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Practice Education Competence Ethics
In this issue:
On Point 2019 AGM Recapitulation
SPRIN G 2019
Survey Summaries: Check out the results of the CAAA surveys
Who and What Should Be Responsible for Kevin Durant's Achilles Tendon Tear - Article by Jiu Lin Wang
"M edicine is intention. Those w ho ar e pr oficient at using intention ar e good doctor s." ~ Sun Sim iao
ACUPUNCTUREALBERTA.CA
Front Cover
2019 AGM Recapitulation: What
happened at this year's Annual
General M eeting
Page 3
Survey Summaries: Results of
the CAAA conducted surveys
Page 10
Who and What Should be
Responsible for Kevin Durant's
Achilles Tendon Tear: Article by
Jiu- Lin Wang, R.Ac. Assist. Prof.
Page 7
REGISTRAR/ EX ECUTIVE College & Association of Acupuncturists of Alberta
DIRECTOR'S REPORT #201, 9612 - 51 Avenue N W
Page 2 Edmonton, AB T6E 5A6
President: Boxin Wanglin
Registrar/ Executive Director: Paul H u
CAAA COM M ITTEE
REPORTS Editor: Janelle Kulak
Page 15 Contributing Writers: Paul H u, Lindsay Babcock, Jiu- Lin
Wang, Janelle Kulak
Design: Janelle Kulak
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Registrar/Executive Director 's
Registrar & Executive
Report Director's Report
Dear colleagues,
Hope you have been enjoying the summer attention to and support for the transition. The
weather! CAAA president Boxin Wanglin and I had the
opportunity to meet with the Minister of Health on
With this issue of newsletter, I would like to
June 27, 2019. It was a productive meeting, and the
provide a brief report on the happenings with the
CAAA will continue working with Alberta Health to
College and Association of Acupuncturists of
complete the transition as soon as possible.
Alberta (CAAA) from April to June 2019.
The regulation policies proposed under the Health
In April 2019, the CAAA held its annual general
Professions Act have been revised following the
meeting in Red Deer. Despite the inclement
consultation. Thanks to the thorough and
weather, many of our members did make the
comprehensive preparation of the Transition Task
efforts to attend which was sincerely appreciated.
Force, it turned out that some concerns from the
Your passion and support for our profession has
consultation had been considered in the proposed
infused us with confidence and inspiration. Thank
regulation policies, and no further significant
you!
concerns were received from the consultation. The
So far in 2019, the CAAA has received revised will be presented to Council at its meeting
more-than-usual number of complaints. Quite a on July 27, 2019. After Council review, it will be sent
few of them are filed by insurance companies to the College legal counsel for further review. The
about patient records. The CAAA has sent an email final draft of the proposed regulation policies will
notification about enhanced scrutiny by insurance be submitted to Alberta Health and posted on the
companies on September 25, 2018 and has CAAA website. The CAAA office will provide an
offered more Continuing Education opportunities update to our members on the progress in a
to our members. I would emphasize that timely manner.
insurance claims if not supported by patient
Summer is short, and so I will keep my report the
records may be treated as insurance fraud by
same. Wish you and your family a peaceful, safe
insurance companies. I encourage our members to
and relaxing summer!
learn about the CAAA Patient Records Standards at
the link below and comply with the requirements. Paul Hu, Registrar/Executive Director
http://acupuncturealberta.ca/pdfs/regulations/
PATIENT-RECORDS-STANDARDS.pdf
With respect to the transition to the Health
Professions Act, the CAAA submitted a letter to the
Minister of Health on May 2, 2019 to get his
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2019 CAAA An n u al Gen er al M eet in g
Recap
This past April, the CAAA had its Annual General Meeting (AGM). Held in Red Deer, despite unfortunate
weather, we still had a fair number of members attend. We would like to express our gratitude to
Manager Corey King and staff of the Baymont Inn & Suites and Conference Centre for arranging a
flawless event set up and luncheon for us, with delicious food and beverages.
Although not required by the Health Disciplines Act, the CAAA offers continuing education on the day of
the AGM to give members an opportunity to maximize the value of attending. Many members do not live
in the larger metropolis areas or busy schedules and do not have many opportunities to attend CEU
events. We believe offering continuing education seminars on the same day makes for a productive and
valuable use of time and resources. The CEU seminars that took place in the morning part of the day
were highly informative and engaging. Thank you to Marc Raeschelders for presenting Informed Consent
& Patient Records Standards and Helen Anderson for presenting Standards of Practice to Implement Bill
21.
