Department of Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88036-800, Brazil; Post-graduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88036-800, Brazil.
Integrative Medicine and Acupuncture Service, University Hospital, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88036-800, Brazil; Florianópolis Municipality Health Office, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88036-800, Brazil.
J Integr Med. 2019 Jul;17(4):302-309. doi: 10.1016/j.joim.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Apr 26.
Auriculotherapy consists of physical stimuli applied to the outer ear and is commonly associated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The authors present and discuss the development of a course that offers a semi-on-site auriculotherapy course for Brazilian primary health care (PHC) professionals. The course was funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and developed at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in 2015 by a team of experts in auriculotherapy. It consisted of 75 h of distance learning (five sequential modules) and 5 h of on-site learning. The modules included the following items: (1) introduction to integrative practices; (2) ear reflexology; (3) introduction to TCM; (4) biomedical view of auriculotherapy; and (5) auriculotherapy in PHC. The teaching material included a workbook for each module, 14 video lectures and an interactive ear (online resource) to study location and application to the main auricular points. The on-site lectures follow a structured script of ear palpation techniques, auricular seed insertion practice and clinical case discussions, under the supervision of trained instructors. The course was offered in 2016 and 2017 and on-site lectures took place in 25 cities, covering all Brazilian regions, in coordination with municipal or state boards of health. A total of 4273 health professionals concluded the training and their evaluation of the course was highly positive. The Brazilian experience of large-scale training shows the potential to disseminate auriculotherapy in the context of PHC, given that its practice is fast, easy to learn, safe, effective for different health problems and well accepted by the patients.
耳针疗法包括应用于外耳的物理刺激，通常与传统中医（TCM）相关联。作者介绍并讨论了一门课程的发展，该课程为巴西初级卫生保健（PHC）专业人员提供半现场耳针疗法课程。该课程由巴西卫生部资助，并于 2015 年由联邦圣卡塔琳娜大学的耳针疗法专家团队开发。它由 75 小时的远程学习（五个连续模块）和 5 小时的现场学习组成。这些模块包括以下内容：（1）整合实践介绍；（2）耳部反射疗法；（3）中医简介；（4）耳针疗法的生物医学观点；（5）PHC 中的耳针疗法。教学材料包括每个模块的工作簿、14 个视频讲座和一个互动耳朵（在线资源），用于研究位置和主要耳点的应用。现场讲座遵循耳触诊技术、耳豆插入实践和临床病例讨论的结构化脚本，由经过培训的讲师监督。该课程于 2016 年和 2017 年开设，现场讲座在 25 个城市举行，与市或州卫生局协调，覆盖巴西所有地区。共有 4273 名卫生专业人员完成了培训，他们对该课程的评价非常高。巴西在大规模培训方面的经验表明，在 PHC 背景下推广耳针疗法具有潜力，因为其操作快速、易学、安全、对不同健康问题有效且深受患者欢迎。
