Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 71 January 2013

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1 CSTCM News

7 CSTCM Alumni Corner

10 National & International OM News

11 Recent OM in Mainstream Media

12 AOM in Medical Journals & Research

13 Year of the Snake

Welcome to the new class of students for the Winter/Spring 2013 Trimester. Good luck to students who will be

taking the NCCAOM Exams in 2013. We are always looking for articles about Oriental Medicine from mainstream

newspapers, magazines, cartoons, etc. Thanks again to those who have contributed articles and cartoons. We are

also looking for articles written by our students, graduates, and faculty. Also, please let us know other things you

would like to see in the CSTCM Newsletter.

Newsletters come out three times a year at the beginning of each trimester in January, May, and September. We

are trying to e-mail all newsletters to graduates. If you are receiving a paper copy of the newsletter and not an

emailed copy, please send us your e-mail address to admin@cstcm.edu . Please help us save on postage and

save some trees too. The newsletter is also always available on the CSTCM website.

CSTCM NEWS

Honors List for Summer 2012

The Honors List recognizes scholastic achievement

in any given trimester for accelerated and full-time

students (12 credits or more) whose average

percentile of all courses taken for that trimester was

94% (3.7 GPA) or better, with no Incompletes. The

Honors List will be noted on student’s transcripts and

posted on the bulletin board. M.S.Ac. and M.S.T.C.M.

students are listed by their earliest enrolled course.

Trimester 1 – Chelsa Badders, Chris Dyer, Molly

Gibson, Erik Johnson, Jennifer Luther, Lorena

Madrid, Jordan New, John Quinn, Serena Shaw,

Melati Stevens, Bree True;

Trimester 2 – Joelle Appel, Kalin Davidov, Caitlin

Gordon;

Trimester 3 – Matthew Bergman, Tara Heinrich;

Trimester 4 – McKenzie Gaby, Audrey Gest,

Nancy Imig;

Trimester 5 – Un “Sun” Kang, Christopher

Shiflett;

Trimester 6 – Jennifer Granquist, Daniel Oh,

Christine Pierce, Marie St. Denis;

Trimester 7 – Michelle “Sage” Bradley, Larry

Embree, Erika Holmes, Beverly Lynch, Julie

Older, Matthew Sweeney;

Trimester 8 – Benjamin Easter, Tiffany continued

CSTCM Chinese New Year Potluck & Open House

Saturday February 16, 2013 – 6:30 pm

The Year of the Snake begins February 10, 2013

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The CSTCM Spring 2013 Graduation Ceremony

will be Sunday, April 28, 2013. We wish those

graduates success in the Oriental Medicine

profession.

Again, please contact faculty member Anna Tsang

to volunteer to work on the CSTCM Herb Garden

plant beds out front, or for more info on the garden.

We encourage all faculty, students, and graduates to

participate in this project. They can always use some

volunteers.

We continue to plan Winter/Spring, Summer, and Fall

Trimester social events. The Winter/Spring event will

always be the Chinese New Year Open House and

Potluck and the summer event has been the Dragon

Boat Festival and a barbeque at school. In the Fall

Trimester, we have been having a free clinic day for

National AOM Day, October 24. Anyone who has

other ideas should contact Administrative Director

Vladimir DiBrigida. Some other ideas that have

been suggested are bowling, a picnic, or something

scheduled around National Herb Day, October 14.

We continue to work very hard to increase the sense of community among students, graduates,

administration, and faculty. We encourage

students, graduates, and faculty members to suggest

activities they would like to see for all school →

members to participate in. Any ideas?

Office hours for all administrators for this trimester

are posted on office doors and can be found on our

website http://www.cstcm.edu/ or call 303-329-6355.

Other times are available by appointment. We are

doing our best to accommodate students with

convenient office hours that meet both students and

administrative needs. The easiest way to be sure of

talking to someone in the administrative office is to

make an appointment. Students and faculty can

always use the Message Center on the door of 302 to

drop a note through the mail slot in the door at any

time and you will receive a prompt reply. We will

make every effort to ensure all voice mail messages

are returned within 24 hours. Please let

Administrative Director, Vladimir DiBrigida, know if

you are having any problems with messages or

emails.

The Academic Dean’s Office hours for

appointments this trimester are posted as noted

above. Please make an appointment if you would like

to talk to the Academic Dean or Assistant Academic

Deans, also other times are available by

appointment. Anything related to students, faculty,

classroom instruction, or the curriculum should be

taken to the Academic Dean’s office.

The Clinic Director’s Office hours for appointments

this trimester are posted as noted above. Other times

are available by appointment. Concerns, problems,

or questions relating to Acu Moxa Techniques,

Forum, Clinical Observation or the Student Clinic

should be taken to the Clinic Director.

Yan Jing Supply Store hours this trimester are:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30 –

9:00 pm; Friday 9:30 - 5:30 PM (closed 1:00 - 1:45

PM for lunch); and Saturday 12:30 - 7:00 PM.

Don’t forget Tai Ji Quan on Friday’s from 4:30 - 5:30

pm and Qi Gong on Saturday’s from 8:00 - 9:00 am

and the combination of Tai Ji/Qi Gong on Fridays

6:00 - 7:00 pm. Students must take the required

number of hours as part of their curriculum and hours

taken above the requirements are free. All others pay

$5 per class. The classes are open to the public.

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The Academic Achievement Award

recognizes the student with the highest average

percentile of all courses taken for the year and is

awarded annually at the Chinese New Year Open

House.

The 2011 Academic Achievement Award went to

Erika Holmes.

Schiedt;

Trimester 9 – Tiffiny Davis, Sarah Spearman,

Juliet Straeb, May Trumble, Rebecca Wilson.

