ACUPUNCTURE FACELIFT, AS 01

The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin Course AS 01, 1 Credit Fall2008 Jamie Wu, L.Ac., MD (China) 454-1188 ext. 208 Office:Pro Clinic Room 1 wu78750@yahoo.com Summer 2007, 2:00-5:00 pm on Tuesday & Thursday I. COURSE DESCRIPTION ACUPUNCTURE FACELIFT, AS 01 A. First of three in acupuncture seminar series covering specialized topics which expand upon the core program curriculum. Topics to choose from may include sports acupuncture, precision point location, Japanese-style acupuncture, advanced auricular acupuncture, acupuncture anesthesia, acupuncture for additions, cosmetic acupuncture, Korean hand acupuncture, acupuncture for pain management, and others. New topics are added periodically (AOMA catalog, 2007-2008). Acupuncture facelift seminar is a hands-on style of seminar, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of face lifting and multiple therapies. B. Pre-requisite: Point Location and Meridian Theory 1-3, Meridian and point energetics 1-3, as well as acupuncture techniques 1-2 C. Personal comment: This course is designed to provide the students with the knowledge and familiarity about face lifting, including the face diagnosis, facial skin type, the mechanism of acupuncture facelift, Chinese bodywork for face lift, Herbal application for face lift and acupuncture for facelift. II. COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES A. Program, Departmental and Class Learning Objectives: AOMA s Program Learning Objectives (PLOs) Graduates of the AOMA Master's degree program will: 1. Have the knowledge base necessary to enter the profession (PLO1) 2. Practice professional behaviors and values (PLO2) 3. Provide patient-centered care (PLO3) 4. Incorporate evidence and experience based practices (PLO4) 5. Participate in collaborative patient care (PLO5) Acupucnture Department Learning Objectives (DLOs) MISSION STATEMENT: The Acupuncture Department at AOMA is committed to the pursuit of excellence, integrity and quality demonstration, instruction, and supervision in Oriental medicine and acupuncture theories with their clinical practice and application. DLO 1: Describe, identify and explain the channel system and distribution, acupoint location and their functions. Supports PLO1

DLO 2: Explain, compare and contrast uses and contraindications, and safely perform, the basic and advanced acupuncture needling techniques and other Oriental medical treatment methods. Supports PLO1 DLO 3: Describe, explain, analyze and evaluate Oriental medical disease, pattern diagnosis, and acupuncture and relevant Oriental medical treatment plans. Supports PLO1 DLO 4: Formulate, synthesize, integrate and apply fundamental Oriental medical theories, diagnostic techniques and assessment, syndrome differentiation, acupuncture channel and point location, point prescription, and techniques of needling and other Oriental medical treatment methods. Supports PLO1 This class aims to accomplish the following Learning Outcomes: Course Learning Objectives (CLOs) Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. List the signs and symptoms of common ailments of the immune and musculo-skeletal systems, as well as psycho-social disorders, skin, hair and nail problems and miscellaneous illnesses. PLO 1, DLO 3 2. Identify, differentiate, and discuss the etiology, pathology, various patterns of common diseases, and methods for preventing diseases of the immune and musculo-skeletal systems, as well as psycho-social disorders, skin, hair and nail problems and miscellaneous illnesses. PLO 1, DLO 3 3. Formulate and execute a treatment plan appropriate to the diagnosis. PLO 1, DLO 3 4. Analyze and classify signs and symptoms, formulate and execute a treatment plan, prescribe points appropriate to a diagnosis, and modify the points according to different body constitutions, climate, and geography. PLO 1, DLO 3 5. Identify and discuss disease prognosis, modify standard protocols for specific body constitutions and conditions, make appropriate referrals, and recognize seemingly benign presentations of more serious causes. B. What s the Benefit to You? Successful Completion of this course will allow you to understand what the acupuncture facelift process should be, how to decide a client s skin type, the basic diagnosis skills and techniques for facelift. The multiple skills and techniques discussed in the seminars include Tuina, herbs and acupuncture

