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Christian Nix

Christian Nix has launched the first Hospital Based Acupuncture Residency Training program in North America and his Community Pain and Stress Center is the first private model of community-style practice to be integrated into a major hospital system. His new book, Tao of Integration is a fresh look at much of the misapprehension hindering professional quality integration in medicine. Christian travels and teaches throughout the world.

Previous Articles

A Guide for Talking to Doctors about Acupuncture and Brain Chemistry
September 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 09)

The Importance of Knowing Mainstream Lingo
July 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 07)

What is a Discipline in Medicine?
April 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 04)

The Dawn of a New Day For TCM
February 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 02)

On Marketing to the Mainstream
November 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 11)

Herbal Medicine: Go Mainstream
June 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 06)

Ten Cardinal Sins Acupuncturists Make
April 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 04)

The Last Frontier
October 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 10)

Who Does Best in a Hospital Based Practice?
July 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 07)

Seven Steps to Establishing a Successful Hospital Based Practice
June 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 06)

Here at Last: Community-Style Acupuncture in Hospital Settings
May 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 05)

Christian Nix

Christian Nix

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