WHO Guidelines Guidelines on Basic Training and Safety in Acupuncture

World Health Organization Consultation on Acupuncture
28 October - 1 November 1996, Cervia, Italy

Guidelines on Basic Training and Safety in Acupuncture, WHO/EDM/TRM/99.1, WHO Geneva, 1999 -- iv + 30 pages
This document comprises guidelines on basic training and safety in acupuncture. The guidelines on basic training cover basic requirements for training non-physician acupuncturists and physicians wishing to use acupuncture in their clinical work and include a core syllabus. These are intended to assist national health authorities in setting standards and establishing official examinations as well as medical schools and institutions wishing to arrange training programmes. The guidelines on safety in acupuncture are intended for hospitals, clinics, and practitioners and provide standards for safety in the clinical practice of acupuncture.


Acknowledgements
WHO Contents
Introduction
Training
Purpose
Integration
Training Levels
Training Programmes
Training of Practitioners
Physician Training
Acupressure
AcuPoints
Safety
Hygiene
Contraindications
Accidents
Electrostimulation
Precautions
Patient Records
Sterilization
Participants