AACMA Newsletter - 23 August 2024
23 August 2024
This Issue:
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An Exciting Initiative from WSU for All Chinese Medicine Students
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Participation Required if You Treat Women’s Health Issues
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AACMA Researchers Webinar 2024
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Reminder
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Moving or Adding a New Clinic?
An Exciting Initiative from WSU for All Chinese Medicine Students
“An exciting event of 2024 is about to begin: The Australia-China Chinese Medicine Centre (CMC), an international collaboration between Western Sydney University and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine will host the first International Bilingual TCM Short Video Competition.
We sincerely invite TCM universities and institutions worldwide to organise their students to participate in this remarkable competition and join us in showcasing the wonders of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to the world!
Download the submission form below to join us!
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/chinese-medicine-centre and https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/chinese-medicine-centre/events
By using short videos, this contest aims to popularise TCM knowledge globally, provide new opportunities for international cooperation in TCM, and offer a platform for TCM students worldwide to showcase and exchange ideas.
Purpose
- Popularise TCM knowledge and enhance public awareness and understanding of TCM.
- Inspire students' enthusiasm for learning TCM and cultivate their innovative and practical abilities.
- Promote international cooperation in TCM, and foster understanding and dissemination of TCM language and culture.
Participants
TCM students worldwide are invited to submit short videos about TCM in Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) or English.
Closing date 15th September but can be extended.”
Participation Required if You Treat Women’s Health Issues
“Women's health practitioners - If you treat or do research on women's health related conditions, and are interested in acupuncture treatment, we want to hear from you!
This international collaboration is currently looking for participants to answer our surveys about what outcomes matter most for acupuncture research into:
- Menstrual health and endometriosis;
- fertility
- PCOS
- pregnancy
- menopause research
You can answer any or all of these surveys - all information is welcomed - please click the links below:
Dysmenorrhea: https://notredame.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEPFfnt2gjxhfVk
Fertility: https://notredame.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Ko5nse3uSEPLXo
PCOS: https://notredame.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VnEx3GMXzMOHwa
Pregnancy: https://notredame.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esuB6WKZuwPwCz4
Menopause: https://notredame.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0caonQfvu5UZSD4
These are flyers which you can give your patients:
- Women's Health Surveys flyer_ALL CONDITIONS
- Women's Health Surveys flyer_DYSMENORRHOEA_ENDO
- Women's Health Surveys flyer_FERTILITY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
- Women's Health Surveys flyer_MENOPAUS
- Women's Health Surveys flyer_PCOS
- Women's Health Surveys flyer_PREGNANCY
AACMA Researchers Webinar 2024
FREE webinar for AACMA members!
Join and listen to the latest findings and sharing from six researchers in the Chinese medicine field.
Date: Sunday 15th September 2024
Time: 1:00pm-5:00pm (AEST)
CPD: 4 points (practitioner interaction if attend live)
Topics & Presenters:
- Stimulating Acupoints Regulates Carotid Arterial Mean Blood Flow Velocity among Health People presented by Sean Zhu (1:00-1:30pm)
- How to write case reports for publication? presented by Brigitte Linder (1:30-2:15pm)
- Acupuncture and EMDR, new terrain for the treatment of PTSD presented by Kellie McBride (2:15-3:00pm)
- Biomedical assessment challenges of the infertile male: the impact on Chinese medicine assessment and development of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine strategies presented by Jann Mehmet (3:00-3:30pm)
- Pelvic girdle and Low back pain in pregnancy, How does current research and practice align with safe effective treatment in clinic (with case studies) presented by Millicent Matthew (3:30-4:15pm)
- Acupuncture for preparation for labour and birth: a post-birth survey presented by Simone Ormsby (4:15-5:00pm)
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE exclusive for AACMA membership
Registration: Click here to register. Less than 50 seats available, secure your place now.
*The webinar recording will be available for members. You do not need to register if you are not able to attend live.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Reminder
What are the requirements?
- complete a minimum of 20 hours (points) consisting of;
- 5 points (minimum) in an interactive setting with other practitioners
- 4 points related to professional issues (non-clinical issues)
- Outline of your Learning Goals / Objectives and Actual Outcomes
- Reflection on each activity, how it improved your skills / practice
- New graduates must complete a minimum of five (5) points for every three (3) months registration remaining.
When does the CPD year start and when is it due?
- The CPD year is from 1st December to 30th November as per your CMBA/AHPRA registration year.
AACMA requires members to email their completed CPD cards by November 30th each year to ensure compliance with CMBA and Health Funds.
To download the CPD form click on the following link CPD Record Card or email aacma@acupuncture.org.au.
For further information please refer to AHPRA’s Continuing Professional Development Guidelines and the CMBA Registration Standards.
Moving or Adding a New Clinic?
Please contact our membership team with your new clinic details by email at aacma@acupuncture.org.au so they can apply to the health funds for new provider numbers.
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Medibank only update: deadline Sunday 8 September 2024
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September monthly updates: deadline Thursday 19 September 2024
Ceased practicing at a clinic, please provide the address and the ceased date so we can advise the health funds to remove your details.
To check your workplace details or membership go to our website https://www.acupuncture.org.au/ then
- Go to ‘Login’ at the top right-hand corner then
- Click ‘Member Login’ to log into the website your Username is your email address on AACMA’s record and the password you created.
- For the first time login, please click the ‘Forgotten Password’ button to set up a password.
If you have issues logging in or setting up a password, please don’t hesitate to contact the membership team 07 3457 1800 we are happy to assist you.
