Southwest Acupuncture College September 2016 This replaces policies in the catalogue and any other documents to date. Boulder Santa Fe CLINIC MANUAL .................................................................................................................................... 1 Statement of Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 1 Mission ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 Program of Study ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Clinical Education ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Categories of Clinical Experience ............................................................................................................................. 4 Clinical Observation: 100 level ................................................................................................................................. 4 Clinical Internship: 200 and 300 level ................................................................................................................... 5 Clinical Coursework ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Chinese Herbal Medicine Curriculum ...................................................................................................... 6 Clinical Ethics ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Policies ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 Non-Discrimination ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Attendance Policy ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Dress ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Patient Conduct ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Children in Clinic ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Treatment Side Effects ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Needle Stick ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Reporting Problems in Clinic ................................................................................................................................... 12 CPR ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Business Solicitation .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Clinic Supplies ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Clinic Drop Policy .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Clinic Training Meetings ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Unsupervised Needling .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Policy for In-class Needling ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Procedures ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Hours .................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Booking Appointments ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Fees ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Record Keeping .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Clinical Assignments and Communication ......................................................................................................... 18 Clinic Library .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Patient Services ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Treatment and Special Clinical Procedures ....................................................................................................... 19 Clinical Behavior ........................................................................................................................................................... 23 Dispensary Standard Operating Procedures .................................................................................................... 25 Protocols .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 Moxibustion Protocols ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Needle Shock and Managing Accidents ............................................................................................................... 30 Clean Needle Protocol for Two-Handed Needling and Multi-Use Insertion Tubes .......................... 31 Protocol for Disinfection of Non-Insertive Instruments .............................................................................. 32 Protocol for Disinfection of Japanese-style Non-Insertive Tools ............................................................. 33 Bloodletting Jing Well Points ................................................................................................................................... 34 Bloodletting Vascular Spider Veins with Cups ................................................................................................. 35 Blood Pressure ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 Job Descriptions ............................................................................................................................................ 39 Observer Responsibilities ......................................................................................................................................... 39 Intern Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................... 40 Clinical Supervisor Responsibilities ..................................................................................................................... 42 Clinic Director Responsibilities .............................................................................................................................. 44 Southwest Acupuncture College CLINIC MANUAL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Southwest Acupuncture College is a classical school of Oriental medicine offering an accredited professional degree program leading to a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (M.S.O.M.) or a Master of Science in Acupuncture (M.S.Ac.). This Clinic Manual contains information about the clinical program, its operations and policies. A student must also meet the criteria outlined in the Policy & Procedure Manual. MISSION With the primary responsibility of educating students to become independent healthcare providers, our foremost goal is to provide excellence in the education of those prospective practitioners. A concomitant goal of the college, to cultivate service to the community in this emerging field of effective medical care, is fostered in the curriculum and the educational format as well