also included new research.
enjoyed it
Very informative and well laid out
Research and science material made for a great course. It revealed more how acupuncture works and that has delivered interest to several universities and journals.
lots of research involved. Interesting facts
A great deal of valuable information with supporting evidence. Thank you very much!
Useful Information and current research is presented in a systemic and clinically useful way
very informative
Really informative. worthwhile indeed.
good
Good
Love different combinations to help with health issues.
good
great course! Love the research studies!
The course overall was not much beyond my training for these conditions, but I appreciate the research given in this course. This was an easy to follow layout.
Good! Would like more pictures with the acupuncture points though as a refresher where the points are..
very informational and proved by researches how acupuncture is more effective than the conventional drug therapy with no interaction to it
intersting information!
Good information
I thought it was a great course. I learned a lot and I can't wait to try out the protocols.
Great!
Very interesting course, due to the research of acupuncture efficiency from a more western research point of view
A good overview
Lots of information, but easy to follow and differentiate between conditions and treatments.
Great course with useful, applicable information.
informative
I found it confirming and very helpful. I like that it provided specific protocols.
Very informative course
Good
Very informative with great statistics!
great!
This is an extraordinary course--full of practical knowledge.
Excellent material covered
informative
great info here!
Loved it.
good
Very practical description of the use of acu point combinations to achieve results.
Great!
Very interesting
Very well researched and informative!
Very useful and specific. I've seen these protocols work.
I liked it.
well organized and presented
excellent
extremely informitive
Great course! Research extremely informative
Useful and interesting!
Lots of information reviewed and a concise download for the quiz
Great information, especially all the research citations.
It was a good, interesting and informative course
Good Course
Good
fairly complete
Great course
excellent
Very good, Thanks
very good with the Researchers records.
Great
I am definitely going to tell my patients about these studies
I enjoyed it.
good
excellent update on current science
it's good!
Geared toward those who value the elucidation of mechanisms through research.
excellent & very useful information
great info!
Good
Very good - practical, not theoretical
Easy to read outline to understand and absorb all the information
Slightly basic but with some great information.
A serious course
Excellent and important information that every practitioner should know.
One of my favorite courses
Very usable information with the scientific back up.
I found this course to be a great review and research for some very simple applications for hypertension and arrhythmias
Very thorough and interesting research.
One of the best courses I’ve taken
Great course!
Very informative course - particularly the research piece.
helpful
This course was really useful. It went into details for each point and the indications for that point. The information on the research studies were, to me, facinating.
Very informative on the recent result of the study on hypertension and cardiac disease.
informative
Good
Excellent information and citing of research studies
great course!
I really enjoyed the presentation of this material. Very thorough and informative.
I am really enjoying these courses. This is the second and I will continue as I find them very useful.
Great course, learned a lot. Great info to relay to patients and their physicians to promote using Chinese medicine along side western medicine
Great course!
Loved the studies.
Very educational
Love the research-based approach!
This course gave me great information that I plan to use immediately. It also provides research that I can show my patients.
Very detailed. Good info.
Great information!
Good course
Awesome review of theses studies. Very helpful
Good info
Great
Wonderful Course! Lots of research and useful information which can be used in practice!
this course is excellent
useful and informative.
I loved this course, especially the included research behind it. And specific point results
very helpful
I liked the research backing up the point combo efficacy
Good information
I will use this in my practice. Very useful info
Excellent course
informative- provides current research
Good course, well written.
Great Review, Excellent Studies!