The AAMA Education Committee has been tasked with not only developing continuing education activities, but in formats that may allow members more access to education opportunities.

The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Earning credits is as easy as reviewing the course material and receiving a passing grade from an online quiz and upon completion passing you will receive 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

To access the journal articles, videos and webinar recordings you must login to your member account. Once in the Member Portal, look under Education.

To obtain CME credits if you are not a member

If you are not currently an AAMA member, but are interested in obtaining CME credits, all journal articles, videos and webinar recordings are available for purchase. Contact info@medicalacupuncture.org and you will be given access to the checkout process.

CME OPTIONS

Webinars

Below is the list of webinar recordings eligible for purchase and CME credit.

You will need to login to your member account in order to watch the videos and complete the accompanying quizzes to receive CME credit.

Available Webinar Recordings for CME

2024

Magnets and Electro Acupuncture in the Treatment of Anosmia and Ageusia from Long Covid webinar
Recording Originally presented February 7, 2024
Presented by Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH
Panel: Erik Koda, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Songxuan Zhou Niemtzow, LAc, Arnyce Pock, MD, MHPE, MACP

Auricular Trauma Protocol (ATP) for Extraordinary Stress and Its Psychologic and Somatic Manifestations webinar
Recording Originally presented January 17, 2024
Presented by: Mitch Elkiss, DO, FAAMA

2023

Acupuncture for Chronic MSK Pain – Backs, Hips, and Knees webinar
Recording Originally presented November 15, 2023
Presented by: Michael Cummings, MD

Put Your Best Foot Forward: Acupuncture for the Foot and Ankle webinar
Recording Originally presented September 27, 2023
Presented by: Jason Oreskovich, DO, FAAMA and Kendra Unger, MD, FAAMA

Adverse Events from Acupuncture: Eye & CNS webinar
Recording Originally presented August 30, 2023
Presented by: Donna Pittman, MD, FAAMA

Acupuncture Energetic and Segmental Approaches to Treat Pelvic Pain webinar
Recording Originally presented June 28, 2023
Presented by: Jospeh Audette, MD, MA

Handling Hand, Wrist and Elbow Problems webinar
Recording Originally presented May 31, 2023
Presented by: Jay Sandweiss, DO, FAAMA

Auriculotherapy in Neurology webinar
Recording Originally presented March 22, 2023
Presented by: Gary Stanton, MD, FAAMA

Neuroinflammation in Acupuncture and Trigger Point Physiology: Implications for Clinical Practice webinar
Recording Originally presented March 1, 2023
Presented by: Peter Dorsher, MD

2022

Pneumothorax After Acupuncture: Medicolegal Consequences and Prevention webinar
Recording Originally presented December 7, 2022
Presented by: James Ochi, MD, DABMA

An Integrative Approach to Low Back Pain and Dysfunction webinar
Recording originally presented March 9, 2022
Presented by Jay Sandweiss, DO, FAAMA

2021

The Cord that Binds: Segmental Acupuncture a Multilayer Approach webinar
Recording Originally presented December 8, 2021
Presented by: Joshua Margolis, LAc

A Comparison of French and Chinese Auricular Acupuncture webinar
Recording Originally presented November 17, 2021
Presented by: Gary Stanton, MD, FAAMA

An Integrative Approach to the Cervical Spine webinar
Recording originally presented September 22, 2021
Presented by Jay Sandweiss, DO, FAAMA

COVID-19 Rapid De-Stress Protocol (CRDP); Enhancements and Elaborations webinar
Recording originally presented September 8, 2021
Presented by: Mitch Elkiss, DO, FAAMA; David Groopman, MD, FAAMA; Nick Kouchis, MD, DABMA; Ali Safayan, MD

Perioperative Acupuncture Program: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned webinar
Recording originally presented August 11, 2021
Presented by Stephanie Cheng, MD, DABMA

One Needle Technique (ONT) Below the Diaphragm, PLUS webinar
Recording originally presented July 7, 2021
Presented by Mitchell Elkiss, DO, FAAMA

