2011 - August
THANK
YOU!!
CMAAC Head Office would like to extend a special thank you to Prof. Bing Jiang Wu, Board of Director of CMAAC and President of the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, for negotiating with the insurance company, Holman Insurance Brokers Limited, to secure a new source of insurance coverage for members of CMAAC. Members have the ability to choose insurance coverage from either HKMB International or Holman Insurance Brokers Limited. Thank you so much Prof. Wu for working with Holman Insurance to get insurance coverage for CMAAC members. Your hard work is appreciated!
學會總部特別感謝吳濱江教授向保險公司交涉，使學會會員多一家專業保險的選擇
A special thank you is also extended to Dr. Jane Cheung, English Secretary of the Board of Directors, for attending the recent conference held in Nova Scotia. Dr. Cheung attended as a representative of the Board of Directors of CMAAC. Thank you for attending the conference and for networking with the Nova Scotia Chapter of CMAAC.
謝謝我會英文書記張中佩醫師代表總部出席Nova Scotia省的學術會議及聯絡工作
Thank you and congratulations to Dr. Diana Tong Li, President of the Nova Scotia Chapter of CMAAC! Dr. Li organized the First Annual Canadian Conference on Acupuncture & Healing Medicine and the Conference was a great success!! (more information on the conference inside this newsletter) Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture in Nova Scotia and Canada!!
謝謝我會分會長李彤醫師舉辦加拿大针灸和自然疗法会议癌症治疗的第一次年会 七月九日會議員滿成功
The First Annual Canadian Conference on Acupuncture and Natural Healing held in Halifax July 9,10, was as a resounding success for its guests and participants!
The Conference with its focus on Cancer Care and the Future of Health Care in Canada, was inaugurated by MPP Kelly Regan, with congratulations from the Premier of Nova Scotia, and the mayor of Halifax.
The Conference tackled the question of integrative medicine with a panel discussion anchored by Dr. William LaValley, MD, who skyped in from Austin Texas. Dr. LaValley is a highly acclaimed, pioneer of integrative medicine. Present on the panel were representatives of Cancer Care Nova Scotia and Capital Health and by Dr. Diana Tong Li and Dr. Franklyn Chen.
Dr. Li and Dr. Chen as CMAAC and local CMAAC chapter president and vice president, figured prominently in staging the conference. Along with Joseph Starr, D. Dr. TCM they have been particularly active in pushing for higher standards of practice and for regulation in Nova Scotia.
The Conference was very well attended by acupuncturists and other health-care professionals as well as by cancer survivors. Part of the attraction was the 15 seminars presented by a wide variety of health-care professionals speaking on a wide variety of topics. Their goal was to familiarize the health-care community and public with what is available in the way of complementary medicine. Seminars featured included TCM, Japanese Medicine, naturopathy, craniosacral therapy, herbal medicine, counselling and homeopathy.
Dr. Robert Rutledge, a prominent radiation oncologist and assistant Dalhousie University professor, graced the conference with his keynote speech. Doctors from China’s prestigious Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine flew in to present on cancer research and on opportunities for higher learning through its MA and Ph. D programs.
The conference was staged at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine- Atlantic Canada’s first college of acupuncture and TCM. The College has a special arrangement with Guangzhou University. The College helps recruit for these Guangzhou University programs and provides the option of taking these programs at the College.
This was a seminal event, rarely staged in Canada. And the Conference supporters are proud to have accomplished it here in Nova Scotia.
Amongst those in attendance were Jane Cheung, representing CMAAC and a contingent of acupuncturists from Ottawa who took advantage of the lovely weather to explore Halifax and surroundings.
The outcome of the Conference was invitations from various public cancer-related organizations to host seminars on Acupuncture and TCM. The College also agreed to place more emphasis on cancer care in its student clinics and to bring in conventional medical specialists to help create an integrative approach to cancer care at the College.
One of the featured guests of the Conference was Dr. Aiko Hormann, an 82 year old minister and natural healer, who dropped in on her way to a conference in Zurich. Dr. Horman was a neuroscientist before turning to Christ for inspiration.
Dr. Aiko’s work combining science and spirituality, was highly appreciated by the audience.
It is hoped that with follow-up, this will be a breakthrough conference for acupuncture in Nova Scotia.
It has already helped bring the two other acupuncture associations with members practicing in Nova Scotia together with ATCMANS through their attendance at the Conference. These other two associations and ATCMANS are currently working on a memorandum of understanding which will set minimum standards of practice and education, to be presented to the government of Nova Scotia. It is hoped that going forward, all acupuncturists in Nova Scotia will have to graduate from minimum 2200 hour full-time programs offered by provincially recognized colleges.
