continuing education course
Battlefield Acupuncture 2-Day Seminar
upcoming course: June 28th-29th, 2025
Attention All Healthcare Professionals!
Are you interested in expanding your knowledge and skills in pain management? Then you don’t want to miss our upcoming continuing education course on Battlefield Acupuncture! This ancient Chinese technique is gaining popularity in Western medicine as a non-pharmacological approach to pain relief.
Our 2- day course will cover the history and principles of Battlefield Acupuncture, as well as hands-on training in the application of auricular acupuncture needles for pain management. You’ll learn how to identify specific acupuncture points on the ear and how to effectively use this technique in a clinical setting.
Certification Upon Completion: After course completion, a link will be emailed with more information.
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Who can practice?
This course is open to licensed acupuncturists, MD/DO鈥檚, Dentists (in some states) Podiatrists (in some states) and Chiropractors (in some states)
Why Take This Course?
- Earn up to:
- 16 NCCAOM AOM- AC PDAs / credits
- 16- Florida CEs
- 16 – California Caregory 1 CEUs*
- 16- Texas CAE Credits for the Texas Medical Board
- Skills are learned in 1 day with enough knowledge and equipped with supplies to start utilizing the next day
- Create synergy with body acupuncture + battlefield acupuncture treatment options
- Provides additional CPT billing code (ex: $45 + )
Seminar Schedule & Course Content
The morning part (9:00 am to 12:00 pm) of the seminar is didactic, with the afternoon segment听(1:30pm to 5:00 pm) of seminar consisting of hands on learning and clinical treatment of patients. Here is how the seminar is structured:
8:30 am听check in and registration opens.
9:00 am听the seminar begins.
10:30 am听break for 15 minutes
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm听lunch break
1:30 pm听to 4:30听clinical treatment of patients
3:30 pm听15-minute break
4:30 pm听finish clinical treatments
4:30 to 5:00 pm听discussion on the day鈥檚 treatments and results followed by Q&A.听
5:00 pm听the seminar ends. Please feel free to stay after class to ask us any questions you may have.
Day 1 鈥 Course content (Basic BFA Training)
Illusions of the Ear
The history of Acupuncture and Auriculotherapy in the US
Point theory behind BFA.
History of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) and what conditions can it treat?
Why use BFA?
Types of Needles used and why.
Needle Insertion techniques
Point Location and Function
Clinical Cut-Offs and Delayed Response
Ear Care and Follow-up听
Day 2 鈥 Course content (Advanced BFA Training)
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Review of Basic Battlefield Acupuncture Protocol听
The Illusions of the Ear
Incorporating Nogier鈥檚 Phases into BFA
Paul Nogier鈥檚 auriculotherapy phases听
When to consider using Advanced Battlefield Acupuncture
Pairing and Clustering of BFA Needles
Incorporating Devices to enhance clinical outcomes
Types of Needles used in BFA and Why
Needle Insertion techniques
How and when to apply Advanced BFA in your clinical practice successfully
Successfully implementing auriculotherapy into your practice
Ear Care and Follow-up with BFA
Questions and Answers
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Course Rates
| 2 - Day Course (16 credits) | 1- Day Course (8 credits) |
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$425听 | $212 |
$375 All Students / Won Faculty / Alumni听 | $200 All Students / Won Faculty / Alumni听 |
About The Instructor
John Howard
Professor Howard completed his degree in acupuncture from the Maryland Institute of Traditional Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. John holds two professorships; one in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the other in Western Medicine from George Washington University (GWU). Professor (Prof) Howard lectured on suturing and minor trauma management. Upon completion of his degree Prof Howard entered into a five-year fellowship with the US military under the direction of Dr. Richard Niemtzow, MD, PHD. Prof Howard is both a clinician and an Academician.