OAA - Oregon Association of Acupuncturists

30/08/2025

🏋️‍♂️ Sports Medicine Through a TCM Lens 🩺
Join us for a dynamic course that bridges sports medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learn to apply the Eight Principles to treatment planning, refine your ability to distinguish mobility restrictions vs. motor control deficits, and discover how TCM diagnostic reasoning can integrate with modern rehab strategies.

🌿 We’ll also explore the role of dry needling within a TCM-based sports medicine approach.

📍 Oregon Association of Acupuncturists Annual Conference (9am-5pm)
💲 $150 Members | $200 Non-Members
👉 Register today:
Members: https://buy.stripe.com/28E14mfJJbqSboA5WucMM0d
Non-Members: https://buy.stripe.com/eVq3cudBBfH8akwgB8cMM0c

29/08/2025

🌿✨ Calling all Oregon acupuncturists! ✨🌿
The Oregon Association of Acupuncturists (OAA) invites you to connect, recharge, and build community at our monthly social event.
📅 Saturday, August 30th
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Zen Space Alberta, 4927 NE 30th, Portland, OR 97211
This is a great opportunity to meet fellow practitioners, share ideas, and enjoy a relaxed event together.
👉 RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../oaa-monthly-meetup-tickets...
Let’s grow stronger together as a community of healers. 💛

27/08/2025

🍂 Qimen for Lungs & Immunity 🍂
Taught by Master Liu He
📅 Sunday, October 5
🕒 3–5 PM
📍 NUNM Campus

PDA Pending

Join us for a special session with Master Liu He exploring Qimen (Qi Men) practices to strengthen Lung function and regulate immunity through Traditional Chinese Medicine and Daoist traditions.

In this course, you will:
✨ Learn an ancient healing sound for the Lungs within the Five Element framework
✨ Practice two Qimen/qigong movements to support Lung Qi and Wei Qi
✨ Explore three foods traditionally used to enhance Lung health and immunity
✨ Deepen your understanding of the Lungs in TCM theory—connecting Qi, emotions, and seasonal balance
✨ Gain practical tools for personal practice and patient education

This session blends theory with practice, giving you skills you can immediately apply in your life and clinic.

📍 OAA Annual Conference
NUNM (49 S Porter Street Portland, OR 97201

Sunday, October 5

9 AM–5 PM

💲 $150 Members | $200 Non-Members

👉 Register now:

Members:
https://buy.stripe.com/28E14mfJJbqSboA5WucMM0d

Non-Members: https://buy.stripe.com/eVq3cudBBfH8akwgB8cMM0c

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25/08/2025

🌿✨ Calling all Oregon acupuncturists! ✨🌿
The Oregon Association of Acupuncturists (OAA) invites you to connect, recharge, and build community at our monthly social event.
📅 Saturday, August 30th
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Zen Space Alberta, 4927 NE 30th, Portland, OR 97211
This is a great opportunity to meet fellow practitioners, share ideas, and enjoy a relaxed event together.
👉 RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../oaa-monthly-meetup-tickets...
Let’s grow stronger together as a community of healers.

25/08/2025

The Oregon Association of Acupuncturists invites you to our Annual Conference on Sunday, October 5, from 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, hosted at NUNM.
Join us for a full day of engaging education, community, and connection.

Morning Tracks • 9:00–11:00 AM
• Dr. Michael Berletich — Uncomplicated Herbal Prescribing: Using Familial Herbs To Lead the Way
• Derick McBride — Sports Medicine through a TCM Lens
• Natalie Mich — Preventing Provider Burnout and Supporting Burnout Recovery for Providers

OAA Annual Meeting • 12:00–2:00 PM

Afternoon Tracks • 3:00–5:00 PM
• Dr. CT Holman — Transforming Emotional Trauma with East Asian Medical Drumming
• Master Liu He — Qimen for Lungs and Immunity

Registration
• $150 Members — https://buy.stripe.com/28E14mfJJbqSboA5WucMM0d
• $200 Non-Members — https://buy.stripe.com/eVq3cudBBfH8akwgB8cMM0c

PDA credits are pending approval.

24/08/2025

📢 Provider Education Resource Update

During the July Acupuncture PAHAC meeting, an action item was raised for ASH to provide access to Inspire360, a learning management system (LMS) available through ASHLink and powered by Inspire360.

✨ What is Inspire360?
Inspire360 is a platform designed to support providers and practitioners with a wide range of educational resources, including:
• ASH Clinical Processes (Forms, Guidelines, Clinical Performance System, Waiver Visits, etc.)
• Coding and Documentation
• Insurance and Managed Care
• Patient educational handouts on various clinical topics

Understanding ASH systems and processes can make your interactions easier and less time-consuming.

