Integrative Approach to Chronic Respiratory Conditions in Small Animals

Course overview

This program is a 4 session mastermind learning series. It has been created to bridge the gap between obtaining an education in veterinary acupuncture and effectively applying this modality in a clinical setting as adjunctive treatment and management certain conditions that affect the respiratory tract in small animals. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) strategies associated with acupuncture and other holistic modalities that can add to patient quality of life will be discussed. There will be a brief review of the pathophysiology of chronic respiratory conditions from both the conventional and TCM perspective. The protocols and processes delivered in this program are designed to help veterinarians who have already completed basic training in veterinary acupuncture take their learning and skills to the next level. There are 4 sessions: The first session focuses on neoplastic lung disease. The second session focuses on laryngeal paralysis and geriatric onset laryngeal paralysis and poly neuropathy. The third session is case presentations of patients who have been treated with the integrative approach. The fourth session covers chronic lung disease from the conventional and TCM perspective and integrative management of specific chronic lung conditions.