Acupuncture for the Knee: All the Information You Knee’d to be Able to Knee’dle it Right webinar
Recording originally presented February 24, 2021
Presented by: Jason Oreskovich, DO, DABMA and Kendra Unger, MD, FAAMA

Medical Acupuncture in the Practice of Integrative Neurology webinar
Recording originally presented January 27, 2021
Presented by: Mitchell Elkiss, DO, FAAMA

Auricular Acupuncture in Sleep Disorders webinar
Recording originally presented on January 13, 2021
Presented by: Gary Stanton, MD, DABMA

2020

The Japanese Perspective on Chinese Medicine webinar
Recording originally presented December 9, 2020
Presented by: Butch Levy, MD

Acupuncture in the Treatment of Post-concussion Syndrome webinar
Recording originally presented November 18, 2020
Presented by: Ayla Wolf, DAOM, LAc

Acupuncture and Chronic Pain: Combining TCM & Biomechanics to Optimize Outcomes webinar
Recording originally presented October 28, 2020
Presented by: Peter Dorsher, MSc, MD

How to Successfully Expand and Energize Your Medical Acupuncture Practice Series – Lead a Productive Business webinar
Recording originally presented October 14, 2020
Presented by: Nick Kouchis, MD, DABMA

How to Successfully Expand and Energize Your Medical Acupuncture Practice Series – Establish & Promote Effective Acupuncture Services webinar
Recording originally presented October 7, 2020
Presented by: Nick Kouchis, MD, DABMA

How to Successfully Expand and Energize Your Medical Acupuncture Practice Series – Plan for Success webinar
Recording originally presented September 23, 2020
Presented by: Nick Kouchis, MD, DABMA

Advanced Curious Points for Treating Mental Illness webinar
Recording originally presented September 16, 2020
Presented by: Susie Hayes, MS, LAc

Advanced Acupuncture to Promote Mental Well-Being webinar
Recording originally presented August 26, 2020
Presented by: Susie Hayes, MS, LAc

We Carry the Weight of the World on Our Shoulders: An Acupuncture Guide to Common Shoulder Complaints webinar
Recording originally presented July 29, 2020
Presented by: Kendra Unger, MD, FAAMA and Jason Oreskovich, DO, DABMA

COVID-19 Rapid De-Stress Protocol webinar
Recording originally presented July 15, 2020
Presented by: Mitch Elkiss, DO, FAAMA; David Groopman, MD, FAAMA; Nick Kouchis, MD, DABMA; Ali Safayan, MD

An Introduction to the Evaluation and Treatment of TMJ Disorders Utilizing a Neuroanatomical Acupuncture Approach webinar
Recording originally presented May 19, 2020
Presented by: Rick Soordhar, B.Sc, DDS, FAACP, DFAACP, DABCP

Forbidden Points and Other Safety Considerations in Acupuncture webinar
Recording originally presented March 2, 2020
Presented by: Montiel Rosenthal, MD, FAAMA

Journal Articles

Below is the list of Medical Acupuncture journal articles selected for review and eligible for CME credit.

You will need to login to your member account in order to review the articles and complete the accompanying quizzes to receive FREE CME credit.

Available Journal Articles for CME

2024

Volume 36, Number 1 – February – Auricular Acupuncture Prior to Menstruation Can Reduce Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, An Hoa Tran, Quy Thi Nguyen, Minh-Man Pham Bui, and Nguyen Lam Vuong

2023

Volume 35, Number 1 – February – Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Cagle, Stephen; Covey, Carl; Farrell, Jennifer; Sharon, Danny; Crawford, Paul

Volume 35, Number 3 – June – Acupuncture in Addiction Medicine: Its History, Evidence, and Possibilities by Jamie M. Kitzman, MD, DABMA, Laura C. Bowman, MD, and Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH, FAAMA

Volume 35, Number 6 – December – Combination Electroacupuncture and Guidelines-Directed Medical Therapy Maintained Stability of Heart Rate and Mean Arterial Pressure in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction by Dwi Surya Supriyana, MD, MKes, SpAk, Arsita Eka Prasetyawati, MD, MKes, SpKKLP, and Habibie Arifianto, MD, MKes, PhD, SpJP(K)

