The Association for Professional Acupuncture is Pennsylvania's state organization for non-physician Acupuncturists. Our goal is to support the educational and professional needs of Oriental Medicine in Pennsylvania. Educationally, we sponsor and announce continuing education events throughout the state and have helped bring prominent members of our profession to PA. Legislatively, we are continuously working in Harrisburg to fight for fair practice standards so we can provide the very best care for our patients.
Kiiko Matsumoto Returns for our Summer Seminar
Kiiko Matsumoto, L. Ac. “Master Nagano's Special Head Points and More”
Description: TBA
| Saturday and Sunday, July 12 & 13 9 am - 5 pm each day 7 PDA points per day 14 PDA points possible (Pending NCCAOM Approval) |
The Lambertville House 32 Bridge Street Lambertville, NJ 609.397.0200 ( Location pending approval of Kiiko's NJ Guest Acupuncturist License ) |
| After June 12th | On or Before June 12th | |||
| 1 Day | 2 Days | 1 Day | 2 Days | |
| APA Professional Member | $125 | $250 | $115 | $230 |
| (or member of NJAAOM, ASNY, MAS) | ||||
| Professional Acupuncturist | $140 | $270 | $130 | $250 |
| First Year Practitioner | $105 | $190 | $95 | $175 |
| Student Member | $65 | $130 | $60 | $120 |
| Student non-member w/ID | $80 | $150 | $70 | $135 |
Thinking about joining the APA. Now's a perfect time! Members save up to $20 on their registration fee.
To register: Click Here to download the Registration Form. Send this registration form and your check payable to APA to: p=. APA P.O.Box 1081 Glenside, PA 19038 Enrollment is limited. Register soon. APA discounted Hotel room rates to be announced.
For questions or for more information please contact: Cheryl Price, R.Ac. at 215.766.0962 or apaacu2@aol.com
About the presenter: Kiiko Matsumoto, Lic. Ac. is internationally known for her scholarly work on acupuncture and the interpretation of Chinese classic texts. She has published three fundamental texts on acupuncture in English (Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea, Five Elements and Ten Stems, Eight Extraordinary Vessels) and many articles as well as video productions in Japanese, Ms. Matsumoto is known for her ability to integrate the work of very important Japanese Masters such as Master Nagano, Master Kawai and Dr. Manaka with the knowledge from the classic Chinese texts and her own findings into a coherent clinically effective style. Her vast clinical experience and powerful teaching style are her trademark. Ms. Matsumoto holds two very busy practices in Newton and Natick, Massachusetts as well as teaching nationally and internationally. She is also the co-director of the Clinical Acupuncture Course for physicians at Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education and the Beth Israel Hospital, Department of Anesthesia.
R.Om. Application Information
Starting this year, there will be two Licenses available to Professional Acupuncturists. One for those who wish to practice both Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine and those that simply practice Acupuncture. If you plan to stay simply an Acupuncturist, this new registration will not affect you. However, if you wish to practice Herbal Medicine, you will have to apply for a new Registration of Oriental Medicine. Below is a link to the new application.
For licensees who have been an R.Ac. in Pennsylvania prior to April 14, 2007, there will be three ways to obtain an R.OM. The first is to prove that you have passed the NCCAOM Herbal Exam. The Second is to prove that you have passed another state herbal exam (e.g., California). The Third, is to petition the board with proof of previous training in herbal medicine. For licensees who have not been licensed by Pennsylvania prior to April 14, 2007, you will be required to have NCCAOM certification in Herbology or Oriental Medicine to receive R.Om.
This Third option is our way of grandfathering in senior herbal practitioners who never took any state or NCCAOM exam in herbs. The APA will be forming an Herbal Review Committee for current APA members' applications to be reviewed. This will help the Medical Board determine who qualifies for an R.OM. It is highly recommended that if you wish to petition the Medical Board you submit your application before the APA Herbal Review Committee and allow us to help you with the petitioning process. This process will be available freely to members of the APA only. More information can be obtained at the upcoming meeting and soon via email.