Bamboo will bend in the wind. Traditional Chinese Proverb

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Students should check out the Trudy McAlister

(Scholarship) Fund website at:

http://triskeles.org/contact-us or

http://triskeles.org/phil tmf scholarship fund.asp

CSTCM Library News & Update

Library hours for the Winter/Spring 2013 Trimester are: Monday and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Saturday 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Library Guidelines handbook is available in the library to answer any questions about procedures. If anyone has any Oriental medicine or holistic medicine books or journals they would like to donate to the library, we would deeply appreciate it. Also, western medicine books or journals published in the last 5 years would be appreciated. We keep hoping the theft of library books will not be as much of a problem as in the past. Please contact Vladimir DiBrigida, who has oversight of the Library, if you have any questions or comments about the library. Input is always welcome. The library continues to welcome both students and faculty to visit, browse the books and resources, and find what most interests you. There are over 9,000 books and other items to assist with your studies, and meet the information needs of students and faculty. Student librarians are in the library during the lunch hour and from 5 p.m. to close, as well as on Saturdays from 1 – 6 p.m. They can help with any information needs and make book recommendations to fit student preferences. Don’t forget the Business Course Binder in the Library. Articles are added regularly. The binder contains articles in the following sections: Malpractice/Ethics, Practice Management, and Insurance Billing. Check-out PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ for more than 21 million citations on biomedical and alternative

medicine (including TCM).

Library Book Review

No book reviews.

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ANUSARA & HATHA YOGA

Bill Dorigan is offering Anusara Yoga classes at

CSTCM on Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:00 pm. A variety of

instructors will also be offering free yoga classes on

Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 pm. The classes are in

Classroom G&H (downstairs). Classes are free, but

optional to pay $3.

We will continue offering Free NCCAOM Exam Prep

Workshops in 2013 for students and grads. The

workshops are offered on Sundays, with Acupuncture

9:00–12:00 PM and Chinese Herbal Medicine 1:00–

4:00 PM. Winter/Spring workshops are January 13 &

January 27. Summer workshops are May 19 & June

2. Fall workshops are September 15 & September

29. Contact the Clinic Director’s office for more info

and see the 2013 CSTCM NCCAOM Exam Prep

Workshop flyer.

2012 CSTCM SCHOOL EVENTS

Spring Open House – January 17

Chinese New Year Celebration – February 16

Spring Graduation – April 28

Summer Open House – May 16

Summer Barbeque – July 13

Dragon Boat Festival – July 27-28

Summer Graduation – August 25

Fall Open House – September 19

AOM Day – October 26

Deck the Halls – November 30

Bowling – December 7

Fall Graduation – December 22

See flyers for more info.

The Free Weekly Tutoring will continue this

trimester with the extra hour and is open to all

students. The tutor will be Assistant Clinic Director

Jim Harris, L.Ac., every Wednesday 12:00 to 2:00

pm. If you have any questions or comments about

tutoring, please contact the Academic Dean, and also

see the Free Weekly Tutoring flyer. →

Loyalty is difficult to express. Li Bo, Tang Dynasty

Thanks to the following people who donated books to the library in 2012: CSTCM student Linda Bess, CSTCM grad Luc Nierat, and CSTCM

faculty member Caylor Wadlington.

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The CSTCM Internal Arts Club was formed by student,

now graduate and former faculty member, Joe Wollen. The

goal is to spread awareness of internal arts and offer the

community the chance to learn traditional Tai Chi Chuan of

all styles, as well as Qi Gong. We hope someone will

continue the club. Anyone?

New Student Orientation – August 2012

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Current CSTCM student Caitlin Dilli attended the

American Academy of Pain Management’s 2012

Integrative Medicine Conference in Phoenix, AZ in

September. She participated in their poster session

with research titled “Guidance for the Design and

Implementation of Acupuncture Clinical Trails.” The

objective is to describe practical issues when

designing and implementing a double-blinded

randomized controlled clinical trial of acupuncture.

The study was funded by the Michael J. Fox

Foundation and was developed with Benzi Kluger,

MD with the University of Colorado’s Integrative

Medicine Center.

Caitlin is also the new student representative on the

Acupuncture Association of Colorado.

New Student Orientation – August 2012

Welcome to the following new faculty members who

started last trimester: Patty Baechler, M.S., is

teaching Microbiology of Infectious Disease, Intro to

Chemistry, and Biochemistry. CSTCM graduate Mark

Van Otterloo (11) and TA is teaching Exam Prep.

Welcome to new faculty members: Hayden

Henningsen, MAOM, graduate of the Seattle

Institute of OM, is teaching Tuina 1 and Survey of

Medicine. Brigid Foley, RD, LD, is teaching Western

Nutrition. Kelley Graham, M.Ac, is teaching Intro to

Biology. Andrew Pilarski, MSOM, graduate of

Southwest Acupuncture College, Boulder, is teaching

in Musculoskeletal 1. Jeanette Rockers, LIC,

graduate of the Institute of Taoist Education and

Acupuncture, is teaching in Acu Moxa B.

Welcome new clinic and teaching assistants: Misun

Oh, MSTCM, graduate of the American College of

TCM, is a Clinic Assistant. CSTCM graduate Tiffany

Schiedt (12), is an assistant in Surface Anatomy.

New Student Orientation – August 2012

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C S T C M P R O C E D U R E S / P O L I C I E S

The following is repeated in every newsletter to remind

everyone of a few important policies and procedures.

Please remember the file holders in the hall across

from classroom A. Most forms and procedure/ guideline handouts that a student might need are stocked in these file holders. Students should

inspect these forms and handouts and make sure they are using the most recent versions. Please notify

the office if any file holders are empty.

If anyone is experiencing phone messages or e-mails

not being returned, please notify Vladimir with details

of the problem.

