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Newsletter - February 2007
This issue at a glance…
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
May 2007 be an adventurous and
fulfilling year, both professionally and personally for all of us! Things were
relatively quiet in 2006 for the DC Acupuncture Society. However, we anticipate
more activity in 2007.
Our plan is to send you shorter
but more frequent newsletters to keep you abreast of workshops and other news in
a more timely fashion.
We’ll be meeting with our newly
elected officials in D.C. The importance of time with those who make legislative
decisions cannot be overstated. Our relationship with the committee head and
staff members on the DC Health Committee is key to our involvement and influence
of upcoming proposed changes that may affect our profession.
A representative of the
National Association of Detox Acupuncture (NADA) contacted us to work with them
in bringing addiction prevention and treatment services to DC. Currently, only
licensed acupuncturists may perform acupuncture services. We would like to get
your opinion on the matter:
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What is your
position on NADA in Washington, D.C.?
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Are you in favor
or opposed to it? Why?
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Please send us an
e-mail.
We now have a reciprocal agreement with the Maryland
Acupuncture Society. If you are a member of the ASDC, you qualify for a 10%
discount to MAS seminars. We still have a few details to work out (proof of
membership), but we’ll update you in the next newsletter.
You've probably
heard or read about the Acupuncture Alliance and AAOM union. If not, go to
www.aaom.org or
http://www.aomalliance.org for details.
Unified representation at the national
level is a huge step for our profession. Collaboration at the regional level
(MAS, ASDC, VAS) also represents greater benefit to us and our profession. Now
we need to work as a unified organization at the local level. Your membership to
the ASDC will keep our focus and efforts alive.
Lisa Eaves, President
Acupuncture Society of
Washington, DC
JOIN US!
Your membership is crucial. We are a 100% volunteer organization, but to
operate, we still need financial support. Your membership provides a website so
that patients can find you. It also provides you with discounts to Maryland
Acupuncture Society's fabulous seminars. You get purchase discounts with needle
suppliers, book sellers and others. You ensure that your professional interests
are represented in the city in which you have chosen to work. You can meet with
other professionals with whom you can exchange ideas and information. You stay
informed of local seminars and conferences.
The Acupuncture Society of Washington, DC can only
function with your support. Renew your membership today. Join us so that we can
continue and improve our services to you. Work with us to become a more
vital, productive organization.
I would like to challenge each
current member to recruit just one more professional to join this year. We can
double our size in one year with just this small effort.
Renew or Join today. Without
local representation, our high standards of excellence in training, education
and certification could be undermined by other professions seeking to practice
without appropriate training. See “Dry Needling” by physical therapists in
Virginia. It’s happening right across the river.
If you are passionate about your work, be passionate about your
profession.
To join or renew your membership, go to:
www.dcacupuncture.org.
Select Membership and download your application.
Dry
Needling by PHYSICAL THERAPISTS in Virginia
The Virginia Acupuncture Society is contending with physical
therapists who perform acupuncture without proper training. These physical
therapists are calling it "dry needling" or "intramuscular stimulation". To read
the details, go to
http://www.acusova.com/legislative.htm. In 2003-2004 the Acupuncture
Society of D.C. (ASDC) had a similar situation with a group of naturopathic
physicians who wished to include acupuncture in their scope of practice without
sufficient training.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS and
CONFERENCES
February 23, 24, 25
A
Successful Weight Loss Program for the Acupuncture Clinic
(Also
these dates: March 10, 11, 12, March 17, 18, 19, March 31, April 1, 2, April 14,
15, 16, April 21, 22, 23, May 5, 6, 7)
Cost
includes seminar materials, all your food, exercise sessions, lecture, panel and
practical application, digestive detox pak for your first patient. Everything
you will need to successfully implement this highly effective program.
