Highlights
ASDC has been leading an extensive effort, starting in January 2013, to update D.C.’s acupuncture regulations, which were put into place prior to 1987. We expect to have updated acupuncture regulations in place by 2016.
A leadership team has met multiple times with the D.C. Board of Medicine to address three major areas: (1) to remove incorrect or misleading information from the website and DOH documents. A case in point is the requirement for physician oversight which was rescinded by City Council in 2003; (2) to establish ongoing training requirements for renewing licensees though continuing education requirements; (3) appropriate grandfathering for all practitioners; (4) updated entry requirements for new licensees that are in line with national best practices and still provide some flexibility for those of diverse educational backgrounds, such as avenues to licensing through apprenticeship.
Upcoming Continuing Education
Medicines from the Earth Symposium
Dates and Details
June 3-6, 2022
Black Mountain, NC
25 Lectures to choose from
21.5 NCCAOM PDA
Over 25 lectures to choose from, two Friday Field Studies, herb walks, and a pre-conference intensive with Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
Highlights:
Phenotypes of Depression
Antiviral Herbs Native to the Appalachians
Epigenetics, Mental Health and Botanical Medicine
The Impact of Circadian Rhythms on Hormonal Health
The Meaning and Practice of Spiritual Care in Medicine
Navigating the Physical Impacts of Long-Term Drug Use with Herbs & Nutrition
Keynote Panel on Saturday Evening: Inspiring a Way Forward–Navigating the Current Mental Health Crisis
For more information go to: Botanicalmedicine.org