Sneak Preview of Fall ’08 The American Acupuncturist

The AAAOM Conference is coming! The Fall Issue of The American Acupuncturist anticipates the events in Chicago with a report on the AAAOM leaders meeting with Dr. Josephine Briggs, MD and her staff in Washington D.C.

What else does the Fall issue hold?

AAAOM President Martin Herbkersman, MTOM, DiplOM, DAc, FABORM discusses the importance of creating a unified political voice in his President’s Message. AAAOM International Affairs Vice-Chair Jeannie Kang facilitated a translation into Korean, part of our constant effort to reach out to the diversity within our membership and the profession at large.

Editor-in-Chief Adam Burke , PhD, MPH, LAc and Clinical Editor Terry Courtney, MPH, LAc, explain the importance of the dry-needling issue and also introduce the significance of the American Acupuncturist achieving indexing by CINAHL, the nursing index. This will expand the audience of The American Acupuncturist significantly. Further indexing efforts are underway.

In “Forging New Ground: Gaining Clinical Privileges to Practice Acupuncture in a Hospital Setting”, Jeanette Painovich, DAOM, LAc, MA writes about integrative medicine progress in her second look at the hospital acupuncture landscape.

Anupama KizhakkeVeettil et al investigate the literature around AOM approaches to Rhinitis, conducting a meta-analysis better to understand the state of current field research.

Dr. Alan Trachtenberg, MD, MPH, one of the original authors of the NIH statement on acupuncture, elucidates the rationale and imperative on AOM inquiry. He urges his fellow allopathic medical colleagues to explore the possibilities inherent in AOM.

Scott Smith LAc, DiplOM discusses AOM approaches to Metatarsiophalangial Joint Sprain. According to his abstract: “Chinese medicine classifies three stages of trauma and provides a treatment plan according to stage and severity. Injury causes, symptoms, risk factors, acupuncture treatment, herbal formula soaks, and prognoses are discussed.”

With all these great articles and more, The American Acupuncturist continues to offer excellence in AOM news and research. Enjoy!