We have had a lot of problems in the past with the

computers and printers in the library. Please treat

them like they were your own. They continually seem

to crash and need repair. Most areas of the school

have wireless access for laptops; let us know of any

problems.

Please do not make over 10 copies at a time on the

copier in the library. The cost is 10 cents per copy.

We have always had a usage policy, but the copier

still gets over-used and always seems to need

service. If you need to make over 10 copies, you

must get permission from the Receptionist, the

Librarian, or the library staff. The copier in the

Administrative Office is not for student use.

Please make every effort to pick up around you when

class is over and put back any tables and chairs that

have been moved around. We also have had

problems with the classrooms and the building being

left unlocked, which has led to theft problems.

Please, please, everyone make every effort to check

that all windows are closed, the classroom doors are

locked by the last person leaving the classroom, the

handicap side door, and the building front door are all

locked by 10:30 pm. The treatment tables in the

classrooms also need to need to be locked up every

night. Also, please turn off all lights at the end of the

night classes and turn up/down thermostats.

Don’t forget the "What’s New Board" in the hall by

classroom A. This is a way for the administration to

communicate with students concerning issues like

NCCAOM news and exam dates, Clean Needle

Technique Courses, CSTCM policy changes, →

student representative meetings, faculty meetings,

etc. The bulletin boards are organized into sections

like CSTCM workshops, other workshops, housing,

for sale, national organizations, etc. Also you can use

the suggestion boxes in the hall by classroom A and

in the library for suggestions or comments. A reply to

suggestions will be posted on the board periodically.

Check out the CSTCM website http://www.cstcm.edu.

It continues to be updated. Please give any

comments to Vladimir. We are still in the process of

creating a new website design.

We have added a “Study Aids” section to the CSTCM

website. We will continue to add various links for

helpful sites to assist students with study aids.

We often find personal items left in classrooms and around the school. The CSTCM Lost & Found is located in the Receptionist’s office. Also, students should always put their name in textbooks for easy identification in case they are lost. Anyone could claim a textbook if it doesn’t have a student’s name in the book.

CCAOM Meetings – Denver, CO – November 2012 -

Anna Tsang, Chris Edwards, Corine Danchik, Parago Jones

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We want to continue to encourage all faculty,

students, and graduates to join our state (AAC)

http://acucol.com/ and national (AAAOM)

www.aaaonline.org organizations to help support

Oriental medicine in the U.S. Applications are

available in the office or apply on-line. Our profession

is relatively small in numbers and everyone has a

voice as to the direction it will take in the future.

U P C O M I N G 2 0 1 3 W O R K S H O P S

CSTCM scheduled workshops for 2013: - Battlefield Acupuncture, Joan Ordman, MD & John Howard, L.Ac., March 9; - Tongue Diagnosis (Free for CSTCM Students, Faculty, Grads), Xiaorong Ding, Ph.D. (China), March 17; - Autoimmune Disorders, Michael Gaeta, DAOM, May 4; - Lab Analysis, Michael Gaeta, DAOM, May 5 All workshops and registration are available on our website. Parago Jones is working on arranging more workshops for 2013. Suggestions for workshops can be submitted to him. For more information see the flyers on the bulletin board as they are posted and check the CSTCM website.

C S T C M S T U D E N T S E R V I C E S

Students can show their CSTCM ID Card and receive

a free drink with a purchase at Chipotle; Apple,

Microsoft, and Dell may still be giving discounts with

an ID card; and standard discounts still apply around

town like movie theaters and some restaurants.

Please let us know if you find any other discounts so

we can inform everyone. All CSTCM student services

can be found in the Student Services Guide.

Scholarships for OM students

Mayway Scholarship Program

https://www.mayway.com/store/scholarship.jsp

Nuherbs Scholarships

http://www.nuherbs.com/giving/scholarship

Tylenol

www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptys

chol.inc

AARP

www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/our-

work/income/womens-scholarship-

program/?cmp=RDRCT-

WSC_feb6_2012/content/view/1/1/

CCAOM tour of CSTCM – November 2012

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CCAOM Meetings – Denver, CO – November 2012 – Executive Committee – (from left to right) Diane Satar (American Institute of Alternative Medicine, OH), Jason Wright (Finger Lakes School of AOM

of NYCC, NY), Valerie Hobbs (Southwest Acupuncture College, Boulder, Santa Fe,

Albuquerque), Lixin Huang, CCAOM President (American College of TCM, CA), Barbara Ellrich

(Tai Sophia Institute, MD), Tim Chapman (Oregon College of OM, OR), Stacy Gomes (Pacific College

of OM, CA, NY, IL)

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A L U M N I C O R N E R

Any CSTCM Diploma graduates, who wish to obtain

the M.S.T.C.M. or M.S.Ac. Degree, must meet all

admissions requirements and curriculum of the

programs at the time they enter the program. They

should get a catalog from the office and submit an

application and application fee. Graduates who are

interested can also get an information sheet from the

office on their Transfer Credit into the programs and courses they will need to take. The Winter/Spring

2013 Trimester begins January 7, 2013. Contact the

office for a schedule. There are currently 13

graduates from the old Diploma program who have

graduated with their M.S.TCM or M.S.Ac. Degree.

Missing Grads

Ursula Abel (01), Deborah Corradino (99), Melissa

D’Arrigo (98), Patricia Householder (93), Darin

Levine (98), Scott Misegadis (05), Mike Mitchell

(96), Martin Pahl (96), Hyo Jin Park (05), Ai Sato

(98), Kaeryn Silvera (03), Cari Saloch (99), Jessica

Steyn (99), Jeffrey Taylor (99), Cynthia Thatcher

(01), Alejandra Vidarte (98), Cindy Wells (95).

We continue to update our graduate database and

want to be sure graduates receive surveys,

newsletters, and flyers for upcoming workshops.

