February 15, 2018

Dear Colleagues:

We look forward to seeing you all again soon in Denver for the 3rd Annual Congress of the ASA

Council! Attached is the final agenda. This will be a very important meeting, and will strongly

help to determine the direction of the organization for the coming year. We have monumental

issues to discuss, so your thoughtful participation is paramount.

Prior to the meeting, please discuss with your boards the following:

1. We will be asking each state for a short update on the major activities, as well as current

membership numbers. Please discuss what your board would like to report to the greater

group. We do this each year at the start of the meeting.

2. We will be likely introducing a web platform proposal that would improve upon that

which is currently available. Please inquire of your boards if, in an ideal world of cost-

benefit and quality product, your state would be interested in a new platform. This would

integrate regular web features with member-management, RSS feed, and more. Details

to follow, but we’d like to get a sense of the general, theoretical interest. If your group

might be interested, at what point could you make this switch? (E.g. If you have a 2-year

contract with Wild Apricot or another provider, when would that be up?)

3. NCCAOM has graciously offered to sponsor a lunch meeting for us. What topics would

you be interested in having them address during this time-frame? Please send topics

ahead of time through Delegates to the designated ASA List thread.

4. We will have a discussion on NADA and NADA-only practitioners (e.g. not Licensed

Acupuncturists, but more NADA trained social workers and similar.) This is a

knowledge sharing discussion, and may help with the development of ASA policy around

this issue. The hope would be to identify the primary issues, Pro- and Con-, on this topic,

and begin to develop a working document so that states could consider this with their

memberships over the next year. Ultimately, we may be able to come to an

organizational standpoint on this, as we do not have one now. This is a “hot topic”

nationally at present, and, as the opioid crisis continues, will likely become more

pressing. This will also help us frame mechanisms for policy development for the group,

as well as fundamental directioning for the profession.

5. The California Acupuncture Association (CAA) has decided to hold off on membership

for now, as there are major organizational possibilities in California as Assemblymember

Evan Low directs discussions among stakeholder groups there. We will also be

discussing the situation in California, as it has strong repercussions throughout the

country.

Third Annual Congress of the ASA Council

Denver, CO

March 16-18, 2018

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6. Nebraska, Texas, and Louisiana will be petitioning for membership. They will also be

vetted prior. There are no competing groups in either state.

We are excited to have Ret. Col Kevin Galloway, Deputy Director, Strategic Communications

and Policy at the Defense &Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM),

speaking to the Council in Denver to discuss ways in which we can keep L.Acs in the overall

plan for delivery of acupuncture to our nation's active military and veterans and discussing tools

for pain rating that can assist in uniform data collection.

We will also be screening the first segment of the new ANF movie Getting to the Point. This

segment is on the use of acupuncture in a major children’s hospital.

In addition, we’ll be looking towards further possibility for a 2019 national conference, hearing

from a number of allied health groups, and spending a full day on Sunday advancing our

knowledge of legislation and how to lobby successfully, social media usage, committee and

board development, financial considerations, and other issues critical to successful state

associations.

We look forward to being together soon,

The Board of the American Society of Acupuncturists

David W. Miller, MD, LAc (Chair)

Amy Mager (Vice-Chair)

Candace Sarges, LAc (Treasurer, Immediate Past Chair)

LiMing Tseng, LAc (Secretary)

Eric R. Buckley, DOM (Member at Large)

Zeyiad Elias (Member at Large)

Kallie Guimond (Member at Large)

P.S. This letter can be shared with your boards, as can the agenda.

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AGENDA ITEM AND DESCRIPTION

PRESENTERS

TIME

ALLOTMENT

CLOCK TIME

ASA Board meeting (30 min)

Board 30 7:30 – 8:00

FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH 8AM-6PM 1) Opening Breakfast compliments of CM&F

8:00 – 9:00

2) Welcome (15)

a. Introduction of the board and committee chairs (5) DM

b. Introduction of Governance Committee and Role; Assurance of

quorum (5) ZE

c. Meeting governance/rules of interaction/time limits/code of

conduct. (5) ZE – review of confidentiality expectations

d. Reminder of common goals and tenor/ tone of conduct DM, AM

DM, ZE, AM

15 9:00 – 9:15

3) Introductions Overview (10): Self introductions (States, NCCAOM, CCAOM,

ACAOM) group

Group 10 9:15 – 9:25

4) Overview of weekend (15)

Goals – Review the work of 2017 (discussion) DM and overview of meeting goals:

a. Foster profession infrastructure through professional relationship building

b. Enumerate all major issues affecting the profession at the state association

level

c. Create awareness of key issues affecting the national practice environment

i. Regulation

ii. Legislation

iii. Certification

iv. Accreditation

v. Educational structure

d. Introduce a number of key co-associations at the national and international

levels

e. Discuss critical meetings to attend in 2018-2019

f. Review key legislative actions

g. Consider key components of “next steps” for organizational development:

