By Christian Nix
The hospital based practice of acupuncture and integrative medicine not
only offers unique insights and challenges; it also requires several
ingredients either de-emphasized or wholly absent from private practice.
What are the seven essential steps to establishing a successful
hospital based practice? Let's take a look.
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By Alfie Vente, RMT, D. Ac (Cand.)
Acupuncturists and TCM practitioners must exhibit professional conduct
parallel to lawyers, doctors, dentists and other healthcare
professionals. This is established through many avenues including
regulation, standards of practice, research, clinical success and clinic
policies that protect the clinician and the industry as a whole.
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By Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM
Spring is here, and allergies, sinus congestion, and runny noses will
soon be a big problem. I live in the northeast part of the country,
sinus problems are a big issue. Folks that grew up here refer to their
"normal" sinus problems. I have heard more than a few times from
patients that moved to this area that they never had any sinus problems
before until they moved to Delaware. I am not a meteorologist, but my
basic understanding is that we sit in the center of the "northeast
corridor" – dust, debris, pollutants, etc. from the region are carried
by the prevailing winds right over our state and out over the sea.
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By Brenda Duran, Senior Associate Editor
In the last two decades, movie star Robert Downey Jr. has achieved
good health and he credits it all to Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Downey spoke about his gratitude for the ancient medicine while being
honored for his advocacy with the Robert Graham Visionary Award in
March.
The award was presented by Yo San University founders Daoshing Ni and
Mao Shing Ni in a small ceremony at the Malibu home of philanthropist
Lilly Tartikoff.
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