Course Overview

Battlefield Auricular Acupressure

An Introduction to Battlefield Auricular Acupressure (BAA) from the Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Administration (VA).
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2022 Annual Conference

October 28-30, 2022

Required Lessons

1 lesson with video, quiz, and evaluation

Time to Complete

53 minutes

Non-CME Eligible*

CME For this course has expired.

Detailed Course Info

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 Course Description

What is this course about?

The DoD and VA have been training providers in Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) for most of the past decade. In the past 2 years the VA has expanded to offer Battlefield Auricular Acupressure (BAA) in an effort to allow allied health professionals whose state licensure doesn't allow them to practice acupuncture, to learn an effective and easy modality to treat pain.
 Accreditation/cme
The CME for this course has expired, however you will continue to have access to your purchased content. 
For questions about CME credit, please contact us at https://www.aihm.org/contact/. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and/or the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.
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 Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to...

  • Review acupuncture and acupressure history, theory, and evidence.
  • Learn an introduction to Battlefield Auricular Acupressure (BAA) Protocol.
  • Identify patient selection criteria for BAA.
  • Learn Hands--on administration of the BAA protocol and aftercare.

What's included in this course?

This course includes the following:
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  • Video Recording
  • Downloadable Audio
  • Speaker Handout(s)
  • Quiz
  • Evaluation
  • Certificate of Completion

Course Outline

Meet Your Faculty

David Drake, MD

Dr. Drake graduated from the University of Nevada, School of Medicine, did his physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency, followed by his pain fellowship with the VCU department of PM&R. He has worked for the VA as well as the DoD in such roles as warrior transition unit (WTU) physician, medical evaluation board (MEB) physician, pain fellowship director, pain consultant, Army reserve medical officer and is currently an assistant professor in the VCU department of PM&R. He completed his fellowship with the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine in 2021, and is currently a Brigade Surgeon in the Army Reserves, and Director of the Interventional Pain Clinic at McGuire VAMC in Richmond, Virginia, where he practices integrative pain medicine to include spinal interventions and medical acupuncture.

Disclosure

No financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Daniel Federman, MD

Daniel G. Federman, M.D., F.A.C.P. graduated from Swarthmore College and New York University School of Medicine. After completing an internship, residency, and chief residency at the University of Miami, he began his academic career at the University of Miami. He currently is a Professor of Medicine and Vice-Chair of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and Chief of Medicine of the VA Connecticut Health Care System. In addition to providing clinical care to veterans, he has published extensively on quality of care, cancer screening, battlefield acupuncture, venous disease, and peripheral arterial disease. He serves on several journal editorial boards, has over 200 publications, lectures nationally, and has been the recipient of several teaching awards.

Disclosure

No financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Juli Olson, DC, MAOM

Juli Olson has a Doctorate in Chiropractic from the Southern California University of Health Sciences and a Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from South Baylo University. She works as a full-time acupuncturist at the Central Iowa VA Medical Center in a multi-disciplinary pain clinic. She previously spent two years as an acupuncturist at the Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, as well as 13 years in private practice in Palm Desert, California.

Disclosure

No financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

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This course is self-paced with no set beginning or end date. You may complete this course on your own schedule and pace. Enrolling in and purchasing this course grants you access to its contents in perpetuity. All required course activities must be completed to earn any eligible continuing education credit(s) and obtain a certificate of completion for this course.