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This course explores the diversity of ideas shaping acupuncture theory and practice over the last 2000 years including fundamental ideas on causes of disease, methods of point selection, point location, needle retention times, number of needles, needling styles, moxibustion and much more.
We will examine the major historical figures, their writings and ideas, including much previously untranslated material. In every traditional medicine, the foundation is a thorough understanding of past debates about theory and practice, however, it is also the responsibility of every new generation to adapt and develop theories and practices which answer the clinical challenges of the times in which they live.
The Schools of Thought in Acupuncture are introduced. Chronology up to Western Jin Dynasty is detailed including Mawangdui Silk Scrolls, Ci Shu, Huang Di Nei Jing and Nan Jing.
1 hrs - 2 hrsChronology from Western Jin Dynasty to Jin Dynasty is detailed, including a brief discussion on time-related acupuncture methods. The contrast between how Eight Confluent Points were first used and how some modern schools use them is discussed.
2 hrs - 3 hrsChronology from Jin Dynasty to Ming Dynasty is detailed including Three Great Schools of the Jin Dynasty. Point indications in Ma Danyang’s Twelve Heavenly Star Points Song are compared and contrasted with indications in ten modern texts.
3 hrs - 4 hrsLeading figures of the Ming Dynasty and their works are examined including the The Three Great Anthologies of the Ming Dynasty. The works of Wang Ji, Li Shizhen and Zhang Jiebin are also explored.
4 hrs - 5 hrsChronology from Qing Dysnasty to present is detailed including Warm Disease theory development. Different responses to interactions with Western medicine are discussed. The main Schools of Thought in acupuncture are outlined.
5 hrs - 6 hrsSchools of Thought are explored in depth highlighting diverse ideas. Different perspectives about needle retention times, Deqi and bu and xie methods are also discussed.
A Short History of Acupuncture
About John McDonald
Dr John McDonald PhD is an Australian acupuncturist, lecturer, academic, writer, researcher, mentor, conference speaker and advocate. Beginning his studies of acupuncture in 1971, Dr McDonald has been an active participant in the educational and professional development of the Chinese Medicine profession in Australia for over 50 years, leading to Australia being the first Western nation to introduce national registration of Chinese Medicine as a health profession, including acupuncturists and Chinese herbal medicine practitioners. The many roles Dr McDonald has played include Founding President of the Australian Council for Chinese Medicine Education, Dean/Head of Faculty of Traditional Chinese Medicine at a number of colleges, Course Assessment Panel Member and Degree Monitor for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, member of the Acupuncture Expert Reference Group for the Accident Compensation Corporation (New Zealand), temporary advisor to the World Health Organisation Western Pacific Region Office on the Acupuncture Point Location Standardisation process, Vice President for Research for the Acupuncture Now Foundation (California), Director and Research Committee Chair for Acupuncture Now Australia Ltd. Dr McDonald has been an invited speaker at World Acupuncture Day and World Scientific and Cultural Dialogue on Acupuncture in Paris in 2018, and at numerous conferences around the world including Estoril, Portugal; Boston, Kansas City, San Francisco, USA; Wellington, Auckland and Taupo, New Zealand; Bologna and Milan, Italy; and Seoul, South Korea. He also briefly taught Do’in and Tai Ji Quan in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Dr McDonald’s three great passions are acupuncture history, acupuncture research and Brazilian music. Dr McDonald's PhD research was on immune system changes in response to acupuncture in adults with persistent allergic rhinitis, a study which published two narrative reviews on the anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperalgesic effects of acupuncture, as well as a randomised controlled trial. Dr McDonald is co-author of Zang Fu Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment (also published in Portuguese), the Acupuncture Evidence Project and author of Acupuncture Point Dynamics (Vols 1,2 & 3). Dr McDonald is a peer reviewer for several journals and Editorial Board Member for Perspectives on Integrative Medicine.
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