Saam Acupuncture Level Four: Clinical Edge Cases

8 Hour Course

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^{8 CEUs  NCCAOM Provider # 278
This course has been approved by the California Acupuncture Board,
Provider Number 679, for 8 hours of continuing education.}

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This four week course provides information on recognizing and then navigating clinical edge cases that lie just outside the standard guidelines of the Saam acupuncture tradition. Case studies from the teacher's experience along with theoretical cases will be presented to illustrate diagnostic presentations that require the transition from standard diagnostic heuristics to the use of a unique set of treatment guidelines.

Participants will also be invited to present their own challenging cases. Recommendations will be given in navigating these type of cases, especially if they meet the criteria for treating them as edge cases. Finally, special attention will be given to the successful implementation of these new concepts into clinical practice.

*Saam Levels 1 - 3 required, these courses can be accessed on-demand.

• Class One: Critically evaluate the appropriate situations that trigger the move beyond the standard guidelines of the Saam tradition.
   
• Class Two: Identify key differences and advantages of working outside the standard heuristics of the Saam system.
   
• Class Three: Understand how to apply the Saam tradition to unusual clinical presentations.
   
• Class Four: Successfully navigate edge cases in your clinical practice.

Teaching

Toby began studying Chinese medicine in 1997 with a Korean Buddhist monk trained in the Saam tradition. He earned his master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2002 upon completion of training at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and Chengdu University in China.

During his four years of training in San Francisco, he interned with the prominent acupuncturist Dr. Angela C. Wu and learned to apply the lofty theories he was studying in school into the pragmatic setting of a busy clinic. In 2013, he developed the Chinese Nutritional Strategies app to provide digital access to the wealth of Chinese dietary wisdom.

In 2016, he completed a PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine under the guidance of 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffery Yuen. In 2021, he developed the Chinese Medical Characters app to enable direct access to foundational Chinese medical terms and concepts. In 2023, he published his first book An Introduction to Chinese Medicine.

This year he published The Saam Acupuncture Tradition: Classical Roots & Clinical Application. His current focus is on sharing his almost 30 years of clinical experience with the Saam tradition.