techniques, giving students different options for clinical application. III. COURSE TEXTBOOKS A. REQUIRED: None. The handouts and power points will be sent out to class and be published in the student portal. B. Why were the textbooks not selected? This is a new area of acupuncture practice and there is not a best textbook for students to use. The speaker has published a textbook on Chinese medicine for beautyculture in 1989 but it s in Chinese, not in English. IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS A. Class participation (See VI A) B. Reading log Since this is an intensive 12-hour seminar for a weekend, there is no reading material for students. C. Clinic notebook Students will involve the class practice. The speaker will pass forms for students for class practice. At the end of the class, students should turn in the paper work, as part of the participation. V. GRADING There is a written examination for this class; the evaluation of this class is also based on the class assignments, attendance and class performance. Your final grade will be PASS or FAIL. A. GRADING WEIGHTEDNESS Course grade will be determined by: Class participation 30% Final written exam (20 multiple questions) 70% 100% Numerical Equivalent: Percent Grade Letter Grade Grade Point 70-100% P: pass Less than 70% F: fail

B. Relationship of achieving the CLOs, DLOs and PLOs to the final grade. This course is designed on the purpose of achieving the goals and objectives based on CLOs, DLOs and PLOs. In order to satisfy your study in AOMA, you are required to review and finish the assignment in time. You final grade will be turned in to the administration office in 1 week after the exam. If you have any questions about your grade, please contact me by phone, email, individual consultation as early as possible. VI. COURSE PRACTICES and POLICIES PRACTICES A. Class Attendance, Tardiness, Leaving Early Students are expected to be on time and prepared for the day s lesson. Furthermore, class participation is required, as is a courteous and polite manner. Strict adherence to the Student Handbook and AOMA policies will be kept. Attendance is mandatory. Since this is a didactic course, a student may miss up to two, three-hour sessions. If a student misses more than what is permissible, regardless of the reason, the final course grade will be lowered one letter. If a student misses more than 25 % of the scheduled classes, the student will be dropped from the course as of that date, and the course grade will be determined as stated in the add/drop policy. Three tardies or early departures will be counted as an absence and will be subject to the stated attendance policies. If a student misses an exam, the individual must make it up within 7 calendar days. Please contact the administration office to set up the date for making up the exam and to pay the make up fee. Please read < Student Manual 2007-2008> for details. B. Plagiarism and Cheating Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses of academic and public life. Blatant or intentional plagiarism occurs when a person copies a passage almost word for word without identifying the source of the words or ideas. Unintentional plagiarism occurs when a person attempts to paraphrase the words of another, but the sentence structure, sequence of ideas, and key phrases noticeably resemble the original without giving due credit to the author. Cheating is looking at or copying unauthorized sources during an in-class quiz, test, or exam, or during a take-home exam or assignment. It may also include unauthorized submission of a paper or assignment used for another class. Faculty may impose the following consequences: Blatant Plagiarism: May mean (at the discretion of the professor) failure in the course.

Unintentional Plagiarism: May (at the discretion of the professor) result in an automatic F for the assignment and may require that, in order to receive credit for the course, the student repeat the assignment (without credit) using proper documentation. Cheating: May result in an F for the assignment. It may also result in failure of the course and any other action deemed appropriate by the professor, division chair, and Provost. Repeated Plagiarism or Cheating: May result in academic suspension from the academy by the Academic Council. Faculty must report all incidences of plagiarism or cheating to the Academic Office. C. Late Work Policy In a rare emergency students can turn in assignment after the time due. The final grade for the assignment will be docked at least one letter grade for all late work. No work will be accepted after the time of the final exam. D. Electronic Submission Policy I encourage you to submit assignments to me electronically at wu78750@yahoo.com, and your grade will be emailed in 1-2 week after the deadline for the assignments. E. Email Communication Policy 1. Contact outside of class. All of our instructors are here to help you to learn. If you have any concerns or questions do not hesitate to contact me. 2. I will try to respond to all my emails as soon as possible. 3. If you need to talk to me, the best time(s) to contact me is during my office hours. F. Required Format for formal class paper(s): APA with Endnotes. See: http://www.westwords.com/guffey/apa.html G. Scholarship of Engagement Agreement As a learning institution, AOMA engages in classroom research on the effectiveness of teaching. It is understood that all student work and grades may be anonymously used in the study of the scholarship of teaching and learning. Any student not wishing to participate in this learning endeavor should make his or her wishes known to the professor within the first two weeks of the course. H. Shared Responsibility for Learning Students are expected to be actively engaged with the learning process. Both instructor and students have responsibilities to be active participants in the learning that occurs. I. Accommodation for Special Needs If you need special accommodations because of a documented disability, whether it is a

physical, sensory or learning, you must process your request with the Dean of Students. Contact should be made prior to the beginning of the term (the sooner the better). It will allow enough time to review the disability documentation and to arrange for any needed reasonable accommodations. If contact is not made prior to the beginning of the term accommodations may not be possible. J. Classroom Decorum I encourage students to be actively involved and ask questions at any time. Students have a responsibility to come prepared and be alert. Creativity is highly valued. K. Clinic Theater Make-ups Each term the Clinic Theater instructor will designate a make-up Clinic Theater class to be held at the end of the term and/or during the term break. A student may miss up to two Clinic Theater classes and make them up during one of the scheduled times. There is no additional fee to make up one missed class; however, a student will be charged $35.00 for a second make-up. If a student misses three classes, he/she will be dropped from the course without the opportunity to make up the missed hours, and he/she will have to retake Clinic Theater in order to be eligible to treat in the Student Clinic. (from Student Clinic Manual) VI. COURSE SEQUENCE and REQUIREMENTS Basically, I will follow the teaching goal by week. But according to the request of treatment for patients, the method of the treatment could be adjusted. The students will be informed in the class with their homework and related information. CLASS SCHEDULE Tentative Saturday Morning: Class 1 Students will learn the general introduction on acupuncture face lifting, including the history of Chinese acupuncture for facelift, the wholistic theory about the beauty, the class plan; students will also learn the face diagnosis, facial skin type and the mechanism of acupuncture facelift. Students will get time to practice the facial diagnosis and facial skin type by filling in a form and turn in the form at the end of class. Objectives: Upon the end of class, students will be able to: 1. Understand the history of Chinese acupuncture facelift. 2. Learn the diagnostic skills and face skin type. 3. discuss the mechanism of acupuncture and OM for facelift. 4. Be able to practice the diagnostic skills and techniques under supervision. Class Sequence:

Hour 1: Introduction to the course, explanation of the syllabus and the schedule for the whole weekend. Introduce Chinese medical history for facelift; the facial diagnosis according the distribution of internal organs on face and the different skin colors. Hour 2 Go through the skin types and understand their relationship with clinical practice, the potential risks for different types when applying acupuncture and topical herbal treatment. Hour 3 Students will practice the diagnostic skills and find out the different skin types by pairing up with their partners under supervision. Study/Learning guide 1. Chinese medicine for facelift can date back to the 7 th century and was first applied among royalty. 2. Distribution of internal organs in face and head. This is a wholistic theory on beauty. 3. The channel distribution on face is unique which has many curves and some channels go upward while others go down ward which help make decision for different tonifying and sedation techniques. 4. There are six skin types. Of which, the most sensitive type is the sensitive skin and one should avoid to apply topical herbs on his/her face. Attention should also be paid to dry skin type, ageing skin type. Saturday afternoon Goal: The students will learn the facial Tuina and Chinese herbal medicine for facelift. The instructor will demonstrate facial Tuina and then students will practice the facial Tuina under supervision. Then the Chinese herbal medicine for facelift will be deeply discussed in class. Objectives: Upon the end of class, students will be able to 1. Understand the facial Tuina techniques and skills for face lift; 2. Practice facial Tuina in class and get to know the key points about the facial Tuina for facelift; 3. Understand the different types of Chinese herbal medicine for facelift; 4. Be able to prescribe basic herbal medicine for facelift 5. Be able to modify the Chinese herbs according to different types of facial skin 6. Understand the herbal safety when applying topical herbs for face lift. Class Sequence: Hour 1 The instructors will introduce the basic techniques and skills of facial Tuina for facelift, as well as their strength, frequency, direction and points for attention. Hour 2 Based on the demonstration, students will be paired up to practice facial Tuina for face lift under supervision. 1. Hour 3 The instructors will teach the application of Chinese herbs for facelift,