A nutritious lunch was served by the hotel, where members had the opportunity to visit and network.
Staying in touch and getting to know your fellow acupuncture professionals is important to the growth,
development and unity of the Acupuncture profession.
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After lunch and the approval of the agenda, and
2018 meeting minutes, President Boxin Wanglin
gave the opening remarks. She introduced council
members, the Registrar/Executive Director and
committee chairs/members presenting on behalf
of the absent chairs. Boxin gave special thanks to
Paul Hu and CAAA office employees. She
encouraged members to be active and involved in
the advancement of the Acupuncture profession
and encouraged feedback, questions and
concerns.
Registrar/Executive Director Paul Hu gave his report
discussing the Minimum Standards for Professional
Acupuncture Education (MSPAE), transition to Health
Professions Act (HPA), communication, and Bill 21 ?
An Act to Protect Patients. He also spoke of the plan
for 2019 which includes the HPA transition,
implementation of the (MSPAE), development of an
Alberta Doctor of Acupuncture exam, public
education events, development of a Mentorship
program, and Bill 21 implementation.
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Next up, Yang Su, chair of the Budget Finance & Audit
Committee (BFAC) introduced its members and
discussed the goals they had set and met in 2018. This
included some items such as modification of
honorarium policies, development of various guidelines
and policies regarding expenses and budgets and an
internal audit. He also went over the 2018 Financial
Statement.
Heather Thompson of the Registration & Program Review
Committee (RPRC) reported on activities regarding their meetings,
site visits, the MSPAE document, an application for a new school,
restricted registration, continuing education, and the Labour
Mobility Act.
Afterwards, Marc Raeschelders, chair of the Conduct &
Competency Committee (CCC) reported on hearings, the
nature of current complaints, need for an expansion of
the committee and the need for more workshops that
deal with noticed deficiencies of patient record keeping
as well as informed consent.
Lowell Ask, co-chair of the Examination
Committee (EC), introduced his fellow members
of the EC. He reported on their extensive
activities regarding the Pan Canadian
examinations and the CAAA examinations. He
also discussed the passing rates of the previous
exam cycle as well as meetings and other related
activities.
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To conclude the committee reports, Lyla Yip of the
Member Services Committee (MSC) presented
their report. Their activities consisted of
continuing education sessions, explorations of
new projects, participation in the University of
Alberta Interprofessional Learning Pathway
Launch, development of an informational
brochure and a presentation for Acupuncture
education for the public.
There was no new business, therefore the meeting moved on to a question and answer period. After the
closing remarks, the meeting was adjourned.
Members are encouraged to share their feedback about their AGM experiences to help the CAAA
continue to improve the meetings in the years to come. If you would like to make a comment or have any
questions, please email Janelle at communication@acupuncturealberta.ca
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Wh o an d Wh at Sh ou ld be Respon sible f or
Kevin Du r an t ?s Ach illes Ten don Tear ?
by Jiu-Lin Wang, R.Ac. Assist. Prof.
Acupuncture Program, Grant MacEwan University
Bethune Oriental Medicine Center, Edmonton, AB Canada
Kevin Durant is my favorite NBA player. He has will miss next season is, on its own, a major
won two NBA championships, an NBA Most news story.
Valuable Player Award, two Finals MVP Awards,
two NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Yet much of the discussion has centered less on
Awards, four NBA scoring titles, the NBA Rookie what is to come and more on the ambiguous
circumstances preceding the injury. Specifically,
of the Year Award, and two Olympic gold
why did Warriors medical staff and coaches
medals. Durant has also been selected to nine
clear Durant to play when he was already
All-NBA teams and ten NBA All-Star teams.
suffering from an injury to a related part of his
On June 10, Kevin Durant ruptured the Achilles body, and was Durant sufficiently apprised of
tendon in his right leg in the second quarter of the risk of playing?