Sincerely
Joseph Starr, D. Dr. Ac., Dr. TCM
Conference Co Chair
Front Row, Left to Right:
Dr. Qing Zhang, Calvin Crichton, Dr. Aiko Hormann, Dr. Franklyn Shi Chen, Dr.
Diana Tong Li, Joe Starr,
Dr. He Jun, representative from Guangzhou University, Dr. Zhang-HongLai,
representative from Guangzhou University, China, Lisa Fontanella, Dr. Helga
Pizzera.
Round table discussion; Cancer Treatment and Prevention.
Left to Right: Representatives from Capital Health Nova Scotia, Representative
from Sunshine Room QEII Hospital, Dr. Franklyn Shi Chen, Professor from
Dalhousie University, Dr. William Lavallee M.D.(on screen from Texas), Dr. Diana
Tong Li, Vicki Wilson cancer patient, Dr. Aiko Hormann, Joe
Integrating Western and Eastern Medicine
Dr. Diana Tong Li - Chair, Dr. Robert Rutledge – Keynote speaker and cancer
specialist from QEII hospital, Dr. Franklyn Shi Chen – co-chair and keynote
speaker, Joe Starr – co-chair. The Canadian College of Acupuncture and
Traditional Chinese Medicine; Hosts of the Canadian Conference on Acupuncture
and Natural Healing. 2011 Topic: Cancer Treatment and Prevention.
Government officials showing their support
Dr. Aiko Hormann, Councillor Mary Wile on behalf of Mayor Peter Kelly, Hon.
Kelly Regan district MLA, Dr. Diana Tong Li, Dr. Franklyn Shi Chen, at the
Canadian College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine; Hosts of the
Canadian Conference on Acupuncture and Natural Healing. 2011 Topic: Cancer
Treatment and Prevention.
Support from the National Association
Calvin Crichton, Dr. Franklyn Shi Chen, Representative from the Chinese
Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada, Dr. Diana Tong Li and Joe Starr
at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine; Hosts
of the Canadian Conference on Acupuncture and Natural Healing. 2011 topic:
Cancer Treatment and Prevention.
Conference Opening Speech
Dr. Diana Tong Li the chair of this conference
As the chair of this conference it has been my pleasure to work with the many volunteers and supporters who stepped forward to help because they believe in natural medicine. They believe the community needs natural medicine.
On behalf of the conference, I especially want to thank the Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada, and Guangzhou Chinese Medicine University for their support. We are pleased to welcome two members of the university who have travelled a long way to get here. I also want to thank Mary Beth Clark, for all her advice and support.
I want to welcome doctors from Ontario and other provinces who are attending the conference.
I want to thank the students of the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine and its staff for doing so much..
I want to thank all the seminar presenters and keynote speakers who have given of their time and energy. Some have travelled a long way from home. I want to thank Cancer Care Nova Scotia for its donation.
I want to thank councillor Mary Wile who is representing Mayor Peter Kelly and the City of Halifax.
Finally I would like to thank Kelly Regan, our local MLA for honouring the conference with her words of encouragement and the Government of Nova Scotia for its letter of support.
Our acupuncture associations have come together to host the conference. The purpose of the conference is to get practitioners together to share knowledge. It’s purpose is to increase public knowledge and give hope to patients. Right now my clinic is treating 7 patients with cancer in concert with conventional medicine. They all feel fortunate to receive both forms of medicine at the same time.
They wish more cancer patients had the same opportunity.
As associations we have a responsibility to educate the public about the benefits of acupuncture and natural medicine. We have the duty to explain the benefits of acupuncture and natural medicine to our government. We also have a duty to reach out to doctors, and nurses and researchers and to build bridges. There is no better way to accomplish this than through the conference.
With the help of our volunteers and supporters we are determined to be an annual conference. We will become stronger because of this conference as both associations and practitioners. Through our conference, we hope the government will speed up the regulation of acupuncture. And hopefully the public will have greater awareness of the role acupuncture and natural medicine can play in the future of medicine.
Thank You.
