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Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) November 16, 2011

Professional Development Resources has just released a new online CE course called ?Acupuncture ? an Introduction.? The course represents the latest addition to the company?s complementary and alternative medicine curriculum, which currently features topics such as mindfulness meditation, yoga as medicine, self-healing through breathing exercises, and the use of herbal medicines. These courses are intended to introduce health professionals to the healing power of traditional approaches to health and wellness.

Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body. In the United States, where practitioners incorporate healing traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries, acupuncture is considered part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The new course provides an overview of acupuncture as presented by two fact sheets from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and includes a number of video clips illustrating its use.

?An important part of the service we offer health professionals is expanding their awareness of the types of treatments that are offered by practitioners who represent traditional approaches to healing,? says Leo Christie, PhD, CEO of Professional Development Resources. ?Why do we need to be aware of such practices? According to the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which included a comprehensive survey of CAM use by Americans, an estimated 3.1 million U.S. adults and 150,000 children had used acupuncture in the previous year. Between the 2002 and 2007 NHIS, acupuncture use among adults increased by approximately 1 million people. This means that many of the patients we see are using alternative remedies, and we need to be conversant in such practices.?

Is it safe? Relatively few complications from the use of acupuncture have been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has responsibility for regulating acupuncture needles for use by licensed practitioners. Still, complications have resulted from inadequate sterilization of needles and from improper delivery of treatments. Individuals should be careful to select a qualified practitioner and carefully check credentials before engaging acupuncture services.

Does it work? Acupuncture has been studied for a wide range of pain conditions, such as postoperative dental pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, headache, low-back pain, menstrual cramps, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, and tennis elbow. According to NCCAM, it can be very difficult to compare acupuncture research results from study to study and to draw conclusions from the cumulative body of evidence. This is because studies may use different acupuncture techniques (e.g., electrical vs. manual), controls (comparison groups), and outcome measures. Nevertheless, more and more studies are being published, and the results are summarized in this new CE course.

Among the CAM courses offered by Professional Development Resources are these:

Acupuncture ? An Introduction (1 hours CE),
Yoga as Medicine: the Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing (8 hours CE),
Alternative Therapies: Herbs I (What Every Clinician Should Know) (1 hour CE), and
Breathing: The Master Key to Self-Healing (2 hours CE).

About Professional Development Resources, Inc.

Professional Development Resources is a Florida nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1992 by licensed marriage and family therapist Leo Christie, PhD. The company, which is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) ? as well as many other national and state boards ? has focused its efforts on making continuing education courses more cost-effective and widely accessible to health professionals by offering online home study coursework. Its current expanded curriculum includes a wide variety of clinical topics intended to equip health professionals to offer state-of-the art services to their clients.

Contact:

Leo Christie, PhD, CEO

Professional Development Resources, Inc.

904-645-3456

http://www.pdresources.org/

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Nashville, TN (PRWEB) April 25, 2008

The Nurse Company? http://www.thenursecompany.com is the world’s leading nurse shortage management, market research and advisory company with strategic relationships in 14 countries and territories. Recently, the company launched MyNurseBook?, an enterprise solution for the nursing community. The Nurse Company? has a simple, yet distinctive mission statement: Solving the Global Nurse Shortage One Nurse at a Time. The company leadership maintains solid relationships with academic leaders, healthcare professionals and government officials in numerous nations. Nurse industry stakeholders who partner with The Nurse Company? are closely connected to the best resources and human intellectual capital the world has to offer.

The Nurse Company? leverages the use of social media tools to develop collaborative communities of nurses. These communities are user-centered and participatory. Inside these social networks, nurses can form a community that will lead to sharing, and an aggregated knowledge base. As nurses form reciprocal relationships-giving and receiving support from the network– a convergence of ideas develops. The Nurse Company? offers a broad range of services to private clients, small businesses, institutions and corporations. The core initiative is to connect nurses as a means of solving the global nurse shortage through the social web. Shawn D. Mathis, Chairman and CEO of The Nurse Company? comments that “we are dedicated to the nurse profession and leading change through social entrepreneurship.”

The Nurse Company? enterprise solution is MyNurseBook?http://www.mynursebook.com. MyNurseBook is not only for nurses but also for all who desire to join the challenge to solve the global nurse shortage. This is the first site in the history of nursing dedicated to the viral loop social networking of nurse constituents.

MyNurseBoard? is a site dedicated to matching nurses with employers and employers to nurses. The tool is designed to benefit the entry-level nurse, experienced nurse, and nursing leadership. Posting resumes and job searches by candidates are a snap. Likewise, employers will find it easy to post jobs and to search for qualified candidates. This is the first site in the history of nursing dedicated to matching nurses with employers.

MyTrustRex? is an integrated secure web-based program that delivers clinical and administrative solutions to Health Professionals, their staff, and their patients. The system includes a secure e-mail program and software platform that allows the safe exchange of private health records and sensitive information in a protected HIPAA-compliant format. Also integrated are Electronic Medical Records and Personal Health Records along with Practice Management, Scheduling, Billing and Online Prescription solutions.

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 03, 2011

LivHOME, Inc., one of the nation?s largest providers of professionally led at-home care for seniors, announced today that it has sold a new franchise in the Sacramento, CA, area.

The franchise, based in Folsom, will provide at-home care to seniors in El Dorado and Placer Counties as well as eastern Sacramento. More than 50,000 seniors ages 65 and older live in this large territory, which includes the municipalities of Fair Oaks, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Granite Bay, Rocklin, Roseville and Auburn. Scheduled to open this summer, the franchise will be operated by Mark and Susan Stephenson.

?We are thrilled to be opening the new LivHOME franchise serving the Sacramento area. This opportunity perfectly leverages our healthcare industry experience, allowing us to work with seniors who wish to age in their own homes. LivHOME?s professionally led model lets us deliver the highest quality care to each senior, offering them both the quality of life and the dignity they deserve,? said Susan Stephenson.

?We?re very pleased to welcome the Stephensons to LivHOME. With more than 40 years of combined professional experience, which includes 22 years of experience in case management and nursing, the Stephensons not only bring specialized expertise to the Sacramento franchise but proven leadership within the healthcare industry. We know they?ll be a great addition to the LivHOME franchise team,? said Mimi Zeller, senior vice president of franchising for LivHOME.

LivHOME franchises provide a high level of care for seniors who wish to remain in their own homes. All franchises are based on LivHOME?s professionally led model, in which each client?s care is overseen by a professional care manager trained in nursing, geriatrics or social work. This distinguishes LivHOME from others in the industry.

The Sacramento franchise is the second one sold as part of LivHOME?s newly launched franchise initiative. In June 2011, LivHOME sold its first franchise in the northwest Chicago suburbs.

For more information about LivHOME?s franchise program, contact Mickey Goldkorn at 323-932-1320 or visit the LivHOME franchise website at http://www.livhomefranchise.com.

About LivHOME

LivHOME is one of the nation’s largest providers of professionally led at-home care for seniors. The company is dedicated to finding solutions that enable older adults to remain in their homes as long as possible. Based in Los Angeles, LivHOME delivers high quality at-home care at company-owned locations throughout California as well as Arlington, Va., Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and Silver Spring, Md. LivHOME franchise locations are available across the U.S.

This information does not constitute an offer or sale of a LivHOME