✅ How to Get Started:
1. Go to https://ash.inspire360.com/store/add/cart?sku=ASH-ACUPUNCTUREPROVIDERORIENTA&couponcode=ACU100 to establish a free account.
2. Complete a simple checkout process to view a short orientation.
3. Register your account.
4. Watch the short orientation under My Courses for navigation tips.
5. Gain access to all other resources on the Inspire360 Dashboard.

If you’re already registered, you can log in and view all available resources directly from your Dashboard.

💬 Please reach out if you have any questions.

20/08/2025

Picture this, having documentation templates and prompts tailored to you, recording a session, and watching notes just appear. Well, that’s Jane’s AI Scribe in action!

AI Scribe is Jane App Clinic Software’s first fully integrated AI feature, designed to help you summarize appointments in the moment — not at the end of a busy day.

Head to the link in my bio to learn how Jane’s AI Scribe can help you offer better patient care and connection, while maintaining the quality of your notes. 👏

19/08/2025

🌿✨ Calling all Oregon acupuncturists! ✨🌿

The Oregon Association of Acupuncturists (OAA) invites you to connect, recharge, and build community at our monthly social event.

📅 Saturday, August 30th
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Zen Space Alberta, 4927 NE 30th, Portland, OR 97211

This is a great opportunity to meet fellow practitioners, share ideas, and enjoy a relaxed event together.

👉 RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oaa-monthly-meetup-tickets-1543139294169?aff=oddtdtcreator

Let’s grow stronger together as a community of healers. 💛

15/07/2025

Sometimes getting started is the hardest part. When it comes to documentation, Jane is here to help make that first step a little bit easier. 🩵

[Jane social handle]’s Template Library is filled with discipline-specific templates created and shared by real clinics and practitioners from around the world, otherwise known as the amazing Jane Community!

These easily customizable templates mean you can have documentation that fits your practice in just a few clicks.

The best part? The Template Library is just the beginning. Head to meet.jane.app/documentation to learn how Jane can help with your documentation. 🧑‍💻

07/07/2025

🚨 HB 3824-B passed the legislature and heads to the Governor’s desk! It allows PTs to perform “dry needling” but leaves the definition—and training—up to an unelected board.

This undermines Oregon lawmakers’ authority, risks public safety, and bypassed public input.

🛑 Urge Governor Kotek to VETO HB 3824-B!
📞 Call: 503-378-4582
💻 Contact online: https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/share-your-opinion.aspx

Need help?
Sample Email: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18uptKV4GI_spaaYuhVZlE2_vRSdi_lIFk3uFZRpbfTw/edit?usp=sharing

Phone Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I995rFrJdc422dpVLCd0XEdXN9nWgLkUKZj-N0VlVAI/edit?usp=sharing

Sample Phone Script Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m an Oregon resident from [Your City]. I’m calling to urge Governor Kotek to veto HB 3824-B because it allows physical therapists to perform dry needling without clearly defined standards or sufficient training. This creates serious risks to ...

25/05/2025

💥 No OAA monthly meetup this month at Zen Space 💥

Join us for POCA Tech’s 1st Annual Community Conference + CEU Event!
🗓️ Saturday, May 31 & Sunday, June 1, 2025
📍 4636C NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR

This FREE weekend event is packed with connection, celebration, and education — with CEUs available for those who want them!

✅ Highlights:
✨ Free 5NP treatments
✨ Meet current students + prospective student Q&A with Registrar Noni Vaitekunas
✨ Student presentations + snacks
✨ Party at WCA North! (Sara Biegelsen’s capstone project)
✨ 2 CEU-eligible sessions on Sunday (only $20 each)

🎓 Sunday CEU Sessions (NCCAOM AOM-BIO):
🔹 10am–12pm — Apprenticeship Models in Acupuncture with Jersey Rivers, L.Ac.
🔹 4:30–6:30pm — Advocacy, Legislation & Community Engagement with Sara Biegelsen, Whitsitt Goodson, Maddie Foley, and Noni Vaitekunas

💰 Free to attend — just $20/session if you want CEUs
📝 RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezH_aCHYa-ZXSl0MU0BsR3uwKHbz5p6ZnrwVXIHZcjbdhpkg/viewform
📚 CEU Sign-up: https://ceu.pocatech.org/course/index.php?categoryid=60

Bring a friend, meet future community acupuncturists, and join the movement for accessible care and bold advocacy. 🎉
See you there instead of our usual meetup!