AACMA Newsletter - 23 February 2024
23 February 2024
This Issue:
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Amazing Opportunities at AACMAC 2024: Learn from the Very Best!
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"What’s Expected From You?" Join the Guild Insurance Webinar to Learn More About Professional Behaviour!
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Interested in Presenting at AACMAC? Submit an Abstract No Later than the 10th March!
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Save with AACMA Prepayment Plan
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Moving or Adding a New Clinic?
Amazing Opportunities at AACMAC 2024: Learn from the Very Best!
Professor Huang Huang is a world renowned physician, teacher and one of the preeminent authorities on Jing Fang (Classical Formulas) and Shang Han Lun. He is one of the pioneers responsible for the resurgence of Classical Chinese Medicine in China and the West in recent years. Professor Huang is also a prolific writer and editor who has many published texts including the much celebrated “Ten Key Formula Families in Chinese Medicine” and “Zhang Zhongjing’s Clinical Application of 50 Herbal Medicines”, which have been made available in many different languages.
Professor Huang currently holds the position of the dean of the International Jing Fang Institute of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine and is engaged in promoting and lecturing about Jing Fang across the world.
Poney Chiang received a PhD from the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, then a Master’s degree from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is an adjunct professor and founding director of the Integrative Acupuncture Program for the Faculty of Health at York University (Toronto). Poney is a professor at the American Neuro-Acupuncture Institute in Santa Fe, and former chair of herbal medicine at the Ontario College of TCM.
He began teaching in 2008 and has offered intensive training events for physicians and physiotherapists in North/South America and in Europe. Poney has been invited to lecture at the World Federation Acupuncture Society, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Symposiums, Walter Reed Medical Center and Canadian Physiotherapy Association.
His research interests include cadaverdissection, MRI research and their relation to classical channel theory. He has a special interest in neuro-anatomy of acupoints and its associated neuro-modulation needle technique. He has authored peer-reviewed articles in Eastern and Western acupuncture journals and is currently focused on writing an integrative acupuncture textbook with Paradigm Publication.
We received great feedback from AACMAC 2023 at which we celebrated AACMA’s 50th anniversary. AACMAC this year will be featured with a hand-picked program and filled with opportunities to grow, connect, and lead.
AACMAC 2024 will take place at Pullman Brisbane King George Square on 2-4 August 2024 and be livestreamed to reach a world-wide audience.
Early bird tickets for this must-attend conference are on sale starting today!!
Sign up now for AACMAC 2024 and gain 20+ CPD in one go!
For more information, please visit www.aacmac.org.au or email events@acupuncture.org.au
"What’s Expected From You?" Join the Guild Insurance Webinar to Learn More About Professional Behaviour!
AACMA Webinar with Guild Insurance: Professional Behaviour
Date: Wednesday 13 March 2024
Time: 7-8pm (AEST)
Presenter: Christie Boucher, Risk Services Manager (Guild Insurance)
CPD: 1 point (professional issues)
Ticket: Member $25, Student Member FREE, Non-member $50
Interested in Presenting at AACMAC? Submit an Abstract No Later than the 10th March!
If there is a particular area of Chinese medicine that you love, an AACMAC presentation is a great opportunity to indulge your passion and research it in depth. The time spent developing and delivering your presentation will be eligible towards your annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.
AACMAC 2024 will be held at Pullman Brisbane King George Square from 2nd to 4th August. It is a fantastic platform to share your knowledge, ideas and experience with your professional colleagues and friends.
Please submit your abstract for consideration to events@acupuncture.org.au no later than 10th March 2024. Presenters with accepted abstract/s at AACMAC 2024 will be provided free registration to attend the whole 3-day event.
Don’t miss your chance to present your topic or research results to a broader TCM audience. Download here the Abstract Submission Form and email the completed copy to events@acupuncture.org.au by 10th March 2024.
Save with AACMA Prepayment Plan
By taking out a timely pre-payment plan with AACMA you will be able to spread the payment of your 2025 membership fees over ten monthly instalments from March to December 2024 and still access the same discount available to members who pay their fees in full with a single payment by 30 November 2024.
Look for the appropriate form on the AACMA members' portal on the "Membership Renewal" page or click HERE.
To allow us enough time to process your March payment we will need to receive your completed form by 14 March 2024.
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.
- Medi Bank only update: deadline Sunday 10 March 2024
- March monthly updates: deadline Thursday 21 March 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.
