Upon completion of this course, students will:

Know and be able to discuss their professional, ethical and legal responsibilities in treating patients in California and the U.S., including familiarity with the Clean Needle Technique Manual, 7th edition and the NCCAOM Code of Ethics.
Know and be able to implement business and clinical practice strategies and protocols to manage and minimize their professional, ethical and legal risks, including:
Medical malpractice
Complaints to regulatory boards
Review of scope of practice
Informed consent to treatment
Standards of care regarding frequently-litigated injuries
Recognizing and managing higher-risk patients and patient relationships, while avoiding discrimination or abandonment
Representation of training, scope and license; advertising
Laws and ethics in goal-setting, outcome measures, and patient communication and expectations
Fiduciary duties, laws and regulations; insurance billing, illegal kickbacks, fee-setting and -splitting, and sales of products

INSTRUCTOR DESCRIPTION

Anthony Von der Muhll is the founder of AOM Professional, and has taught Certification in Acupuncture Orthopedics since 2015, and served as a clinical supervisor at the Masters level since 2005 and the Doctorate level since 2017. He  has also taught acupuncture orthopedics and pain management in doctorate programs of the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (Oakland CA), the American College of TCM (San Francisco, CA), the Five Branches University of TCM (Santa Cruz, CA), and the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (Fairfax, VA).

He has been a featured instructor in acupuncture orthopedics at conferences of the Sports Acupuncture Alliance, the PSOAS Symposium, and State acupuncture associations of California, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Anthony Von der Muhll is one of the only acupuncturists in the US with extensive experience serving as an expert witness for the California Acupuncture Board and in civil malpractice litigation. He emphasizes the highest standards of safety, ethics and sustainability in his classes.