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AAMA 21st Annual Symposium

Schedule at a Glance

"Medical Acupuncture Review Course"
The Academy will offer the Medical Acupuncture Review Course on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 31-April 1, prior to the start of the Symposium. The Review Course will meet from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 31 and from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm on Wednesday, April 1. The ABMA Board Certification Examination will be offered on Sunday, April 5 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm.  Separate registration is required for the Review Course. Registration information has been forwarded to Academy Practice members.  Others may contact the AAMA office for registration materials or go to Review Course Registration/Information.


Twenty-first Anniversary Symposium of
The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

Pre-Symposium - Concurrent Workshops
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Chair: Claudia M. Cooke, MD, FAAMA

TIME

EVENT

7:30am-5:00pm

Registration

8:00am-5:30pm

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

 

Workshop I - "Practice Management"

Stephen R. Levinson, MD, David Boguslavsky , MD, Aaron J. Michelfelder, MD, Anna C. Kelly, MD, FAAMA, David Groopman, MD, FAAMA, and John P. Kohler MD, FAAMA

 

Workshop II - "Muscle Channel Technique and its Applications in Upper Extremity Problems"

Frank He, LAc

 

Workshop III - "Treatment of Female Infertility with Acupuncture"

Judith Balk, MD, and Zheng Zeng, LAc

10:00am-10:15am

Refreshment Break

Noon-1:30pm

Lunch on Your Own

3:30pm-3:45pm

Refreshment Break

6:00pm-7:00pm

Reception for Diplomats of the ABMA

 

 

Symposium
Friday, April 3, 2009
Chair: Thomas S. Burgoon, MD, DABMA, Vice Chair: Claudia M. Cooke, MD, FAAMA

TIME

EVENT

7:00am-5:30pm

Registration

7:00am-7:45am

Continental Breakfast

7:45am-8:00am

Opening and Welcome
     "21st Anniversary AAMA Symposium"
     Hiroshi Nakazawa, MD, FAAMA, President
     Thomas S. Burgoon, MD, DABMA, Chair

8:00am-9:00am

"The Biophysics of Acupuncture - A Sampling of findings from Current Research"

Richard F. Hobbs, III, MD, DABMA, Waterville, ME

9:00am-10:00am

"Review of Experimental and Clinical Acupuncture Research at Technical University of Munich"
Michael Hammes, MD, Department of Neurology, Hospital Lippe-Lemgo, Lemgo, Germany. Member, German Medical Acupuncture Association

10:00am-10:30am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

10:30am-11:00am

"Electroacupuncture and Moxibustion Attenuate the Progression of Renal Disease in partially Nephrectomized Rats"

Anaflavia Freire, PhD. Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP)

11:00am-12:00pm

"Treatment of Morton’s Neuroma using Muscle Channel Technique"
Frank He, LAc, Professor and Chair of Acupuncture Department, Five Branches Institute,
Santa Cruz, CA

12:00-12:30 pm

"An Internist’s Perspective on the Status of Acupuncture and Acupuncture Research in the USA"

Thomas S. Burgoon, MD, DABMA, West Chester, PA

12:30pm-1:30pm

Group Luncheon

1:30pm-3:30pm

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

 

Workshop A: "Acupuncture Treatment of Knee Injuries and Knee Pain using Muscle Channel Technique" 

Frank He, LAc

 

Workshop B: "Clinical Application of Acupuncture: Chinese Approach and Modern Scientific Framework"
Michael Hammes, MD

 

Workshop C: "Integrating Nutritional Therapy with Acupuncture"

Jay Sandweiss, DO, FAAMA

 

Workshop D: Free Paper Presentations

3:30pm-4:00pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

4:00pm-5:30pm

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

 

Workshop A (Continued): "Acupuncture Treatment of Knee Injuries and Knee Pain using Muscle Channel Technique" 

Frank He, LAc

 

Workshop B (Continued): "Clinical Application of Acupuncture: Chinese Approach and Modern Scientific Framework"
Michael Hammes, MD

 

Workshop C: "Applications of Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture"

Michael Weber, MD, President of the European Society for Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture. Gottingen, Germany

 

Workshop D (Continued): Free Paper Presentations

6:00pm-7:30pm

POSTER PRESENTATIONS
WINE and CHEESE RECEPTION

Saturday - April 4, 2009

TIME

EVENT

7:00am-7:45am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00am-8:45 am

"Myofascial Evidence for Acupuncture Channels"

Peter T. Dorsher, MD, Mayo Clinic, Florida

8:45 am-9:45am

"Treatment of Hypothyroidism with Acupuncture - Theory and Research"

Marcius Luz, MD, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

9:45 am - 10:15 am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

10:15am-11:15am

"Acupuncture for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders"

Toku Takahashi, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

11:15am-noon

Joseph M. Helms Founder's Lecture

"Bringing Ancient Wisdom into Modern Times: Medical Acupuncture and the Re-sacralization of Health Care"
John C. Reed, MD

Noon - 12:45pm

AAMA Annual Membership Meeting

12:45pm - 1:30pm

Lunch on Your Own 

1:30pm-3:30pm

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

 

Workshop A: "Treatment of Thyroid Pathology with Acupuncture".