Please contact the Academic Dean or Vladimir

DiBrigida if you have not talked to them recently.

CSTCM currently has 478 graduates (218 Diploma

grads, 247 M.S.T.C.M. grads, and 13 M.S.Ac. grads).

We are so sorry to find out about the death of

CSTCM grad Robert Bump (94) on November 16,

2011. Robert died after a long fight with colon cancer

that metastasized in the liver.

CSTCM grad Michael Patty (99) was a presenter at

The 9th Annual Wholeness Retreat, September 2012

in Saddlestring, WY. His presentation was on

Qigong.

CSTCM grad Martha Lucas (01) had an article

published in Acupuncture Today, “Opportunities By

The Venus Transit: Noursih Our Earth” (September

2012). →

Are any graduates interested in forming a

committee to create an alumni association?

Please contact the Academic Dean if interested.

We are interested in what our graduates are doing

and your classmates and schoolmates would be

interested also. Please let us know if you appear in

any articles or on TV, publish anything on OM, teach

any workshops, or are on the faculty or administration

of another OM school.

Graduates, did you know that CSTCM receives 1-2

referral requests for acupuncturists each day? That’s

a potential of many new patients yearly. We will

gladly provide your clinic information to these callers.

Please send us your clinic information by sending

your business cards, and in writing or e-mail

(admin@cstcm.edu ) to request to be placed on the

referral list. We need your name, name of clinic,

address, phone number, treatment specialties, etc. Also, we are working on the CSTCM website and are

considering adding a section for all of our grads with

links to their websites. If you are interested in having

a link to your website, please email us the website

link to (admin@cstcm.edu ). For more information

contact the Receptionist, Christine Young.

Again, we really would like to do more alumni

updates each newsletter, as this has been a popular

part of the newsletter. We would appreciate it if

graduates would send us a brief note about what they

are doing, marriages, births, etc. and contact info

(phone or e-mail). We are sure other classmates and

graduates would be interested, especially those that

haven’t stayed in contact. This alumni column could

also be about students who have just graduated and

what they have decided to do about practicing.

Graduates can send us a note (attention George

Kitchie) by mail, fax 303-388-8165, or e-mail

admin@cstcm.edu.

We would like to thank all CSTCM students, grads

and faculty who have referred prospective

students to CSTCM. We deeply appreciate your

loyalty and help with student recruitment.

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Any CSTCM graduates who need transcripts

should go to http://cstcm.edu/transcripts. You

can download and print the form, fill-out, and fax

to 303-388-8165, or email to admin@cstcm.edu .

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C C A O M

The Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental

Medicine (CCAOM) will hold their Spring 2013

Meetings in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on May 14-18, at the

Coeur d’Alene Resort. George Kitchie, Vladimir

DiBrigida will attend the meetings to represent

CSTCM.

CCAOM now offers a new CEU course on-line. The 4

PDA point course is titled CNT and Blood-Borne

Pathogen Review and the cost has been reduced to

$25. The course can be found at www.CCAOM.org.

The results of the CCAOM 2012 AOM Graduate

Survey are posted on the CSTCM bulletin board.

C L E A N N E E D L E T E C H N I Q U E

C O U R S E S C H E D U L E 2 0 1 3

2013 CNT English Course Dates in Colorado:

Application

Exam Deadline Location

6/15/2013 4/15/2013 SWAC Boulder 6/29/2013 4/29/2013 SWAC Boulder 11/20/2013 9/10/2013 CSTCM

[See schedule on bulletin board for other dates, locations,

and most recent CNT info]

N C C A O M

Another reminder, you can download a Candidate

Handbook and Application and Recertification info at

the National Commission for the Certification of

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), at

http://www.nccaom.org/.

Students don’t forget the NCCAOM Online Practice

Tests. A subscription for each test for 90 days is $75.

NCCAOM Study Guides are updated and posted on

the NCCAOM website. An informational exam

webinar is on their website for students and school

officials.

A Job Task Analysis (JTA) will be performed again in

2013. Practitioners can volunteer to fill-out a survey.

We are always looking for grads or others with a

bioscience background to teach bioscience courses

and those with 5 years or more experience to teach

TCM courses. If interested, please submit a CV and

call the Academic Dean at 303-329-6355, ext 15.

CSTCM Photo archives Fourth Graduating Class – Fall 1994 – Ken Boltzes (deceased), Robert Bump

(deceased), Laurie Dadourian, Linda Marler, Patti Polman, Carol Ridsdale, Linda Stannard,

Laurie Walters, Susan Weems

The CCAOM tour of CSTCM in November went

very well. Representatives of AOM schools from

all across the U.S. toured the school. There were

many positive comments about our school.

We are going to be adding a list of our graduate’s and their clinic contact information to our website. We will send graduates a form to fill-out to be included on the website. We will keep you posted.

Grads through 2010 were sent a Graduate Survey

in October 2012. If you have not returned your

survey, please, please return the survey. All

grads through 2012 will also be receiving a Self

Study Survey in January or February 2013. These

surveys are an important part of our

reaccreditation process and we appreciate your

input. Please do your best to return the surveys.

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A C A O M

The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and

Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) has updated their

website, http://acaom.org/ . The website lists all

accredited and candidate programs, frequently asked

questions, with other areas still under development.

Ongoing work on the first-professional doctoral

programs in AOM 3rd draft standards.

ACAOM continues to work on the Re-conceptualized

Masters Standards.

Mark S. McKenzie, L.Ac., MSOM, Dipl. OM has been

hired as the new ACAOM Executive Director,

beginning in January 2013. Mark is currently the

ACAOM Chair and the Dean of the College of AOM

at Northwestern Health Sciences University. He will

be stepping down from both those positions.

