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Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

Hi Jessica and thanks for your support of my public outreach ideas. You asked why this has not been discussed before in the “acupuncture establishment?” I actually first proposed this type of campaign to the original AAAOM Board of Directors in 1991…

December 3, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

Hi Benjamin, Thanks for your apology I of course accept it and this matter is behind us now. The funny things about this was I was just getting ready to contact you and ask that we communicate some between ourselves because I have always felt you a…

December 2, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

I hate to muddle the discussion here but a line has been crossed and I am going to demand that Ben issue an apology to me for publicly stating a lie that harms my reputation. Ben, you stated that in the Little Hoover Commission process “the group th…

December 1, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

I should be clear that when it comes to the use of lab reports or other aspects of merging Western medicine with A/OM, I am not saying this is a bad idea clinically. There are some great reasons to look toward doing this. My point is that when you r…

November 30, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

Hi Amy - thanks for your message. I want to apologize for my “if you were smart” wording. I wrote that between the 20 patients I have scheduled for today without giving it enough thought. I meant to say something like “if you want to be smart about…

November 30, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

There is a big difference between having a legal opinion that acupuncturists can legally order lab tests and trying to establish policies that would make acupuncturists liable for managing such tests in their diagnosis and treatment of their patient…

November 30, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

I just want to clarify for those who don’t know me that I am not a CAN practitioner or in any way connected to their leadership. I have gotten to know something of their organization as I try to stay on top of significant developments in the A/OM pr…

November 29, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

The reason many L.Ac.s myself included have been opposed to most of the attempts to raise education standards over the years is that they are usually linked to this idea of primary care and the responsibility to do Western medical diagnosis. Orienta…

November 28, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

The document Chris linked to regarding the primary care issue was part of the Little Hoover Commission’s (LHC) report to the California Legislature titled Regulation of Acupuncture: A Complementary Therapy Framework. Anyone involved on either side o…

November 28, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

Hi Sara - I have long felt that the acu-students were our profession's best hope as too many of us old farts are too stuck in past debates. I would be happy to communicate with anyone serious about these issues. I can be reached at acu.guy@gte.net

November 24, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

Hi Benjamin, I am posting here an article I wrote for Acupuncture Today that appeared 7 ½ years ago (April 2002 issue) that might help to show people how long this issue of schooling hours has been around. You will see that I tried my best to call…

November 24, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

I asked in an earlier post what people in favor of the FPD thought of a tiered licensing system and if anyone was opposed to please explain. So far, no one has said they are against tiered licensing. As you can see by many posts in this forum, peopl…

November 23, 2009

Matthew D Bauer commented on Tatyana Ryevzina's blog post 'Now is the time to have your voice heard about the First Professional Doctorate'

Tiered Licensing - Would those who are in favor of establishing the FPD please state if you are opposed to developing a tiered licensing system and if so, why?

November 20, 2009

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November 20, 2009

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My status:

Licensed Acupuncturist

My Acupuncture School

Yuin University

My current state of mind:

Concerned over the high failure rate of acupuncture practices

Acupuncture education/license level:

I got my license!

My acupuncture story:

Hurt my back at age 17. Found a book on acupressure at my local library, took a acupressure workshop from Wataru Ohashi, then met Taoist Master Hua-Ching Ni and became a Taoist first and Acupuncturist second.

My favorite modality:

Intutitive qi balancing

About Me:

In private practice since 1986 seeing 80-90 patients a week. Author of "The Healing Power of Acupressure and Acupuncture" a book that explores the roots of Chinese medicine and many articles. Long-time consultant to the insurance industry and someone whose has followed the evolution of the acupuncture profession closely for more than 25 years and who has sought to facilitate open communication between those of differing opinions.

My Web site, practice, or blog:

http://MatthewDBauer.com