September 30th, 2016

Members of the 8^th Executive Committee of WFAS
Dear member societies,

Until 30 September 2016, WFAS Secretariat had received 3 applications from 3 countries/regions for WFAS membership, and 3 of which were considered qualified after a preliminary screening by the Secretariat and then a review by the Membership Qualification Committee in line with WFAS Constitution. After correspondence voting by the EC members, 3 applicants won more than half of votes in the affirmative, hence are officially accepted as members of WFAS. They are:

1. Pan European Federation of TCM Societies(PEFOTS), , the Netherland
2. Association of Qigong for Health, Tao’s Heart, Spain
3. ALK Acupuncture and Physiotherapy School, Brazil

Introduction of new members will be updated onto our website soon. Please pay attention to www.wfas.org.cn

We hope that all the new and old members could keep in contact with the Secretariat of WFAS. We welcome your prompt update in terms of basic information, contact means, introduction of your activities or any other information you’d like us to know. We also value your comments and suggestions to our work.

The Secretariat
World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS)

尊敬的世界针联第八届执委会委员、

尊敬的世界针联会员团体：

截至2016年9月30日，世界针灸学会联合会秘书处收到来自3个国家和地区的3个学术机构加入世界针灸学会联合会的申请材料。根据世界针联章程规定，经世界针联秘书处初审，世界针联资格审查委员会复审，并经第八届执委会委员通讯投票，有3个机构获得半数以上赞成票，正式加入世界针联，分别为：

1. 全欧洲中医药学会联合会
2. 巴西ALK针灸理疗学校
3. 西班牙“心道”养生气功协会

新会员简介将于近日上传至世界针联网站，请关注www.wfas.org.cn

希望新老会员团体与秘书处保持积极的联系，及时、定期得将学会最新动态通报给世界针联秘书处。同时也欢迎贵会员对我们的工作提出宝贵意见。

世界针灸学会联合会秘书处

二〇一五年九月三十日

It doesn’t cost a thing to support sustainable TCM and protect endangered species

Register for the free TELUS Health eClaims service by December 31, 2016 and TELUS will donate $25 to the World Wildlife Federation (up to a maximum of $2,500) to support the promotion of sustainable traditional Chinese medicine and the protection of endangered species such as tigers and rhinoceros.

eClaims lets you submit acupuncture claims on behalf of your patients to 10 leading insurance companies covering 85% of privately insured Canadians. By offering eClaims to your acupuncture patients, you are reducing their out-of-pocket expenses and eliminating their need to deal with insurance claims.

You save on debit and credit card fees by only charging your clients their deductible, receive quick payment from insurers (most via direct deposit) and you get listed on the eClaims provider search tool, available on many insurer plan member portals – that’s free marketing!

Register for eClaims today!

Acupuncturists can now direct bill to Blue Cross Insurance for their patients’ treatments.

Practitioners must first register with Blue Cross to obtain a Provider number (this is needed whether doing direct online billing or whether your patient is submitting the forms manually).

This includes BOTH regulated and unregulated provinces!

CLICK HERE to get started today!

If you have any questions, please check out our new Insurance Forum section.  Look for FAQ and tips on enrolment and processing,  and feel free to add your comments directly under the posts.  Don’t see what you need?  You can email our Help Desk at cmaacFAQ@outlook.com

Please note: Medavie Blue Cross may display your business contact information (Name, business telephone number and business address), as provided by you, in a listing of service providers on their web site and client mobile applications for their customers.

Your information will be included unless otherwise advised in writing through e-mail at provider@medavie.bluecross.ca or fax at 506-869-9673.

Exciting news from Revenue Canada! 

The Revenue Canada Excise Tax Act (the Act) provides a GST/HST exemption for a supply of acupuncture services made after February 11, 2014, if the acupuncture service is rendered to an individual by a practitioner of acupuncture.

• A “practitioner” of acupuncture is defined in Part II of Schedule V to the Act to mean a person who practises the profession of acupuncture and is either:
  • licensed or certified to practise the profession of acupuncture by a provincially established regulatory body if the acupuncture service is supplied in a province that regulates the profession of acupuncture; or
  • has the qualifications equivalent to those necessary to be licensed or certified in another province if the acupuncture service is supplied in a province that does not regulate the profession of acupuncture.

READ FULL DETAILS HERE….

The use of dry cupping in musculoskeletal medicine

Summary

Cupping is an ancient technique used in treating pain and various disorders. Different techniques have been developed over time, however, applying a cup to create suc- tion over a painful area, is common to all. Dry or fire cupping, used on the intact skin, leaves bluish circular hematomas. Recently, interest in cupping has re-emerged and subsequently, several studies have begun to investigate the mechanisms of cupping therapy.

Mechanically, cupping increases blood circulation, whereas physiologically it activates the immune system and stimulates the mechanosensitive fibers, thus leading to a reduction in pain. There is initial scientific evidence that dry cupping is able to reduce musculoskeletal pain. Since cupping is an inexpensive, noninvasive and low-risk (if performed by a trained pra- ctitioner) therapeutic modality, we believe that it should be included in the arsenal of muscu- loskeletal medicine. It is essential to perform additional studies clarifying the biological mechanism and clinical effects of cupping.

READ MORE HERE

Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies

Evgeni Rozenfeld, BPT a,b,

Leonid Kalichman, PT, PhD a,

* a *Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

* b *Department of Physical Therapy, Medical Corps, IDF, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Received 30 August 2015

If 19-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps does it for his health, then it’s gotta be good, right? 

That’s what many are wondering after spotting cupping marks — those purplish circles — on the swimmer’s upper body poolside at the 2016 Olympics in Rio this week. Phelps also posted a shot of himself on Instagram being cupped last year

Phelps isn’t the only Olympic athlete sporting the circular purple markings. U.S. men’s gymnast Alex Naddour posted a recent selfie on Instagram showing a hint of cupping bruising. And some of his teammates have tried it, too.

Dr. Adam Perlman (executive director for Duke Integrative Medicine) said he first spotted an Olympic athlete with telltale cupping marks while watching the women’s gymnastic competition this past weekend with friends.

“I was pleasantly surprised to see cupping marks. It really speaks to this level of integration we’re seeing with many things that are considered complementary medicine,” said Perlman, who has tried cupping for back pain and said it gave him relief.

READ MORE HERE

CBS NEWS
Aug 9, 2016

What has your CMAAC Association been up to so far this summer?

CMAAC學會今年夏天迄今爲止的工作導向

• College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturists of Ontario
  Council Meeting
  July 11, 2016
• TCM Policy & Communications Committee Agendas
• Special Chinese Community Celebrations ~ 華人社區慶祝特別活動

Read the full enews HERE

ANF and CMAAC Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)    ~ ANF 和CMAAC簽署了合作諒解協議