I T M

Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM) on-line has an

internal java based search engine to quickly find any

topic. Check out the ITM website:

http://www.itmonline.org/. The ITM Start Group

Journals are one of the best OM journals published,

especially related to Chinese herbal medicine. The

full set is in the library in 3-ring binders, from 1999 to

2005, when they stopped publishing the journal.

A A A O M

Check out the American Association of Acupuncture

and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) website at

www.aaaomonline.org. You can checkout job

postings on their website also. The AAOM is also on

Facebook at @aaaomonline. We encourage all

graduates, administrators, students, and faculty to

join the AAAOM.

The AAAOM is still requesting donations to fund

lobbying efforts related to OM on issues.

The campaign to get acupuncture included in the

Essential Health Benefits of the Affordable Care Act

is preparing for the next round. See their website for

more details.

The AAAOM’s 2013 Annual Conference is a 4-night

cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Cozumel, March

21-25.

The AAAOM reportedly is still having financial

problems.

A A C

The AAC has an e-mail discussion group. It is only

open to AAC members. You can send an e-mail

introducing yourself to www.aacforum@egroups.com

or www.aac-list-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .The

AAC address is 4380 Harlan St, Suite 203, Wheat

Ridge, CO 80033, phone 303-572-8744. Their

website is http://acucol.com/ , and e-mail to

AAC@NTW.net. The AAC is also now on Facebook

at Acupuncture Association of Colorado.

The AAC now has their newsletter online at their

website and membership renewal is available on the

website.

The AAC is working on the DORA Sunset Review.

Student member ship is free while being enrolled.

Go to http://acucol.com/amember/signup.php.

We encourage all graduates, students,

administrators, and faculty members to join the

AAC.

fu wu chong zhi huo bu danxing Literally: A person is blessed once, but his troubles never come alone. Meaning: There are never enough blessings, but there are too many troubles.

Sam Bauman in Yan Jing Supply Store

The gentleman first practices what he preaches and then preaches what he practices. Confucius

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A C U P U N C T U R E T O D A Y P O L L S

Acupuncture Today did the following polls over the

past few months:

Do you counsel your patients about nutrition?

Yes 95% No 5%

Would you work at a cruise ship acupuncture

clinic?

Yes 54% No 46%

Have you started using electronic scheduling or

billing?

Yes 43% No 57% Do you use social media to promote your business? Yes 58% No 42% You can subscribe to their free e-newsletter at acupuncturetoday.com.

N A T I O N A L A N D

I N T E R N A T I O N A L O R I E N T A L

M E D I C I N E N E W S

Alabama is still trying to get an acupuncture practice

act.

Arizona is trying to change scope of practice to

include Chinese herbs

In California, the pass rate on the most recent state

AOM exam was 39%. They are considering re-

implementing a practical exam, The NCCAOM is still

working to get the NCCAOM Exams accepted in

California.

In California, Prop 65, associated with the Safe

Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,

requires a warning placed on a product label or

posted or distributed at the workplace/business. The

warning states: This product contains chemicals →

known to the State of California to cause cancer and

birth defects or reproductive harm.

California and Maryland have included acupuncture

in the Essential Healthcare Benefits, part of the

healthcare reform law.

Illinois passed legislation to require the NCCAOM

Biomedicine Module.

Maryland AOM schools cannot offer any Doctorate

degree unless they have university status.

New Jersey already has a pre-existing bachelor’s

degree requirement for licensure; and are

considering a 2500-hour AOM education

requirement.

Rhode Island passed legislation to require the

NCCAOM Biomedicine Module.

Texas passed legislation to require the NCCAOM

Biomedicine Module.

The FDA was at Pacific Symposium this year

collecting literature & samples from vendors,

checking for disease/tx claims. They have banned

import of Fu Zi, Gou Qi Zi, Ge Jie, Xi Xin, Ma Huang;

some supplies are available until supply runs out.

The import of E Jiao is no longer banned. The FDA

has on staff now employees who can read Chinese.

They are checking Chinese patent’s names. An

example is Gan Mao Ling (Common Cold/Flu

Efficacious); Chinese companies are changing the

Chinese characters to those that have same pinyin

spelling, but make no sense when translated.

In Australia, a group of doctors, medical

researchers, and scientists, called the Friends of

Science, says universities that are awarding degrees

in any alternative medicine should be ashamed. The

group has come under fire from the Australian

Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association Limited

and the National Herbalists Association. They are

calling it a “witch hunt,” with the intention of stripping

complementary medicines of credibility and standing.

It is estimated that 70% of Australians use

complementary medicines.

In China, Nestle, the world’s biggest food group, has

agreed to a deal to develop treatments based on

traditional Chinese medicines. It will be a joint

venture with Hutchison China MediTech, controlled

by a Hong Kong billionaire. The deal will continued

A worthy leader starts the day early and retires

late. Mo Zi, Warring States Period

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C E L E B R I T I E S & A O M

In London, 2012 Olympians that used acupuncture

were: USA McKayla Maroney, Gymnastics (toe),

Jeremy Scott, Pole Vault (wellness, maintenance,

knee), Nicole Rasor, Archery (she is also an

acupuncturist), Amy Acuff, High Jump (she is also an

acupuncturist); South Korea Kim Yeon-koung,

Women’s Volleyball (pain recovery), Park Jung-geu,

Handball (pain).

E M E R G E N C Y : T R U E S T O R I E S

F R O M T H E N A T I O N ’ S E R S

In a book titled – Emergency: True Stories from the Nations ERs,

by Mark Brown, M.D., emergency-room doctors and nurses from

across the United States share their most memorable stories from

today’s war zone of medicine: the emergency room. The following

is an ongoing column in the newsletter from the book.

Short Takes

Two psychiatric patients had met in our hospital and

married. They came in one night insisting that they

had been sexually assaulted by aliens and requested

an examination.

