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New Series: Live, Raw and Unfiltered- Practice Management
This short series reveals and examines some of the dirty "secrets" of the multidisciplinary model of health care. Dr. Howard explores where the moral and legal diverge in the pursuit of infinite profit. He shares wisdom for over 25 years working in many multidisciplinary offices. How much money is enough? All of it. Fiduciary responsibility for the patient be damned! You won't learn this in the classroom.
These classes are a "must" for acupuncture students and new graduates. Topics may include: playing the insurance game, dual roles to intimidate, the myth of integrative care, business strategies for profit, enabling patient ailments for profit, closed-door deals, identify the collapsing office, "make it 'til you break it" and playing the poor victim to the bank. The goal is to help acupuncturists take charge of their career and avoid falling prey to other health care "professionals".
This is a non-credit course which all participants must pay. Lesson #1- "someone, somewhere always pays".
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Short and Sweet. Classes 1 hour or less.
07/15/25, 08/19/25/ 09/16/25
7:00 EST
Duration: about an hour.
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Latest Publication
To Plateau and Profit or Release and Replace appears in the June issue of Acupuncture Today. Dr. Howard introduces this ethical dilemma to draw attention to conflicting roles and responsibilities of the clinician and some methods to resolve them.
This topic is included in the course - Resolving the Ethical Dilemma: A Clinician's Perspective.
What Makes Acupuncture Scholar Different?
Classes For a Wide Range of Health Care Professionals
- Chiropractors, medical doctors, massage therapists, physical therapists and students are all welcome.
- Many courses are relevant to any medical professional- especially ethics and practice management.
Array of Topics
- Unique topics.
- Different perspective on familiar topics- tired of the same basic information from different people?
Courses with sources
- Allows participants to confirm statements.
- Courses intended to serve a resource for further study.
- APA style of writing is preferred due to its structure and inclusion of sources and citations.
Encourage Improvement
- Topics encourage informal research in the clinic.
- Free resources to improve writing.
- Welfare of the clinician is a consideration in developing courses.
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About the Logo
The logo features the cute, tiny vociferous wren sitting upon a scroll singing. It was selected because of the Irish folklore story “The Eagle and the Wren”. In the story, the cunning wren outsmarts the larger birds in a contest to win the title “king of birds”. According to other traditions the wren is considered a messenger of the heavens. The Acupuncture Scholar logo represents a joyous, adaptive, messenger sharing knowledge with those who want to listen.
Check the story here:
https://random-times.com/2020/12/27/how-the-wren-became-the-king-of-the-birds/
Symbolism here: