British Acupuncture Council’s Post

🚨 SAVE ACUPUNCTURE! 🚨 Governor Newsom is proposing to eliminate acupuncture for thousands of Californians on Medi-Cal. Acupuncture is an effective and holistic method for pain management and has been linked to a lower dependence on opioids and other pain medications. Eliminating access to this critical preventative service is shortsighted and will result in much greater costs to Medi-Cal in the future. We need YOUR HELP to save acupuncture! Locate and call your state legislators at https://lnkd.in/gAHbTEd to make your voice heard! Call script: "Hello, my name is [NAME] and I am calling to oppose the elimination of the optional acupuncture benefit in Medi-Cal. Research has shown that acupuncture is an effective and holistic method for pain management and has been linked to a lower dependence on opioids and other pain medications. Eliminating access to this critical preventative service would result in much greater costs to Medi-Cal in the future. I strongly urge you to oppose the funding cuts to acupuncture in Medi-Cal."

Waiting times for endometriosis patients raised in Parliament: acupuncture a solution . On Tuesday 19 November, two members of Parliament, Alice MacDonald (MP) and Jim Shannon (MP), raised questions about the waiting times for treatment and diagnosis for conditions such as endometriosis. Despite substantial reliable evidence supporting the efficacy of acupuncture for endometriosis, the 2024 update of the National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) guidelines, (NG73 Endometriosis: diagnosis and management), failed to include a recommendation. NICE guidelines inform best practice care in the NHS which means that patients are potentially at risk of not receiving effective treatment for this often debilitating illness. READ MORE @ https://lnkd.in/drnnD7jN

https://lnkd.in/gUUgjxvU HealthCMi acupuncture CEU webinar Sunday, March 24th Modern research demonstrating maximum effectiveness for specific acupuncture points for anxiety, hypertension, and fibromyalgia is presented.

Waiting times for endometriosis patients raised in Parliament: acupuncture a solution . On Tuesday 19 November, two members of Parliament, Alice MacDonald (MP) and Jim Shannon (MP), raised questions about the waiting times for treatment and diagnosis for conditions such as endometriosis. Despite substantial reliable evidence supporting the efficacy of acupuncture for endometriosis, the 2024 update of the National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) guidelines, (NG73 Endometriosis: diagnosis and management), failed to include a recommendation. NICE guidelines inform best practice care in the NHS which means that patients are potentially at risk of not receiving effective treatment for this often debilitating illness. READ MORE @ https://lnkd.in/dtFEFx-j

Waiting times for endometriosis patients raised in Parliament: acupuncture a solution . On Tuesday 19 November, two members of Parliament, Alice MacDonald (MP) and Jim Shannon (MP), raised questions about the waiting times for treatment and diagnosis for conditions such as endometriosis. Despite substantial reliable evidence supporting the efficacy of acupuncture for endometriosis, the 2024 update of the National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) guidelines, (NG73 Endometriosis: diagnosis and management), failed to include a recommendation. NICE guidelines inform best practice care in the NHS which means that patients are potentially at risk of not receiving effective treatment for this often debilitating illness. READ MORE @ https://lnkd.in/drnnD7jN

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✍️Sign the Petition to Help Stop Cuts to Acupuncture as Medi-Cal Benefit in CA's 2024-2025 Budget! ➡️Acupuncture is a natural therapy that is both cost-effective and free from side effects. Under Medi-Cal, it has provided a vital treatment alternative to the overuse of prescription medications for chronic severe pain, helping combat the opioid crisis. The Medi-Cal budget allocation for acupuncture is a small fraction of the total budget, yet it significantly benefits millions of Medi-Cal beneficiaries, including LifeLong’s patients. Many are served by our own Licensed Acupuncturist, Dr. Bonnie Lynch, at our West Berkeley Health Center. ➡️Governor Newsom has proposed cutting this essential benefit in California’s next budget year, beginning July 1st. Eliminating acupuncture from Medi-Cal will force many patients back into reliance on prescription medications, exacerbating the opioid epidemic and increasing healthcare costs in the long run. ✅Click the link to sign: https://lnkd.in/gs9kD7ye

📣 CALL FOR SYMPOSIA & WORKSHOPS 📍2025 SAR International Research Conference: April 3-6, 2025 Newport Beach, CA, USA 🇺🇸 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eas9sdNH Theme: Cultivating Interconnections of Acupuncture and Traditional East Asian Medicine Research 👉 We invite you to submit your ideas for a symposium or workshop, and SAR’s Conference Program Committee will select the most meritorious submission(s) for symposia or workshop during the conference. General topic categories may include acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Tuina, TCM, and whole system approaches. Priority will be given to topics that relate to the 2025 conference theme: ✨ Cultivating Interconnections of Acupuncture and Traditional East Asian Medicine Research ✨ Each presentation idea should include not only a focus on high-quality research, but also address how that research may be useful to practitioners interested in evidence-based practice. We encourage submissions by individuals from historically under-represented groups (racial and ethnic groups, disabilities, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, etc.).   Examples: ✅ Interventions (e.g. herbs, acupuncture techniques, etc.) ✅ Health conditions (women’s health, aging, etc.) ✅ Methods (brain imaging, mixed-methods research, etc.) ✅ Relevant areas (teaching research in TCM universities, global dissemination of acupuncture research, etc.)   ⌛️ Submission Deadline: November 4, 2024

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📣 CALL FOR SYMPOSIA & WORKSHOPS 📍2025 SAR International Research Conference: April 3-6, 2025 Newport Beach, CA, USA 🇺🇸 🔗 https://lnkd.in/efu-EZB8 Theme: Cultivating Interconnections of Acupuncture and Traditional East Asian Medicine Research 👉 We invite you to submit your ideas for a symposium or workshop, and SAR’s Conference Program Committee will select the most meritorious submission(s) for symposia or workshop during the conference. General topic categories may include acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Tuina, TCM, and whole system approaches. Priority will be given to topics that relate to the 2025 conference theme: ✨ Cultivating Interconnections of Acupuncture and Traditional East Asian Medicine Research ✨ Each presentation idea should include not only a focus on high-quality research, but also address how that research may be useful to practitioners interested in evidence-based practice. We encourage submissions by individuals from historically under-represented groups (racial and ethnic groups, disabilities, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, etc.). Examples: ✅ Interventions (e.g. herbs, acupuncture techniques, etc.) ✅ Health conditions (women’s health, aging, etc.) ✅ Methods (brain imaging, mixed-methods research, etc.) ✅ Relevant areas (teaching research in TCM universities, global dissemination of acupuncture research, etc.) ⌛️ Submission Deadline: November 4, 2024