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Opiates and Pain
ASA and NCCAOM Joint Letter Regarding CMS Acupuncture Determination >
Congressional Hill Briefing Footage:
• Acupuncture’s Role in Solving the Opioid Epidemic >
• The Education of Licensed Acupuncturists in the U.S. >
• A Mother’s Story – Calling for Action on the Opioid Crisis >
Report on Congressional Briefing, Washington, D.C. November 8, 2017 >
Press Release for Congressional Briefing >
Journal of Integrative Medicine: Acupuncture’s Role in Solving the Opioid Epidemic (White Paper) >
ASA Comments to FDA Request for Opioid Clinical Guidelines, July 2017 >
ASA Handout: Acupuncture Before Opioids >
Joint Acupuncture Opioid Task Force Submission to the Centers for Disease Control >
PAINS Project, Never Only Opioids >
Public Education
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Acupuncture >
About Herbal Medicine – Professional Handout (2023)
Acupuncture? Dry Needling? What’s the Difference? – by Kristen Horner Warren >
Acupuncture Helps Gulf War Illness >
Dry Needling is Acupuncture, but Acupuncture is not Dry Needling – by Andy McIntyre >
HR 6 and its Meaning for the Acupuncture Community >
Introduction to Gulf War Illness for Acupuncturists >
One Page Overview of Acupuncture for Medical Professionals >
The Relationship Between Acupuncture and Dry Needling – Clarifying Myths and Misinformation >
Understanding Acupuncture’s Therapeutic Role in America – by Jeanette Hoyt >
Dry Needling Position Statements
Report from the September 2018 Boston AMA CPT Meeting >
American Society of Acupuncturists >
American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine >
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture >
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation >
American Medical Association >
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine >
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine >
Resources from Allied Groups
Society for Acupuncture Research: Research Summaries >
Society for Acupuncture Research: Publications >
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Acupuncture Research >
ASA Annual Meeting
Quarterly Meeting of the Council – Fall 2020 Report >
Quarterly Meeting of the Council – Summer 2020 Report >
Fifth Annual American Society of Acupuncturists Congress of the ASA Council: Agenda >
ASA Inaugural Conference and Fourth Annual Council Meeting Report >
Third Annual American Society of Acupuncturists Congress of the ASA Council: Agenda >
American Society of Acupuncturists: Second Annual Business Meeting Post Meeting Report >
American Society of Acupuncturists: Second Annual Business Meeting Agenda >
First Annual Meeting: Post Meeting Report >
Board Development and Not-for-Profit Management
Board Source: 101 Board Basics >
Survey and Ballot Systems Guide to Online Voting >
What Board Members Neet to Know about Not-for-Profit Finance and Accounting – by Jacobson Jarvis and Co >
Effective Board Leadership – by Vernetta Walker, JD >
ASA Activity Reports and Media Coverage
Public Release Statement: Inaugural National Conference, 2019 >
Acupuncture Today September 2015 – ASA Ready to Impact >
Activity Report November 2015 >
Acupuncture Today, Feb 2016 – Meeting Announcement >
Acupuncture Today, May 2016 – Transparency is Key >
Acupuncture Today, January 2018 – ASA Accomplishments in 2017 >
John Weeks’ Integrator Blog, March 2017 – ASA Ready for Next Collaborative Steps >
ASA Chair’s Report from the ETCMA Meeting (Rothenburg, Germany), May 2017 >
ASA Chair’s Speech for World Acupuncture Day, UNESCO, Paris, France, November 15, 2018
ASA Position Statements
Department of Health & Human Services Pain Task Force Report – Commentary, March 2019 >
Gainful Employment Statement, May 2017 >
On the use of Endangered Species in Herbal Medicine November 2018 >
ASA Response to NIH NCCIH Call for Comments on Acupoint Library
ASA NCCAOM Response to CMS Approval of Acupuncture for chronic LBP
International Reports
ISO TC249 December Newsletter, 2017 >
Misc
PCORI’s Proposed Research Agenda January 2022 >
2021 State of the Profession Workforce Report
ASA CMS CPT Code Response: Regarding Needle Insertion without Injection >