2022

Volume 34, Number 1 – February – Intraoperative Acupuncture as Part of a Multimodal Analgesic Regimen to Reduce Opioid Usage After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Trial by Stephanie I. Cheng, Deirdre C. Kelleher, Danya DeMeo, Haoyan Zhong, George Birch, and Michael P. Ast

Volume 34, Number 4 – August – Effect of Manual Acupuncture and Laser Acupuncture on Wound Closure in Rat with Deep Partial Thickness Burn Injury by Andy Ishak, MD, Ahmad Aulia Jusuf, MD, PhD, Christina Lanny Simadibrata, MD, MHSc, Atikah Chalida Barasila, MD, MBioMed, and Risqa Novita, DVM, MPH

Volume 34, Number 6 – December – Electroacupuncture Before Surgery Accelerates the Recovery of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: A Feasibility Study by Wang, Liping; Zheng, Man; Huang, LiBing; Li, Sha; Yang, Jie; Tian, WeiQian; Ji, FangBing; Wu, KangLi

2021

Volume 33, Number 1 – February – Effect of 2-Hz Electroacupuncture Stimulation on Respiratory Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Kazufumi Takahashi, MSci, LAc

Volume 33, Number 2 – April – Acupuncture for the Treatment of Itch- Literature Review and Future Perspectives by Kevin Yun Kim, Jessica Shen Tsy Wu Kim, André Wan Wen Tsai, and Wu Tu Hsing

Volume 33, Number 3 – June – Immediate Effects of Acupuncture On Force and Delayed Onset Of Muscle Soreness by Daniele Parisotto Antonassi, Cintia L.N. Rodacki, Angélica Lodovico, Carlos Ugrinowitsch, and André Luiz Felix Rodacki

Volume 33, Number 6 – December – Auriculotherapy for Chronic Cervical Pain: A Prospective Observational Study by Mariana Bonacossa Sant’Anna, Lucas Bonacossa Sant’Anna, Liaw Wen Chao, and Fernando Mendes Sant’Anna

2020

Volume 32, Number 1 – February – Electro-Acupuncture to Increase Neuronal Stem Cell Growth By Genia Dubrovsky, Don Ha, Anne-Laure Thomas, Minji Zhu, John Hubacher, Tatsuo Itoh, and James C.Y. Dunn

Volume 32, Number 2 – April – The Effect of Cathode Direct Current Electric Acupuncture Stimulus to the Proximal Anterior Part of the Lower Limbs on Heart Rate and Lumbar Blood Flow by Kiyoshi Tamai, Kenji Imai, and Tatsuya Hisajima

Volume 32, Number 5 – October – Acupuncture for Asthma: Its Potential Significance in Clinical Practice by Ida Nurwati, Muthmainah Muthmainah, and Khairunnisa Nurul Huda

2019

Volume 31, Number 1 – February – Distinct Neuroanatomical Structures of Acupoints Kidney 1 to Kidney 8: A Cadaveric Study By Melissa Lee, Ryan Longanecker, Sam Lo, and Poney Chiang

Volume 31, Number 2 – April – A Scoping Review of Acupuncture as a Potential Intervention for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) By Heather J. Jackson, Cristina Lopez, Sarah Miller, and Barbara Engelhardt

Videos

Below is the list of video recordings from prior Symposia selected for review and eligible for CME credit.

You will need to login to your member account in order to watch the videos and complete the accompanying quizzes to receive FREE CME credit.

Available Videos for CME

2017 Symposium – Pittsburgh, PA

Acupuncture and Immunomodulation – Presented by Nadia Volf, MD, PhD & Leonid Ferdman, MD

Acupuncture Clinical Trials in Pain Management – Role of Electroacupuncture – Presented by Jiang-Ti Kong, MD, DABMA

Neuroimaging Acupuncture Effects for Neuropathic Pain – Presented by Vitaly Napadow, PhD, LAc

Pediatrics and The Five Phases of Attention Deficit Disorder – Presented by Stephen Cowan, MD

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