How an acupuncturist can use AI, task by task

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental, and infection control policies and procedures.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Protocol: [infection control, safety]
Unit: [describe]

Summarize key steps and audit questions. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to treat patients using tools, such as needles, cups, ear balls, seeds, pellets, or nutritional supplements.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Therapy: [acupuncture, baths, other]
Client: [general]

List session steps and contraindications. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to identify correct anatomical and proportional point locations based on patients' anatomy and positions, contraindications, and precautions related to treatments, such as intradermal needles, moxibustion, electricity, guasha, or bleeding.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Therapy: [acupuncture, baths, other]
Client: [general]

List session steps and contraindications. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to insert needles to provide acupuncture treatment.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Therapy: [acupuncture, baths, other]
Client: [general]

List session steps and contraindications. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to adhere to local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Protocol: [infection control, safety]
Unit: [describe]

Summarize key steps and audit questions. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to evaluate treatment outcomes and recommend new or altered treatments as necessary to further promote, restore, or maintain health.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Treatment: [type]
Measures: [what I track]

Suggest outcome measures, review intervals and what results mean for adjusting treatment. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to assess patients' general physical appearance to make diagnoses.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Exam type: [general, musculoskeletal, pre-participation]
Patient group: [general description]

Make an exam sequence, plain-language explanations, and red flags. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to analyze physical findings and medical histories to make diagnoses according to Oriental medicine traditions.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Test or image: [x-ray, lab, scan]
Clinical question: [what to rule in or out]

List systematic review steps and pitfalls. I make the diagnosis. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to consider Western medical procedures in health assessment, health care team communication, and care referrals.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Condition: [general, no patient details]
Options: [list]

Compare options on benefits, risks, evidence strength and patient preferences, with sources to verify. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to apply heat or cold therapy to patients using materials, such as heat pads, hydrocollator packs, warm compresses, cold compresses, heat lamps, or vapor coolants.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Technique: [manual therapy, traction, exercise]
Goals: [pain, mobility]

List steps, dosage and progression notes. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to treat medical conditions, using techniques such as acupressure, shiatsu, or tuina.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Therapy: [acupuncture, baths, other]
Client: [general]

List session steps and contraindications. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to formulate herbal preparations to treat conditions considering herbal properties, such as taste, toxicity, effects of preparation, contraindications, and incompatibilities.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Preparation: [sterile solution, compound]
Standards: [USP, facility SOP]

Make a step checklist with calculations to double-check and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to dispense herbal formulas and inform patients of dosages and frequencies, treatment duration, possible side effects, and drug interactions.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Treatment: [general, no patient details]
Who: [patient]

Help me prepare: the 3 points that matter most for them, plain-language wording, the questions they're likely to ask, and what I should not advise on without more information. Then play them so I can practice.

I work as an acupuncturist. Part of my job is to apply moxibustion directly or indirectly to patients using Chinese, non-scarring, stick, or pole moxa.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Therapy: [acupuncture, baths, other]
Client: [general]

List session steps and contraindications. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.