Keynote POCA Fest Milwaukee May 2019 — ALL EARS!!!
Keynote by Ellen Vincent
POCA-Strengthening Our Communities by Making More Punks
A Guest Post by Steve Kingsbury of Ashland Community Acupuncture
The Vows of Hua Tuo and Sun Si Miao..Actually Carried Out
Ok folks, bear with me-I’m gunna get a little idealistic and woo-y- BUT it’s grounded in reality-I promise. Vow of Hua Tuo: Treat people equally…
Toward a Culture of Safety: Part 4, AERD as Relationship Management
You can find POCA's Adverse Events Reporting Database here: https://acupunctureconsumersafety.net/ Let’s compare two possible telephone conversations (based on real events)* between a patient and their…
Toward a Culture of Safety, Part 3: Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-informed care is part of the bigger picture that has less to do with what individuals are doing right or doing wrong, and more to…
Toward a Culture of Safety, Part 2: Pain Management
POCA's AERD is here: https://acupunctureconsumersafety.net/ Let’s talk about adverse events and pain management, because it seems like what acupuncturists don’t understand about adverse events reporting…
Toward a Culture of Safety, Part 1
Since we launched our Adverse Events Reporting Database a little over a year ago, we’ve learned a lot, including some interesting things about how acupuncturists…
Act of Solidarity: Juneteenth special at Urbana Acupuncture
Act of Solidarity: Juneteenth special at Urbana Acupuncture
An interview with Urbana Acupuncture clinic owner Jim Lorr, and a reflection from previous…
All Ears!
Guest post by Ellen Vincent We’ve made a lot of progress since the first Public Service Announcement about POCA and Ear Acupuncture. We’re now an…
Fatphobia Part 3: Some Thoughts about Diet Culture and Talking to Patients
Guest post by Ellen Vincent