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Message from the Symposium and Congress Chairs:
We are very excited to tell you about our 2006 AAMA Symposium/ICMART Congress. As many of you may know, this Symposium is being held jointly with ICMART, and we are expecting a significant international participation in this event. The Congress is being held in Washington DC, from April 7 - April 9, 2006.
The theme of this combined meeting is "The Expanding Horizon of Acupuncture: An International Celebration". We are fortunate to have assembled a great number of very well known and talented speakers representing several countries. They are: Tran Viet Dzung, MD and Michel Marignan, MD from France; Jacqueline Filshie, MD and Palle Rosted, MD from England; Marcos Diaz Mattelari, MD from Cuba; Everke Heinrich, MD, Dominik Irnich, MD, Walberg Maric-Ohler, MD and Beatte Strittmatter, MD, from Germany; Im Qua Smith, MD from Australia; Alejandro Elorriaga, MD from Canada; Francisco Lozano, MD from Mexico; Judith Balk, MD, Brian Berman, MD, Tom Burgoon, MD, Bryan Frank, MD, Bruce Gilbert, MD, Jane Grissmer, MAc, Butch Levy MD, Paul Magarrelli, MD, Peter Marinakis, PhD, MAc, and members of TAI-SOPHIA group from United States.
The workshops are of varied interest and designed to be a practical hands on type of learning experience. They will include the role of acupuncture in Detoxification Treatment, Immunological Disorders, In Vitro Fertilization, Male and Female Infertility, Medical Emergencies, Pain and Symptom Control of Cancer, Sport Injuries, and Stroke Rehabilitation. Auricular Acupuncture (Bahr's School) will be presented as well as a workshop on how to Identify and Treat the Blockage in Difficult Patients. Diagnosis and Management of Patients from a 5 Element Perspective will be Demonstrated on Live Patients. A New Method of Acupuncture Point Stimulation by Pneumatic Pressure Pulse Therapy (PPAT), Acupuncture in Posturology, Acupuncture in the Wilderness and Travel Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, are also scheduled.
The plenary sessions will include lectures on acupuncture treatment in Dental Problems, fMRI Studies on Depression Acupoints, Headache, Herpetic Neuralgia, Osteoarthritis, TCM and Geriatrics, and TMJ.
This program will be further enhanced by contributions of free papers from international ICMART delegates and Academy members. There is also the opportunity to apply to make Poster Presentations and to submit papers for the research competition. Financial Awards will be given for outstanding work on the free papers, poster presentations and the research competition. Click on the links below to learn how you can present your work.
On Saturday evening, we have arranged for an optional dinner cruise on the Potomac River. We will cruise past the Washington skyline and the famous landmarks while we enjoy the company of colleagues from throughout the world.
On behalf of the Academy and ICMART, we invite you to participate in this grand event and make it successful. Please mark your calendar. We will see you in Washington, DC in April.
Tapan K. Chaudhuri, MD, FACP, FRCP(C), FAAMA
Co-Chairperson for the 2006 Symposium - ICMART 2006 Congress
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
Bryan L. Frank, MD, FAAMA
Co-Chairperson for the 2006 Symposium - ICMART 2006 Congress
President, ICMART 2004-2006
International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques
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