I don?t know about you, but I have boxes and boxes of notes from college?not to mention all of the continuing education notebooks I?ve accumulated after graduation. On top of that, I have at least two bookcases filled with acupuncture resources. Can you relate?
I?m sure it is no surprise to you that I love studying points. I especially love to read about favorite points from practitioners who have a lot more experience than I do. There is only one PROBLEM with my love for learning. The older I get, the more I forget. I just can?t remember all of those helpful little tidbits that I have written in my notes, or highlighted in textbooks. Lucky for me?I work for Miridia Technology and the guys here at the office developed a software program to compensate for my tired brain.
You might think that Points PC is a program for students?but I?m here to say that it is WAY more than that! It is a resource for people who are growing older, like me?and can?t seem to remember as much as they used to. Let me show you what I mean?
My current favorite book/reading material is ?Finding Effective Acupuncture Points? by Shudo Denmei. (This is the sequel to ?Introduction to Meridian Therapy? that I spoke about in the I am Convinced series written earlier this year.) Before I began utilizing Points PC?if I wanted to remember something?I would circle, highlight, and write notes in the margins of the book.
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The problems with my note-taking technique show up later when I want to utilize the clinical gems that I have highlighted throughout the book.
- It doesn?t look very professional to thumb through a textbook while treating a patient, looking for that great point that you just learned about last week.
- It?s really hard to find the points that you want to utilize when they are scattered throughout the book.
- What about that condition where you find multiple points that are helpful, but they are all on different pages?
I don?t know about you, but the best way for me to learn the value of a certain point is to actually use it! With the Points PC program, I keep my notes right in the program and can easily search for whatever I?m looking for immediately. Case in point: When I am reading about the specifics of a particular point, a patient usually comes to mind, and I might think: ?Wow?Patient A could really use this point for her chronic dizziness.? I can type dizziness into the program, and even the name of the patient for a quick reference.
How many computers have you been through since you started college? I have been through at least 5 so far. The great thing about Points PC is that any data that I put into the system can be transferred from computer to computer as I upgrade through the years?as long as I have backed it up. Boy, I sure wish that I had this program while I was a student in college. Can you imagine what an incredible resource it would have been?
Now I have a new goal. I?m going through my old notes, slow but sure, and creating the MOST AWESOME clinical resource EVER! What makes it so awesome? I am filling it with resources that are clinically relevant to ME and my patients?based on the years of experience and courses that I have taken. My brain might be getting old and slow?but Points PC keeps my memory and hard drive up to date!
Have a great week everyone!
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PS. I need your help! There are two questions I?d like to know about your practice:
1. What are the 2 most important problems AcuGraph helped you solve in your practice?
2.?What are the 2 toughest problems your practice faces today?
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Kimberly Thompson, L.Ac.
kimberly@miridiatech.com
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Source: http://www.miridiatech.com/news/2012/10/my-brain-is-getting-old-or-too-full/
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