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Current Events
AAMA Events Calendar
Last updated June 13, 2008
Name of event: Helms Medical Institute Essentials of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Dates: ongoing
Location: video-course
Instructors or faculty: Michael Arnold, MD
Sponsor: Helms Medical Institute
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: ACCME
Credit hours: 50-hr CME course (includes videos)
Phone: 510-649-8488
Website: www.HMIacupuncture.com
E-mail: mafp@HMIeducation.com
Name of event: VAS Coaching Sessions
Dates: Typically, the first Saturday, every other month
Location: 2417 Castillo Street, Santa Barbara, California 93105
Instructors or faculty: John M. Ackerman, M.D.
Sponsor: John M. Ackerman, M.D.
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: None
Credit hours: None
Phone: 805-682-3601, ext 2#
Website: None
E-mail: j439m@silcom.com
Name of event: Clinical Theater: Acupuncture in Practice
Dates: June 20-22, 2008
Location: Tri-State College of Acupuncture, NYC
Instructors or faculty: Mark Seem, PhD, LAc; Yun-Tao Ma, PhD; Peter Dubitsky, MS, LAc
Sponsor: Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City Post-Graduate Institute
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Credit hours: 21
CEU/PDA
Phone: 212/242-0701
Website: www.tsca.edu/class_understanding.htm
E-mail: erica.henrickson@tsca.edu
Name of Event: Advanced Functional Assessment of Musculoskeletal Problems
Dates: June 20-21-22, 2008 (Registration limited to 30)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Instructors or Faculty: Dr. Angelica Fargas-Babjak, Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco, Dr. Michael Prebeg, Dr. Gil Chimes, Dr. Anthony Lombardi
Sponsor: MCMaster University - Continuing Health Sciences Education
Formally Accredited? Yes
Accrediting Organization: AMA PRA Category 1 & M2; College of Family Physicians of Canada MAINPRO-M1, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
Credit hours: 20 hrs
Phone: 905-521-2100 X75175
Website: www.acupuncturecourses.com
E-mail: acupuncturecourses@mcmaster.ca
Name of event: Comprehensive Training Course on Acupuncture for Physicians
Dates:
- Phase 1: 6/21 - 6/28/2008
- Phase 2: 11/01 - 11/08/2008
Location: San Francisco, California
Instructors or faculty: Tsun-Nin Lee, M.D., et al
Sponsor: Academy of Pain Research, Oakstone Medical Publishing, UCI
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: Oakstone Medical Publishing
Credit hours: 300 CME category I
Phone: 1-888-882-1330
Website: www.acupuncturecourse.org
E-mail: apr@acupuncturecourse.org
Name of Event: Classical Five-Element Acupuncture: Beginning the
Journey(tm)
Dates: June 21-22, July 12-13, July 26-27, 2008
Location: Santa Monica CA, San Diego CA, Santa Barbara CA
Instructor: Neil R. Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), L.Ac.
Sponsor: Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Inc.
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit: No
Accrediting Organization: California Acupuncture Board, NCCAOM
Credit hours: 15
Phone: 310/453-2235
Website: www.5elements.com
Email: nrg@5elements.com
Name of event: Third International Congress of the European Society for Biological Lasertherapy and Acupuncture
Dates: June 27-29, 2008
Location: University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany
Instructors or faculty: See Web site
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Unknown
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone: +49 (0) 5273/367780
Website: www.egla.de
E-mail: info@egla.de
Name of event: Cosmetic Acupuncture: Face and Neck using the Mei Zen System
Dates: June 28 & 29, 2008
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM
Credit hours: 15 NCCAOM & IL, 18 CA, 18 TX
Website: www.CosmeticAcupunctureSeminars.com
E-mail: info@cosmeticacupunctureseminars.com
Name of event: Partnering Western Medicine and Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach to Healing
Dates: July 11, 2008
Location: Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), Asheville, NC
Instructors or faculty: See website
Sponsor: MAHEC & The School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: MAHEC
Credit hours: 6.5 CME
