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Karen Karp, EdD

Dr. Karen Karp is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and a former longtime distinguished teaching profesor of mathmatics education at the University of Louisville.  She is a certified mathematics teacher, certified special-education teacher, and has coauthored numerous books on mathematics, while serving on numerous grant committees and advisory boards over the years.

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Understanding the Challenges of U.S. Acupuncture Practice  (Pt. 8)
January 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 1)
Understanding the Challenges of U.S. Acupuncture Practice (Pt. 7)
December 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 12)
Understanding the Challenges of U.S. Acupuncture Practice (Pt. 6)
November 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 11)
Understanding the Challenges of U.S. Acupuncture Practice (Pt. 5)
October 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 10)
Understanding the Challenges of U.S. Acupuncture Practice (Pt. 4)
September 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 09)
Understanding the Challenges of U.S. Acupuncture Practice (Pt. 3)
August 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 08)
Understanding the Challenges of U.S. Acupuncture Practice (Pt. 2)
July 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 07)
Understanding the Challenges of U.S. Acupuncture Practice (Pt. 1)
June 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 06)
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Ensuring Success With First-Time Clients
Ensuring Success With First-Time Clients

As modern medical standardization continues, the field of traditional Chinese medicine has the advantage of comprehensive personalization. For rare or complex cases, deeper consideration of constitution is invaluable. Proper constitutional assessment, especially with first-time clients, can guide desirable and predictable outcomes. This leads to a higher rate of return, and greater trust between you and your patient. 

Shayla Thompson, MAOM, LAc, Dipl. OM
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A Return-on-Health Framework for Whole-Person Care (Pt. 2)
A Return-on-Health Framework for Whole-Person Care

Though the creation of a financially sustainable, health-promoting model feels far away today, we are casting a vision for a full return on health, believing that this compels us to keep one foot firmly rooted in caring for the sick and the other foot firmly founded in maintaining health. Shifting from a fee-for-service model to value-based care using a phased approach is paramount.

Leng Tang-Ritchie, DAOM, MSTOM, LAc; Amanda Azadian, BS
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Demystifying the Use of Laser Therapy in TCM Clinics
Demystifying the Use of Laser Therapy in TCM Clinics

Laser therapy has emerged as a powerful tool in the realm of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This new modality fits beautifully into the toolbox of the modern acupuncturist, as it can be used as a hybrid form of stimulation to acupuncture points, meridians, organs, nerves, and symptomatic areas in a new way that blends both moxa and energetic needle-like responses.

Dustin Dillberg, DACM, LAc, PAS