Pan Canadian Week 2: Diagnosis I

Diagnosis I is a deep dive into 4 Pillars. The 4 Pillars (observation, hearing and smelling, interrogation and palpation) are the basic building blocks of TCM diagnosis. Also called the 4 examinations, each pillar provides valuable information that adds up to a patient diagnosis. For students coming from Element school or Classical Medicine school, this class will lay down the foundations for Zang Fu pattern diagnosis.

Pan Canadian Week 3: Tongue and Pulse

Tongue and pulse are very important diagnostic systems. They appear on exams in two different forms. The first way is in short answer memorization-type questions based on the pulse names, pulse qualities and pulse indications as they appear in the textbooks. The second way is how tongue and pulse appear in different Zang Fu patterns, Shan Han Lun patterns and other presentations across different TCM Diagnostic Theories. This form is good to know for case studies. This class covers both types of test questions and how to prepare for each one.

Pan Canadian Week 4: Zang Fu Patterns

Clear comprehension of Zang Fu pattern differentiation is an essential part of the information needed to pass your exams. We examine and identify the symptoms, making diagnosis options clear and simple.

Pan Canadian Week 5: Case Study Analysis

This class explores memorization strategies, teaching you how to gain command of the vast amount of information needed to pass your exam. The second part of this class teaches students how to logically take a multiple choice exam, focusing on methods to eliminate the tendency to guess an answer. This class finishes with the TCM Review Seminars method for the dissection and critical thinking about cases.

Pan Canadian Week 6: Treatment Principles

Treatment principles are an important but often under-emphasized subject in schools. For your board exams, you want to know them well. The progression in treatment is that to collect information on signs and symptoms from a case study, pull those together into a clear diagnosis and then come up with a treatment principle for the case. If the diagnosis is off, the treatment principle will be wrong. It is essential that you have the symptoms for the Zang Fu patterns down before you work through this class. The first video in this class covers Root (Ben) and Branch (Biao) treatments as well as rules for treating Zheng Qi (Upright Qi) and Xie Qi (Evil Qi). These two are similar in approach and students tend to mix them up. It’s important that you are clear with your understanding of these two concepts as well as understanding the treatment rules that apply to each. Videos 2 and 3 cover the treatment principles themselves. Video 4 applies the knowledge that you have learned thus far to case study questions.

Pan Canadian Week 7: TCM Diagnostic Theories

In this class, Bina covers the Theory of Disease according to the Channels. Think of these as their own individual patterns with symptoms that manifest when the channel is diseased. Which channel? This can be the Primary Channels, the Luo (Cutaneous) Channels, the 8 Extraordinary Channels or the Muscle Meridian Channels. When you’ve watched this video and studied the material, take the quizzes on channel pathologies on the quiz site.

Pan Canadian Week 8: Single Points Functions and Acupuncture Case Studies

This class is a deep dive into single points, empirical points and point combinations. This information is gleaned from several different texts and is a concise system you can count on to get you through any acupuncture case study question. The last two videos in this series cover how to select points for case studies and how to approach acupuncture case studies. This series has a lot of information in it. Be patient with yourself as it will take time to master this system.

Pan Canadian Week 9: Maciocia Point Rx

Did you know that Maciocia point prescriptions are built like herbal formulas? This 3-hour class takes you through the essential MAC point prescriptions and explains why each point is included in the prescription. Additionally, diagnosis, herbs and biomedicine correlations are discussed to clarify point prescriptions where applicable.

Pan Canadian Week 10: Channel Theory

This week goes through channel theory. We look at each of the different types of channels in the body. From the most superficial, cutaneous channels to the deepest, divergent channels. There are also classes on crossing points, contraindicated and cautioned points from both Deadman and the Safety Manual, big picture categories along with a tutorial created by our teacher Laura Drago to quickly and easily learn the Big Picture for tests. Last of all we go over the Extra points.

Pan Canadian Week 11: Acupuncture Adjunct Therapies

This class covers all acupuncture modalities that you need to know for your exam. The following modalities are reviewed: Needling techniques, Angles and Depths, Tonification and Sedation, Acupuncture Contraindations and Cautions, Three Edge Needles, Cutaneous Needles, Intradermal Needles, Moxa, Cupping, Electroacupuncture, Gua Sha, Injection Therapy, Scalp Acupuncture, Ear Acupuncture, Nine Needles, Mother and Child Points, Korean 4 Needle Acupuncture.

Pan Canadian Week 12: Biomedicine Safety Manual

In this class, we cover the Safety Program Handbook which is a very important part of the Pan Canadian exam. In this course, we will cover infection prevention and control, risk management of TCM Practice, safe procedures and processes for performing acupuncture and we will touch on safe procedures and processes covering Herbology.

Pan Canadian Week 13: Biomedicine II

This class expands the principles of biomedicine, reviewing key signs, symptoms and tests for common biomedical western diseases. In completion, the uses of pharmacology and orthopedic testing are discussed as well.

