This is the home page for the Maryland Acupuncture Society, Inc (MAS) web site. We are a professional society of licensed acupuncturists representing over one third* of all licensed acupuncturists in Maryland. Our site has information forprofessional acupuncturistsas well as for thegeneral publicwho are interested in acupuncture and Asian medicine.

MAS sponsored another member benefit seminar on Sunday, January 31 from 9am to 5pm. The American Acupuncture Council Network presented a seminar entitled: ABC's of Documentation for Acupuncturists with Primer on Basic Insurance Billing. The normal fee for the seminar was $149 at the door. MAS members who preregistered took the course for $75. Click here to download the flyer.

Early Registration is now past, but you can still sign up for the next MAS seminar, Alex Tiberi is returning, and presenting: Aches and Pains: Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Pain with Alex Tiberi. The seminar will be held March 20-21, 2010 at the Sheraton in Columbia. Click here for detailed information, or you may download the brochure that was mailed by clicking here. One day registrations are now available. Click here to register for the Seminar using the
 MAS STORE

"The practice of medicine is now at a crossroads. There are countless patients being treated simultaneously with both prescription medications and herbal formulas. "Safety has become a major issue, " according to:

John Chen, Ph.D., Pharm.D., O.M.D., L.Ac.

Come learn the Latest about prescription medications and herbs at a course presented by the APA in Pennsylvania. Sunday, March 14, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. MAS members get a 10% discount! See the continuing education page for more information, or E-mail APAACU2@aol.com to receive Registration Form and Directions.

On November 14-15, 2009, MAS had a continuing education seminar with Giovanni Maciocia. 125 people attended both days of the seminar, 9 came Saturday only and 12 came on Sunday only. Click HERE for additional information. There were three topics covered: BODY-MIND MAPPING IN CHINESE MEDICINE: The physiology, pathology and point energetics of body areas, and THYROID PROBLEMS, and PROSTATE DISORDERS. A copy of the original brochure can be downloaded by clicking here. The seminar was approved for California CEUs.

The entire seminar was recorded and a copy of the seminar can be preordered in the store.

Click here to advance purchase the recording of the Seminar using the MAS STORE

The MAS membership renewal campaign for 2009 ended January 31, 2010. Members who did not renew were removed from membership and lost all their benefits.

During the campaign we sent out invitations to rejoin to members whose memberships lapsed, and invitations to new acupuncturists in Maryland.

On October 8, an email was sent to the membership asking them to renew early and save having a printed form sent. A final email was sent January 25, and there was a final flurry of renewals, with only 26% unrenewed. This is 6% more than last year, but these are difficult times.

The new 2010 version of the Acucode Book is expected at the end of January 2010. This book has been available to MAS members only for $40. We still have a few copies of the 2009 version if you would like one. Order your copy today!

The Maryland State Board of Acupuncture now requires a minimum of 3 hours of ethics or personal boundary training to be taken every 4 years to renew an acupuncture license in Maryland. Click here to see the NCCAOM listing of Ethics courses.

Kathleen Crosland resigned from the position of Member-at-large/Membership Chair at the board meeting on September 4, 2009. The board voted to appoint Belynda White, former MAS student Liaison to take the position until the Annual Meeting in Spring of 2011. The Student Liaison position is currently vacant since Belynda has graduated.

The Jeffrey Yuen Seminar on Addictions: Treating the Spiritual, Emotional and Physical Roots was held at the Sheraton Columbia April 4-5, 2009. The brochure may be downloaded by clicking here. Or the information in the brochure may be viewed on our website page. To hear the first 45 minutes of the seminar from Sunday, click here to download an mp3 (podcast) file. This is a large file, 16 megabytes, and may take a long time to download if you have a slow internet connection.

This entire seminar was recorded and a recording can be ordered in the MAS internet store.

The Jeffrey Yuen Addictions seminar CD contains some very handy features. 1. Each track has a distinctive title that shows up on your CD player. Even the questions are labeled. We are trying to get the titles in the main iTunes data base as well, so they will show up on your iPod. If someone knows how to do that, we would welcome your help! All track titles are also offered in an Excel file on-line. There are 13-23 tracks on each of the 10 CDs , logically divided according to the lecture. 2. Within the handout, the tracks are collated. While you are listening to the CD, you always know exactly where you are within the outline and can easily find your way back there. 3. We have also included a PDF of all of the drawings that accompanied the lecture, 32 altogether. They are also identified within the notes so as you are listening to the lecture, you can tell where he is in the handout but also what he is drawing on the overhead. We want to thank Francesca Paik for letting her Metal nature shine through in this artful and laborously created product.

How large is MAS?

343 Members, consisting of:
298 Maryland licensed acupuncturists, 15 Students, 24 Out-of-State acupuncturists, Organizations, 5 Allied health care practitioners, and 1 Associates.

*As of July 2008 there were 818 active acupuncturists licensed by the State of Maryland and 297 (36%) were members of MAS.