Newsletters

Dear Colleagues, It is an honor and a privilege to serve as the ASA’s new Chair. Because of Dr. David Miller’s tireless leadership, dedication and sacrifice combined with the outstanding talents, skills and contributions of every board and council member, our...

It is bittersweet that I address you here for my last moments as Chair of the American Society of Acupuncturists.  This time represents the completion of five years in this role, having the honor to be the founding Chair for this astounding organization.  We have...

These are truly times as we have not before experienced, and it is inspiring to see our community come together in so many ways to help with support and ideas. With the practice terrain of the U.S. changing daily as a result of both new laws and restrictions and new...

Well, meteorological spring is upon us, and action is on the rise! We’re delighted to announce that we do have 13.5 NCCAOM PDAs and CAB CEUs pending approval for the ASA National Conference, May 2-4, 2020 in Washington, D.C. We hope you’ll join us at this inspiring...

This has been a profound couple of months for the ASA! Within the organization, the ASA was granted a $175,000 grant from the Lovell foundation.  Please keep you eyes open for more details!  This seed money will allow us to begin higher level outreach to the...

As 2019 winds to a close, we are grateful to reflect on the progress made this past year.  The American Society of Acupuncturists has grown to 34 state association members representing more than 5000 individual practitioners, and we are working to develop our board...

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! As our year 2019 winds to a close, we are already looking forward to 2020, and especially our second annual ASA national meeting. Our program is shaping up well with top speakers from the NIH, research community, herbal medicine...

We are delighted to announce that the American Society of Acupuncturists has just been approved as a full member of the American Medical Association (AMA) Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee (HCPAC)! This position is critical to the participation of our...

On September 26th the ASA held a national Council teleconference where we conducted the formal business of the organization. We are working very hard at present to consider the best ways to develop all aspects of the organization, and input and feedback from our...

The NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is requesting feedback on the development of a database for "acupoints." The deadline for submission is September 3rd. (The original due date was August 4, but it has been extended). The call is...

Recently we reached a major, preliminary milestone, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had decided to move forward with more formal studies of acupuncture for low back pain. The goal is to conduct studies in the age group covered by Medicare, in order...