STAFF and P&P, Board and Committees, interprofessional relations,

international relations

h. Explore options for national leadership training programs that can be

available on a perpetual basis: live events and/or webinar options

i. Preview goals for 2018-2019

j. Expand expertise in legislation, governance, and association building

DM 15 9:25 – 9:40

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Friday

5) State Introductions (60) – Council Delegates

a. Delegate introductions: key state issues

b. Key initiatives by state – minimal detail

Council Delegates

60 9:40 – 10:40

● BREAK (15)

15 10:40 – 10:55

6) Report of the Legislative committee (60) TS, KG, Committee

a. Key goals

b. strategies

TS, KG, Group

60 11:00 – 12:00

7) Web Platform options and interest survey – OF (30)

OF 30 12:00 – 12:30

Working Lunch (75)

SPONSORED BY NCCAOM Answers to stakeholder questions

KWC, AB, GL

75 12:30 – 1:45

● WRAP UP FROM LUNCH 5

5

1:45 – 1:50

8) ASA Board status updates Part 1 (75)

a. Accomplishments

i. Key meetings (15)

1. Congressional Briefing (DM, KG, TS)

2. PCOM (Board, CSOMA: TT, CV, BG)

3. AAMA (David – unofficial only)

4. IFS (AM)

5. ETCMA (DM, GL)

6. SIO (LT, ZE, EB, Jen Stone)

7. SAR (LT)

8. Beijing (DM)

9. ATCMA (DM, EB)

10. ISO (EB)

11. AMA CPT (EB, KG)

12. Integrative Healthcare Symposium (LT – unofficial)

ii. Governance committee report and planning (15) ZE

iii. Nominating Committee report (10) CS (or delegate)

iv. Public Relations Committee (10) LC

v. List dynamics and list status (10) RW

vi. AMA CPT (15) EB, KG

DM, LT, ZE, LC, CS,

RW 75 1:50 – 3:05

● BREAK 10

10 3:05 – 3:15

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Friday

9) Budget (15) CS

CS, DM 15 3:15 – 3:30

10) Acupuncture Now Foundation: Getting to the Point: Film segment MB (45)

MB 45 3:30 – 4:15

11) AAPAS Introduction and working relations planning (30)

AAPAS 30 4:15 – 4:45

12) Meridians Report JS (30)

JS 30 4:45 – 5:15

13) NCCAOM, CCAOM, ACAOM reports (45, 15 min each)

Orgs 45 5:15 – 6:00

● END DAY 1

PARTY SPONSORED BY MODERN ACUPUNCTURE

And to CM&F for our Friday Breakfast!

Thank you to Modern Acupuncture for support of our Friday evening event!

http://www.modernacupuncturefranchise.com/index.html

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Saturday

ASA Board meeting (30 min)

Board 30 8:30 – 9:00

SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH 9AM-5PM

1) Projections for 2018

i. Board changes and planning (10) DM

ii. Key meetings and group relations: PROPOSED (20)

1. ETCMA, Beijing – Non-Attend 2018 DM

2. AAMA – self pay, not official DM

3. Illinois State Med Society – self pay, not official

DM

4. ISO -- EB (paid by ISO)

5. AMA CPT – EB/KG

6. WFAS, WFCMS – FYI Only

7. Academic Consortium -- DM, EB, JS, KG

8. SIO -- ZE (funded)

9. PCOM -- CS, (TBD)

10. IFS- attending 2018 -- AM, hiatus 2019

11. UNESCO World Acupuncture Day, Paris

12. SAR 2019 Meeting – LT, DM

13. Suggestions

DM, EB, KWC

30 9:00 – 9:30

2) Herbal Medicine Committee (20)

a. Report and discussion of initiatives

9:30 – 9:50

Break (10)

3) Guest Speaker: Ret. Col Kevin Galloway, Deputy Director, Strategic

Communications and Policy at the Defense & Veterans Center for Integrative

Pain Management (DVCIPM) (90)

CKG 90 10:00 – 11:30

4) Discussion and Voting for new Council Association Members:

Louisiana, Nebraska, Texas (30)

Council 30 11:30 – 12:00

Working Lunch (90 min)

SPONSORED BY Marilyn Allen Status of ICD 11 Codes and interactive session MA

MA 90 12:00 – 1:30

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Saturday

5) Discussion on 2019 National Meeting

Broader discussion on professional visioning

45 1:30 – 2:15 6) ASA/State Org Member Info

Management

7) California and Issues of Unity

8) NADA and general development of ASA policy (60) DM/Group

45 2:15 – 3:00

3:00 – 4:00

DM/Group 60 4:00 – 5:00

9) Closing Remarks

Social Event TBD

A special thanks to Marilyn Allen of AAC and to NCCAOM for

sponsoring our working lunches!!