Phone: 828/257-4400
Website: mahec.net
E-mail:
Brian.Collier@mahec.net
Name of event: Practical Training in Pulse Diagnosis
Dates: July 12 & 13, 2008
Location: La Jolla, California
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM
Credit hours: 15 NCCAOM, CA, & IL, 18 TX
Website: www.PulseSeminars.com
E-mail: info@pulseseminars.com
Name of event: Tackle Infertility: Abdominal Acupuncture using Mei Zen
Dates: July 19 & 20, 2008
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM
Credit hours: 15 NCCAOM & IL, 18 CA, FL
Website: www.CosmeticAcupunctureSeminars.com
E-mail: info@cosmeticacupunctureseminars.com
Name of event: Practical Training in Pulse Diagnosis
Dates: August 2 & 3, 2008
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM
Credit hours: 15 NCCAOM, CA, & IL, 18 TX
Website: www.PulseSeminars.com
E-mail: info@pulseseminars.com
Name of event: Cosmetic Acupuncture: Face and Neck using the Mei Zen System
Dates: August 9 & 10, 2008
Location: Orlando, Florida
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM
Credit hours: 15 NCCAOM & IL, 18 CA, 18 TX
Website: www.CosmeticAcupunctureSeminars.com
E-mail: info@cosmeticacupunctureseminars.com
 Name of event: AAMA Membership Retreat Summit
Dates: Aug. 21-24, 2008
Location: Hyatt Regency DFW,
972/453-1234, Dalls-Fort Worth, TX ($139/night good through July 22 while rooms last)
Instructors or faculty:
Sponsor: AAMA
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone: 323/937-5514
Website: www.medicalacupuncture.org
E-mail: administrator@medicalacupuncture.org
Name of event: Cosmetic Acupuncture: Face and Neck using the Mei Zen System
Dates: August 23 & 24, 2008
Location: Houston, Texas
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM
Credit hours: 15 NCCAOM & IL, 18 CA, 18 TX
Website: www.CosmeticAcupunctureSeminars.com
E-mail: info@cosmeticacupunctureseminars.com
Name of event: Comprehensive Training Course on Herbal Medicine for Physicians
Dates: 9/13 - 9/20/2008
Location: San Francisco, California
Instructors or faculty: Tsun-Nin Lee, M.D., et al
Sponsor: Academy of Pain Research, UniversityofChicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Tang Ctr. For Herbal Medicine, Institute for Medical Studies
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: Institute for Medical Studies
Credit hours: 200 CME category I
Phone: 1-888-882-1330
Website: www.acupuncturecourse.org
E-mail: apr@acupuncturecourse.org
Name of event: Cosmetic Acupuncture: Face and Neck using the Mei Zen System
Dates: September 19 & 20, 2008
Location: Denver, Colorado
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM
Credit hours: 15 NCCAOM & IL, 18 CA, 18 TX
Website: www.CosmeticAcupunctureSeminars.com
E-mail: info@cosmeticacupunctureseminars.com
Name of event: Auricular Therapy (Basic & Advanced)
Dates: 9/20- 9/21/2008
Location: Rockville, Maryland
Instructors or faculty: Nader Soliman, M.D.
Sponsor: Alternative Medicine Seminars
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours: 14.5 NCCAOM hours
Phone: 301-251-2335
Website: http://web.mac.com/nadersolimanmd
E-mail: MyAlternatives@yahoo.com
Name of event: Practical Training in Pulse Diagnosis
Dates: September 26 & 27, 2008
Location: Denver, Colorado
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM Credit hours: 15 NCCAOM, CA, & IL, 18 TX
Website: www.PulseSeminars.com
E-mail: info@pulseseminars.com
Name of Event: Contemporary Acupuncture for Health Professionals
Dates:
- Unit 2 - Oct 3-4-5, 2008
- Unit 3 - Oct 24-25-26, 2008
- Unit 4 - Nov 14-15-16, 2008
- Unit 5 - Dec 5-6-7, 2008
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Instructors or Faculty: Dr. Angelica Fargas-Babjak, Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco
Sponsor: McMaster University - Continuing Health Sciences Education
Formally Accredited? Yes
Accrediting Organization: AMA PRA Category 1 & M2; College of Family Physicians of Canada MAINPRO-M1, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
Credit hours: 300 hrs
Phone: 905-521-2100 X75175
Website: www.acupuncturecourses.com
E-mail: acupuncturecourses@mcmaster.ca
Name of event: Auricular Medicine
Dates: 10/18- 10/19/2008
Location: Rockville, Maryland
Instructors or faculty: Nader Soliman, M.D.
