International News

• September International Links

• Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY)
• AzSoma AOM Day

National AOM Issues

• Making a Mark
• Acupuncture Treatment of Post-Stroke Syndrome in Rehabilitation Settings
• Integrator Blog News & Reports

• Chungliang Al Huang: Understanding Qi and the Breath
• An Interview with Grace Zhao

AAAOM Activities

• AAAOM to Subsidize Cost of Student Conference Participation in Chicago
• AAAOM welcomes Viktoriya Neverov

• September National Links

Continuing Education and Events

• nuherbs Chinese Medicine Scholarship Program - 2008 Winners
• Northwestern Health Sciences University Achieves Successful NCCAM Site Visit
• The First International Traditional Chinese Medicine Summit in New York

• AAAOM 2008 Chicago International Conference & Exposition Student Caucus Preview

• Dear Prospective Advertiser:

Greetings AOM Members and Colleagues:

The International 2008 AAAOM Conference and Exposition begins on October 16, and the AAAOM office has been a beehive of activity in preparation. Fortunately, we have benefited from some extra help these days. Viktoriya Neverov, a Senior at University of Califonia, Davis, has stepped into the office as our Events Management Intern. This internship will guide her through the internecine processes and exhaustive care through which AAAOM conferences take shape. She is busy learning on the job, and with the AAAOM transitioning to a Spring conference schedule, the timing couldn’t be better. Read more about Viktoriya’s new role in this month’s Qi-Unity Report.

Class space and hotel room availability for the conference in October is limited. If you have yet to register for the conference or book your room, we recommend you take care of this as soon as possible:

www.aaaomonline.com

This issue of the Qi-Unity Report features an AOM approach to stroke from the pioneering practitioner Rick Kitaeff. Have you ever wondered how AOM and allopathic medicine integrates in China? Grace Zhao, who grew up in China but now lives and works in the US, offers her cross-cultural perspective on the matter. The breathing experts at perfectbreath.com contribute an article on the teachings of Taoist master Chungliang Al Huang, whose life has been dedicated to articulating a clear understanding of qi. These articles and far more await you — including the Fall 08 issue of The American Acupuncturist — forthcoming at the end of this month. There’s always something happening, and we’re happy to continue to bring you the best of AOM news, views and research. We wish you good health and professional growth as we move into Fall and the intellectual harvest the season provides.

Once again we extend our appreciation to Golden Flower, Kan Herb, and Mayway for choosing to sponsor the Qi-Unity Report. If you are one of our business partners, wouldn’t you like to join them? Your continued support invigorates the AAAOM and serves to remind us that the AOM profession is, in many ways, the sum of our collective efforts as a community. Thank you sponsors, for your support! We ask our practitioner members to patronize those businesses that have put themselves forward to support your profession.

The AAAOM is interested in your feedback. We invite you to use our General Feedback page to let us know your opinions and insights.

International News

Links to International AOM Articles
Check out these links to recent international AOM articles.

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/1a.html

State Legislative Activities

Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY
ASNY, the acupuncture Society of New York, sent in this press release as a means of reaching out to their membership and restating their mission.

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/2a.html

AzSoma AOM Day
All Licensed Acupuncturists & Students Are Invited to the AzSOMA AOM day Celebration & Conference

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/2b.html

National AOM Issues

Making a Mark
An Introduction to Trademarks for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/3a.html

Acupuncture Treatment of Post-Stroke Syndrome in Rehabilitation Settings
Rick Kitaeff, MA, ND, DiplAc, LAc, has done some pioneering work helping those afflicted with stroke. In this article, Kitaeff lays out the case for a more comprehensive AOM approach to stroke treatment.

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/3b.html

Integrator Blog News & Reports
As an on-going monthly feature, the Qi-Unity Report. continues to feature articles of interest from the Integrator, edited by John Weeks. The articles for September include:

• A leading integrative medical doctor urging all NDs, AOM practitioners and others to appreciate that “integrative medicine” is MD-centric (and will always be) and to stop “MD-bashing.”
• A look at 448 patient visits in a week (!), 1600+ for the month of August, at the Portland, Oregon anchor clinic for the Community Acupuncture Network
• Musing on how key benchmarks of the AOM profession from 1977-1988 are intertwined with those in holistic nursing, holistic medicine, naturopathy, employee wellness and patient-centered care.
• Two issues of the Integrator bimonthly “Round-up” with over 25 short notices from across the integrative practice waterfront, including data on the total number of AOM students.

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/3c.html

Practice Management

Chungliang Al Huang: Understanding Qi and the Breath
Qi flows throughout. But how does one come to understand its terms and importance? Don Campbell and Al Lee report on their contact with Taoist master Chungliang Al Huang, founder of the Living Tao Foundation.

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/4a.html

An Interview with Grace Zhao
Grace Zhao bridges East and West in both her Chinese heritage and in her professional career—and this includes work in the allopathic as well as the AOM communities. Her passionate commitment to AOM led her to form MingWellness, a company that helps enlarge an understanding of TCM in the U.S. Grace is also a member of the AAAOM’s Media and Publications Committee.

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/4b.html

AAAOM Activities

AAAOM to Subsidize Cost of Student Conference Participation in Chicago

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/5a.html

AAAOM welcomes Viktoriya Neverov
AAAOM welcomes Viktoriya Neverov, who has recently become the Events Management Intern with the AAAOM. Read Viktoriya’s statement about her current internship and the challenges and rewards it presents.

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/5b.html

Links

September National Links
Here you will find a set of links to various AOM articles of note found on the web.

http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/6a.html

Continuing Education and Events

nuherbs Chinese Medicine Scholarship Program - 2008 Winners
http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/7a.html

Northwestern Health Sciences University Achieves Successful NCCAM Site Visit
http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/7b.html

The First International Traditional Chinese Medicine Summit in New York
http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/7c.html

AAAOM Student Organization

AAAOM 2008 Chicago International Conference & Exposition Student Caucus Preview
http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/8a.html

Products, Services, and Member Savings

Dear Prospective Advertiser:
http://www.aaaomonline.info/qiunity/08/09/9a.html

In closing.

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General Feedback

In Health,

Rebekah Christensen, Executive Director

Douglas Newton, Managing Editor