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...
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
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...
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...
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...
The ASA Board of Directors cordially invite you to the ASA 2020 Conference in Washington, DC on May 2 - 4, 2020! Learn more HERE!
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...
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...
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...
CM&F liability insurance is now available at a discounted rate as an ASA member benefit! Click here for more information.
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