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AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE VSR MEETING OCTOBER 2009
Meeting Friday 23rd October, 2009 12.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Attending
Jennie Longbottom – Chair. (JL)
Paul Blacker, Ear Acupuncture Register, Secretary, minutes (PB)
Pauline Ronson, Society of Auricular Acupuncturists, treasurer (PR)
Jonathan Tarr, Society of Auricular Acupuncturists (JT)
Anne Marshall, Acu-Detox Plus UK (AM)
Maria Mercati, UK Oriental Medicine (MM)
Dragomir Luborimov, The Acupuncture Society (DL)
Wan-Hye Park – Korean Hand Acupuncture (WHP)
Samantha Terry, - Sustainable Health (ST)
Observing
Barbara Smith, Development Manager, Open College Network. (BS)
Apologies / not in attendance
Ewan Urquhart, Oxford Medical Supplies. (EU)
John Gavin, College of Naturopathic Medicine (JG)
Amanda Shayle, The Acupuncture Society (AS)
Ian Cambray Smith – Foundation of Integrated Health (ICS) (FIH)
Carole Bishop, Acupuncture Consultancy & Training (CB)
Derry Jones, Jing Traditional Medicine (DJ)
Janine Cousins, Acupuncture Consultancy & Training (JC)
Ken Andrews – EFMA (KA)
Richard Irwin – Addaction. (RI)
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Action
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Welcome to Samantha Terry to the group
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- Previous meetings minutes.Agreed as accurate with minor amendments to action needed to be taken by the group, and signed by the chair.
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- Matters Arising
PR talked to NADA and has stated to her that NADA will be looking at VSR as an organisation. PR was told that they would contact the group to inform them of this decision.
PB circulated to the group all relevant documents from last meeting.
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- Formal roles of Chair, secretary, treasurer.
JL discussed roles of chair, in the route to VSR, roles of the treasurer and secretary. PR and JT raised questions about nature of meetings held between chair and secretary. JL and PB informed group of the agreed need of meetings to be held between PB and JL to ensure target documents are produced in time.
Group voted to keep treasurer in place.
PB to inform group of any meetings that happen outside of the sessions.
Role of treasurer is keeping monetary matters up to date reiterated by JL
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PB to action
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- Update on blood donor certificates
JL updated the group in relation to blood donor certificates. JL went to see blood donor service and there will be no movement there will only be certificates issued by statutory regulated health re practitioners. This may have been generated by an auricular group in prison. Anyone providing acupuncture to patients will have to inform them that they will be unable to give blood for 6 months.
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JL to inform group of any changes to stated policy of blood donor group.
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PB updated the group on the 2009 conference, and the discussions on regulation, research, and presentations.
Janice booth has contacted PB to discuss presentations at the next
All members of the group indicated that they would be interested in presenting at the next conference. JL suggested having an MACRWG table of information at the conference to raise profile of the group.
Group to email Paul with sessions they wish to present
PR has been contacted by Terry Oleson, and he is producing a new edition of his book. PR has been asked to provide case histories for the new book. PR to circulate the email to the group.
PR to contact Beatie Stritmater, and Terry Oleson to come to the conference.
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PB to action.
Group to action
PR to action.
PR to action
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- Update on Stakeholder members
No major updates from present stakeholders.
SMART attended the last ASG meeting PB will circulate any comments that were made by her to the ASG when received form the ASG.
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PB to action
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- Update on BAcC and regulation
BAcC are proceeding towards Royal Charter status, discussions about the state of statutory regulation.
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Extended discussion with regards to the draft education document. Agreed to hold a second meeting in December to discuss further the education standards further.
The following sections were Introduction all agreed as fine with amendments;
Introduction
The training organization
Course evaluation
External course evaluation.
Internal course evaluation.
Tutors
Tutor evaluation
Routes for failing tutors
Tutor - student ratios
Pre requisites for registrants
Age
Language
CRB check – to be discussed further
Character - to be discussed further
Health Minimum educational requirements
Educational standards set.
Duration of courses
Direct contact hours
Self directed learning hours
Clinical hours
Portfolio of cases
Course delivery
Key transferable skills, learning for life.
Curriculum development
Learning difficulties
Failing Students
Professional standards of practice
Standards of proficiency
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics
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Group to ensure full read through and consideration of education document before next meeting.
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- Grandparenting documentation
Number of years before a practitioner has to retrain. – not discussed.
PB outlined grandparenting document, to be discussed at next meeting.
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Business Development Manager Open College Network South East Region, To talk about the OCN and external validation of courses and colleges. OCN outlined by Barbara Smith. OCN accredit learning courses / units to accredit course. By 2010 all learning will be credit based. 1 credit accounts to 10 hours of learning, units are in 1, 3, 6, 12, 15 credits, to a maximum of 31 credits. Most units are 1, 3, 6, units. The units are matched to learning outcomes. Entry level 1 for students with disabilities. Base line underpinning knowledge, up to 3 And then to Level 1 to 4.
Level 1 is equivalent to GCSE, D to G
Level 2 is equivalent to GCSE, A to C
Level 3 is equivalent to A to AS
Level 4 foundation degree coursed.
Also pre-access and access courses entry into university. OCN work with colleges to write appropriate wording, and that these are matched to NOS.
New organisations have to go though financial probity, and are checked out. Once accepted business development managers are allocated to the organisation. These discover what you want to do what quality standards you have numbers of learners units delivered and at what level. OCN assist in this process. Once agreed that the organisation is acceptable OCN work with the provider to design units, and the course, training in this area would be charged. Depending on numbers of learners fees vary.
Consultation for OCN fees are £300 as a one off fee.
It is dependant on credits of learning, fees include certificates as well. These are annual body registrations.
1 – 49 registrations – £285.00
50 – 99 registrations £575.00
100 – 499 – registrations £1050.00
500+ - registrations £2100.00
Quality reviewer assesses the college through a risk assessment and produces an action plan to act on. OCN work with you to meet these targets.
Benefits are that the credits are nationally recognised.
Quality checks are undertaken 2 times a year,
There are other holistic therapies undergoing accreditation through the OCN.
OCN’s web site www.ocnser.org.uk
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BS to email groups
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Briefly outlined to be discussed at the next meeting.
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PR updated the group on the finances of the group. Currently finances sit at £4651.86 in the account. PR put forward a further projection for the group.
Website to be updated by Ken Hall. www.kj-h.biz
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KR to action
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- Time line for processes to be complete
As we have been asked by Skills For Health to be involved in the writing of the NOS for Microsystems acupuncture, April 2010 is an absolute deadline.
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- Areas of specialism, and training and recognition.
Not fully discussed by the group.
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Not produced yet, PB to produce.
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PB to action
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- Advertising and web site.
Advertising logo proposed by MM seconded by DL accepted. Voted for and agreed by group unanimously.
Ken Hall to produce cards and letter heads and link to other web sites,
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PB to circulate document when
KR to organise.
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PB received the documentation from Hugh McPherson in relation to safety and efficacy. PB to scan edit and circulate research documents to the group for consideration.
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PB to action
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NOS, Skills for Health have agreed to seek funding to develop NOS for Microsystems acupuncture - this is because you are part of the regulation programme. If the funding applications are successful (and they believe it will be), the work will start in April next year. The group will be invited to take part in the work.
Marc Bovey to be asked to come to the next meeting in relating to helping on the research paper.
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JL to invite Mark to discuss research.
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Next meeting; 11th of December 2009.
Bamforth Room
Connaught Hall
University of London
36-45 Tavistock Square
London, WC1H 9EX
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