Highlights from AAMA’s Annual Symposium
The AAMA’s 2024 Annual Symposium drew more than 150 attendees from across the United States to convene in Minneapolis, MN, and we welcomed even more attendees via the live stream.
Once again, the event showcased current research and emerging trends in the world of medical acupuncture. We are grateful to all of the committee members, staff members, speakers, presenters, exhibitors, attendees and sponsors who contributed their efforts. Your hard work made the event a huge success!
The pre-symposium workshops were incredibly popular this year, with three sell-out workshops and one well attended. These hands-on workshops gave attendees an opportunity to learn and practice in real-time.
A special thank you to event sponsors, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers and Lhasa/OMS, for their financial support.
For those of you who weren’t able to attend, it’s not too late to take advantage of the educational offerings. On-demand recordings will be available shortly!
All who attended in-person and/or registered for virtual package will have access to the on-demand recordings to watch the sessions again and/or secure CME credit for sessions you were not able to attend during the Symposium.
New Leadership Elected
Among the important business and announcements that were part of the Symposium was the election and announcement of the AAMA 2024-25 leadership.
Board of Directors – elected/re-elected for 2 year term
- Joseph Audette, MD
- J. Russell Corcoran, MD
- Barbara de la Torre, MD, FAAMA
- Richard Elliott, MD, DABMA
- Gavin Elliott, MD, FAAMA
- Montiel Rosenthal, MD, FAAMA
- Joseph Walker, III, MD, DABMA
Newly Elected Officers
- PRESIDENT – Joseph Audette, MD
- VICE PRESIDENT – Michael Freedman, MD, FAAMA
- TREASURER – Barbara de la Torre, MD, FAAMA
- SECRETARY – Tate Kauffman, MD, DABMA
- IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT – Donna Pittman, MD, FAAMA
Completing their Service on the Board
- Demetrios Papadopoulos, MD, FAAMA
- Candace Warner, MD, FAAMA
Our sincere thanks to all who have volunteered their time and talents to the Board and to various AAMA committees. Their work on the Academy’s behalf is vital to our organization. If you’re not already involved and you’re interested in exploring the leadership opportunities available with the AAMA, please view the Governance section of our website.
New AAMA Fellow Elected!
Congratulations to the following member who was elected to be a Fellow of the Academy during the Symposium:
- Tate Kauffman, MD, FAAMA, of Newville, PA
If you are interested in becoming a Fellow next year, deadlines for next year’s application process will be announced shortly on the AAMA website.
Annual Scientific Poster Presentation Winners Announced
Thank you to all of the authors who submitted poster abstracts for this year’s Symposium! Congratulations to the following poster winners, whose outstanding work was displayed at the Symposium reception and authors were available to discuss their work. The lively session featured discussion of each authors’ research and results.
- 3rd Prize – Paul Varghese – Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS) for Alleviating Chronic Spinal Pain and Acute Knee Pain: A Clinical Case Study
- 2nd Prize – Richard A. Elliott, MD, DABMA – Development and Implementation of a Standardized, Multimodal Perioperative Protocol Inclusive of Intraoperative Acupuncture for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Circumcision
- 1st Prize – Yung Chen, MD – Long-Term Efficacy of Medical Electrical Acupuncture Versus Physical Therapy in Pain Control for Failed Lower Back Surgery: A 15-Year Comparative Study
Also, each year, the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation has a research paper competition. Several submissions were received and reviewed by the Board of Trustees and we want to take the opportunity to acknowledge a submission that was awarded a Merit Award for the 2024 Competition.
Montiel Rosenthal, MD, FAAMA – “Chinese Pulse Diagnosis in the Evaluation of the Acutely Hospitalized Adult Patient.”
