AACMA Newsletter - 29 November 2024

29 November 2024

 

This Issue:

• Asia-Pacific Forum on International Communication of Traditional Chinese Medicine

• CPD: Have You Completed Yours for this Year?

• Insurance for Graduating Students

• LAST DAY! to Claim Your 10% Discount on Membership Renewal

• AACMAC 2025, July 25-27, Brisbane: Call for Abstracts Begins!

• Endeavour: Diploma of Health Science (Chinese Remedial Massage) Qualification

• Moving or Adding a New Clinic?

 

Asia-Pacific Forum on International Communication of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The first Asia-Pacific Forum on International Communication of Traditional Chinese Medicine, held in conjunction with the Australia-China Chinese Medicine Centre’s (CMC) 10th Anniversary celebrations and jointly hosted by WSU and AACMA was a hugely successful event.  

Both Distinguished Professor George Williams AO, Vice Chancellor and President of WSU and Professor Tang Zhishu, President of BUCM  spoke and marked the occasion by signing  documents which were presented to the CMC.

The Consul of the People’s Republic of China’s Consulate General Mr Jin Jianmin and Mr Wu Zhendou, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation of China’s National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine also spoke.

Professor Huang Huang and Dr John McDonald headed the list of presenters and the winners of the 2024, International Bilingual TCM short video were announced.

AACMA is proud to be a supporter of WSU and the CMC.

Western Sydney University is the only public university offering the full suite of Chinese medicine qualifications with Bachelor, Master, Doctoral and post-Doctoral degrees that are recognised worldwide.

The CMC is a collaboration between Western Sydney University and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, the centre aims to promote the international recognition and development of Chinese medicine for the benefit of human health.

The Chinese Medicine Centre is a platform for:

• Synergy and integration of high-quality educational resources offering students joint degree programs and student exchange opportunities.
• High-quality health services, clinical education and clinical research.
• Multi-point co-operation and sophisticated research.
• Promoting health and culture to benefit local communities.

 

CPD: Have You Completed Yours for this Year?

CPD is a mandatory requirement for all registered practitioners.

CPD is a mandatory requirement of health funds if you would like to continue to be able to provide health fund rebates for your patients.

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 1^st December to 30^th November as per your CMBA/AHPRA registration year.

AACMA requires members to email their completed CPD cards by November 30^th each year to ensure compliance with CMBA and Health Funds.

For practitioners who do not complete their CPD within the time frame, private health funds will suspend you from their provider list until you are

If you are struggling to complete your CPD requirements, AACMA makes it much easier. How? Heavily subsidised or free CPD that you can access - Simply log in as a member on www.acupuncture.org.au and click “CPD that may interest you - view all” on your dashboard, then scroll down to find the AACMA CPD recordings to watch and purchase.

CPD record card templates that you just need to fill in with your details and your completed CPD.

• AACMA CPD Card
• AACMAC 2024 CPD Card (only for AACMAC 2024 attendees)

You can also access them by logging in to the AACMA website and you will find them on your dashboard. So easy! 

 

Insurance for Graduating Students

Congratulations to you all and welcome to the Chinese medicine profession.

Professional indemnity and public liability insurances are a requirement of your registration with the CMBA and necessary for practice.

AACMA has partnered with Guild Insurance, a leader in this field, to provide the relevant insurance cover at specially discounted rates for our members.

Please read below for more details:

 

LAST DAY! to Claim Your 10% Discount on Membership Renewal

Members without Annual Direct Debit 
To get your 10% discount by paying in full before November 30^th 2024, please click the “Renew Membership” button on https://acupuncture.org.au/members/mymembership and start your renewal process.

Financial Assistance
If you under financial stress, please talk to a team member as AACMA has options that may be of assistance. AACMA also offers post-payment plans for your consideration. Please complete the form and send it to accounts@acupuncture.org.au.

Membership Hub
You can now manage your membership, view invoices, update details and access important information by using our Membership Hub. From the AACMA website, just click on “Login” and follow the onscreen prompts. For a first time login, please click the ‘Forgotten Password’ button to set up a password. Username is your email address on AACMA’s record.

General Queries
If you like any assistance or have questions about any of the above issues, please contact us on 07 3457 1800 or email aacma@acupuncture.org.au

Important Documents
Being a member of AACMA means adhering to certain standards, codes and regulations. For your information here are some of them;

• AACMA Code of Conduct
• AACMA Constitution 
• AACMA Privacy Policy

 

AACMAC 2025, July 25-27, Brisbane: Call for Abstracts Begins!

Mark Your Calendars for AACMAC 2025: July 25-27, Sofitel Brisbane Central!

We are delighted to announce that our annual conference, AACMAC, will once again take place in Brisbane – the dynamic future host of the Olympics – from 25 to 27 July 2025, following another hugely successful event earlier this year.

This year’s venue, Sofitel Brisbane Central, offers 5-star luxury in the heart of the city, surrounded by must-visit restaurants, attractions, and shopping districts, with seamless access to Brisbane Airport via the Air Train.

Interested in presenting at AACMAC 2025? Our call for abstracts has begun.

Download the abstract submission form below and submit your abstract by returning the completed copy to events@acupuncture.org.au

The AACMAC 2025 theme is Empowering clinical practice:  Enhancing patient outcomes  

This theme will cover any of the CM modalities acupuncture, herbs, tui na/bodywork-gua sha cupping, Qi gong/Tai chi, dietetics plus also research that shows improved clinical outcomes for patients from the various studies.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM

 

Endeavour: Diploma of Health Science (Chinese Remedial Massage) Qualification

Attention members,

Bupa have recently approved the Diploma of Health Science (Chinese Remedial Massage) for provider recognition, CBHS and Australian Unity also do.

Please note not all health funds recognise this course we are currently working with them to do so.

If you have gained the Diploma of Health Science (Chinese Remedial Massage) qualification from Endeavour, please email certified copies of.

• Award/Graduate certificate
• Academic Transcripts

Please don’t hesitate to contact the membership team if you have any questions regarding the above on 07 3457 1800 or membership@acupuncture.org.au  

 

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.

• Medibank only update:  deadline Sunday 8 December 2024 

• December monthly updates: deadline Thursday 19 December 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.

 

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