AAMA Newsletter
Serving the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
March 2000

March 24 is deadline for room reservations
     Plans for AAMA’s 12th Annual Symposium in sunny Florida in April are all coming together—and in order to lock in the Academy’s discounted room rate, you must make your hotel reservation by March 24.

The schedule is as follows:
April 25-26: Review Course
     At a cost of $425 for practice members and $475 nonpractice members, this course is organized into six sessions. The first two are home study sessions, each requiring 4–6 hours to complete. The onsite portion of the course is organized into four sections of three-plus hours each. Maricopa Integrated Health System designates the Review Course for up to 22 hours of CME in Category 1. Brochures with more details are available from Academy headquarters.
April 27: Pre-Symposium Workshops
     Each of the following workshops offers 7.5 hours of CME:           “Introduction to Medical Acupuncture,”
           J. Helms, MD;
          “Applied Kinesiology for the Physician Acupuncturist,”
           J. Sandweiss, MD;
          “Treatment of Malignant and Non-Malignant Pain,”
           S. Aung, MD.
April 28–30: 12th Annual Symposium
     Activities include keynote speakers, concurrent workshops, plenary sessions, an optional reception and dinner Saturday (price break if received by March 17), exhibits of suppliers to the medical profession, Member Bookstore, three group luncheons, and poster presentations of cases and clinical research at a Wine & Cheese Reception.

Faculty includes
Steven K.H. Aung, MD, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Sam Benjamin, MD, Stony Brook, NY;
Kenneth Conklin, MD, PhD, Los Angeles;
David Diehl, MD, Los Angeles;
Bryan Frank, MD, Richardson, Texas;
Joseph M. Helms, MD, Berkeley, CA;
Jan Hendryx, DO, Bradford, PA;
Lowell Kobrin, MD, Coos Bay, OR;
Patrick Lariccia, MD, Philadelphia;
Dexter “Butch” Levy, MD, Littleton, CO;
John Motl, MD, Ft. Collins, CO;
Narda Robinson, DO, DVM, Ft. Collins, CO;
James (Kimber) K. Rotchford, MD, Port Townsend, WA;
Jay Sandweiss, DO, Ann Arbor, MI;
Nader Soliman, MD, Rockville, MD;
Stephen M. Taylor, DO, Fort Worth, TX, and
David Teitelbaum, DO, Fort Worth, TX.

The Symposium has been designated for up to 22 hours of Category 1 CME. Late registration with increased fees applies after March 17.

May 1, 2000: Proficiency Exam
     To take this $500 exam, physicians must have completed at least 200 hours of related training, which by definition, practice members have. Those who pass will receive a “Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Acupuncture,” which could be utilized to establish a minimum standard of knowledge expected in physician acupuncturists in North America.

For hotel registration information, see page 2.
Brochures (with session descriptions and times) and registration cards (with costs) have been mailed. If you need another copy, visit: medicalacupuncture.org or call AAMA. New this year, registrations are available online: see the >Symposium page.

Selected abstracts will earn you 50% off Symposium registration

Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, Chair of AAMA’s 12th Annual Symposium, “Unveiling the Mysteries of Acupuncture: Energetics, Myofascia and Neurophysiology,” in April in Orlando, FL, is pleased to announce that Jay Sandweiss, DO, et al. will present a short, light-hearted presentation at the Saturday night get-together. “Paradigms in Parallel” will showcase several acupuncture approaches working in concert to evaluate a tricky patient. This promises to be a unique and entertaining evening.

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     The AAMA website is becoming increasingly useful for members. The Academy’s newsletter, journal and Symposium details are available online as soon as you receive them in the mail. Now you can register for events, get discounted prices from the Member Bookstore, use a discussion board and vote on the best case study, too.
     Visit your website at: http://www.medicalacupuncture.org.

Registration forms are available on the AAMA website for the following:
      1) The Symposium in Orlando,
      2) The Review Course and
      3) The Proficiency Examination.

     The process is quick, easy and secure. An e-mail is automatically sent by the website directly to the Academy offices where your information is processed just as it would be if received by US Mail. This service is available now for the first time, but will become a permanent method of registering for AAMA events. To make use of this, click on the links above.

     The list of Member Bookstore offerings on the AAMA/MARF website has been upgraded to an active order form. You can make your selection, fill in your name and address, provide your credit card information and an e-mail will be automatically sent to the Academy offices to process your book order. Most of the books listed as recommended reading for the Proficiency Examination are available this way. To order online, click any Books link on the Website.
     Symposium audiocassettes are also available online. To view the list and order, click any Tapes link on the Website.

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     Papers are due by March 15, 2000 for consideration for the annual Acupuncture Research Award sponsored by the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation, with financial support from Seirin-America. Cash is awarded for first place ($3,000), second ($2,000) and third ($1,000), in addition to other prizes.
     The author of the best paper will be invited to present it at a plenary session at AAMA’s Symposium in April in Orlando. Second- and third-place papers will be announced at the Symposium. Five copies of each paper should be sent to MARF offices by March 15, 2000. Contest rules were mailed to all members. If you need another copy faxed to you, call AAMA.

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