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UPDATED!! WAEMA Legislative Alert! RE: 2SHB 1039 Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling! Bill passed House of Representatives 93/1 and is moving to Senate Health Care Committee. We need your help!
Hi All, The PT intramuscular or dry needling bill, 2SHB 1039 passed out of the House of Representatives with no requested amendments on Monday with yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. (View Roll Calls) Chaiya Sherman, WAEMA President, and I met with the bill sponsor for an hour and a half this past Sunday afternoon to discuss potential amendments to the bill, but to no avail. The bill now...
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WAEMA Legislative Alert for 2SHB 1039 Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling has a public hearing on Senate Health Care Committee on March 14th at 8 am. We need your help!
Hi All, The “Physical Therapists Dry Needle” bill passed out of the House of Representatives and the Senate Health Care Committee has now scheduled a public hearing on 2SHB 1039 on March 14th at 8:00 am. WAEMA is still working hard to amend the bill and could use your support! So far over 400 PTs have signed in to support the bill as Pro… we need to get as many Con positions noted on the record...
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Thank you for your support to amend 2SHB 1039 – Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling!
Your calls to state legislators made a huge difference at the public hearing in the Senate Health Care Committee on March 14th! Over 850 people signed in Con for the hearing and about 950 Physical Therapists (PTs) signed in Pro. There were also numerous Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Practitioners (AEMPs) that were able to testify in support of our amendment request. This was a huge showing of...
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Dr. Joseph Audette – Keynote Speaker for Annual Mtg
Early Bird Rates Fly Away SaturdayMembers & Non-Members save thru 8/10Register now! Spotlight on Our Keynote Speaker – Joseph Audette, M.A., M.D.2pm – 5pm The ASM is fortunate to have Dr. Joseph Audette as our Keynote Speaker at this year’s annual meeting. He is a part-time professor at Harvard medical school as well as Chief of the Department of Spine, Physiatry and Pain Management at Atrius...
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Top 5 Reasons to Attend the ASM Annual Meeting
Come for the connections, insights, and community! Register now! Top 5 Reasons to Attend Hear expert speakers with key insights, success stories, and new perspectives Earn 8 CEUs for the full day (lic ac) Build connections with like-minded colleagues Enhance community in this profession – we are stronger together Learn what the ASM is working on to support pracitioners & the profession in MA How...
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Last Call – Annual Meeting Tickets Available Online Til 9/12
Last Call for Tickets – Online Registration Ends Thurs 9/12Onsite registration availableLight lunch will be provided – bring your own beverage We have 7 hours of incredible content from these speakers – plus news and updates from the ASM Board of Directors and Committee Chairs. Stay for the full day to build connections, hear insights and enhance community in your profession. Plus lic. ac. will...
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A Holistic and Alternative Medicine Directory Resource.
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Blue Poppy
Quality herbs, books for OM practitioners and patients, needles, medical supplies, office forms and brochures, as well as continuing education courses.
Offering members a 5% discount on products Blue Poppy makes including Peoples herbs and Balance Brand needles.
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Lhasa OMS
Supplier of acupuncture needles, treatment room equipment and supplies, herbs, supplements, etc. since 1979.
You must call or email them that you are a member, ask them to update your account to receive a WISCA discount. This is not possible to set up online.
5% discount on all Chinese Herbals: Golden Flower, Kan, Mayway, Health Concerns, Pacific Biologic, and Evergreen.
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Redwing Book Company
Supplier of wide variety of books and other learning resources
on healing traditions East and West.
10% discount on books.
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Perennial Medicine
Online CEU provider incorporating 5 Element Acupuncture, Herbs and Ethics classes.
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- Go to Online CEUs page
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“GoAcupuncture.com is your one-stop source for TCM supplies and much more.”
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Unified Practice
WISCA is excited to announce a new partnership with online practice management tool and EHR, Unified Practice!
WISCA members will an additional 10% discount if they sign up for an annual subscription (30% off our monthly price!) If you are an existing UP customer, this offer will be extended to you as well!
Mention that you are a current WISCA member during checkout!
Protecting & Promoting
WISCA Delegates in DC
Wisconsin ASA Delegates spent the weekend in DC, May 12-15 learning and advocating for acupuncture on Capitol Hill. Thank you WISCA Board VP, Rui Weng and Member-at-Large, Brittany Schultz for all your hard work! It is an exciting time to be an acupuncturist- big things to come. Stay tuned!
Evidence Based Information
Introduction to Acupuncture for Medical Professionals
ASA sourced and produced papers to help introduce acupuncture to medical professionals in a simple, evidence-based format.
Evidence-based non pharmacological treatments for pain, also known as the Tick and Nielsen paper: *2022 UPDATE
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35380733/
Educate medical professionals about the efficacy of Acupuncture and how it can support their patients: https://www.asacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/One-Page-Document-for-Medical-Professionals_October-2018.pdf
[WISCA Maintains a list of numerous evidence based information [link here]]
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[WISCA Maintains a list of legal information [link here]]
Reintroduction of Acupuncture for our Seniors H.R. 3133
WASHINGTON, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) and the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) commend U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) for introducing [H.R. 3133], the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act. The Acupuncture for our Seniors Act would authorize the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to recognize qualified acupuncturists as healthcare providers. Medicare recognition would enable qualified acupuncturists to provide covered services to Medicare beneficiaries, which will soon surpass 80-million Americans.
Patient testimonial kit- Help Move HR 3133 forward!
https://www.asacu.org/2022/04/heres-how-your-patients-can-help-move-hr4803-patient-testimonial-kit/
Join the ASA’s Medicare advocacy efforts by collecting testimonials from your patients to support H.R. 3133, The Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act. Patient testimonials are a great way to engage your patients and educate legislators on the benefits of receiving acupuncture. The Patient Testimonial Kit includes four documents that will guide you, and your patients, in gathering and submitting effective testimonials. You can choose to print out the forms and distribute them to your patients to complete and then return via email, or for patients that are comfortable completing these forms electronically, you can email them a link to our Google form.
No Surprises Act Facts
The ASA Insurance committee has provided clarification on the new No Surprises Act and how it affects acupuncturists and their practice.
Additional questions? Email WISCA’s ASA Insurance committee member Chanta Van Laanen at
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