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Ear Acupuncture - An Easy Approach to the Body
Instructors: Beate Strittmatter, MD
We are pleased to announce another offering of an exciting education opportunity - a workshop exploring ear acupuncture as an easy approach to the body. The workshop will be presented in May 2008 and in June 2008 by Dr. Beate Strittmatter, general practitioner and chief-trainer of the Germany Academy of Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine in Munich, Germany. Dr. Strittmatter first introduced this workshop to Academy members during the 2006 Annual Symposium to great review. This two day workshop will combine lecture, case presentations, and hands-on work for physicians and acupuncturists who want a direct approach to a problem and prompt results in order to provide optimal patient care. To assure a high quality learning experience, attendance is limited to 30 participants.
Purpose and Objectives:
In an era where more and more patients are seeking alternatives to conventional medicine, ear acupuncture has proven to be an efficient, inexpensive, and quick method of treating a wide variety of conditions, from headaches, migraines, back pain and allergies to addictions and gynaecological disorders. After the workshop the participant will be able to precisely locate and identify the reflex-zones at the ear which represent a pathology of the body (illness, pain, other disorders). Participants will also learn a concept of how to treat certain disorders in the area of the locomotor system, headaches and facial pain, allergic disorders, respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders, hormonal disorders, mental health disorders using acupressure, needle, or laser.
Accreditation:
The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture designates the Workshop for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the activity.
Target Audience:
Physicians who want a direct approach to a problem and prompt results, in order to provide optimal patient care.
Learning Objectives:
The overall objectives for physicians attending the Workshop:
- Learn about Reflex zones of the ear as an exact approach to the body
- Examine the diagnostic principles of ear acupuncture - how to locate the points, which points to consider, how to refer to the patients history and examination.
- Learn therapeutic techniques and principles of ear acupuncture
- Differentiate the indications and contraindications of ear acupuncture
- Learn correct usage of needles and the clean needle technique
- Examine the correct usage of a pointfinder
Materials:
Participants in this workshop may find it useful to bring with them to the workshop a point finder and rubber ear models, and needles to use on the rubber ear models. These items are not necessary for participation in the workshop, but participants may find it useful in the practice of the techniques discussed.
About the Faculty:
Dr. Strittmatter earned her medical degree in 1982. This was followed by nine years of clinical specialization in orthopedics, with further training in body and ear acupuncture, neural therapy, and manual medicine. Since 1985, she has been a lecturer at the Academy for Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine in Munich, Germany, and at the Society for Therapeutic Local Anesthesia in Cologne, Germany. For the last couple of years, she has been director of education at the Academy for Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine in Munich. She serves as examiner and teacher in two German physicians chambers.
She has published widely and has been instrumental in developing the methods of focus diagnosis practiced today in the field of auriculotherapy. She is the author of two standard textbooks in German and English and an interactive educational computer program. Since 1989, she has been senior editor of the auriculomedical branch of the journal "Der Akupunkturarzt/Aurikulotherapeut," including four years as editor in chief of this specialist journal. She is also a member of the board of the ACI (Acupuncture Certification Institute, Los Angeles). She teaches at the University of Miami, Florida and in Halifax, Canada. She was invited guest speaker at the Arab Health 2006, Dubai, UEA and guest speaker and faculty member at the annual symposium of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA) in Washington DC 2006 and the International meeting of the ACI in Chicago 2006, also at the Canadian Oriental medical conference in Vancouver 2007.
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The workshop will be held as follows:
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May 3-4, 2008
Renaissance Chicago O'Hare Suites
8500 West Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago, Illinois
www.marriott.com
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Ask for AAMA Workshop room rate
$99 Single/Double
(Available until April 11 OR
when block sells out)
Call (773) 380-9600 or (800) 468-3571
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June 7-8, 2008
Marriott Atlanta Airport
4711 Best Road
Atlanta, Georgia
www.marriott.com
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Ask for AAMA Workshop room rate
$109 Single/Double
(Available until May 16 OR
when block sells out)
Call (404) 766-7900 or (800) 228-9290
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The schedule for the workshop will be as follows:
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*There will be a 15 minute break each morning and afternoon and a one and a half hour luncheon break (lunch is not included - participants are on their own for lunch).
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REGISTRATION
Attendance is limited to 30 participants in order to provide the optimum learning experience. Complete the attached registration form and submit it to the Academy's office. Registrations will be accepted in the order received until the course is full at 30 participants. After the course is full, you will be notified and your fee returned, or you may go on the 'wait list' should there be a cancellation. To avoid missing out, you should send in your registration and make a room reservation as soon as possible. Each participant is responsible for his or her own travel and hotel expenses. Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
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