See our
website:
www.heavenlybodiesclinic.com
Cost:
$510, $595 after 2/23
February 25 & March 11, 2007 (Sundays)
Advanced Pulse Diagnosis
9:00 –
12 noon or 1:30 – 4:30 PM
Presented by The Whole Circle™
Jack M.
Daniel, M.Ac.(UK), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.
Have the
Hands-on Feedback You’ve Needed to Advance Your Pulse-Taking Skills
Harvesting Over 34 Years of Clinical and Teaching Experience
6 NCCAOM
PDA’s (CEU’s) awarded for this six hour course
The
format of the program is comprised of two three-hour sections separated by two
weeks for individual practice on technique. Enrollment is limited to maximize
feedback. By participating in this course you will:
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Exhibit
increasing knowledge of the textual data available on classical Chinese pulse
diagnosis
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Demonstrate
advancing skills with abilities to distinguish the emblematic pulse qualities of
the Five Zang
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Show improving
skills related to discerning the basic pulse qualities
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Display growing
abilities in comparing differing, difficult pulse qualities
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Tuition
is $140, payable in advance. To reserve your space now, make payments to The
Whole Circle™: The Whole Circle™, PO Box 5733, Baltimore, MD 21282-5733
(410)
764-3988
Jack@thewholecircle.com
March 9-10, 2007
I've Gained Rapport. . .Now What?
Creating
New Movement with Your Patients. A workshop to help patients move forward into
their own emotional maturity using the guidance of five-phase theory. "We will
study emotion as movements of energy, examine emotional blocks using real cases,
and learn how to teach patients to create generative movement." Designed for
professional counselors, therapists and acupuncture practitioners.
Marie E.
Connor, M.Ac., L.Ac.
Crossings Center for the Healing Traditions. Silver Spring, MD Tel:
301/565-4924 x322. E-mail:
spiritgate@verizon.net.
15 CEUs
avilable. Price: $265 plus $15 for CEU certificate.
March 10-11
Psyche and Soma: Understanding Mental-Emotional Disorders and Insomnia
Chinese medicine explains the human psyche
through an elegant paradigm of the Five Spirits.
Each of these Spirits represents a aspect of consciousness and is directly
linked to the soma through the organ systems. This seminar explores these
psyco-spiritual archetypes and how imbalances in them affects one's mental and
emotional health. Difficulty with restful sleep almost always accompanies
emotional disturbances. The differential diagnosis and herbal treatment for
insomnia and mental-emotional disorders will be presented.
Location:
Mindbody Center
Rehabilitation Center
95 Mt. Kemble Ave.
Morristown, NJ O7962
Dates and Times:
March 10-11, 2007
Saturday 9-5
Sunday 9-3
Tuition: $350
11 PDA Points
To register contact:
Anastacia White
E-mail: Anaherbs@aol.com
http://www.eemedicinewisdom.com
March 10
Worsely Five Element Acupuncture: Fundamentals of Treatment Planning.
Contact:
Kim Conner 410/592-6592; Frances Korbly-Canter 310/699-5996; David Vandenberg
301/657-2389 or
davidvandenberg@hotmail.com.
Bethesda, MD.
March 24, 25, 26
Worsley Classical Five Element Acupuncture Clinical Consultations and
Observation.
Contact:
Kim Conner 410/592-6592; Frances Korbly-Canter 310/699-5996; David Vandenberg
301/657-2389 or
davidvandenberg@hotmail.com.
Bethesda, MD
April 21-22, 2007
Essentials of Auriculotherapy
Terry Oleson, Ph.D.
While the majority of acupuncture and East Asian medicine
practitioners in the United States have favored body acu-point treatment
techniques, there is an increasing focus on the therapeutic effectiveness of
utilizing ear reflex points. Many individuals are surprised to learn that
auriculotherapy can not only be just as clinically effective as body acupuncture
and/or acupressure, but also can relieve pain and tension much more rapidly than
stimulation of the classical acupuncture meridians.
