Chronic pain afflicts over 20% of the adult population. Sadly, most MDs have essentially no education in treating pain, beyond offering a few toxic medications. Then they tend to steer people with pain away from those health practitioners who are trained. This puts the acupuncture community on the front lines for addressing this epidemic.
Elizabeth Goldblatt
Dr. Elizabeth (Liza) Goldblatt, past chair and founding board member of the ACIH, has been involved in the Interprofessional Education/Collaborative Practice (IPE/PC) movement for more than 25 years. Learn more at https://integrativehealth.org/lizagoldblatt.