Pan Canadian Week 19: TCM Diseases III: OB/GYN

This class continues our review of TCM Diseases. In this class, we will go through all the OB/GYN Diseases. We discuss the TCM Disease category, the main Zang Fu patterns that are the root cause of the disease, treatment principles, acupuncture points and any additional modalities that you might use to treat the pattern and all common biomedicine diseases associated with each TCM disease.

Pan Canadian Week 20: TCM Diseases IV: Pediatrics

This class continues our review of TCM Diseases. In this class, we will go through all the Pediatric Diseases. We discuss the TCM Disease category, the main Zang Fu patterns that are the root cause of the disease, treatment principles, acupuncture points and any additional modalities that you might use to treat the pattern and all common biomedicine diseases associated with each TCM disease.

Pan Canadian Week 21: TCM Diseases V: Orthopedics

This class continues our review of TCM Diseases. In this class, we will go through all the Orthopedic Diseases. We discuss the TCM Disease category, the main Zang Fu patterns that are the root cause of the disease, treatment principles, acupuncture points and any additional modalities that you might use to treat the pattern and all common biomedicine diseases associated with each TCM disease.

Pan Canadian Week 22: TCM Diseases VI: EENT

This class continues our review of TCM Diseases. In this class, we will go through all the ENT Diseases. We discuss the TCM Disease category, the main Zang Fu patterns that are the root cause of the disease, treatment principles, acupuncture points and any additional modalities that you might use to treat the pattern and all common biomedicine diseases associated with each TCM disease.

Pan Canadian Week 23: Case Studies I

In this class, we start to really pull together all the information you have learned. Clinical Case Studies I goes through case studies as they will be presented on the Clinical Case Studies exam. It’s important that you work through the case studies on your own FIRST before watching the videos. I give the answers to the case studies in the videos.

Pan Canadian Week 24: Case Studies II

Clinical Case Studies II is the last class of this course. In this class, we finish up our case study practice. Mastering these case studies along with the case studies we cover in the Live Online classes means you are more than ready to conquer the exam.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Single Herbs I

This class covers information on all the essential single herbs you need to know to pass the NCCAOM herbology exam. Contraindications, functions, important dosages, antagonist herbs, and cautions are discussed.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Single Herbs II

This class covers information on all the essential single herbs you need to know to pass the NCCAOM herbology exam. Contraindications, functions, important dosages, antagonist herbs, and cautions are discussed.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Single Herbs III

This class covers information on all the essential single herbs you need to know to pass the NCCAOM herbology exam. Contraindications, functions, important dosages, antagonist herbs, and cautions are discussed.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Single Herbs IV

This class covers information on all the essential single herbs you need to know to pass the NCCAOM herbology exam. Contraindications, functions, important dosages, antagonist herbs, and cautions are discussed

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Single Herbs V

This class covers information on all the essential single herbs you need to know to pass the NCCAOM herbology exam. Contraindications, functions, important dosages, antagonist herbs, and cautions are discussed.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Formulas I

This class starts with an introduction and overview of Herbology formulas. It covers the Release Exterior, Drain Downward and Harmonizing categories.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Formulas II

This class continues covering the formula categories covered on the exam. It covers Clear Heat, Warm Interior, Release Exterior and Interior Excess.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Formulas III

This class is a detailed review of each of the formulas. It covers the categories of Tonify, Stabilize and Bind and Calm Spirit.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Formulas IV

Formulas IV continues the review of herbology formulas. In this class we cover the formula categories of Regulate Qi, Regulate Blood, and Expel Wind.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Formulas V

This class covers formulas of the Herbology module. In this class, the instructor will cover Treat Dryness, Expel Dampness and Dissolve Phlegm.

TCMP Only – Pan Canadian Herbology: Formulas VI

NCCAOM Formulas class VI is the last class of the Herbology module. In this class we will cover formulas in the Digestive Formulas, Expel Parasites and Treat Abscesses and Sores categories.

Full Course and Modules

The Pan Canadian Bundle RAC and TCMP Basic, Premium, and Ultimate course membership are self-guided courses with four weeks of live online case study classes. Live online classes are held Sundays nights bi-monthly from 4-6 pm Pacific.

Upcoming Case Studies Classes:

• TBA

You can join multiple sessions as long as you have an active membership.

All Pan Canadian RAC or TCMP Courses

Purchase your RAC or TCMP course material from the Store.

• Pan Canadian Clinical Case Studies Exam: 3rd Edition Course Book: $80 without the course and $40 with the course
• R.TCMP Students – Pan Canadian Herbology Exam Course Book: $60 without the course and $30 with the course
• Pan Canadian Written Exam Course Book: $70 without the course and $35 with the course

Internet Connection

Most modern computers can stream videos and live events with no problem. In order to participate in the TCM Review exam prep courses, please consider your internet speed.

We use Vimeo to stream our class videos. Watching a YouTube video with no problem is not a good indicator of whether you will be able to participate in the course (especially live webinars) without interruption – the quality of YouTube videos is much lower.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Recorded videos – at least 2-3 mbps download speed
• Live webinars – at least 4-6 mbps download speed and 6-10 mbps of upload speed

To determine your internet speed, check with your internet service provider (Comcast, Verizon, etc.) or run a test at speedtest.net.