CHI INSTITUTE Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine

SMALL ANIMAL / EQUINE ACUPUNCTURE COURSE

This program consists of 130 hours and is presented in 4 on-site modules spread over 7 months, from April to October 2012. Each module (session) start on Thursday and will end on Sunday, except the last module, the fourth Session, which would be from Wednesday to Sunday. This course is offered only to VETERINARIANS and veterinary students who will graduate in 2012. Chi students will learn acupuncture in small animals, exotic and equine. Practices will be with dogs and horses, with an instructor for 4-6 students. In each module, with real case studies, we also diagnostic and treat these cases.

Major Topics

• Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) Principles: Five Elements, Yin-Yang, Eight Principles, Zang-fu Physiology and Pathology, Meridians and Channels.
• How to understand acupuncture: scientific basis.
• 50 classical acupoints in horses and dogs: wet lab demonstration & hands on
• 100 transpositional acupoints in horses and dogs: wet lab demo & hands.
• How to needle the acupuncture points in dogs, cats and birds
• How to needle the acupuncture points in horses.
• TCM diagnosis systems including tongue & pulse diagnosis
• How to integrate acupuncture into your practice
• How to use veterinary acupuncture to diagnose and treat:
  • Musculoskeletal conditions, lameness and neurological disorders
  • Cardiovascular diseases and respiratory disorders
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and behavioral problems
  • Dermatological problems and immune-mediated diseases
  • Renal & urinary disorders and reproductive disorders


• Veterinary Acupuncture Techniques
  • Dry Needle (conventional needling).
  • Aqu-Acupuncture (point injection).
  • Electro acupuncture
  • Hemo-acupuncture
  • Pneumo-acupuncture
  • Moxibustion

Program Features

• Limited seats, small lab group (4-6 members with one TA in a group), more hands-on learning in the wet lab.
• Learn from the Master, Dr. Huisheng Xie, ("The leading authority in the animal acupuncture", quoted from CBS News Early Show, Dec 28th, 2005). Dr. Xie's thirty years of TCVM teaching experience (over 3000 students) has provided him with a clear vision of how to aid a student.
• 130 C.E. hours (RACE/State approved)
• Free case consultation with TCVM experts for all students
• Awarded the Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist registered at the Chi Institute and the China National Society of TCVM after fulfilling all requirements.
• Practicality is highly emphasized during the entire program. The goal of each session is:
• Session 1: Practice on own animals (cook book)
• Session 2: Practice on client patients
• Session 3: More efficiently practice acupuncture
• Session 4: Daily integration of acupuncture
• Balanced Learning Environments: Qi-gong or Tai-ji practice at the start of each day

Required textbooks

• Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Fundamental Principles by Huisheng Xie, DVM PhD and Vanessa Preast
• Chapter 1- 5 of this book is required to be previewed before session 1. You can download free the first 2 chapters here

Reference books

• Xie´s Veterinary acupuncture - by Huisheg Xie, DVM and Vanessa Preast
• Veterinary Acupuncture: Ancient Art to Modern Medicine -by Dr. Allen Schoen
• Four Paws, Five Directions - by Cheryl Schwartz, DVM
• The Foundations of Chinese Medicine - by Giovanni Maciocia, Cac
• The Web that Has No Weaver - by Ted J. Kaptchuk, OMD
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion - by Cheng Xinnong
• Chinese Veterinary Herbal Handbook - by Huisheng Xie, DVM PhD