1 - Online Access to Research Databases
AACP has negotiated online access to three research databases. These are now available for online access by AACP members in the members'' area.
2 - Hepatitis-B vaccination
All members are advised to ensure that they have up to date vaccination for Hepatitis-B. Please see this Guidance Leaflet for more information.
3- Travel & Conference Funding for AACP members
AACP has some money available to fund attendance at conferences and meetings that promote Acupuncture. For more details, members should login, then click ''''About AACP'''' on the menu, then select ''''AACP Membership''''
4 - Research Grants available from AACP
The AACP sponsors research into Acupuncture. For an application form and to see the conditions attached to grants, members should login, then click ''''About AACP'''' from the menu and select ''''AACP Membership''''.
Acupuncture Mentors
AACP are concerned that a number of graduates who were taught Acupuncture within their physiotherapy degree training are not able to maintain clinical needling skills owing to the present employment crisis. Please click HERE if you think you could help by mentoring.
Advertising Approved Acupuncture Courses
Two of the major complaints to the AACP Office from Physiotherapists is that many courses advertised in Frontline and on the iCSP web are run by tutors not recognised by AACP and that it is difficult to find details of Approved Courses. Physiotherapists need a source of good quality Training Courses and this website can be used for advertising such Training Courses free of charge
If you would like to advertise your courses, please send full details to the webmaster, including:-
- Dates & durations
- Location, including postcode
- Contact details for booking, including phone & E-Mail
- Price & whether lunch etc. is included
- Course synopsis, whether training or CPD
- Any pre-requisites
CSP endorse the AACP requirement for a minimum 80 Hours of Acupuncture Training.
The CSP have endorsed the AACP requirement for a minimum 80 Hours of Acupuncture Training. All AACP accredited courses will automatically receive the CSP kitemark approval logo without having to undertake any further scrutiny.
Please refer to the CSP Kite Marks option under the Training menu on the left hand side for further details.
BUPA & Prudential insist that all Physiotherapists using Acupuncture must be AACP members
BUPA and Prudential Assurance have confirmed to us that they are insisting all Physiotherapists who treat their patients with Acupuncture must be members of AACP. All Physiotherapists treating Members of the UK Armed Forces must be members of AACP, BMAS, or BAcC.
CPD - Have you read the instructions on the packet?
There are still widespread misconceptions about CPD that are held by many.
CPD is not training and cannot be offered as such!
Please see the latest update from the Chair of AACP by clicking here.
Warning for Physiotherapists to select AACP accredited courses
Physiotherapists are advised to check carefully that any course they select is taught by an AACP recognised tutor. New Basic Courses must be 80 hours. Courses of less than 80 hours, undertaken after 2005, will not gain membership of AACP and are not accepted for practice in other countries.
