The AAMA Education Committee has been tasked with not only developing continuing education activities, but in formats that may allow members more access to education opportunities.

The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Earning credits is as easy as reviewing the course material and receiving a passing grade from an online quiz and upon completion passing you will receive 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

To access the journal articles, videos and webinar recordings you must login to your member account. Once in the Member Portal, look under Education.

To obtain CME credits if you are not a member

If you are not currently an AAMA member, but are interested in obtaining CME credits, all journal articles, videos and webinar recordings are available for purchase. Contact info@medicalacupuncture.org and you will be given access to the checkout process.

CME OPTIONS

Webinars

Below is the list of webinar recordings eligible for purchase and CME credit.

You will need to login to your member account in order to watch the videos and complete the accompanying quizzes to receive CME credit.

Available Webinar Recordings for CME

2025

Triangular Equilibration Contrary/Inverse
Recording originally presented February 5, 2025
Presented by Mitch Elkiss, DO, FAAMA

2024

Pediatric Acupuncture
Recording originally presented October 9, 2024
Presented by Wendy Webb, CPNP-AP

The Chinese Ear Shenmen Point and The French Cosmonaut Point: Same or Different?
Recording originally presented August 21, 2024
Presented by Gary Stanton, MD, FAAMA

Interosseous Membrane Stimulation An Effective and Underutilized Treatment
Recording originally presented July 24, 2024
Presented by Michael Freedman, MD, FAAMA

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Acupuncture Treatment Approach
Recording originally presented June 26, 2024
Presented by Norman Zavela, MD, FAAMA

Auriculotherapy: Current Concepts and Practice, A French Experience
Recording originally presented May 29, 2024
Presented by Mireille Michel-Cherqui, MD

Magnets and Electro Acupuncture in the Treatment of Anosmia and Ageusia from Long Covid webinar
Recording Originally presented February 7, 2024
Presented by Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH
Panel: Erik Koda, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Songxuan Zhou Niemtzow, LAc, Arnyce Pock, MD, MHPE, MACP

Auricular Trauma Protocol (ATP) for Extraordinary Stress and Its Psychologic and Somatic Manifestations webinar
Recording Originally presented January 17, 2024
Presented by: Mitch Elkiss, DO, FAAMA

2023

Acupuncture for Chronic MSK Pain – Backs, Hips, and Knees webinar
Recording Originally presented November 15, 2023
Presented by: Michael Cummings, MD

Put Your Best Foot Forward: Acupuncture for the Foot and Ankle webinar
Recording Originally presented September 27, 2023
Presented by: Jason Oreskovich, DO, FAAMA and Kendra Unger, MD, FAAMA

Adverse Events from Acupuncture: Eye & CNS webinar
Recording Originally presented August 30, 2023
Presented by: Donna Pittman, MD, FAAMA

Acupuncture Energetic and Segmental Approaches to Treat Pelvic Pain webinar
Recording Originally presented June 28, 2023
Presented by: Jospeh Audette, MD, MA

Handling Hand, Wrist and Elbow Problems webinar
Recording Originally presented May 31, 2023
Presented by: Jay Sandweiss, DO, FAAMA

Auriculotherapy in Neurology webinar
Recording Originally presented March 22, 2023
Presented by: Gary Stanton, MD, FAAMA

Neuroinflammation in Acupuncture and Trigger Point Physiology: Implications for Clinical Practice webinar
Recording Originally presented March 1, 2023
Presented by: Peter Dorsher, MD

2022

Pneumothorax After Acupuncture: Medicolegal Consequences and Prevention webinar
Recording Originally presented December 7, 2022
Presented by: James Ochi, MD, DABMA

An Integrative Approach to Low Back Pain and Dysfunction webinar
Recording originally presented March 9, 2022
Presented by Jay Sandweiss, DO, FAAMA

2021

The Cord that Binds: Segmental Acupuncture a Multilayer Approach webinar
Recording Originally presented December 8, 2021
Presented by: Joshua Margolis, LAc

A Comparison of French and Chinese Auricular Acupuncture webinar
Recording Originally presented November 17, 2021
Presented by: Gary Stanton, MD, FAAMA

An Integrative Approach to the Cervical Spine webinar
Recording originally presented September 22, 2021
Presented by Jay Sandweiss, DO, FAAMA

COVID-19 Rapid De-Stress Protocol (CRDP); Enhancements and Elaborations webinar
Recording originally presented September 8, 2021
Presented by: Mitch Elkiss, DO, FAAMA; David Groopman, MD, FAAMA; Nick Kouchis, MD, DABMA; Ali Safayan, MD

Perioperative Acupuncture Program: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned webinar
Recording originally presented August 11, 2021
Presented by Stephanie Cheng, MD, DABMA

