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Who is this course for?TCM/Acupuncture students writing their board exams, Practitioners looking to increase their knowledge -
Course length (start & watch when you want)30.5 hours of video content -
Course credits30.5 CEUs / PDAs*Please note that many of the associations listed under ‘CEUs/PDAs’ do not formally pre-approve online courses for credits, and thus require the student to track their own online course hours to submit for approval for their annual CEU/PDA requirements.
NCCAOM (AOM-BIO), CTCMA (Category A2 and B), AcNZ, CAA, CTCMPAO, NZASA (Category 2)
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ExtrasLifetime access · Certificate of completion
Meet your course instructor
Gillian Marsollier | RAc
Gillian Marsollier has been a Registered Acupuncturist in British Columbia since 2001, and an instructor of acupuncture for 20+ years. After completing a 4-year Masters Program in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, she began her teaching career in Newfoundland. There she wrote the bulk of the curriculum for a 3-year acupuncture program and served as the Acupuncture Program Director. Gillian was then transferred to Halifax, where she successfully gained approval by the Board of Education in Nova Scotia for an acupuncture program. In addition to teaching, she practiced at a very successful multi-faceted alternative treatment centre while residing on the East Coast. In 2008 Gillian went to Nepal to teach acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities at a medical facility. They are still using the modalities to this day to treat the locals from the Himalayan hills. For the last 5 years, Gillian has been pursuing the media side of acupuncture and natural healing through the creation of LIFT Education Academy. Through this online education platform, she has created many popular courses including bootcamps that have become the national gold standard for preparation for TCM registration exams.
Course description
*This is course is only $90 CAD when purchased with either the R.Ac. or R.TCM.P. Bootcamp program.
If you are about to write your exams, you know that Biomedicine has become a very large and an incredibly important part of them. But, what has been frustrating has been knowing exactly what to study. Then, once you kind of figure out what to study, it is… ‘WHAT? THAT MUCH?! I don’t have time to put that information together!’
Hence, the birth of biomedical bootcamp.
In addition, I would say that during a typical week in clinic, I refer anywhere from 2-10 patients to their primary care physician in order to look into their symptom-set a bit further. We NEED to learn our red flags for diseases so that our patients are receiving the best care possible. There are many cases where TCM is just not the best, immediate route of treatment. It is true that we are helpful in all cases that come to our clinic, but sometimes that is just managing symptoms or alleviating side effects of medications, surgeries or of chronic diseases that are very difficult to treat.
I am excited to let you know that, in addition to myself, 3 dedicated instructors helped contribute to this course:
- Dana Clarkson B.Sc.N. (Western Diseases) – Dana entered her nursing program on a prestigious scholarship and achieved her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She was the student-dean liaison for 3 years, and specializes in Critical Care nursing. Her knowledge and high work ethic for this course are truly formidable.
- Brittany Montague B.Sc.N (Pharmacology) – Brittany brings her Bachelor of Science in Nursing knowledge to this program, in addition to her extra experience and education in Emergency and Critical Care Assessment. She also has over 5 years of volunteer experience in both hospice and as a medical first aid responder. Brittany’s clear and ‘to the point’ teachings will cut through any confusion you may have in the subject of Pharmacology!
- Sara Bjorkquist (165 Illnesses) -Sara is a health care professional with experience in both policy and practice. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Ontario universities, and a Diploma in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific Rim College in British Columbia. After a decade living overseas and working for the United Nations in the health and environmental policy fields, she has now settled in Victoria, BC and is a practicing acupuncturist, researcher, writer, and organic gardener.
- Kylie Rodger (Herbal Formulas in 165 TCM Illnesses) – Kylie is as a Registered TCM Practitioner and works in the Okanagan in beautiful BC. She also practices Medical Qi Gong and truly one of the sunniest people you will even meet! She is our herbal wizard and the incredible instructor answering your discussion board questions in great detail within herbal bootcamp!
This course will cover the NEED TO KNOW for your exam:
- Western Medical conditions: definitions, common medical tests, causes, methods of western diagnosis, general red flags, western illnesses, PLUS some fun and easy ways to remember many diseases for the following categories
- 165 TCM Illness: this is your Eastern Medicine + Western Medicine all rolled into one. Learn your etiologies, pathophysiologies, Western diseases comparisons, TCM patterns, treatment principles, points, and herbal formulas. Please note that the videos will go through the high-level, curated, ‘what you must know’ for the exams, and the guidebook will fill in any extra details. We highly recommend purchasing the guidebook with the course for the most thorough study.
- Pharmacology: learn common drugs and their categories.
All of this is taught in great detail with the combination of the videos and guidebook.
It is recommended that you add the printed guidebook to your order so that you can follow along with your videos. Included in the guidebook are directed assignments and quizzing designed to help you remember your diseases and red flags fast, and when it counts (i.e. on an exam, or in your clinic).
You will also learn some fun ways to remember many diseases and patterns for illnesses. This Bootcamp are interactive and entertaining, for the easiest learning and memory retention.