Maryland Acupuncture Society
Columbia, MD
14 CEUs available
$250 for MAS and ASDC Members, $295 for non-members
ASDC members must renew membership prior to this
workshop!
For more information, go to:
www.Maryland-acupuncture.org
Click here to download brochure.
May 9 - 13, 2007
AAAOM 14th Annual Conference
The AOM Alliance is
pleased to present this year's conference at The Hampton Inn – Convention
Center, located near the vibrant French Quarter of New Orleans. Built in the
1900's, this historic landmark has been completely renovated. The Hampton Inn
was fortunate to not be damaged by the Katrina flood. You can be assured of a
pleasant and comfortable stay while helping to support the continued economic
re-building of the city.
We
will be offering several extended programs so attendees can participate in a
deeper learning experience. We chose one presentation per topic, including
Oncology Acupuncture from the staff of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
Advanced Acupuncture Techniques in Gynecology, the Working Class Acupuncture
training program, the Didactic Portion of the NADA training, Taoist I Ching
Medicine and more.
For more information, go to:
www.aomalliance.org
Roanoke, Virginia, May 18 - 19, 2007
National Acupuncture
Detoxification Association’s 18th Annual Conference
Friday
Morning Plenary: 9:00 am - 12:45 pm
- An Introduction and update on the Mental Health Recovery
Movement
- Drug Courts: The Past, The Present, The Future: Diane
Strickler
- The Expanding Role of Acu Detox in the Virginia State
Mental Health Services
- Continuum Of Care: Dr. Janet Spitzer and Gail Burrus,
Director of outpatient
services at Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Roanoke, VA
- Report on "Stiftelsen Retretten" a recovery clinic in Oslo,
Norway- Rita Nilsen
Friday
Afternoon Breakouts: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Expanding the role of acudetox in Virginia Crisis
stabilization and Peer run program
- Towards a National Legislative Agenda for Acupuncture
- Benefits of Auricular Acupuncture in Tobacco-Free Inpatient
Dual-Diagnosis Treatment
- Trauma and Disaster response. Healing and crisis
stabilization in urgent care
- Incorporating Auricular Acupuncture in Addiction and Mental
Health Treatment Programs to Achieve Best Mental Health Outcomes
- The Role of Tai Chi and Qi Gong in Recovery
Saturday Morning Breakouts: 8:30 am—12:00 pm
- Behavioral Health Innovations in North Carolina Healthcare
System
- Drug Courts: Acu detox makes the difference
- Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (ADS) supervision and
program development
- Acupuncture in Jamaica, Ethiopia and Nova Scotia
- Acudetox, Medicine & the Military-- a Walter Reed PTSD
study and a Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) report
- Program Profiles: Acu detox supporting care in a variety of
treatment settings
NADA Luncheon and Networking Social: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Saturday Afternoon Plenary: 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Keynote Speaker: Michael O. Smith, MD, Director, Lincoln Recovery Center
Fifteen CE credits pending for addictions counselors and acupuncturists,
(including both conference days).
For details and registration, go to:
www.acudetox.com
Select Conference
May 19 & 20, 2007
Penetrating the Essence of Practice
Roger Jahnke in Northern
Virginia
How shall we deepen and enrich our practice? Penetrate the essence of your
preferred internal art. Whether you practice Yoga, Qigong, Taiji (Tai Chi),
Aikido, or Reiki, by mining into the deep internal nature of practice we find
and cultivate the Golden Elixir (inner Spirit-Mind-Body medicine) promised by
Daoists, Yogis and ancient shamanic and wisdom teachers. The promise of this
deepening creates an empowered healing community and a profound healing field.
Dr Jahnke will share 9 Phase Integral Qigong which distils the energy (Qi/Prana)
cultivation principles of all traditions. We will penetrate to the essence of
practice that is common to all the schools and disciplines. Workshop Program:
Penetrating the Essence of Practice
Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:30am to 5:30pm
Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:30am to 4:30pm
For more information, go to:
www.peaceabledragon.org
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