Marcius Luz, MD, Federal University of Sao Paulo,.Anaflavia Freire, PhD, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Workshop B: "Integrating Manual Medicine and Acupuncture in Cervicalgia and Low Back Pain"

Peter I. Dorsher, MD

 

Workshop C: "Practical Treatment Approaches in Emotional Disorders from TCM"

Richard F. Hobbs, III, MD, DABMA, Waterville, ME

 

Workshop D: "Clinical Application of Acupuncture: Chinese Approach and Modern Scientific Framework"

Michael Hammes, MD

3:30pm-4:00pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

4:00pm-6:00pm

Concurrent Workshops

 

Workshop A (Continued): "Treatment of Thyroid Pathology with Acupuncture".

Marcius Luz, MD. Anaflavia Freire, PhD, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Workshop B (Continued): "Integrating Manual Medicine and Acupuncture in Cervicalgia and Low Back Pain"

Peter T. Dorsher, MD

 

 

Workshop C (Continued): "Practical Treatment Approaches in Emotional Disorders from TCM"

Richard F. Hobbs, III, MD, DABMA, Waterville, ME

 

Workshop D (Continued): "Clinical Application of Acupuncture: Chinese Approach and Modern Scientific Framework"

Michael Hammes, MD

6:15pm-10:00pm

Optional Reception and Dinner

Sunday, April 5, 2009

TIME

EVENT

7:15am-8:00am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00am-8:45am

AAMA Research Paper Presentation

8:45am-9:30am

"Acupuncture-like Electrical Stimulation for Wound Healing"

Hector Sumano, MD, DVM National Autonomous University of Mexico

9:30am-10:15am

"Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture"

Michael Weber, MD. President of the European Society for Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture. Gottingen, Germany

10:15am-10:45am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

10:45am-11:30am

"Acupuncture for Neck Disorders"

Kien Trinh, MD, Chair, Medical Acupuncture Program, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

11:30am-12:00pm

"Electro Acupuncture in Cancer Therapy - Case Series"

Elizabeth H. Sebestyen, MD, FAAMA

12:00pm-12:15pm

"Acupuncture Treatment of Brown Recluse Spider Bites -Case Series"

Fred P. Swing, MD, DABMA

12:15am-1:30pm

Group Luncheon

1:30pm-3:30pm

Concurrent Workshops

 

Workshop A: "Treatment of Herniated Vertebral Discs"

Marcius Luz, MD, Anaflavia Freire, PhD, Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Claudia M. Cooke, MD, FAAMA, interpreting)

 

Workshop B: "Integrating Nutritional Therapy with Acupuncture"

Jay Sandweiss, DO, FAAMA
 

Workshop C: "Evidence based Acupuncture Applications in Sports Medicine"

Kien Trinh, MD

 

Workshop D: "Practical Treatment Approaches in Emotional Disorders from TCM"

Richard F. Hobbs, III, MD, DABMA, Waterville, ME

3:30pm-3:45pm

Refreshment Break

3:45pm-5:00pm

Concurrent Workshops

 

Workshop A: "Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis"

Marcius Luz, MD. Anaflavia Freire, PhD, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Workshop B: "Clinical Applications of Laserneedle Acupuncture, Demonstration and Practical Exercises"

Michael Weber, MD President of European Society of Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture

 

Workshop C (Continued): "Evidence based Acupuncture Applications in Sports Medicine"

Kien Trinh, MD

 

Workshop D (Continued): "Practical Treatment Approaches in Emotional Disorders from TCM"

Richard F. Hobbs, III, MD, DABMA, Waterville, ME

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Board Certification Information

Board Certification Examination

Offered by the American Board of Medical Acupuncture - Available only for those who have applied for Board Certification and have been found "Board Eligible". Separate reservation is required. Contact the ABMA office.

 

 

5:00 pm

Symposium adjourns


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Location

 

Renaissance Worthington

200 Main St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817/870-1000
Room rate: $185/night
Cut-off Date: Feb. 28, 2009
Renaissance Worthington

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symposium Events

 

Dates

AAMA Review Course

 

March 31-April 1, 2009

Pre-Symposium Workshops

 

April 2, 2009

AAMA Symposium

 

April 3-5, 2009

Board Certification Exam

 

April 5, 2009

 

 

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