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According to American Red Cross:

Donors who have undergone acupuncture treatments are acceptable as long as the donor can confirm that the needles used in the treatment were sterile. Donors who cannot confirm that sterile needles were used in the acupuncture treatment are deferred from donating for 12 months.

Acupuncture as a Remedy for Pain

Objectives:

Questions???

PHM 522: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Mark Wrobel, PharmD

Yen Nien (Jason) Hou, PharmD

PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Resident

at Mobile Pharmacy Solutions

Email: ynhou@buffalo.edu

Thursday, March 7th, 2013 4-4:50pm

Room: Kapoor 183

- Given the reading materials, students will be introduced to the current literatures on pain management using acupuncture in the United States and around the world

- Through trivia and true/false questions, students will be able to debunk some myths and misconceptions about acupuncture

- By visiting the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) website, students will understand the basic concepts behind acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

- Reviewing the article, "The effect of electroacupuncture and tramadol on experimental tourniquet pain," students will understand how acupuncture is compared to pharmaceutical medication and placebo

- Reviewing some current research abstracts, students will be introduced to how current studies are conducted with regards to acupuncture to test its safety and efficacy.

- Viewing a segment of the video, "Alternative Medicine The Evidence - Acupuncture," students will understand how acupuncture through "deqi" have biological effects on the body.

Contact Information:

Yen Nien (Jason) Hou, PharmD, RPh

PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Resident

Mobile Pharmacy Solutions

644 Ellicott Street, Suite 104

Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 247 5300

E-mail: jasondj4@gmail.com

http://mpswny.com

True or False?

Alternative Medicine The Evidence

Acupuncture

Most acupuncture needles are thicker than pen needles use by DM patient for insulin injection.

You can donate blood after having acupuncture.

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Abstracts Review:

What is Acupuncture?

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/chinesemed.htm

The effect of electroacupuncture and tramadol on experimental tourniquet pain

Conclusion

In a laboratory setting, an EA procedure was as effective as a single dose of an orally administered opiate in reducing experimentally induced ischaemic pain.

Acupuncture is some sort of Traditional Chinese Voodoo; instead of needling a doll, acupuncturists stick needles in humans and animals.

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