Game 5 of the NBA finals. Two days later,
According to the news conference after the
Durant underwent surgery to repair the
game, the warriors?head coach Steve Kerr said,
tendon. The 30-year-old former league MVP is
return to play is a joint decision between the
expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season.
medical staff, player and team. The ?vote? has
Whether he?ll be the same elite player in the
to be a unanimous ?yes? to return to play. The
aftermath of an injury that has altered the
medical staff decision is made jointly by the
careers of other NBA players remains to be
doctor/surgeon/consultants, athletic trainers
seen.
and physical therapists. The player makes his
Durant?s injury has generated significant call with input from his agent, advisors,
discussion. The fact that one of the top-five personal doctors and family. The team position
players in the league and a future Hall of Famer is formulated by the coaches, general manager,
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front office and ownership. suffered an Achilles tendon rupture. He noted
that the team?s labeling of Durant as having
Everyone is in the decision-making process? It
suffered a ?calf ? injury was not inconsistent
seems like that no one should take the
with an Achilles injury. ?The Achilles can be
responsibility. But the tragedy did happen.
considered part of the calf/lower leg area? and
As a medical professional, I could not decide the team notably did not say ?calf muscle? but
who should be responsible for the tragedy instead the less-precise term ?calf.?
either. But from medical perspective, we do
Durant rested after the May 8th injury and also
learn a lot from the case.
received unspecified treatments. He made
Let us review the case first. enough progress to participate in team
Before playing in Game 5 of the Finals, Durant practices and shootarounds on June 9th and
had been sidelined for a month. He strained 10th without apparent incident. The Warriors
his right calf on May 8. The injury occurred trailed the Raptors 3-1 heading into Game 5.
with 2 minutes and 10 seconds to go in the We do not know the specific treatments for
third quarter of Game 5 of the Warriors? Durant. From the interview, there is no
second-round playoff series with the Rockets. acupuncturist, massage therapist or other
Durant pulled up and hit a jumper and then, as CAM workers involved. A month recovery
he ran back to defend, grabbed his right leg treatment for a mild calf strain is not
and limped off the court in pain. The injury satisfactory. From limited information, we can
was initially diagnosed as a mild strain that see Durant is using an ice pack on his right calf
might knock him out of action for a week. Then a day before and during the break of the Game
it was determined to be a more serious strain. 5 of the NBA finals before injury. This is the
Dr. David Chao, an orthopedic surgeon who failure of medical procedures on sports
served as Chargers team physician, wrote in injuries. They should not have used the ice on
the San Diego Tribune that Durant?s reaction to him at that time.
the May 8th injury suggested he might have
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The reason is simple. We all know a warm-up is The warm-up is also a good opportunity for an
very important to prevent injury. A warm-up individual to prepare themselves mentally for the
session will include a combination of game ahead and for a team to work together prior
cardiovascular exercises, stretching and strength to the start of the game. Warm-ups can also be
drills. The warm-up should gently prepare the used to practice skills and team drills.
body for exercises by gradually increasing the
Ice pack is doing the opposite, it slows down the
heart rate, body temperature and circulation; this
healing process. General speaking, any materials
will loosen the joints and increase blood flow to
are lower in ductility and higher in brittleness at
the muscles. Stretching the muscles prepares
decreased temperatures [1] .
them for physical activity and prevents injuries.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, We would like to appeal that medical
Qi(energy) and blood are very important vital profession reviews the heat/cold compress
substances for the tissue repair. Cold procedure for sport injuries, so Durant?s
compress is only applied at the first 1-2 days tragedy would not happen again. We also
after injury to stop bleeding and swelling, suggest, sport medical teams should include
decrease the inflammation. Heat compress is Acupuncture and other complementary
applied thereafter to bring Qi and blood to the medicines personnel to speed up sport injury
injured area to nourish the tissue. Considering recovery.
Durant is a tall and thin player, he is a qi
Reference:
deficiency constitution who needs more heat
compress for his injury. Although ice pack 1. W. A. Spitzig: "The Effects of Phosphorus on the
decreases the local pain and inflammation, for Mechanical Properties of Low-Carbon Iron",
an injured muscle or tendon, it is even worse Metallurgical Trans., Volume 3, May 1972, p. 1183 -
11 88.
because there is no self-protection mechanism
without pain. Modern research reveals that 2. Gosain A, DiPietro LA. (2004). Aging and wound
non-bacterial inflammation is part of the healing. World J Surg 28:321-326 [PubMed] [Google
healing process in the tissue repair [2] . Scholar]
9CAAA Survey Summaries
The College and Association of · In regards to the continuation of a radio
Acupuncturists of Alberta made a decision advertisement campaign, 52% said yes,
last year to begin sending out surveys to 48% said no.
our members. The purpose of conducting · Some frequent responses to the question
these surveys is to compile feedback and of what the message in the ad should
suggestions from our members. The convey
information gathered is used mainly to was:
assist the college and its council with
decision making by taking member ?s a. It should be an explanation of the
opinions and suggestions into
benefits of acupuncture
consideration. Other uses are to gather b. It should explain the education,
general information about our members training, and credibility that registered
and bridge the communication gap Acupuncturists have
between the college and its members,
c. It should contain factual statements
which helps us be as accommodating and
fair as possible. Surveys are an excellent d. It should contain testimonials from
way to allow for members to be included real patients
in their regulatory body. The feedback and · Some main reasons stated of why the
opinions of our members is valuable and campaign should not be continued
appreciated information. The growth of were:
the profession of Acupuncture, relies in
large part, on the cooperation of all a. Cost is too high ? poor value for the
involved and we sincerely hope if you have
money used
not participated in the last three surveys, b. Radio ads do not reach a large
that you will take part in the future audience
whenever possible. To those who have
c. There are many other outlets are far
contributed, thank you kindly, we hope
more effective
that you will continue to do so.
· Other forms of advertisement that
The following is brief summaries of the
members felt would be more effective
three surveys that have been conducted
are: internet, YouTube/social media ?
thus far:
64%. Radio, television and billboards
CAAA Adver t isin g Cam paign Su r vey were close in percentages.
This survey, conducted from January 28 ? Dem ogr aph ic In f or m at ion Su r vey
February 11, 2019 had a total of 132
respondents. It was designed to retrieve This survey, conducted from March 29
feedback from our members in order to ? April 29, 2019, had a total of 211
determine how valuable the use of radio respondents. It was designed to
advertisements are for Acupuncturists in gather demographic information
Alberta and if it is a worthy campaign to about our members to use in
continue.
comparison to other regulated
· 79% of respondents read the email provinces, to do our best to make
notification about the radio ads the CAAA decisions based on member
had paid for. population, status, etc., and to
· Only 29% of respondents actually heard understand the state of the
the advertisements. professional Acupuncturist
community.
· Almost 40% of the respondents disliked
the content of the ads.
10· 81% of the respondents identify as respondents, 69% are self-employed,
female. 27% are commissioned/contracted, 2%
are employees and 1% are instructors.
· The largest group of respondents are
in the 35 ? 44 years old age group. · 82% of those who are self-employed,
do not employ anyone else.
· 82% of the respondents identified
that English is their first language. The · Just over half of respondents rent a
next highest group, is 10% of space/room in someone?s clinic, while
respondents identify that Chinese is 19% practice in their home and 18%
their first language. own their own office/clinic.
· Almost 75% of respondents have a M em ber Ser vice Com m it t ee Su r vey:
diploma in Acupuncture. Over 50% of Feedback f or Pr oject Developm en t
respondents have some sort of
certification/degree in TCM. This survey, conducted from May 7 ?
May 30, 2019, had a total of 77
· About 87% of respondents received
respondents. It was designed to
Acupuncture and/or TCM education
gather feedback from our members to
within Alberta.
be used by the Member Service
· Regarding member ?s highest level of committee. The information gathered
education in addition to will assist them in the development of
Acupuncture/TCM training, most have events and projects the members will
a Bachelor degree or some have the opportunity to take part in.
post-secondary.
· Of the topics named that members
· The time periods the respondents would like to see presented, the most
have been practicing is all quite close, popular are:
but the highest number, about 34%
a. Fertility/pregnancy/post-partum
have been practicing only 0 ? 5 years.
b. Sports injuries
· The highest group of respondents
work over 30 hours per week. c. Mental illnesses/PTSD/mental health
· 32% of respondents have another job d. Musculoskeletal conditions
in addition to work as an e. Scalp acupuncture
Acupuncturist.
f. Herbs/herbal use/herbal therapy
· The majority of respondents treat 16
? 30 patients in a week. g. Chronic pain
· The most popular h. Women?s
specializations/interests is in treating: health/menopause/gynecology
a. Chronic pain i. Digestive health
b. Fertility/pregnancy - Member ?s most popular first
choice for location of seminars/CEUs is
c. Headaches/migraines either Edmonton or Calgary, secondly
d. Anxiety/stress/depression being the more central location of Red
Deer
e. Insomnia
- 38% of members prefer to
f. Musculoskeletal
attend CEUs every four months, 28%
g. Sports injuries prefer only twice per year. There were
several suggestions to have more
h. Digestive issues
weekend or full day seminars done.
i. Women?s health/gynecology
· Regarding employment status of
11- There were many different Public Awareness of Acupuncture ?
suggestions of named professionals Informational sessions for the general
that members would like to see host a public. In regards to participation with
seminar. Several requests are these type of sessions, 52% of
generally for professionals with high respondents are interested, most of
education and/or particular expertise them suggesting that $200 is a fair
in an area. compensation for the member who
would be doing the presentation.
- More than half of respondents
are interested in participating in peer - 84% of respondents would like
group meetings to discuss case to see the CAAA host weekend or 3 ? 5
studies, etc. 20% of those members day workshops Some examples of
are also willing to host the meeting as International speakers were listed to
well. calculate member ?s interest in such an
event.
- 62% of respondents are
interested in helping to develop and
participate in possible research
projects in acupuncture.
Conducting surveys has allowed us to
- The most popular research
get closer to our members and get to
topics of interest are:
know them and what is important to
a. Fertility them. We look forward to your
b. Depression/mental health participation in our future surveys!
c. Women?s health
d. Cancer
e. Digestive issues
f. Allergies
- 70% of members are willing to
attend an annual social event. The
location of the event is mostly
preferred in either Edmonton or
Calgary, with Red Deer being mostly a
second choice. A Barbeque or
Luncheon is the event theme of
preference.
- In regards to being involved in
the Mentorship Program, more than
half of respondents are interested.
The members who commented that
they do not yet meet the minimum of
5 year membership with the CAAA
requirement, would definitely like to
participate in the future.
- The MSC would like to host
and/or assist members with hosting
12Opioid Cr isis:
How can
Acupuncturists
help?
It is not possible to turn a blind eye to a crisis · butyrylfentanyl
in Canada that is causing thousands of · carfentanyl
accidental deaths each year. From January · cyclopropyl fentanyl
2016 to December 2018, 11,500 people have · despropionyl-fentanyl
died of apparent opioid overdose. The · fentanyl
numbers keep climbing and we must work · fluoroisobutyrlfentanyl (FIBF)
together to find the best ways to dramatically · furanylfentanyl
lower the statistics in the future. In 2018 · methoxyacetylfentanyl
alone, 4,460 people died of apparent · norfentanyl
overdose. That means every 2 hours, Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is generally
someone died from opioids. Astonishingly, prescribed to treat pain. It can be up to 40
94% of those deaths were accidental. In order, times more potent than heroine and 100
British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta have times more potent than morphine.
the highest opioid related death rates in
Non-fentanyl-related opioids include, but are
Canada.
not limited to:
The numbers of accidental deaths by opioid · buprenorphine metabolites
overdose in Alberta have increased every year. · codeine
· dihydrocodeine
YEAR # OF DEATHS
· heroin
· hydrocodone
2016 547 · hydromorphone
· loperamide
2017 680
· meperidine
2018 744 · methadone
· monoacetylmprophine
· morphine
The most common opioids are:
· normeperidine
Fentanyl and fentanyl analogues include, but · oxycodone
are not limited to:
· tapentadol
· 3-methylfentanyl · tramadol
· acetylfentanyl · U-47700
· acrylfentanyl
13On the Government of Canada websites Acupuncturists join in the fight against opioid
accessed for the data in this article, there is no overdosing?
section that documented how many of these One of the most important ways you can help
deaths were of those who held a legal is through education. Educating the public
prescription. We can assume the data includes about the alternative treatments to opioids is
both illegal and legal opioid use, as the an enormous step in the right direction.
website has stated that these numbers are Chinese Medicine is still quite new to Canada
in terms of history. To offer people
totals. For the purpose of discussing how a
alternatives to taking prescription drugs gives
registered Acupuncturist can make a
them an opportunity to make life changing
difference, let us put aside the issue of illegally decisions. Aside from extreme cases when it
obtained and consumed opioids and focus on results in death, many people suffer from
those who obtain them legally with a valid other types of side effects. People like to have
prescription. choice. Teaching the public about Acupuncture
and the benefits of acupuncture treatments
Prescribed forms of opioids are tablets,
will give people that choice and allow them to
capsules, syrups, solutions, skin patches, nasal
try a different way to deal with pain and other
sprays, and suppositories. People who take
ailments, a way that they may never have
prescription opioids risk accidental overdose
considered before.
