Annual Symposium Schedule
The Symposium will be an in-person meeting in Cincinnati, OH. The Schedule-at-a-Glance times are reflected in local Cincinnati, OH time.
The Symposium will be an in-person meeting in Cincinnati, OH. The Schedule-at-a-Glance times are reflected in local Cincinnati, OH time.
The health and safety of our meeting attendees is our highest priority, and AAMA is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. AAMA is committed to taking appropriate precautions to provide a safe environment that does not place conference attendees at undue risk.
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, protocols for the in-person meeting will be enhanced to provide a safe meeting environment that allows attendees to feel comfortable with their participation in this event. We will continue to monitor developments and revise these protocols as necessary as we get closer to the meetin
Thursday, May 5, 2022
8:00-5:30 Pre-Symposium Workshops
Workshop I – “The Auricular Acupuncture Microsystem: Past, Present, and Future” – Nader E. Soliman, MD, FAAMA
Workshop II – “Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture in Practice” – Eileen Yue-Ling Han PhD, LAc
Workshop III – “West Meets East: Simplifying Constitutional Diagnosis and the Future of Constitutional Diagnosis” – Jeffrey Meyers, MD, LAc
6:00-7:00pm Symposium Welcome Reception
Friday, May 6
7:45-8:00 Opening/Welcome
8:00-9:00 Plenary Session
9:00-10:00 Plenary Session
10:00-10:30 Break/Networking
10:30-11:30 Plenary Session
11:30-12:30 Plenary Session
12:30-1:30 Group Luncheon
1:30-3:30 Concurrent Workshops
3:30-4:00 Break/Networking
1:30-3:30 Concurrent Workshops Continued
6:15-10:00 Symposium Cocktails, Dinner and Celebration
Saturday, May 7
8:00-9:00 Plenary Session
9:00-9:45 Plenary Session
9;45-10:15 Break/Networking
10:15-11:15 Joseph M. Helms Founder’s Lecture
11:15-12:00 AAMA Annual Membership Meeting – Members of the Academy Only
12:00-1:30 Lunch on Your Own
1:30-3:30 Concurrent Workshops
3:30-4:00 Break/Networking
4:00-6:00 Concurrent Workshops Repeat
6:15-7:30 Poster Presentations & Cocktail Reception
Sunday, May 8
8:00-8:45am Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation session
8:45-9:30 Plenary Session
9:30-10:00 Break/Networking
10:00-11:00 Plenary Session
11:00-12:00 Plenary Session
12:00-1:00 Group Luncheon
1:00-5:00 ABMA Board Certification Exam
1:00-3:00 Concurrent Workshops
3:00-3:15 Break/Networking
3:15-5:00 Concurrent Workshops Repeat
5:00 Symposium Adjourns
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Pre-Symposium Registration
7:30 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 5:30 pm PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOPS (CONCURRENT)
10:00 am – 10:15 am Refreshment Break
Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Refreshment Break
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception
7:00 am – 5:30 pm Annual Symposium Registration
7:00 am – 7:45 am Continental Breakfast
7:45 am – 8:00 am Annual Symposium Opening & Welcome
8:00 am – 9:00 am “The Blind Wizards Inspect the Interstitial Elephant: Channels, Chakras, and Myofascial Meridians” – John C. Reed, MD, MDiv, FAAMA
9:00 am – 10:00 am “BaGua and Five Phases in Medical Acupuncture” – Howard Chen, MD, FAAMA
10:00 am – 10:30 am Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10:30 am – 11:30 am “Acupuncture and the Injured Physician” – Freda Dreher, MD, FAAMA
11:30 am – 12:30 pm “Relational Health:” The Key to Treating Toxic Stress in Families – A Perfect Place for Chinese Medicine for Chinese Medicine – Stephen Cowan, MD
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Group Luncheon
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Concurrent Workshops
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Concurrent Workshops (Continued)
6:15 pm – 10:00 pm Symposium Cocktails, Dinner and Celebration
6:30 am – 7:30 am Early Morning Exercise
Rey Ximenes, MD, FAAMA
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 am – 9:00 am “Mechanisms of Acupuncture: The Role of Orexin-endocannabinoid and Opioid Signaling in the Acupuncture Analgesia” – Dr. Yi-Hung Chen
9:00 am – 9:45 am “The Importance of Classical Text Research to Modern Physician Acupuncture Practice” – Edward Neal, MD, MSOM
9:45 am – 10:15 am Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10:15 am – 11:15 am Joseph M. Helms Founder’s Lecture: “Treating Problems Behind the Problem: Acupuncture Approaches to Stress” – Joseph Helms, MD, FAAMA
11:15 am – Noon AAMA Annual Membership Meeting – Members of the Academy Only
Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Concurrent Workshops
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Concurrent Workshops (Repeating)
6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Poster Presentations & Cocktail Reception
6:30 am – 7:30 am Early Morning Exercise
Rey Ximenes, MD, FAAMA
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 am – 8:45 am Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation Session
Featured Presentation: “The Neuroanatomic and Neurophysiologic Basis of Acupuncture Anatomy and Physiology”
Peter Dorsher, MD
8:45 am – 9:30 am “Neuroimaging Mechanisms of Acupuncture: From Somatosensation to Therapeutic Alliance” – Vitaly Napadow, PhD, LAc
9:30 am – 10:00 am Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10:00 am – 11:00 am “Battlefield Acupuncture 21 Years Later” – Richard C Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH
11:00 am – Noon “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome – How Does Acupuncture Affect Reproductive and Metabolic Dysfunction” – Elisabet Stener-Victorin, PhD
Noon – 1:00 pm Group Luncheon
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm ABMA BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION (Check-in by 12:30 pm)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Concurrent Workshops
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Workshops (Repeating)
5:00 pm Symposium Adjourns