One Needle Technique (ONT) Below the Diaphragm, PLUS webinar
Recording originally presented July 7, 2021
Presented by Mitchell Elkiss, DO, FAAMA

Acupuncture for the Knee: All the Information You Knee’d to be Able to Knee’dle it Right webinar
Recording originally presented February 24, 2021
Presented by: Jason Oreskovich, DO, DABMA and Kendra Unger, MD, FAAMA

Medical Acupuncture in the Practice of Integrative Neurology webinar
Recording originally presented January 27, 2021
Presented by: Mitchell Elkiss, DO, FAAMA

Auricular Acupuncture in Sleep Disorders webinar
Recording originally presented on January 13, 2021
Presented by: Gary Stanton, MD, DABMA

Journal Articles

Below is the list of Medical Acupuncture journal articles selected for review and eligible for CME credit.

You will need to login to your member account in order to review the articles and complete the accompanying quizzes to receive FREE CME credit.

Available Journal Articles for CME

2024

Volume 36, Number 5 – October – Electroacupuncture at Traditional Acupoints or Myofascial Trigger Points for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: High or Alternated Frequency? – A Double-blinded RCT by Oanh Thi Kim Ngo, Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, and Wei Tang

Volume 36, Number 4 – August – Enhancing Vagal Tone, Modulating Heart Rate Variability With Auricular Acupressure at Point Zero: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Trinh, Dieu-Thuoung; Nguyen, Nguyen; Tran, An; Bui, Minh-Man; Vuong, Nguyen

Volume 36, Number 3 – June – Laser Acupuncture Versus Electroacupuncture for Nonsevere Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Thy Xuan Kieu, Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, and Wang Jing

Volume 36, Number 1 – February – Auricular Acupuncture Prior to Menstruation Can Reduce Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, An Hoa Tran, Quy Thi Nguyen, Minh-Man Pham Bui, and Nguyen Lam Vuong

2023

Volume 35, Number 1 – February – Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Cagle, Stephen; Covey, Carl; Farrell, Jennifer; Sharon, Danny; Crawford, Paul

Volume 35, Number 3 – June – Acupuncture in Addiction Medicine: Its History, Evidence, and Possibilities by Jamie M. Kitzman, MD, DABMA, Laura C. Bowman, MD, and Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH, FAAMA

Volume 35, Number 6 – December – Combination Electroacupuncture and Guidelines-Directed Medical Therapy Maintained Stability of Heart Rate and Mean Arterial Pressure in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction by Dwi Surya Supriyana, MD, MKes, SpAk, Arsita Eka Prasetyawati, MD, MKes, SpKKLP, and Habibie Arifianto, MD, MKes, PhD, SpJP(K)

2022

Volume 34, Number 1 – February – Intraoperative Acupuncture as Part of a Multimodal Analgesic Regimen to Reduce Opioid Usage After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Trial by Stephanie I. Cheng, Deirdre C. Kelleher, Danya DeMeo, Haoyan Zhong, George Birch, and Michael P. Ast

Volume 34, Number 4 – August – Effect of Manual Acupuncture and Laser Acupuncture on Wound Closure in Rat with Deep Partial Thickness Burn Injury by Andy Ishak, MD, Ahmad Aulia Jusuf, MD, PhD, Christina Lanny Simadibrata, MD, MHSc, Atikah Chalida Barasila, MD, MBioMed, and Risqa Novita, DVM, MPH

Volume 34, Number 6 – December – Electroacupuncture Before Surgery Accelerates the Recovery of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: A Feasibility Study by Wang, Liping; Zheng, Man; Huang, LiBing; Li, Sha; Yang, Jie; Tian, WeiQian; Ji, FangBing; Wu, KangLi

2021

Volume 33, Number 1 – February – Effect of 2-Hz Electroacupuncture Stimulation on Respiratory Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Kazufumi Takahashi, MSci, LAc

Volume 33, Number 2 – April – Acupuncture for the Treatment of Itch- Literature Review and Future Perspectives by Kevin Yun Kim, Jessica Shen Tsy Wu Kim, André Wan Wen Tsai, and Wu Tu Hsing

Volume 33, Number 3 – June – Immediate Effects of Acupuncture On Force and Delayed Onset Of Muscle Soreness by Daniele Parisotto Antonassi, Cintia L.N. Rodacki, Angélica Lodovico, Carlos Ugrinowitsch, and André Luiz Felix Rodacki

Volume 33, Number 6 – December – Auriculotherapy for Chronic Cervical Pain: A Prospective Observational Study by Mariana Bonacossa Sant’Anna, Lucas Bonacossa Sant’Anna, Liaw Wen Chao, and Fernando Mendes Sant’Anna

Videos

Below is the list of video recordings from prior Symposia selected for review and eligible for CME credit.

You will need to login to your member account in order to watch the videos and complete the accompanying quizzes to receive FREE CME credit.

Available Videos for CME

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