Sponsor: Alternative Medicine Seminars
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours: 16 NCCAOM hours
Phone: 301-251-2335
Website: http://web.mac.com/nadersolimanmd
E-mail: MyAlternatives@yahoo.com
Name of Event: The Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Program
Dates: First session - September 19-22, 2008, meets monthly for 8
additional months
Location: 2912 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404
Instructor: Neil R. Gumenick, MAc (UK), LAc, Eliot Ivanhoe, MD,
MAc (UK)
Sponsor: Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Inc.
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit: No
Accrediting Organization: California Acupuncture Board, NCCAOM
Credit hours: 462
Phone: 310/453-2235
Website: www.5elements.com
email: nrg@5elements.com
Name of event: ICMART XIII World Congress 2008
Dates: Oct. 10-12, 2008
Location: Hilton Budapest, Hungary
Instructors or faculty: See Web site
Sponsor: ICMART, MAOT
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Unknown
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone:
Website: www.icmart2008congress.com
E-mail:
Name of event: Pan Pacific Medical Acupuncture Forum 2008: Four Countries get to the Point
Dates: October 20-24, 2008
Location: Novotel Toronto North York, North York, Ontario, Canada
Instructors or faculty: See Web site
Sponsor: Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Unknown
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone: 416/752-3988
Website: www.afcinstitute.com
E-mail: info@afcinstitute.com
Name of event: Society for Integrative Oncology Fifth Annual Conference – Integration Across the Spectrum of Cancer Care
Dates: Nov. 20-21, 2008
Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Instructors or faculty: Co-Chairs Donald Abrams, MD and Kara Kelly, MD
Sponsor: Society for Integrative Oncology
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit?
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone: 201/883-5815
Website: www.integrativeonc.org
E-mail: estanton@cbcbiomed.com
Name of event: Congreso Internacional de Acupunctura (CIA)
Dates: Nov. 21-23, 2008
Location: Embassy Suites Dorado del Mar, Puerto Rico
Instructors or faculty: See Web site
Sponsor: Asociacion de Acupuntura Medica de Puerto Rico (AAMPR)
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Unknown
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone:
Website: www.aampronline.com
E-mail: aampr1986@gmail.com
Name of event: ABMA Board Certification Exam
Dates: 1-5 pm, Dec. 6, 2008
Location: Hyatt Regency DFW, Dallas, TX, 972/453-1234
Instructors or faculty:
Sponsor: ABMA
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit?
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone: 323/397-5514
Website: http://www.dabma.org/
E-mail: administrator@dabma.org
Name of event: AAMA Review Course
Dates: March 31 & April 1, 2009
Location: Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX, 817/870-1000 ($185/night good through Feb. 28, 2009 while rooms last)
Instructors or faculty: TBA
Sponsor: AAMA
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: AAMA
Credit hours: 22 CME
Phone: 323/937-5514
Website: www.medicalacupuncture.org
E-mail: administrator@medicalacupuncture.org
Name of event: AAMA Pre-Symposium 2009
Dates: April 2, 2009
Location: Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX, 817/870-1000 ($185/night good through Feb. 28, 2009 while rooms last)
Instructors or faculty: TBA
Sponsor: AAMA
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: AAMA
Credit hours: 7.5 CME
Phone: 323/937-5514
Website: www.medicalacupuncture.org
E-mail: administrator@medicalacupuncture.org
Name of event: AAMA Symposium 2009
Dates: April 3-5, 2009
Location: Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX, 817/870-1000 ($185/night good through Feb. 28, 2009 while rooms last)
Instructors or faculty: TBA
Sponsor: AAMA
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: AAMA
Credit hours: 22 CME
Phone: 323/937-5514
Website: www.medicalacupuncture.org
E-mail: administrator@medicalacupuncture.org
Name of event: ABMA Board Certification Exam
Dates: 1-5 pm, April 5, 2009
Location: Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX, 817/870-1000 ($185/night good through Feb. 28, 2009 while rooms last)
Instructors or faculty:
Sponsor: ABMA
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit?
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone: 323/937-5514
Website: www.dabma.org
E-mail: administrator@dabma.org
Name of event: ICMART 2009: International Congress in Medical Acupuncture
Dates: May 29-31, 2009
Location: Grand Hotel Palace, Thessaloniki, Greece
Instructors or faculty: See Web site
Sponsor: International Council in Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques & Medical Acupuncture Society of Nothern Greece
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Unknown
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone:
Website: www.icmart2009.org
E-mail: info@globalevents.gr
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