Denver, Colorado

R E C E N T O R I E N T A L M E D I C I N E

I N T H E M A I N S T R E A M M E D I A

ABC Good Morning America, Can Acupuncture

Give You a Facelift?, August 13,2012; 850 KOA

Radio, Dave Logan Show, Denver Nuggets coach

George Karl promoted Swedish Hospital and their

Integrative Cancer Care, including acupuncture,

September 6, 2012; Denver Post, Placebo or not,

acupuncture points to real relief in study, September

11, 2012; Time Magazine: Alternative Medicine,

Your guide to Stress Relief, Helaing, Nutrition, and

More, November 2012; Natural Health, Herbs That

Heal (Garlic, Ginger, Ginseng, Tumeric, etc.,

November/December 2012; Fire Up Tired Blood

(TCM acupuncture, herbs, diet), January/February

2013, Cold and Flu Fighters (Andrographis, Ginseng,

Mushrooms), January/February 2013.

give Nestle access to more than 50,000 extracts

used in the manufacture of Chinese medicines. WHO

reports that the global market for Chinese medicines

is valued at over US $83 billion. In China alone, the

industry produced almost US $48 billion worth in

2010. That was up 30% from the previous year. The

joint venture is called Nutrition Science Partners

Limited. It will initially focus on developing gastro-

intestinal products.

Also in China, it is reported that a female astronaut

performed taiji in space, after finishing her routine

tasks. She strapped down her feet and began

practicing. She says that all Chinese astronauts enjoy

taiji in their spare time.

In Scotland, a survey of the attitudes of doctors and

physiotherapists about acupuncture found that,

although there is strong support, there is a significant

lack of awareness about TCM acupuncture. which

prevents its integration into the national healthcare

system.

Singapore will begin to allow the sale of the Chinese

herbs Huang Lian and Huang Bai in January 2013.

Those herbs have been banned since 1978, due to

the prohibition of the use of the alkaloid berberine, as

controlled under the Poisons Act.

A cold man cannot be choosy about clothes. Chinese Traditional Proverb

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A O M I N M E D I C A L J O U R N A L S &

R E S E A R C H A T M A I N S T R E A M

U N I V E R S I T I E S

American College of Gastroenterology’s 77th Annual Scientific

Meeting, Chronic Electrical Stimulation at Acupuncture Points

Improves Dyspeptic Symptoms, October 2012

Annals of Oncology, University of Sussex, Brighton, England,

Acupuncture Cuts Dry Mouth From Radiation, 1/8/2012

Archives of Internal Medicine, Acupuncture Helps Ease

Breathing in COPD, June 11, 2012; Acupuncture is Effective for

Chronic Pain, September 10, 2012

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Acupuncture another option

when facing depression, September 2012

Clinical Nursing, Complementary and Alternative Therapy

(acupuncture) Improved Lives of Arthritis Patients, 2012

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Qigong Eases

Fibromyalgia Pain, 2012

Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Research Shows Chinese

Methods Work in Fighting Obesity (acupuncture & herbs), 2012

Journal of Affective Disorders, Acupuncture Effective for

Depression, April 20, 2012

Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Tai Chi increases brain size

and improves memory in seniors, 2012

Menopause, Chinese herbal medicine helps menopause

symptoms, September 2012

Oregon Research Institute, Tai Chi Eases Parkinson’s

Symptoms, 2012

Pain, Acupuncture for Acute Back Pain, September 2012

Pain Medicine, Acupuncture Helps with Acute Migraines, May

2012

Pastoral Psychology, Spirituality Key to Chinese Medicine

Success: Study Explores Why Chinese Medicine Has Stood the

Test of Time, September 2012

Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Mushroom-Derived

Compound (Yunzhi) Lengthens Survival in Dogs with Cancer,

September 2012

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Researching Tai Chi as

a way to combat joint pain for breast cancer survivors, 2012

M D D O C T O R S T A L K A B O U T

T H E M S E L V E S

In a book titled M.D. Doctors Talk About Themselves, by medical

journalist John Pekkanen, doctors are portrayed by a portrait that

sometimes damns, sometimes exalts but always humanizes the

men and women who spend their lives meeting human suffering

head on. The true stories come from interviews with doctors from

all over the country. The following is an ongoing column in the

newsletter from the book.

Colleagues (continued)

Will continue next newsletter.

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Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm (Seeds & Info) -

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U N C H A R T E D W A T E R S

In 2004, Celebrity Cruises launched the first

acupuncture program in the cruise industry to keep

pace with a growing interest in holistic healing. This

step toward integrating acupuncture into the cruising

experience has revealed a very promising trend,

namely that people heal faster when they are on

vacation.

Acupuncture can now be found on 104 cruise ships

today, spanning 12 different cruise lines throughout

the world. To date the acupuncture program on

cruise ships has done over 541,000 acupuncture

treatments.

Acupuncturists who work at sea are trained in →

business and communication skills before boarding

the ships. While guests on board are exploring

faraway places and exotic locales, the on-board

acupuncture program offers a unique opportunity to

explore options for better health and promoting well

being. It is a winning combination that confers

benefits to both patients and practitioners.

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Y E A R O F T H E S N A K E

The Snake is the sixth astrological sign and the

companion to the Dragon; the Yin to the Dragon’s

Yang. However, while sharing many of the Dragon’s

exotic qualities, the Snake is more restrained, and

more refined; insinuating rather than being an

extrovert. Indeed, in matters of taste and style, the

Snake admires subtly, preferring elegance of line to

boldness of color.