including topical application and taking herbs internally. Study/Learning guide 1. The basic facial Tuina include: pushing method, wiping method, kneading method, pressing method and flicking method; 2. Focus on the points for attention, the relationship between acupuncture and facial Tuina, when applying both of these techniques, Tuina first and acupuncture secondly to prevent infection. 3. While students practice facial Tuina for facelift, they should follow the sequence: pushing (straight pushing, parting-pushing), wiping, pushing with one finger meditation, pressing, kneading and wiping lower chin and end with flisking. 4. Focus on the points for attention for Chinese herbal medicine, including check patient s allergy history, allergy tests and so on. 5. Discuss the commonly applied Chinese herbal prescriptions for face lift. Sunday morning Goal: Students will learn the acupuncture facelift, including the basic techniques with their practice. Then students will also learn the modern research about the acupuncture for facelift and understand the differences between acupuncture and other medical facelift techniques. Students will also choose the different size of needles and practice the different techniques under supervision. Objectives: Upon the end of class, students will be able to 1. Understand the development of cosmetic acupuncture in US and other countries; 2. Be able to practice the basic acupuncture techniques for face lift; 3. Understand the points for attention when practicing cosmetic acupuncture Class Sequence: Hour 1 The current situation of acupuncture facelift in US and other countries; the modern research of acupuncture facelift; Hour 2 The basic insertion techniques for needling facial points, as well as other techniques with the demonstration Hour 3 Students will practice the insertion techniques and other skills under supervision. Study/Learning guide 1. Share the data published in the International Journal of Practical Acupuncture for cosmetic acupuncture; 2. Compare acupuncture facelift with other techniques, such as different injections, derma fillers and so on. 3. Focus on the teaching and demonstration of the basic techniques and allow students practice in groups.

Sunday afternoon Goal: Based on the general introduction of basic acupuncture techniques and skills, the instructor will discuss the procedure of a real treatment and introduce some typical acupuncture prescriptions for facelift. If possible, the instructor will invite a real patient to the class and show a whole process of acupuncture treatment for facelift. Then students will get enough time to practice a whole process. Objectives: Upon the end of class, students will be able to: 1. Understand and design a whole process of acupuncture face lift; 2. Prescribe the different techniques according to the different differential diagnosis; 3. Understand the points for attention for cosmetic acupuncture and prevent acupuncture accident. Class Sequence: Hour 1 Class teaching and introduce the whole process of acupuncture facelift in a clinic; then the instructor will interview a real patient and treatment this patient in class; Hour 2 Students will get over 30 minutes to be paired up and practice acupuncture facelift, focusing on the whole procedure. Hour 3 Continue to practice under supervision. Students will take a written exam with 20 questions in the last 30 minutes. Study/Learning guide 1. Introduce the whole procedure of treatment, including the interview, Tuina, topical herbal application, acupuncture, and herbal consulting for orally taking herbs. 2. Treat a patient as the demonstration and create a clinic theater like atmosphere. 3. Give students enough time to practice; 4. Leave enough time for a written exam.