This course has been accepted by NCCAOM for 4 PDA points.
Description: In this course we make use of resources from both Western and Chinese traditions to address the most common ethical issues of concern to acupuncturists, ranging from specific situations surrounding individual patient care, to the place of acupuncture in our society in general. After reviewing some basic ethical approaches and how they've been applied to medical practitioners in the past, we use them to address a number of different scenarios acupuncturists are likely to face. The class involves some lecturing and both small and large group discussions.
Instructor:Manu Saxena, LAc, earned his master's degree in acupuncture from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine and has studied acupuncture both in the United States and Japan. He has been teaching and practicing acupuncture for ten years. In addition, Saxena has a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Washington and is working on his dissertation, specializing in applied ethics. At the University of Washington, he has taught or assisted in teaching Ethical Theory, Contemporary Moral Problems and Topics in Ethics.
A quote from Saxena: "Both Western and Eastern healing traditions have a wealth of ethical wisdom that is just as applicable to practitioners today as it was 2,000 years ago. Studying the works of great teachers of the past and present can only help deepen our understanding of how best to practice our healing arts.”
