Blog
On the Sunset of the New Mexico Practice Act and Safeguarding the Profession into the Future by Dr. Robert J. Bibeau, DOM
Written for Healthcare Systems, Dr. Thomas Miles, DACM, 06/29/2021by Dr. Robert J. Bibeau, DOM, DACM Graduate Student AbstractThere is great cause for excitement in the acupuncture profession as many practitioners feel the medicine is moving forward and integrating...
The Current State of NMSAAM by President Yvonne Walston
Spring is moving quickly into summer, with its normal beauty, smells, and color to delight our senses. Spring also comes this year with hope that progress may well be occurring in our long battle with the pandemic. We on NMSAAM's Board of Directors have been busy...
Motivating Patients for Lasting Change by Jennifer Rysanek, DOM
With the pandemic almost under control (somewhat), the COVID headlines need to be replaced with “We are in a serious health crisis”. In practice, motivating even the most stubborn patients can be a job in itself. How often do you offer up advice to gently nudge your...
Four Recent Studies from Frontiers in Medicine on COVID-19
January 19, 2021 by Kim Stewart The following is a collection of recent research from the Frontiers in Medicine on COVID-19. Studies include medical plants and plant metabolites against the COVID-19 virus, famitodine for post COVID-19 neuropsychiatric symptoms and the...
Findings from traditional Japanese medicine on the CoV-2 virus by Saul Vallée O.M.D., LicAc.
I studied neurosciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then traditional medicine in Japan, and have been operating a clinic in Brittany, France for 30 years dealing with both human and animal patients. In light of the gravity of the covid-19...
Positions Available at the BAOM by Selah Chamberlain, BAOM Chair
BAOM positions are currently available: WHAT’S THE ACUPUNCTURE BOARD? By Selah Chamberlain, BAOM Chair The Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is our regulatory board. It is part of “Boards and Commissions” within the Regulation and Licensing Department. Its...
Advances Against COVID (2) By Caterina Di Palma, DOM
SARS2, Covid-19 is not the flu. What really sets it apart from the flu and pneumonia is the slow and imperceptible progression of the disease. That allows the asymptomatic spread, shedding virus before or without ever getting symptoms. As these issues were...
Pandemic Management Challenges by Laurel Schilke, DOM
Laurel Schilke, DOM, was Sec/Treasurer of Association of Traditional East Asian Medicine (ATEAM, now retired), article submitted to NMSAAM by Caterina Di Palma, DOM, NMSAAM BOD member The official approach to the pandemic has some significant deficiencies. It reflects...
Acupuncture and Biomedical News
First: the Biomedical News: For those of you who would like to do a COVID-19 saliva test in the privacy of your own home, you can log into at https://learn.Vaulthealth.com/nm/ from the NMDOH. Check it out! You will need to work with the facilitator/monitor on a...
Registration for COVID-19 Vaccinations Available for DOMs
Knowing that pressure turns coal into diamonds, have you noticed that we are all starting to sparkle? Remember that we are all in this together! Register for COVID-19 vaccination and/or learn more about the vaccinations with two communications sent by the New Mexico...
NMSAAM Governance Documents
NMSAAM Governance Documents and Updates The New Mexico Society for Acupuncture and Asian Medicine has made the decision to host/house our public governance documents on GitHub The reasons for this inlcude: Files can be in plain text (markdown) which will be accessible...
Matching Funds for Donation to NMSAAM this Month!
Matching Funds for Donations to NMSAAM this month! DONATE NOW! The 2020 holiday season began with Thanksgiving and we are quite thankful for you: our NMDOMs, NMSAAM members, corporate sponsors and friends of acupuncturists. We are especially thankful for two of our...
COVID-19 related NEWS for DOMs
COVID-19 related NEWS for DOMs – 3 action items #1 FIRST: Please review Steven Malin’s post in NMSAAM’s News/Blog. Clinical-guidelines-for-practice-regarding-public-health-order-dated-13-november-2020/. #2 SECOND: Free webinar on Wednesday, November 18 – coming right...
Clinical Guidelines For Practice Regarding Public Health Order Dated 13 November 2020
Public Health Order 13 Nov 2020 On the 13th of November, 2020, Acting Secretary Billy J. Jimenez issued a Public Health Order under direction of the Governor in response to the continued public health emergency. This order allows the continued operation of (emphasis...
NMSAAM Listserv: New Member Benefit!
Come join the discussion! Have you ever wanted to discuss acupuncture and herbal medicine with your colleagues in a professional but relaxed environment? Are you a big TCM nerd? If so, you will love the new NMSAAM discussion listerv! What is it? The Listserv is a...
Message from NMSAAM’s New President
We thank all of our members as well as others who attended our first web platform annual meeting by Zoom on September 27, 2020. After a Zoom anonymous poll vote, I am honored to have been elected this year's president for the New Mexico Society of Acupuncture and...
Agenda for 9/27/20 Annual Meeting
We will begin the annual meeting at 10:00 am on Zoom, and will get elections done right away. We expect to have plenty of time for DOMs to talk about whatever is of concern. Although we won't be able to hang out and network as usual, we'll still be able to get...
Insurance Committee Report
This past year has been challenging, but we have still managed to get a few things done. In January 2020 CMS announced the decision to include acupuncture benefits to Medicare patients for chronic low back pain. They will cover 12 visits in a 90-day period with an...
Secretary’s Report for 2020 Annual Meeting
This is the last report I will write as your secretary, after doing the job for over 7 of the last 10 years, if I’ve counted correctly. I hope I’ve been of use. While I will no longer be part of the NMSAAM board, I intend to be very active in pushing for our...
Report and Opinions from NMSAAM VP Yvonne Wylie Walston, DOM
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Vice President for the last three years, first with Steve Malins as President and then two years with John Scott as President. As a member of NMSAAM since 2013 and a Board Member at Large for several years, I have been...