Over 1,600 doctors from fiftyfive countries have attended these courses, which are held three times a year in London. There are additional courses in Frankfurt and London for the German Pain Society, held in German. The courses are practical rather than a series of lectures, with teaching done on patients, and the teaching methods being more akin to a ward round in a hospital.
Courses are limited to about fifteen doctors only .
The one week intensive course is amply sufficient to acquire a good working knowledge of practical acupuncture that can be immediately implemented. Felix Mann was the Founder President of the Medical Acupuncture Society, the first President of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, and is the holder of the German Pain Prize. His publications span the period 1962 to 2000.