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Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Health and Medicine COVID-19 Support Registry
The National University of Natural Medicine and the Helfgott Research Institute have created the Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Health and Medicine COVID-19 Support Registry. This international IRB approved registry represents a collaboration of many...
April 7th: Weekly ASA & NCBAHM Town Hall Meeting
This event has passed. See below for archived resources. April 7th, Weekly Town Hall Meeting #2: Recording PowerPoint Slides Supplement Industry Associations Applaud FDA Actions to Protect Consumers from Fraudulent Products Related to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)...
April 1st: Joint NCBAHM & ASA Town Hall Meeting
This event has passed. See below for archived resources. April 1st, Initial Weekly Town Hall Meeting: Recording PowerPoint Slides Q & A
ASA Newsletter: March 2020
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...
Contextualizing “Essential Healthcare Providers” and “Essential Healthcare Services” during the COVID-19 Deluge
Physical distancing/Social Solidarity/Social Innovation March 30, 2020 Dear Colleagues, There has been tremendous confusion and misplacement of priorities surrounding the terms “essential healthcare” and “essential healthcare providers”...
Contextualizing “Essential Healthcare Providers” and “Essential Healthcare Services” during the COVID-19 Deluge
The ASA and NCCAOM, in conjunction with federal lobbyist Molly Giammarco, have provided this summary and breakdown of the historic Stimulus Package with a link below to each section for additional information. Please note that there may be updates of this Act...
Phase III of the COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Becomes Law
The ASA and NCCAOM, in conjunction with federal lobbyist Molly Giammarco, have provided this summary and breakdown of the historic Stimulus Package with a link below to each section for additional information. Please note that there may be updates of this Act...
Best Practices for Prescribing Herbal Medicine During the COVID-19 Crisis
ASA Herbal Medicine Committee Best Practices for Prescribing Herbal Medicine during the COVID-19 Crisis These times are requiring new and different ways of working with our patients. Many acupuncturists are seeking ways of continuing patient care that support our...
COVID-19 Town Hall for Acupuncturists
This event has passed. See below for archived resources. March 24th, CSOMA COVID-19 Town Hall Meeting: Recording Summary State of Your Practice Survey Q & A
COVID-19 Recommendations for Licensed Acupuncturists
Dear Colleagues: COVID-19 clearly presents challenges to our entire medical, business, and personal ecosystems in ways that we have never before seen. Information and recommendations are changing hourly, and vary vastly still from state to state and city to city. In...
ASA 2020 Canceled
ASA Newsletter: February 2020
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...
ASA COVID-19 Info Sheet
The American Society of Acupuncturists would like to make sure that you are informed about the outbreak of COVID-19 (2019 novel Coronavirus). The World Health Organization and the United States Department of Health and Human Services have both declared COVID-19 as a...
ASA Newsletter: January 2020
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...
Breaking News: CMS Acupuncture Determination
Dear Colleagues, Patients, and Supporters of Acupuncture: On Tuesday, January 21st the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the historic decision to not only cover acupuncture for low back pain, but also to go out of their way to include Licensed...
ASA Newsletter: December 2019
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...
ASA Newsletter: November 2019
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...
ASA Newsletter: October 2019
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...
ASA Newsletter: September 2019
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...
Join Your State Member Association!
Joining your state association supports local, state, and national efforts to present the profession as subject matter experts of acupuncture while improving standards of education, practice, doctorate programs, continuing education, credentialing, and privileging.