by not taking the medication properly/as
prescribed, taking them with alcohol, and put The Member Service Committee (MSC) is
others at risk as well if their unused portions heading a public awareness presentation
are given away or improperly disposed of. project that is aimed at increasing awareness
Opioids are prescribed generally to treat of Acupuncture in the general public. They
short-term acute pain, long term chronic pain, have prepared the CAAA Public Education
sports injuries, and after various Presentation ?Presenter Guidelines, designed to
dental/surgical procedures. assist members in putting on their own
presentations in their communities. Further
In Alberta, many people have careers that can
details about the opportunity to put on a
cause physical strain and pain. For most, their
public awareness presentation in your
first thoughts may be of convenience to visit
community with the assistance of the CAAA
their general practitioner to seek prescriptions
and the MSC will be available soon. Please
for their ailments. It is also possible, a person
watch your email for updates.
would seek out a general practitioner first, due
to the more common use of western medicine As part of the healthcare provider realm, it is
here. According to the CAAA Demographic important to stay informed about the different
survey, Alberta has many registered downfalls of all medical systems. If there is
Acupuncturists that treat the same kind of opportunity for you to take part in
ailments that opioids are being prescribed for. extinguishing a crisis, why not do what you
Acupuncture treatments have had positive can.
results for many types of pain issues for What are some other ways an Acupuncturist
centuries. So ask yourselves, how can can help with the opioid crisis?
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- Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses. National report: Apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada (January 2016
to December2018). Web Based Report. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada; June 2019.
https://health-infobase.canada.ca/datalab/national-surveillance-opioid-mortality.html Date accessed: July 12, 2019
- https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/problematic-prescription-drug-use/opioids/data-surveillance-research/
harms-deaths.html Date accessed: July 12, 2019
- Health Canada Publications. Publications ? Healthy Living. Web Based Publication. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada; April 2019.
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2019
14Committee Reports
MEMBER SERVICESCOMMITTEE
Contributed by Lindsay Babcock
- MSC survey - thank you for your participation, we received some valuable insight of what
members would like to see. If you missed the survey or have further thoughts, please share
your ideas at any time (not just when the survey is sent out)
- Welcome Package - ready to submit for Council consideration
- Sexual abuse policy - After the consultations regarding Bill 21 - An Act to Protect Patients, our
committee was involved in discussions with members that our college/association should have
a policy to help protect our members. Our committee is developing a policy to help members
create a safe workplace and recommended actions in the event of harassment or abuse at
work.
- Public Education Presentation - ready to submit for Council consideration
- Social Gatherings - we are lining up to have a couple social gatherings at the end of summer.
Details to follow - we hope a lot of people can make it out!
- CEU?s - we are continuing to facilitate the organization of CEU?s, in coordination with the office
staff. We asked several questions in our survey about what people would like to see in the CEU
options, and we will do our best to pursue topics and speakers that interest you.
15Upcom in g Even t s
· Regist r at ion f or Oct ober AARE (Alber t a Acu pu n ct u r e Regist r at ion Exam )
Applications are available on the College & Association of Acupuncturists of Alberta website
under Examinations. The application instruction guide is also available . The guide explains the
application process and what documents are needed. Registration packages will be accepted by
mail or drop off to the office. The deadline to submit applications is July 31st. If you have any
questions or concerns, please contact Jenney White : jenneyw@acupuncturealberta.ca
· CEU Even t s
We have a few important CEU scheduled for the upcoming months. If you change your email
address, please call or email staff at the CAAA office to update your information to ensure you
are receiving the CAAA Notice of CEU Event emails. Also, if members are interested in presenting
a CEU event of their own, please go to our website under Regulations & Policies and read our CEU
Approval Policy for details. You can also contact Janelle Kulak:
communication@acupuncturealberta.ca for answers to your questions.
·Pu blic Edu cat ion Pr esen t at ion s - Acu pu n ct u r e Aw ar en ess
The Members Service Committee (MSC) has been working hard on a project aimed at increasing
awareness of Acupuncture in the general public. Members will have the opportunity to conduct
one of these presentations in their community with the support of the MSC and the the CAAA. If
you are interested in taking part, please keep an eye on your emails for the official notice to
members coming soon.
16Contact Us
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