加拿大针灸和自然疗法会议癌症治疗的第一次年会 七月九日开幕式发言, 会议主席 李彤医师
作为本次会议的主席，我很荣幸的和在座的各位支持和相信自然疗法的志愿者和支持者一起工作，各位也是相信自然疗法会为社会有用的人。受到本次会议委托，我想向加拿大中医藥针灸學会以及广州中医大学的支持表示特别感谢。 我们很荣幸的欢迎远道而来的广州中医大学的两位成员。同时我想向 Mary Beth Clark和她提供的所有胡建议和支持表示感谢。
我向从安大略及其它省份来参加本次会议的医生表示感谢。同时向加拿大针灸和传统中医学院的全体师生和工作人员表示感谢。我向参加本次会议的所有付出精力和时间的，特别是一些长途而来的发言人表示感谢，我还要向向本次会议提供赞助的Cancer Care Nova Scotia 表示感谢。我要向代表Halifax市及市长Peter Kelly的议员Mary Wile表示感谢。最后我要向本次会议表达祝贺和鼓励的本社区MLA Kelly Regan以及本省政府表示感谢。
我们的针灸协会在一起参加本次会议，本次会议的目的是把工作者们集合到一起来分享知识和经验，促进大众了解和给病人希望。目前本诊所有七名癌症患者正在同时接受西医和传统疗法的治疗，他们对于这种中西医结合疗法都感到非常幸运和满意，并且希望更多的病人可以得到同样 作为协会成员，我们有责任教育大众关于针灸和自然疗法的好处。我们有义务向我们的政府解释针灸和自然疗法的好处。我们同时有义务和西医的医生，护士和研究者们建立沟通渠道，最好的方法就是通过类似的会议。通过我们志愿者的协助，我们决定把本次会议升格为年会，作为会员和医疗工作者我们的能力会通过会议得到加强。通过本次会议，我们希望会加速政府关于针灸的立法工作，同时希望引起社会大众对针灸和自然疗法在医疗事业的作用的更大关注。
谢谢!
Holman Insurance Broker Ltd
加拿大中医药针灸学会邱伟玲会长及林主任:您们好！
Holman Insurance Broker Ltd.是一家国际保险公司，对我们学校（OCTCM）进行为期几个月的审查（课程设计，教学质量等）；英国伦敦总部认为我们学院（OCTCM）的教学是高质量，故对我们的毕业学生--现在临床中医针灸工作者，及在校临床实习的同学们提供了优惠的保险。因我是学会的会员，故将学会介绍给他们，他们也视我会的会员同我们学院（OCTCM）毕业的中医针灸师一样是高质量，愿意为我会的会员投保。
选择Holman Insurance Broker Ltd.的理由如下：
- 价格绝对优惠，原来的投保公司（HKMB）每年收取$500多加币，现在的 Holman Insurance Broker Ltd.才收取$350 加币。
- 投保范围专业，经于保险公司反复磋商，专门给我们中医药针灸行业制定一份专业化的保单。
- 保单不仅局限于单独诊所，还可以在A,B,C,D等不同诊所及去病人家治疗也有效；在加拿大不同省份行医都有效。
- 并投保“性侵犯”之类的事件，原保险公司是不保这种事件。
- 投保工作效率快，从申请到审核批准只需72小时。
希望学会将这个保险公司推荐给大家，以便会员有多种选择，为会员谋福利。
吴滨江 ,博士/教授/主任医师
加拿大安大略中医学院院长
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President Dr. Qiu, General Director Dr. Lin of CMAAC:
Re: Professional Liability Insurance Coverage
Holman Insurance Broker Ltd is an international insurance broker, through months of assessments of OCTCM including the course design and quality of teaching, the headquarter based in London England decided to offer a preferred rates of Professional Liability insurance to graduates, clinical intern students and current clinical TCM and Acupuncture practitioners.
Since I am also a member in good standing of the Association, I have therefore introduced the Association to the broker hoping the members of the Association can be benefited from this program. After working with them, they have agreed to provide the Professional Liability Coverage for the members of the association and consider the members in the same standards with Graduate from OCTCM.
Reasons to opt for Holman Insurance Broker Ltd are as below:
A. Competitive pricing. Our previous insurance broker, HKMB charges rate starting at $500.00Cdn in premium for the Professional Liability Coverage; Holman Insurance Broker Ltd charges rate starting at $350.00Cdn in premium for the Professional Liability Coverage
B. Greater range of coverage for the modality of professional practices. After negotiating with the insurance company, they have created a specialized program for TCM professionals.
C. Portability of Insurance. The coverage allows practitioners to carry the insurance from one location to another, not restricted to one place, nor province within Canada.
D. Include Sexual Harassment/Abuse type of coverage, which HKMB does not cover.
E. Fast and efficient processing time. 72 hours of processing time from the initial application to final approval.
I hope the Association will introduce this insurance program as an option to all the members where everyone can be benefited from such comprehensive coverage.
Dr. Bin Jiang Wu, Ph.D/Professor
President, Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Professionalism: Conduct
with Patients and Staff
專業：行為與患者和醫務人員
It has been reported in the news recently that there have been some instances of inappropriate conduct occurring in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine clinics. CMAAC reminds its members that as a member of CMAAC, you are expected to conduct yourself in a professional and appropriate manner at all times when practicing acupuncture and/or traditional Chinese medicine. To elevate TCM/A to a high standard of acceptance and practice within the medical community, it is vitally important that all practitioners act in a professional manner. Not only should patients be treated with compassion and respect, but clinic and administrative staff should also be treated the same way.