Snake personalities often make their way to the top,

but they are by no means pushy, using continued

S N A K E Y E A R S

02/04/1905 to 01/24/1906 (Wood) 01/23/1917 to 02/10/1918 (Fire) 02/10/1929 to 01/29/1930 (Earth) 01/27/1941 to 02/14/1942 (Metal) 02/14/1953 to 02/02/1954 (Water) 02/21/1965 to 01/20/1966 (Wood) 02/18/1977 to 02/06/1978 (Fire) 02/06/1989 to 01/26/1990 (Earth) 01/24/2001 to 02/11/2002 (Metal)

02/10/2013 to 01/30/2014 (Water)

S N A K E C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S

Principal Qualities: reflective, philosophical, organized, lucid, alert, shrewd, wise, distinguished, elegant, honorable, intuitive, sensual, sexy, cerebral, accommodating, attractive, amusing, lucky, sympathetic, compassionate, altruistic, charitable, amiable, compromising, fun-loving, discreet, diplomatic, fashionable, curious, distinguished, perceptive, reflective, sophisticated. Principal Faults: jealous, possessive, obstinate, pessimistic, self-righteous, doesn’t listen, imperious, seductive, very sore loser, vengeful, suspicious, conniving, mendacious, grabby, clinging, fickle, judgmental, haughty, ostentatious, lazy, anxious, calculating, crafty, cruel, dishonest, extravagant, mean about money, self-doubting, solitary. In work: willful, determined, believes in physical and mental economy, organizing and calculating in their actions without any waste of effort and energy. Best role: philosophy professor, they adore Greek and Latin. Worst role: assembly-line worker, it could make them ill. Money: ambiguous, not economical, counts on luck, chance, and intelligence. Luck: to be born on a warm summer day, Snakes born in winter on a stormy night will be in danger all their life. Cannot live without: pleasing others. →

Detests: to be taken in or set up as an example, noisy crowds, making mistakes, being disturbed. Leisure activities: repainting walls, changing their possessions, spend tranquil weekends in the country playing classical music and reading, fishing, photography, astrology. Favorite places: the dry desert or on their own home. Chinese name: She Hour: 9am – 10:59 am Western astrology counterpart: Taurus Taste: bitter Colors: red, green Plants: rock gardens, ferns. Flowers: heather, thistle. Season: Summer Food: rice, lamb Gems & Stones: topaz, jasper, bloodstone Professions: professor, philosopher, teacher, psychiatrist, psychologist, dietician, scientist, researcher, surgeon, investigator, politician, diplomat, ambassador, mediator, astrologer, magician, clairvoyant, head of personnel, linguist, interior designer, potter, painter, musician, jeweler. Best friends: Ox, Rooster; not Pigs Compatibility in Love: Compatible with: Ox, Sheep/Ram, Rooster Less Compatible with: Rat, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Dog, Monkey Least Compatible with: Tiger, Pig Famous people born in the Year of the Snake: Kim Basinger, Brahms, Randy Crawford, Darwin, Bob Dylan, Queen Farah, Henry Fonda, Gandhi, Greta Garbo, Art Garfunkel, J. Paul Getty, Princess Grace of Monaco, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Hogan, Howard Hughes, Liz Hurley, John F. Kennedy, Carol King, Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Mike Oldfield, Ryan O'Neal, Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Mao Tse-tung, Ann Margaret, Dorothy Parker, Picasso, Brad Pitt, Edgar Allen Poe, Brooke Shields, Paul Simon, Dionne Warwick, Mae West, Oprah Winfrey, Virginia Woolf, Susannah York.

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personal matters, it would certainly be unwise to

engage in any kind of activity which would provide

ammunition for purveyors of gossip.

The Year of the Snake is also a dangerous one for

governments, who can be overthrown not only by

revolution or the ballot box, but by the plotting of

factions determined to embarrass those in power. But

whatever political conspiracies there may be, the

coming of the Snake Year is likely to indicate an

improvement in the financial position.

Socially, the period is marked by an increased

awareness of the needs of the environment and a

general war against the ravages of industrial

encroachment on to the countryside will be matched

in the cities by endeavors to improve the appearance

of public places. Generally, it is a time for refinement

and artistic progress, revealed in fashion by a

welcome trend towards grace, elegance, and

economy of line, rather than the garish, startling

polychromes which are often a feature of Dragon-

style.

The Snake male is romantic and charming. He has a

good sense of humor. The female Snake is usually

beautiful, and successful because of it. In Japan,

those wishing to pay a woman a compliment and

acknowledge her beauty are accustomed to say “My

dear, you are a real snake!”

The Snake never wastes time in idle gossip. They

think often and deeply. They are intellectual,

philosophic, intuitive, and very cerebral. Snakes rely

on first impressions, their own feelings, and on their

sympathy, rather than on facts or the advice or

opinions of others. They are said to have a sixth

sense.

Snakes are determined to follow through with

anything they undertake to the bitter end. They detest

being left in mid-air. They make decisions quickly and

firmly. They will move heaven and earth to attain their

goal and nothing will be allowed to stand in their way.

Snakes are a bit tight when it comes to lending

money, though their sympathy for others often leads

them to offer help. The Snake is freer with

themselves than they are with money. But, their good

nature can be interpreted as intrusive. The fatal flaw

in their character is, in fact, a tendency to

exaggerate. This could be helping a friend continued

others to get them there. They ensure that they are in

the right place at the right time, which means when

the right people are there as well.

Snake-types are also adept at giving the impression

that they know far more about a subject than they

intend to divulge, and while a strict sense of priority

prevents them from telling lies, they are not adverse

to double-dealing when it suits them. Fond of

scandal, they are not above creating it, vicariously

enjoying others disreputable behavior.

The Snake’s ability to gather up information suggests

an aptitude for research, detection or academia, all

areas which should satisfy the Snake’s analytical

brain. Social or domestic activities, meanwhile, will

generally need to be tailored to allow for powerful

sensuality.

