ISCO Specialization 2230.1.1 Acupuncturist
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Acupuncturist: Acupuncturists make use of thin needles and insert them into acupuncture points in the body in order to restore the imbalances of the human body and overall good health. Acupuncturists focus on energy meridians to treat various conditions.
Essential Skills
- Advise On Healthcare Users' Informed Consent
- Empathise With The Healthcare User
- Pathologies Treated By Acupuncture
- Follow Clinical Guidelines
- Human Physiology
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Accept Own Accountability
- Observe Healthcare Users
- Comply With Quality Standards Related To Healthcare Practice
- Select Acupuncture Points
- Apply Context Specific Clinical Competences
- Develop A Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship
- Undertake Healthcare Examination
- Interact With Healthcare Users
- Obtain Healthcare User'S Medical Status Information
- Health Care Legislation
- Advise On Mental Health
- Follow-Up On Healthcare Users' Treatment
- Identify Customer'S Needs
- Human Anatomy
- Acupuncture Methods
- Listen Actively
- Sterilization Techniques
- Complementary And Alternative Medicine
- Biomedicine
- Maintain Work Area Cleanliness
- Work In Multidisciplinary Health Teams
- Ensure Safety Of Healthcare Users
- Apply Acupuncture
- Manage Healthcare Users' Data
- Develop Therapeutic Relationships
- Provide Health Education
Optional Skills
- Dietetics
- Administrative Tasks In A Medical Environment
- Promote Inclusion
- Conduct Cupping Therapy
- Auriculotherapy
- General Medicine
- Use E-Health And Mobile Health Technologies
- Offer Advice On Diet-Related Concerns
- Refer Healthcare Users
- Therapeutic Massage
- Electrical Stimulation In Acupuncture
- Employ Foreign Languages In Care
- Apply Massage Therapy
- Phytotherapy
- Record Healthcare Users' Billing Information
- Ensure Proper Appointment Administration
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Tai Chi
- Multi-Professional Cooperation In Health Care
- Process Medical Insurance Claims
Alternative Names
- Expert Acupuncturist
- Acupuncture Practitioner
- Specialist In Acupuncture
- Acupuncture Therapist
- Acupuncture Specialist
- Practitioner Of Acupuncture
- Expert In Acupuncture
- Advanced Acupuncturist
