Course Title: Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment
Credits: 1 hour of CME; 1.2 nursing contact hours (CEU)
Cost: Free

Lecturer: Richard Hammerschlag, Ph.D., Dean of Research at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

Learning Objectives:

– Discuss the history of acupuncture
– Compare the differences between western medicine and Chinese medicine
– Identify how acupuncture research is conducted
– Describe research on the efficacy of acupuncture and the mechanisms underlying itsvarious uses