The Snake, and its complementary sign, the Dragon,

together form the House of Mystery; but whereas the

Dragon is the gaudy magician, the Snake is the

contemplative mystic. A correlative of this mysticism,

however, is secrecy; and the Snake is closely

associated with plots and counter-plots, scandal and

corruption, the expression “long snake” in Chinese

meaning “intrigue”. The Snake is the companion of

sorcerers and seers, their symbol is the circle which

pertains to the infinite and thus to all esoteric

knowledge. In Chinese culture and civilization, the

Snake is the mythical father of the Chinese

emperors.

On the more positive side, the Snake is regarded as

the guardian of treasure. Indeed, some Chinese

believe it to be unlucky to kill a snake which enters

the house, as it could be bringing good fortune.

Ancient Chinese wisdom holds that having a Snake

in the household is always a good omen, since it

means the family will never starve.

The Year of the Snake is time to re-consider the

course of events which began in the previous Year of

the Dragon. It may mean that now one should back

away from increasingly tense situations, and review

schemes which may be on the point of running off

course.

There will be back-biting and malice in the air, rather

perversely due to the fact that this is generally a

stable, calm and peaceful year, with congenital

meddlers having little else to occupy them. In →

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and becoming possessive towards them in an odd

way. Their serpentine nature can lead them to coil

and cling to the point where they can suffocate the

object of their attention. Think twice before you

accept an offer of help from a Snake.

In money matters, the Snake has good luck: he

simply doesn’t have to worry about it. They will

always be able to lay their hands on money when

they need it. But, once they have it, they’re a little

stingy; that’s why they don’t lend money.

The Snake should stick to careers that won’t involve

them in any risk, even the risk of working too hard, for

to tell the truth they are a little lazy. To stay healthy

they should never burn the candle at both ends, but

should avoid mundane careers.

The Snake is one of the most seductive signs of the

Chinese zodiac. In Love, if they do choose a partner,

the Snake will be jealous and possessive, even if

they no longer are in love. People born under this

sign are often affected with “the wandering eye”,

especially Snake males, but both sexes tend to

complicate their lives with extramarital affairs. Snakes

that succeed in channeling their affections inwards

towards their own families, gain enormously in the

serenity and inner harmony of their lives. The Snake

will often have large families and for males this is one

more way of making sure that his wife has no time to

play around like he does.

Snakes have a good understanding of each other

and usually don’t clash. Snakes are most happy with

the Buffalo/Ox, who is content to be overrun by their

family on condition that the Ox is always accepted as

boss, a role the Snake willingly concedes in the

home. Snakes and Roosters are also an excellent

match because of compatibility and make a

successful team. There is no special attraction to

Rabbits, but no animosities either. Snakes and

Dragons are sympathetic to each other and can be

mutual beneficial. Snakes, Sheep, Dogs, and Rats

are somewhat compatible, but not ideal. Snakes are

least compatible with the Tiger, Horse, Monkey, and

Pig.

The childhood of a Snake will be solitary and happy,

but only if calmness reigns within their family.

Children can sulk and are slow starters. Their youth

will be free of problems. In maturity they are at the →

mercy of all kinds of passions and their emotional life

will often be unstable. In old age they will finally profit

from their wisdom, although the fires of love will die

slowly and are likely to cause them problems for a

long time.

Snake parents get along best with Dragon and

Monkey children; and least with Tiger, Horse, and Pig

children.

The serpent is a symbol of healing. The serpent is

the symbol of Asculapius (Aesculapius) because it

represented rejuvenation (renewal) as demonstrated

by the periodic shedding of its skin. Many believed

that snakes lived forever and that they helped

discover health-giving medicinal herbs.

According to one legend, a snake brought such herbs

to Asculapius (Aesculapius) and to show his

gratitude, he took on the shape of a serpent, too.

And, Leonardo da Vinci once said, "Marriage is like

putting your hand into a bag of snakes and pulling out

an eel."

Metal Snake: extra-strong willpower, always on guard, opportunistic, money is important, appreciates luxurious things, loners. Best business partner is Earth Rat; least a Fire Dog Water Snake: intuitive insight, practical, intellectual, organizers, good business mind, determination, strong concentration, secrecy, loyal to family and close friends. Best business partner is Metal Rabbit; least an Earth Horse Wood Snake: amenable, altruistic, stable, concern for others, exquisite taste, loves home, family, and friends, need to learn to take advice. Best business partner is Water Ox; least a Metal Tiger Fire Snake: charismatic, outspoken, ambitious, more extroverted, confident, influential, leaders, persuasive, driven, self-centered, not trusting. Best business partner is Wood Rooster; least a Water Sheep Earth Snake: logical, sensible, relaxed, outgoing, trusting, friendly, considerate, honest, not risk takers but successful, hard-worker, reliable, shrewd. Best business partner is a Fire Snake; least a Wood Monkey

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W O R L D ’ S O L D E S T M A N

A 115-year-old man in Japan’s western city of

Kyotango, became the oldest man in recorded

history. He was born April 19, 1897, in the 30th year

of the Meiji era, making him 115 years and 253 days,

as of December 28. The previous record was a man

in California who died in 1998 at 115 years and 252

days. The oldest woman in recorded history was a

French woman who died in 1997 at the age of 122.

It is easier to go up the mountain and catch a tiger than to open your mouth and ask for help. Liu Zunjian, Song Dynasty

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish – too much handling will spoil it. Lao Tzu

A N S C H U T Z M E D I C A L C A M P U S

In May 2012, CU Anschutz Medical Campus

graduated the first class to spend all 4 years at the

Aurora campus. There were 141 graduates from the

School of Medicine, 176 graduates from the Skaggs

School of Pharmacy, 156 graduates from the College

of Nursing, and 67 graduates from the School of

Dental Medicine.