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Sunday

ASA Board meeting (30 min)

Board 30 8:30 – 9:00

SUNDAY, MARCH 18TH 9AM-5PM

Workshop 1: Successful lobbying – including wise strategic planning, interfacing with elected officials, Understanding the greater environment…

KG, MG 120 9:00 – 11:00

Break 15 15

Workshop 2: Cores of Governance

MG 60 11:15 – 12:15

Workshop 3: Committee Development: Structures, Expectations MG 30 12:15 – 12:45

Lunch 60 12:45 – 1:45

Workshop 4: Social Media and marketing BF 60 1:45 – 2:45

Workshop 5: Membership Development and Retention MG 60 2:45 – 3:45

Break 15 15 3:45 – 4:00

Workshop 6: Fundraising, Member Benefits Amy Lewis

60 4:00 – 5:00

Preparatory Reading

Report on Congressional Briefing http://www.asacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Hill-Briefing-

Public-Report_11_11_17.pdf

ISO Newsletter https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GXaDIanIx6TY7OKKhES4zktskzIETPxT/view?ths=true

Defense/Veterans Pain Rating Scale https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H5jJZ6XOk0Dc4M4J1Co11YYO-

P7fG-Y4/view

Design and Promote Proposition https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O-

iBpGP_TZrYAYxSBHLz6Uy6kmxIQ3jf/view

ASA Year in Review 2017 http://myemail.constantcontact.com/ASA-Year-in-Review-

2017.html?soid=1129429298898&aid=eftZGkG_UoQ

ASA January 2018 Legislative Highlights http://myemail.constantcontact.com/ASA-January-2018-

Review-.html?soid=1129429298898&aid=tA4L6xU6Aws

Acupuncture’s Role in the Opioid Crisis http://www.asacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/JIM-

Acupunctures-Role-in-Solving-the-Opioid-Epidemic.pdf

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Attendance

BOARD Candace Sarges

BOARD LiMing Tseng

BOARD David Miller

BOARD Zeyiad Elias

BOARD Amy Mager

BOARD Eric Buckley

BOARD Kallie Guimond

ASA Council Delegates and Alternates

CA California Acupuncture Association Michael Fox

CA California Acupuncture Association Mori West

CA CSOMA Tiffany Tuftee

CA CSOMA Christy Vitello

CO Acupuncture Association of Colorado Mark VanOterloo

CO Acupuncture Association of Colorado Kimberley Benjamin

CT CT Society of AOM Regina Walsh

CT CT Society of AOM Maggie Barili

DC Acupuncture Society of DC Amy Lewis

FL Florida Acupuncture Association Hongjian He

FL FSOMA Jennifer Broadwell

IL Illinois Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Lindy Camardella

IL Illinois Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Olivia Hsu Friedman

IN Indiana Society of Acupuncturist Bryce Utt

IN Indiana Society of Acupuncturist Jen Stone

MD Maryland Acupuncture Society Tracy Soltesz

MD Maryland Acupuncture Society Kathryn Nemirovsky

ME Maine Assoc of AOM Mary Beth Hassett

MI Michigan AAOM Henry Buchtel

MN Minnesota Acupuncture Assocation Valerie Overby

MN Minnesota Acupuncture Assocation Korina St. John

NC North Carolina Soc of Acup & AM David Peters

NC North Carolina Soc of Acup & AM Karen Velasquez

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NH NHAAMA Elizabeth Ropp

NH NHAAMA Deb Meuse

NJ NJAAOM Jason Sargis

NM NMSAAM Steve Malins

NY Acupuncture Society of NY Michelle Wright

NY Acupuncture Society of NY Viktor Krystufek

OR Oregon Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Beth Howlett & Gonzo Flores

PA Association for Professional Acupuncture in PA Heather Shultz

PA Association for Professional Acupuncture in PA BJ Putnam

RI RISAOM Elizabeth Collins

TN Tennessee Acupuncture Council (TAC) Jodie Manross

TN Tennessee Acupuncture Council (TAC) William Alexander

VA Acupuncture Society of Virginia Aubry Fisher

VA Acupuncture Society of Virginia Sarah Faggert Alemi

VT Vermont Acupuncture Association Dianne Barclay

WA WEAMA Jason Taylor

WI WISCA Kelly Hora

WI WISCA MacPherson Worobec

NCCAOM Kory Ward Cook

NCCAOM Afua Bromley

NCCAOM Gene London

CCAOM Misti Oxford Pickeral

CCAOM Roberta Herman

ACAOM Jason Wright (Skype)

Guest organization AAPAS: American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety https://aapas.org/home-aapas/ Yongming Li

AAPAS – Guest organization (Hongjian He)

Speaker Kevin Galloway

Speaker Mark Guimond

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