The Induction of Acupuncture Curriculum for Kampo Medicine Doctors

Keizo Ebiko; Takashi Ito; Yoko Kimura; Kumiko Takata; Kyoko Tsuji; Nobuhiko Tsushima; Atsuko Jinnai; Tsuneo Takada; Hiroko Ono; Hiroshi Sawaguchi; Tetsuji Murakami; Hiroshi Sato

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The Induction of Acupuncture Curriculum for Kampo Medicine Doctors

VernacularTitle:漢方診療を行う医師のための鍼灸カリキュラム導入の試み
Author: Keizo EBIKO ¹ ; Takashi ITO ² ; Yoko KIMURA ¹ ; Kumiko TAKATA ¹ ; Kyoko TSUJI ³ ; Nobuhiko TSUSHIMA ¹ ; Atsuko JINNAI ⁴ ; Tsuneo TAKADA ¹ ; Hiroko ONO ¹ ; Hiroshi SAWAGUCHI ⁵ ; Tetsuji MURAKAMI ⁶ ; Hiroshi SATO ⁷
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1. Institute of Oriental Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine
2. Akashi Clinic
3. Meguri Acupuncture & Moxbustion Clinic
4. Fuchu Anjudou Acupuncture Office
5. Kenkouhouse・takada
6. Tohodo Acupuncuture Clinic
7. Will Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Keywords: Kampo medicine doctor; acupuncture curriculum; numbers of new acupuncture patients; suggestion for acupuncture treatment
From:Kampo Medicine 2021;72(3):313-320
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: To help medical doctors practicing Kampo medicine suggest appropriate acupuncture treatments for individual patients, a study group made up of 7 acupuncturists and 5 medical doctors developed an acupuncture curriculum. The group provided a learning program based on the curriculum for 16 medical doctors in charge of outpatient Kampo services in a research institute. The learning program consisted of a lecture and practical training, and a total of 4 sessions were held. At the end of each session, a test was conducted to examine the participants' level of understanding. After the completion of the learning program, a questionnaire survey was conducted to confirm the usefulness of the acupuncture curriculum for the practice of Kampo medicine. The mean number of participants per session was 10.8 ± 1.3. The mean test score was 9.3 ± 0.5 (full score : 10). In the questionnaire, 14 out of the 16 (88%) answered that the acupuncture curriculum was useful or relatively useful for the practice of Kampo medicine. On comparing the numbers of new acupuncture patients with a history of outpatient Kampo service use before and after the acupuncture curriculum, there was a 1.8-fold increase after it. The results support the usefulness of the acupuncture curriculum to understand acupuncture and practice Kampo medicine. Further evaluation is necessary.