New course from HMI Faculty: Mitchell Elkiss, DO; Bart Denys, MD; Maya Myselnski, MD; Douglass Powell, MD; David Groopman, MD Lectures available throughout October 2022 and followed by a Webinar on Saturday, November 5, 2022 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ET Goals and Objectives Management strategies for commonly treated problems including : Neurology Headache, TGN,
The AAMA has created a presentation that AAMA members can use to present as an introduction to medical acupuncture for health care professionals. It provides information about mechanisms of action, treatable conditions, adverse effects, and reasons to consider acupuncture treatments for patients. This NEW AAMA member resource is a valuable tool for you to use and share
This webinar will discuss basic science and clinical experimental evidence that neuroinflammation is present at clinically involved acupuncture points as well as at trigger points, causing the clinical phenomena of pain and tenderness. This modern evidence serves to corroborate acupuncture treatment principles outlined in the Huangdi Neijing, and has important implications for acupuncture diagnostic examination.
Presented by Gary Stanton, MD, FAAMA Description: This will be a case-based approach to Auriculotherapy in Neurology. Brief presentations of selected patients with neurological signs and symptoms will be presented. Then the approach to individual auricular diagnosis and treatments will be discussed. Objectives: At the end of this activity, participant will be able to
Program Moderator : Konstantina Theodoratou ICMART Secretary General Opening 11.00am GMT ICMART President Patrick Sautreuil 11.15 -11.40 Introduction to Laser acupuncture – Chin Chan, Australia 11.40 – 12.05 A clinical study of thread embedding therapy for cervical pain – Prof. Eunseok Kim, Korea 12.05 -12.30 Auricular acupuncture for addiction treatments – Konstantina Theodoratou, Greece 12.30-12.55 Introduction into
Presented by Joseph Audette, MD, MA This webinar will discuss the current scientific evidence for the treatment of pelvic pain conditions with acupuncture. The focus of the discussion will highlight the treatment protocols used and their deficits. We will then propose an Acupuncture Energetic approach with a discussion of the neuroanatomy of pelvic pain and
Presented by Donna Pittman, MD, FAAMA Description: An adverse event is a harmful or negative outcome that may happen when a patient has been provided medical care. One in ten acupuncture patients will experience an adverse event. This presentation will focus on injuries that can happen due to improper needling of points around the eye
elms Medical Institute announces a new intermediate-level Medical Acupuncture course on the topic of Curious Meridians, presented fully virtually in two parts: Part I) HMI teaching faculty have prepared video lectures on the theory and practice of Curious Meridians. These lectures (a total of 3.5 hours) will be available for streaming online at your convenience over
Presented by Jason Oreskovich, DO, FAAMA and Kendra Unger, MD, FAAMA This webinar is designed to review the anatomy of the foot and ankle, to highlight important acupuncture points as they relate to this anatomy, to review common medical conditions of the foot and ankle and to suggest treatment modalities for these issues. At the
Presented by Mike Cummings, MD This webinar will briefly summarize the Western Medical Acupuncture (WMA) approach based on neurophysiological mechanisms of deep somatic nerve stimulation via acupuncture needling and electroacupuncture. It will use these mechanisms to explain the generic principles of point selection (PoPS) used in the WMA approach and use them to outline the
Presented by Mitch Elkiss, DO, FAAMA Topic: ATP for stress, sleep, pain, dependency. The Auricular Trauma Protocol, at the request of the Department of Defense, was created in 2010 for treating PTSD in the military. It was found to be successful in helping wounded warriors cope with their stress, pains, sleeplessness, and drug dependencies. It
Presented by Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH Full presentation and then panel discussion of multipolar static magnets in the acupuncture clinic. Rapid Electroacupuncture (EA) to Treat Long Haul COVID-19 Ansomia and Ageusia by stimulating ST-43 bilaterally. The EA presentation will occur first. At the conclusion of the EA technique explanation, there will be a round
