Acus Foundation
Acus Foundation
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Mission
Our mission is to bring life-changing medical acupuncture to our nation's service members and veterans. We train the doctors who treat the pain.
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ACUS FLAGSHIP TRAINING & RESEARCH PROGRAM (NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV)THE ACUS FLAGSHIP TRAINING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM ORGANIZES AND DELIVERS AN INTENSIVE 300-HOUR MILITARY MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE COURSE AND CONDUCTS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE IN THE U.S. MILITARY. OUR TEAM TRAINS QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL FROM ALL FIVE USAF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AND THE SOUTHERN NEVADA VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN COMPREHENSIVE ACUS MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE, WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO TREAT MILITARY-UNIQUE PAIN AND STRESS. IT IS HEADQUARTERED AT NELLIS AFB IN NEVADA. IN 2018, ACUS GRADUATED ITS THIRD COHORT OF PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. ACUS-TRAINED DOCTORS HAVE INCORPORATED MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE INTO THEIR DAILY CLINICAL WORK; OUTCOMES INCLUDE 45% REDUCTION IN OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS, IMPROVED PATIENT SYMPTOMS, AND COST-SAVINGS OF $250,000. THIS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IS PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FOR ACUS MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE AS A PRIMARY TREATMENT MODALITY THAT DEFINITIVELY IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES. ACUS ALSO ADVANCES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH ON MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE IMPACT IT HAS ON MILITARY PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS. BUILDING ON THE UTILIZATION STUDY COMPLETED IN 2016-17, THE RESEARCH TEAM DRAFTED AND PUBLISHED TWO ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS IN 2018. THE FOUNDATION ALSO ENGAGED IN THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING OF SELECT SENIOR PRECEPTORS IN 2018.
