CME - AAMA 14th Annual Symposium Program

The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture is pleased to present a symposium which meets the expressed need of physician acupuncturists to examine the mechanisms of acupuncture from several different perspectives. This meeting addresses topics suggested by practitioners and stress the different acupuncture approaches to dealing with every day practical clinical problems. Physicians have expressed the desire for exposure to alternative approaches to common clinical challenges. The different disciplines of acupuncture to be reviewed include Energetics, Neuro-anatomical, YNSA Scalp Acupuncture, Auricular Therapy and Auricular Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. We will look at the different ways of treating the same clinical problems using these different disciplines, thus giving physicians not only a choice for treatment but also the sophistication of combining two or more disciplines to strengthen the efficacy of their treatment.

The thrust of this conference is to offer a multi-tiered approach to the understanding and clinical significance of acupuncture in a physician's daily practice, and to expand the outlook and practice styles of medical acupuncturists. It is designed to provide physicians with information on different approaches to the treatment of common conditions seen in clinical practice so that they may tailor acupuncture treatments to the needs of their individual patients. The conference focuses on clinically relevant treatment approaches and techniques which the physician acupuncturist can put to immediate use.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The Symposium is designed for instruction and training of physicians interested in or already practicing acupuncture. Physicians with no experience and those with extensive background in medical acupuncture will find the program useful to their medical practices.

*Physicians with no or minimal exposure to acupuncture should attend the Pre-Symposium Introductory Workshops on medical acupuncture with Dr. Helms and Dr. Cignolini as preparation for the Full Symposium.

*Physicians wishing to learn practical and effective ways to treat a variety of neurological conditions should attend the Pre-Symposium Workshop "Neuro-Anatomical Acupuncture for Neurological Disorders". This session will cover how this neuro-anatomic approach can be successfully utilized in the treatment of a variety of neurological disorders and will provide an anatomical basis for the mechanism of acupuncture systematic diagnostic paradigm which allows understanding and treatment of patients with complex presentations.

Physicians with an Energetics style of acupuncture training wishing to better understand the integration of TCM concepts should attend the Pre-Symposium Workshop "TCM - Diagnosis, Integration with Bio-Medical Science and Clinical Applications" This workshop is designed to enhance physician awareness and understanding of TCM syndrome diagnosis, TCM integrations with biomedical science and to show how TCM can be a useful adjunct to the Energetics approach.

For those who wish to learn about "Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture" and to observe Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto in the treatment of patients utilizing this unique approach should attend the Pre-Symposium Workshop AIntroduction to Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture" where the unique diagnostic and treatment approaches developed by Dr. Yamamoto will be discussed and demonstrated. A second Advanced level workshop offered by Dr. Yamamoto to those physicians who have previous training in YNSA, will place greater emphasis on advanced level treatment for different cases.

*Physicians with over 200 hours of formal medical acupuncture training and more than three years experience may choose the workshops that best suit their interest.

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 Symposium for up to 22 hours of CME in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. The Pre-Symposium Workshops have been designated for up to 7 1/2 hours of CME in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

The 2002 Symposium is dedicated to bringing you clinical diagnostic and therapeutic information critical to your important task of improving patient care.

OBJECTIVES

PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOP I: "Introduction to Medical Acupuncture"

Physicians attending this workshop will:

Become familiar with the history of medical acupuncture and will learn the anatomic and pathophysiologic bases of medical acupuncture from the Energetics perspective and from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective. They will be introduced to the array of clinically useful acupuncture treatments that physician acupuncturists utilize in their practice and will become familiar with various treatment modalities that comprise the working foundation of medical acupuncture from these perspectives.

PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOP II: "Introduction to Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture"

Physicians attending this workshop will:
Learn the theory and principles of the "Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture" including the YNSA basic and ypsilon points. Observe the application of YSNA techniques to treat various conditions through the treatment and analysis of actual clinical situations through patient and case presentations. Understand the principles of the treatment of various conditions including stroke, pain syndromes and neurological conditions. And will better understand how the "Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture" techniques can be applied in clinical situations and be integrated with traditional Western medical practices.

PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOP III: "Neuro-Anatomic Acupuncture for Neurological Disorders"

Physicians attending this workshop will:

Better understand the general concept of neuro-anatomical acupuncture. Study and analyze the anatomy of individual acupuncture points and the application of neuro-anatomical acupuncture clinically to treat neurological disorders. Observe the neuro-anatomical acupuncture strategies and the patient's therapeutic response.

PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOP IV: "TCM - Diagnosis, Integration with Bio-Medical Science and Clinical Applications"

Physicians attending this workshop will:

Reinforce TCM knowledge of theory and practice and will help advance them to a higher level of practice. Become acquainted with TCM theories and treatment principles. Explore how to integrate TCM acupuncture into anatomic and energetic acupuncture models. Learn the basis of much of TCM diagnosis, Eight Principles and how these parameters are applied to define disease in terms beyond conventional medical diagnosis.

GENERAL SESSIONS

Physicians attending the Symposium will be able to:

Understand how to integrate acupuncture into a contemporary medical practice. Understand the opportunities to utilize various approaches to the treatment of pediatric illness. Learn the theoretical basis of the neuro-anatomic approach to acupuncture in the treatment of neurological disorders and in the treatment of myofascial pain. Learn several effective TCM acupuncture treatments for various disorders seen in daily clinical practice. Learn how conditions commonly found in clinical practice can be treated using any one of several acupuncture approaches, or in combination, thus enhancing overall treatment results.

FACULTY

2002 Symposium Faculty

Anita Cignolini, MD
Visiting Professor of Chinese Medicine
Course Director, Chinese Acupuncture for Physicians
Department of Family Medicine, University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles
President, Cignolini Education Association
Founding Member, World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies
Permanent Scientific Secretary, Medical Association of Chinese Medicine in Europe

Agatha Colbert, MD
Private Practice
Portland, Oregon

Mitchell Elkiss, DO
Private Practice
Southfield, Michigan

Bryan Frank, MD, DABMA
2002 Symposium Chairman
Immediate Past President, AAMA
Co-President, Integrative Medicine Seminars
Richardson, Texas

Edward S. Garbacz, MD, DABMA
Academic Dean, Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine
Sugar Grove, North Carolina
Consulting Staff Physician
Integrative Medicine Section, Department of Medicine
DeKalb Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
Private Practice, Atlanta Georgia

John Giusto, MD
Clinical Preceptor, Medical Acupuncture for Physicians
Office of Continuing Medical Education
UCLA School of Medicine
Private Practice
Durham, North Carolina

Martha Grout, MD, DABMA
Private Practice
Scottsdale, Arizona

Joseph M. Helms, MD
Chairman, Medical Acupuncture for Physicians
Office of Continuing Medical Education
UCLA School of Medicine
Founding President, AAMA
Private Practice
Berkeley, California

Roberto Jodorkovsky, MD, DABMA
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Private Practice
Baltimore, Maryland

Peter Johnstone, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
University of California, San Diego
Director for Ancillary Services
Naval Medical Center
San Diego, California

May Loo, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Stanford University Medical Center
Director, Neuro-developmental Program, Santa Clara County, Valley Medical Center
Private Practice
San Jose, California

Francisco Lozano, MD
Acupuncture Specialist
School of Medicine and Homeopathy of the National Polytechnic Institute
Vice President, Mexican Federation of Acupuncture Societies
Private Practice, Mexico City, Mexico

Yue-Pang Mok, MD, DABMA
Private Practice
Medina, Ohio

Charles Moss, MD, DABMA
Director, Five Element Acupuncture for Physicians Training Program
Private Practice
La Jolla, California

Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD
Colonel
United States Air Force
Department of Anesthesiology, Acupuncture
Naval Medical Center
San Diego, California

James K. Rotchford, MD, DABMA
President, Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation
Private Practice
Port Townsend, Washington

Lynnae Schwartz, MD
Research Fellow, Anesthesia Surgical Services
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Staff Physician, Department of Orthopedics
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC

Michael Smith, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Cornell Medical College
Director, Lincoln Recovery Center
Lincoln Hospital
Bronx, New York

Nader Soliman, MD, DABMA
Co- President, Integrative Medicine Seminars
Director, Alternative Medicine Center
Private Practice
Rockville, Maryland

Joseph Wong, MD, FRCP (C), DABMA
Honorary Lecturer & Examiner
Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute
Medical Director, Toronto Pain & Stress Clinic
Private Practice
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toshikatsu Yamamoto, MD, PhD
Director, Yamamoto Acupuncture Institute
Private Practice
Miyazaki, Japan