Home | Practice Management - For Foundation, Stability, Support & Growth | Building Your Practice | For Patient Education & Follow-through | Risk Management / Safe Practice |Insurance | Student Instructor, School Resources|Practice Management Courses and Consulting | Links | Order Form Reputable Practice-Building Audio Cassette Series Back | Next Patient-Practitioner Rapport By Neil Gumenick, M.Ac. (U.K.), Lic.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM) Creating Reputation By Cynthia Flint Bestani, Health Care Consultant Safe Practice Communication & Successful Practice By Cynthia Flint Bestani, Health Care Consultant I'm going to discontinue treatment - I'm only going to be able to come once a month. No, I didn't do the homework you assigned me. I don't have enough money to pay you this time. My appointment just totally slipped my mind. All of these patient statements reflect rapport problems. From the first telephone contact through the entire treatment process, establishing and maintaining rapport is the responsibility of the practitioner. In these tapes, you will learn how everything a patient says and does can be evaluated diagnostically and responded to appropiately, compassionately and with the practitioner remaining securely in control. (2-tapes-1hr. 40 min.) $18.00 Neil also writes on the subject in The Art of Practice Management and Art of Attracting Patients. . . books. His tapes are warm and very insightful. Every person and practice has an image whether we recognize it or not - positive, negative or neutral. Practitioners are often so intent on treatment room care that they blind themselves to how their patients feel about the practitioner or other aspects of the practice. In this tape, the speaker expands your vision to reveal specific ways you can avoid problems, get feedback and build an outstanding reputation. 1 hr. $15 Good patient communication stems from many elements - trust, warmth, concern and integrity. Safe Practice Communication is more specific, promoting maximum understanding between patient and practitioner - essential for safe practice. In this tape the speaker outlines 18 approaches you can build into your practice to create maximum acupuncturist/patient communication in a minimum amount of time. 1 hr. $15   By Lily Diamond, A.P. Dipl. Ac. & C.H. (NCCAOM) Making Successful Presentations Patient's Guide To: 1. Understanding Acupuncture 2. Chronic Digestive Problems 3. Chinese Herbal Medicine 4. Transforming Pain 5. Women's Health All tapes are 60 Minutes. $15. each. Set of 6 $82.50 (Discounted $7.50)   Making Successful Presentations Making Successful Presentations is a foundation course for the Oriental Medical Practitioner. This tape will give you the basics of how to structure a practice-building talk to best promote your individual skills and specialities. Learn how the combination of inspiration and information can work for you to increase your practice and to contribute to promoting the profession by making effective presentations. Includes 17 pag Professional Handout! 60 minutes. Understanding Acupuncture An introduction to the art and science of acupuncture for the public. Brief overview of how acupuncture is used in the context of Oriental Medicine, as a treatment modality. How acupuncture works in terms of western science is illustrated using modern research. Closes with a guided meditation using the meridians. 60 minutes Chronic Digestive Problems An introduction to how Oriental Medicine can help patients overcome chronic digestive problems. Discussion of common conditions such as IBS, irritable bowel syndrome. Basic guidelines for lifestyle and diet changes according to the O.M. diagnosis. Includes a guided meditation to strengthen the Earth element. 60 minutes Chinese Herbal Medicine An introduction to Chinese herbal medicine. Brief overview of the history and development, with an emphasis of its unique approach in terms of using formulas rather than single herbs. Explores some classical formulas used for common complaints using a step-by-step method. Includes practical tips for home care. 60 minutes Transforming Pain How Oriental Medicine can help in overcoming pain. A discussion of various treatment modalities, including acupuncture with an explanation of how it relieves pain through changing the neurochemistry. Includes a simple meditation technique to assist with alleviating pain. 60 minutes Women's Health Oriental Medicine excels at effective treatment for women, Äôs health concerns such as PMS, menopausal symptoms, postpartum health restoration, ovarian cysts and infertility. An introduction to how these conditions are treated with diet, acupuncture, therapeutic massage, qi-gong and Chinese herbal medicine. Includes a meditation for balancing the energy of the reproductive system. 60 minutes GET YOUR POINT ACROSS! 40 Color Slides, Professional Quality Audio Cassette & Written Script An Introduction to Acupuncture for Laymen . . . . By Donald R. Beans, C.A. Give lay lectures in your office, in schools, health care fairs, or other public presentations. This presentation includes a professional quality cassette tape, written script, and 40 color slides. It is also perfect for use with a small slide projector screen/tape set up for individual orientation. Increase your practice and put new patients at ease with this clear and concise audio-visual tool. This presentation is specially designed to be used by acupuncturists to educate their patients about acupuncture and to increase their practices. Slides can be used with the tape as a complete 30 minute lecture or as a basis for your own informal discussion. You can certainly add or remove slides to adjust viewing time. $85 Click here for Further Details on each of the slides.   Home | Practice Management - For Foundation, Stability, Support & Growth | Building Your Practice | For Patient Education & Follow-through | Risk Management / Safe Practice |Insurance | Student Instructor, School Resources|Practice Management Courses and Consulting | Links | Order Form