To download a copy of the form: follow this link. Look for Application for Registration-Practitioner of Oriental Medicine for current Acupuncturist Registraton Holders
If you wish to have your petition looked at by the Review Committee, and you're an APA member, please send your completed R.Om. application, with copies of all of your transcripts and proof of course completion to the APA post office box at:
APA
P.O.Box 1081
Glenside, PA 19038
The Medical Board will be approving R.Om. applications through the third option at their monthly board meeting in July. We hope to have our first wave of R.Om. applications prepared by the Herbal Review Committee by then, so if you get your application in by June 30 it's possible you can be appoved for an R.Om. by the end of July.
Alex Tiberi comes to Columbia, Md March 15 & 16, 2008.
Important! The deadline is quickly approaching to receive both the early registration AND member discount!
APA Members Receive 10% Off
If you can't get to a mailbox with your check by February 15, you can go online by midnight and still take advantage of the least expensive rates. If you would rather, call 443.320.1695 with your credit card information.
Thanks to your input on a survey, he will present one day of:
Yang Sheng/ Longevity and Health & Spirituality in Chinese Medicine and another day of Breast and Prostate Health
By far Alex Tiberi is known as one of the most charming, knowledgeable and down to earth Chinese Medicine presenters internationally known. You will not only laugh the entire time, you will have a huge amount of invaluable information to apply to your clinical practice the next day! Don't miss this opportunity!
For more information and registration, go to: www.Maryland-acupuncture.org or call 443.320.1695.
Sheng Zhen QiGong Workshops with Master Li Jun Feng
May 3 & 4, 2008 11NCCAOM PDAs available
Tai Ji Shen Gong
Master Li Jun Feng is the principal teacher of the Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong style. He was head coach of the national martial arts team of China for 15 years. The amazing, Jet Li is among his masterful students. He has had several leading roles in Chinese cinema. For more than a decade, he’s traveled the world to teach qigong. Currently, he is the Dean of Qigong at the Academy of Oriental Medicine in Austin, Texas. His teaching skill and loving heart provide students with openings beyond their perceived physical, emotional, and spiritual limitations.
Body Mechanics and the Internal Arts
Saturday 9:00am to 11:00 am at the Church of St. Asaph Parish Hall
27 Conshohoken State Road, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Experience your taiji, qigong, and other internal arts practices in a different way with coaching from the Head Coach of the Chinese National Wushu (martial arts) Team (multiple gold medal winners) . Experience detailed teaching of both external and internal movements that will improve your practice at every level. This class consists of both discussion and movement.
Tai Ji Shen Gong
Saturday 12:30pm to 8:30pm, Sunday 12:30pm to 5:30pm
Merion Friends Meeting, 615 Montgomery Avenue, Merion Station, PA 19066
We will spend time learning or deepening the practice of TaiJi Shen Gong. An original form of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), Taiji Shen Gong is a system of qigong composed of three sections; Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. According to Master Li Jun Feng, this arrangement demonstrates the history of the universe. Through the practice of Taiji Shen Gong, it is possible to better understand Nature, and through one’s appreciation of Nature, the movement itself can be fully comprehended. “With the practice of this form, you merge with Nature and build better health through the transformation of yin and yang,” Master Li explains. The movements of Taiji Shen Gong have a special flavor and rhythm. Movements are sometimes fast and sometimes slow. All levels will benefit from its practice. No prior experience of qigong or taijiquan is necessary.
Registration
May 3 Body Mechanics & the Arts $ 45
May 3 & 4 Tai Ji Shen Gong $ 230
Less 10% before 3/30/08
APA Members: $5 off the Saturday morning workshop and $20 off the Sat/Sun. workshop
Make check out to Dawn Weisbord and send to 201 N. Narberth Avenue, Narberth, PA 19072
For more information contact Dawn at 215.850.0921or acupunctureandqigong@gmail.com. (No refunds after April 28, 2008)
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