Upcoming Events / Continuing EducatioN

July 20:  Basic Insurance Billing Workshop. New York City.  HJ Ross Seminars 800-562-3335.

July 23:  Our Life Force Flowing Through Our Hearts, 6 - 8 p.m. with B.M. Hegde.  Dr. Hedge is a cardiologist and Ayurvedic physician who will explore the dangers of some current medical concepts. Laurel, MD. 
TAI/Sophia Institute.  410-888-9048 x6611 or email communityprograms@tai.edu.

July 26 - 27: Treating Adrenal Fatigue, Hypothyroid, Insulin Resistance,& Liver Toxicity by Combining Oriental Medicine with Functional Medicine, with Jake Fratkin, MOC, L.Ac.  Asheville, NC. 12 CEUs.  Pre-registration price: $235.  Ethics Review: Robert Kienitz, D.Ac., L.Ac.; 4 CEUs. Pre-registration price: $75. For more information or to register: www.kingoffacupuncture.com or 910-791-3349.

Aug. 8-10:   Aug 8: Clinical Wonders with Acupuncture 1, 2, 3.  Aug 9: Global Balance for Internal Disorders.  Aug 10 a.m.: Dr. Tan Unravels More of His Complicated Cases. Aug 10 p.m. Qi Cultivation, with Richard Tan, OMD.  Arlington, VA.$350.
Registration:  www.kingoffacupuncture.com

Aug 16 - 17:  Aug 16: Basic Balance Workshop: Clinical Wonders with Acupuncture 1, 2, 3. 7 CEUs.  Aug 17: Global Balance for Internal Disorders, with Richard Tan, OMD. 7 CEUs.  Asheville, NC.  $350.  Registration:  www.kingoffacupuncture.com or 910-791-3349.

Aug 23: Two lectures by Jake Fratkin, OMD: TCM Pediatrics for Common respiratory and
Gastrointestinal Disorders;  Diagnosis and \Treatment of Leaky Gut Syndrome. New York City.  Sponsored by Golden Flower Herbs.  Early registration: $100; later: $125. 7 CEUs.
Contact 800-729-8509 or www.gfcherbs.com.
 

Sept. 5-7:  Moving Forward: The Big Picture. FSOMA 2008 Fall Conference. Topics include herb-drug interactions, red flags, self-healing, medical qi gong, Oriental sports medicine and more.  Orlando, FL. 
Contact: 800-578-4865 or 407-238-8000 or www.fsoma.org.

Sept. 13-14:  The Inner Traditions of Chinese Medicine: Clinical Integration Course, with Lonny Jarrett, L.Ac, M.Ac. Stockbridge, MA. This is the first of a 12-weekend program over two years that features topics such as Chinese medicine as part of an integral science of constitutional evolution; destiny and constitutional type;the inner function of acupuncture points and far more. $2850-$3300.
Go to:  www.spiritpathpress.com or call 413-298-4221.

Sept. 19 - 20:  Introductory Level of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis, with Karen Bilton, PT, L.Ac.  Bilton teaches pulse diagnosis as developed by Leon Hammer, MD, from his teaching from Dr. J.F. Shen.  New England School of Acupuncture, Boston, MA.  $300. www.lotushealingarts.com  or contact NESA at 617-558-1788 x112.

Sept. 20-21: Five Element Emotion Testing,Treatment and Diagnosis, with Thea Elija. $325. New York City. Considered the most exciting speaker on this topic, Elijah has taught at the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture and at TAI/Sophia.  15 CEUs. Contact Pacific College of Oriental Medicine at 212-987-3456.

Sept. 20 - 21:  Fertility 101: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask!  with Victoria Koos, MTOM, Dipl. CH, L.Ac.. Asheville, NC. 14 CEUs; NCCAOM Approval Pending.  Pre-registration price:  $295. www.kingoffacupuncture.com or 910-791-3349.

 Oct 7 - 30:  Ancient Medicine, Modern World : Journey to China 2008.  This trip will allow you to come full circle and explore the roots of our medicine in the place it was born.  Oct. 7-22, 2008 - 16-day "Ancient Medicine" itinerary for $3333 plus air.  Oct. 7-30, 2008 - 24-day "Modern World" itinerary includes an extra week of clinical practice in one of the oldest TCM hospitals in China for $4395 plus air.  NCCAOM points pending.
For more information: www.ancientmedicinemodernworld.com.

Oct. 1-2:  NADA Acudetox Protocol, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist Training with David Wurzel, LAc.  Ellicott City, MD.  $295.  13 NCCAOM PDA points.  Contact: dave@thechifarm.com. 
Register at www.thechifarm.com.

Oct. 16-19: AAAOM Expo 2008. Chicago. Topics include: acupuncture for breast cancer, fertility, and allergies; scalp acupuncture, practice building, and more. Large lineup of presenters includes: Judy Becker Worseley; Josephine Briggs, MD; Matthew Bauer; Lorner Borwn (canada); Korean delegation including Yong-buk Kim, OMD, Deok-Sang Hwang, OMD, Kyung-Sub Lee, OMD, Sanghoon Lee, OMD; William Morris, Miki Shima and many more. Price varies from $150 to $675 according to number of days registered. Contact: www.aaaomonline.org or toll free: 866-455-7999 or 916-443-4770.

Oct. 18-19:  Introduction to Kiiko Matsumoto-style Acupuncture, with David Euler.  Chapel Hill, NC.  $350.  Topics include stagnation of blood in the abdomen, adrenal exhaustion, immune treatments, stomach qi deficiency, aspects of treating scars, Shen disorders. 
Contact www.ncaaom.org or 919-452-5547.

Oct. 30 - Nov. 2:  Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine: Transformation:  Nuturing the Healers, Healing the Patients.  Chantilly, VA (greater D.C. area).  Explore the role of spirit in healing and to move beyond technique. Seventh annual gathering examines: Medical Qi gong; The Healing Essence of Therapeutic Relationships; The Spirit of Energy, The Science of Flux; Cancer: The Great American Disease; Understanding the True Origins of Breast Cancer; Toxic Stress in Children; Living on the Edge of Chaos; Virtues and Vices: Five Phase Types and the Dynamics of Healing; All Diseases Come from the Heart. Daily Qi gong, Taiji, meditations and self-discovery.  Faculty features: Bob Duggan, MA, M.Ac. (UK), Dipl Ac.. (NCCAOM); Heiner Freuhauf, PhD, L.Ac.; Harriet Bienfield, L.Ac.; Efrem Korngold, OMD, LAc; Stephen Cowan, MD; Thea Elijah; Nan Lu, OMD, and others.

Visit www.tcmconference.org or call 1-888-TCM-6909. NCCAOM PDA/CMEs pending. A special 20 % discount off regular conference registration is offered to members of The Acupuncture Society of DC.

Simply click on the AFFILIATE PARTNER code to receive the discounted rate.

Nov 8-10 :   Deepening Diagnosis and Treatment Skills for Constitutional Treatment (2 days) and Getting Better at Getting the Constitutional Factor (one day) with John and Angela Hicks.  Columbia, MD. Sponsored by the Maryland Acupuncture Society.
For more information and registration: www.maryland-acupuncture.org or call 443-320-1695. Discount for ASDC members!

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