PAIN MANAGEMENT THROUGH ACUPUNCTURE: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH

Presented  by Bryan L. Frank, MD, DABMA

May  17-18, 2003 Marriott Chicago O'Hare 8535 W. Higgins Road Chicago, Illinois

OR

July 26-27, 2003 DoubleTree Hotel Philadelphia 237 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We are pleased to announce an exciting NEW workshop, Pain Management Through  Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Approach, presented by Dr. Bryan  L. Frank. This 2-day workshop will combine lecture with case  presentations to examine the approach to pain through neuro-anatomic acupuncture and related techniques and through integrating numerous classic energetic theories into the case of pain. To assure  a high quality learning experience, attendance is limited to  40 participants.

Purpose and Objectives:

Chronic  and acute pain are the most common events that lead patients  to seek acupuncture care. Acupuncture may not only ameliorate  the pain experience, but may also promote healing through a  variety of mechanisms. Additionally, various paradigms and traditions now encompass the acupuncture corpus available to the practitioner.

Pain Management: A Comprehensive Approach is a workshop designed to reinforce the use and application of common acupuncture techniques, as well as to explore various approaches less commonly employed  though very effective in their use.

The seminar  will consider the approach to pain through neuro-anatomic acupuncture and related techniques, and through integrating numerous classic energetic theories into the care of pain. Additionally, acupuncture  micro-systems will be discussed for use in pain and its proper integration into the acupuncture treatment.

An important aspect of chronic pain that is unresponsive to healing is the  presence of blockages. This interference may prevent patient recovery from any medical input but may be addressed many times, when they are understood and identified. Blockages to healing  and recovery will be explored as they may be identified through  acupuncture, micro-systems and related techniques.

A consideration  of selected pain conditions as well as selected paper cases will also be presented. The physician will be able to study and consider a wide variety of treatment options for the management of pain in a single intensive weekend.

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 Workshop for a maximum of 14 hours of category 1 toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours  of credit that he/she actually spent in the activity.
 

Overall  Course Objectives:

Physicians attending this workshop will be able to:

• Become acquainted with a wide variety of neuro-anatomic acupuncture pain treatment models.
• Become acquainted with a wide variety of classic energetic acupuncture  pain treatment models.
• Become acquainted with the use of micro-system acupuncture pain treatment models.
• Become acquainted with the integration of the anatomic, energetic,  and micro-system acupuncture approaches.
• Become acquainted with various clinical syndromes and paper cases from actual clinical settings as examples of a comprehensive approach to pain with acupuncture.
   

The workshop will be held as follows:

May  17-18, 2003 Marriott Chicago O'Hare 8535 W. Higgins Road Chicago, Illinois Ask  for "AAMA Education Workshop" room rate $99 Single/Double (Rate good until April 25) Call (773) 693-4444 or (800) 228-9290 for reservations

July 26-27, 2003 DoubleTree Hotel Philadelphia 237 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ask  for "AAMA Education Workshop" room rate $109 Single/Double (Rate good until June 27) Call (215) 893-1600 or (800) 222-TREE for reservations

The schedule for the workshop will be as follows:

Saturday 8:00  am - 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
*There will be a 15 minute break each morning and afternoon and  a one and a half hour luncheon break (lunch is not included -  participants are on their own for lunch).

REGISTRATION

Attendance is limited to forty participants in order to provide the optimum learning experience. Registrations will be accepted in the order  received until the course is full at 40 participants. After the  course is full, you will be notified and your fee returned, or  you may go on the 'wait list' should there be a cancellation.  To avoid missing out, you should send in your registration and  make a room reservation as soon as possible. Each participant is responsible for his or her own travel and hotel expenses. Registrations  will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Select Location and Date of Workshop

May  17-18 , 2003 Chicago, Illinois July 26-27, 2003 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PRICES

Chicago, Illinois Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania Register by April 25th Register after April 25th Register by June 27th Register after June 27th Practice Member (Fellow, Full or Associate Member) $425 $475 $425 $475 Non  Practice Member or Non Members $475 $525 $475 $525

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