1.5 TOTAL HOURS
1.5 TOTAL CEUs/PDAs
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CEUs/PDAs 1.5
Approved: California [Until 2026/04/24]* (1.5), Florida (1.5), NCCAOM (1.5), Standard Certificate (1.5)
LENGTH 1.5 Hours
Course TYPE Recorded Webinar
ACCESS Mobile, Desktop, Tablet
ACCESS PERIOD Lifetime
NOTES Notes are provided with this course.
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Course Overview
The first version of Ma Danyang's 12 Heavenly Star Points appeared in 1329, and by 1601 there were four versions. These 12 points were considered to be the most important acupuncture points in the body. So, how would these same 12 points still be regarded as the top dozen points today? This course takes an in-depth look at how the indications of these 12 points have developed across all four versions, comparing them to the indications found in The Great Compendium of Acupuncture-Moxibustion (Zhen Jiu Da Cheng) [Ming Dynasty], The Explanation of Channels and Points (JingXue Jie) [Qing Dysnasty] and ten contemporary acupuncture texts from various parts of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, France and USA.
Objective
  • Understand the relevance of Ma Danyang's 12 Heavenly Star Points to modern clinical practice.
  • Learn how the clinical applications of Ma Danyang's 12 Heavenly Star Points have evolved from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to modern times.
  • Understand how the signs and symptoms addressed by Ma Danyang's 12 Heavenly Star Points differ from the contemporary clinical landscape.
  • Be able to reflect on which of Ma Danyang's 12 Heavenly Star Points are regarded as less relevant to contemporary practice, and hence what points might replace them to create a modern 12 Heavenly Star Points.
  • Outline
    0 hrs - 30 min

    The four versions of Ma Danyang's 12 Heavenly Star Points are introduced and placed in context with other Ming songs. Clinical indications of ST 36 and ST 44 are detailed including their evolution from Ming to Qing Dynasties to modern indications.

    30 min - 1 hrs

    The next 8 points are then detailed including their evolution from Ming to Qing Dynasties to modern indications.

    1 hrs - 1.5 hrs

    HT 5 and LU 7 are covered. Indications of all 12 points are then broken down by clinical areas and compared to modern uses. Commonly seen conditions not addressed by the 12 Heavenly Stars suggest a need for a modern version of 12 Heavenly Stars.

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    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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