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Current Events
AAMA Events Calendar
Last updated Aug. 11, 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: Actualization in Acupuncture Techniques
Dates: Aug. 16-17, 2008
Location: Puerto Rico
Instructors or faculty: Kiiko Matsumoto, LAc
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Credit hours: 14 CME Category 1
Phone: 787/798-4750
Website:
E-mail: dispmonse@prtc.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: Tackle Infertility: Abdominal Acupuncture using Mei Zen
Dates: September 11, 2008 (Thursday)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Instructors or faculty: Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Sponsor:
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: NCCAOM
Credit hours: 7.5 NCCAOM & IL, 9 CA, & 8.5 FL
Website: www.CosmeticAcupunctureSeminars.com
E-mail: info@cosmeticacupunctureseminars.com
Name of event: Cosmetic Acupuncture: Face and Neck using the Mei Zen System
Dates: September 12 & 13, 2008 (Friday & Saturday)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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, & 17 FL
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: Helms Medical Institute Chinese Scalp Acupuncture Workshop
Dates: September 20-21, 2008
Location: Holiday Inn Select University Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Instructors or faculty: Jason Hao, DOM
Sponsor: Helms Medical Institute
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization: Helms Medical Institute
Credit hours: 20-hour CME course (includes video)
Phone: 510/649-8488
Website: http://hmiacupuncture.com/grad_courses.htm
E-mail: mafp@HMIeducation.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: Chinese Herbal Medicine Tele-Course for Medical Acupuncturist
Dates: Every Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008- May 26, 2009 Time: 5-6:30 PM PST
Location: the comfort of your own desk
Instructors or faculty: Anastacia White, Chinese Herbalist
Sponsor: East Earth Medicine Wisdom
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours:
Phone: 510/430.0904
Website: www.eemedicinewisdom.com
E-mail: anaherbs@aol.com
Name of event: Cosmetic Acupuncture: Face and Neck using the Mei Zen System
Dates: September 26 & 27, 2008
Location: Los Angeles, 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 & IL, 18 CA, 18 TX, & 17 FL
Website: www.CosmeticAcupunctureSeminars.com
E-mail: info@cosmeticacupunctureseminars.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: Study at Shanghai University of TCM
Dates: 10/10/08-10/26/08
Location: Shanghai, China
Instructors or faculty: Numerous doctors from the University Hospital
Sponsor: Integrative Healing Society
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: Approved by NCCAOM and California State Board
Credit hours: 50 CEU's
Phone: 1-888-281-8594
Website: ihsociety.com
E-mail: cstudies@ihsociety.com
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: Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine -- Transformation: Nurturing the Healers, Healing the Patients 2008
Dates: Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2008
Location: Westfields Marriott, Chantilly, VA (Dulles Airport), 800/635-5666
Instructors or faculty: See Web site
Sponsor: TCM World Foundation
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? Yes
Accrediting organization:
Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
Credit hours: 22.75 CME
Phone:
212/274-1079
Website: www.tcmconference.org
E-mail: info@tcmworld.org
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Name of event: German Auricular Medicine: Levels One, Two and Three
Dates: Oct. 24 - 27, 2008 and May 16 - 19, May 21 - 22, 2009
Location: Halifax, Canada
Instructors or faculty: Muriel Agnes, PhD; Beate Strittmatter, MD
Sponsor: Vital Principle Institute
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization:
Credit hours: 30 hours; 30 hours; 15 hours
Phone: 902/624-1138
Website: www.vitalprinciple.ca
E-mail: drmuriel@vitalprinciple.ca
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: Giovanni Maciocia Seminar
Dates: Feb. 7-8, 2009
Location: Colonnade Hotel, Coral Gables, FL
Instructors or faculty: Giovanni Maciocia
Sponsor: Options for Wellness
Approved for AMA Category 1 credit? No
Accrediting organization: Florida Board of Acupuncture, California Board of Acupuncture, NCCAOM
Credit hours: 16
Phone: 305/665-0615
Website: www.myacupunctureceus.com
E-mail: info@optionsforwellness-ceus.com
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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