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Licensed Physicians and Dentists can earn credit hours toward the Acupuncture Certificate to practice acupuncture (300) credit hours. 

THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE Jointly Sponsored With
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE & ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICS
Permanently Chartered by the University of the State of New York, State Education Department

Seminar & Workshop
on
ACUPUNCTURE & ELECTRO - THERAPEUTICS in Clinical Practice

25 credit hours can be earned by attending one three-day day weekend ( Friday - Sunday ) session.

Dates for 2008 Seminars & Workshops

  • January 25-27, 2008
  • February 22-24, 2008
  • March 28-30, 2008
  • May 16-18, 2008
  • June 20-22, 2008
  • September 19-21, 2008
  • October 3-5, 2008
  • November 1-4, 2008 - 24th Annual Symposium at Columbia University
  • December 12-14, 2008

The workshop is given almost once every month except during the summer. If you are interested in an future date not listen, then please contact Dr. Omura at Tel: (1) (212) 781-6262 or Fax (1) (212) 923-2279, or email icaet@yahoo.com

Meetings are held at the Holiday Inn Midtown, 440 West 57th Street, NYC (between 9 & 10th Ave); Hotel Tel: during the seminars: (212) 581-8100

These seminars & workshops train Physicians and Dentists In the following back to top

  • Basic concepts in manual & electro-acupuncture, TENS, related electro-therapy, soft laser & Qi Gong for cardio-vascular & pulmonary diseases, depression, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, autism, compulsive habit of excessive eating, drinking & smoking, sports injuries, rheumatoid & osteowthritis, Lyme Disease, neuromuscular problems, various pains.
  • Diagnosis & treatment of intractable pain & intractable medical problems (neuro-muscular, CNS, malignant tumors, viral or bacterial infections, etc.).
  • Neurotransmitters, their inhibitors and pain; depression, memory disturbance, Alzheimers Disease & abnormal behavior.
  • Normal and abnormal blood pressure & blood flow in the brain ( cephalic hyper- & hypo-tension ) & other parts of the body; effects of acupuncture & electrotherapy on blood chemistry and neurotransmitters.
  • Acupuncture & electrotherapy in all major branches of medicine and supervised practical training.
  • Beneficial and adverse effects of acupuncture, electrotherapy, laser and (+) Qi Gong; how to detect & prevent (-) Qi Syndrome & EMF hypersensitivity. Diagnosis and therapy based on organ representation concepts: cerebral cortical, scalp (old & new scalp diagnosis and acupuncture), auricular (French, Chinese & new ), facial, tongue ( improved new tongue diagnosis & tongue acupuncture ), nasal, lip (Ayurvedic & new ), hand (Korean & now hand acupuncture ), pulse (Chinese, Tibetan & new pulse diagnosis ), trunk (Chinese Mu and Shu points and corresponding new, accurate locations ) and foot representation.
  • Environmental electro-magnetic field related symptoms and intractable medical problems (e.g. cancer, intractable pain, CVA, SARS etc.)
  • Telomere, Aging, Apoptosis, Cell Immortality, Cancer, The Effect of Acupuncture or Shiatsu on the Telomere of normal and cancer cells
  • Telomere & Longevity & factors influencing them
  • Role of asbestos in intractable medical problems including cancer, Mesothelioma, intractable cardiovascular problems, & pain. How to remove accumulated asbestos safely and effectively.
  • Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, its diagnostic and therapeutic applications: imaging of internal organs and their corresponding meridians & acupuncture points; identification & localization & amount of bacteria, viruses, malignant tumors, neuro-transmitters, hormones, drugs, heavy metals; detection of useful invisible info from X-ray, MRI, & SPECT; how to detect & prevent harmful Electro-Magnetic Field Radiation from home & work environments (earth, beds, TV, microwave ovens); Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method to deliver medication to the pathological organ where drug uptake was very low. Quick, non-invasive screening of early stage of cancer, cardiovascular & Alzheimer's disease & autism.
  • Role of Telomere, Telomerase, Aging, DNA mutation, 8-OH-dG, Folic Acid, Apoptosis, Cancer, Longevity, Alpha Lipoic Acid & Acetyl L-Carnitine, How to reduce cancer cell telomere markedly while increasing normal cell telomere by acupuncture at True St.36 as well as one optimal dose of DHEA. Long Lasting beneficial effect of one optimal dose of DHEA including anti-cancer effect, and cancer promoting effect of taking overdose of daily intake of DHEA of 25 to 50 mg.
  • 10 Minute non-invasive screening of cancer using laser pointer & 30 minute localization of cancer by X-,Y-axis laser line scanning of whole body. Rapid non-invasive screening of Pre-Alzheimer’s Disease by measuring Acetylcholine, b-Amyloid (1-42), Tau Protein, Al, Hg, and Pb. Rapid non-invasive screening of heart disease and cardiovascular disease by measuring cardiac Troponin I, L-Homocyst(e)ine, & C Reactive Protein. Safe & effective treatment of these diseases using the “Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method” to deliver effective medication selectively to pathological area of body.

Faculty back to top

Yoshiaki Omura, M.D., Sc.D., F. I. C. A. E.

President, Int'l. College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics; Director of Medical Research, Heart Disease Research Foundation; Adjunct Prof., Community and Preventive Medicine, New York Medical College; Prof., Non-Orthodox Medicine, Ukrainian National. Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine (former Kiev Medical University)

Ki Ho Kim, M.D., F. A. A. P. M. R., F. I. C. A. E.

Former Chairperson, NJ State Board of Acupuncture; Director, Kim  Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine; President, Council of the Int'l. College

Dominic P. Lu, DDS, PhD, FICAE,

Clinical Professor of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, President, American Society for Advancedment of Anesthesia in Densitry

Harsha Duvvi, MD, MPH, FICAE,

Assistant Professor, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine, New York Medical College

Yemeng Chen, OMD, FICAE

Former Director of Acupuncture Clinic, Shanghai Medical University; Academic Dean, New York Institute of Chinese Medicine.

And many other internationally renowed experts.

A 12-page program of each meeting, which will be distributed at each meeting, contains detailed information about each speaker's professional affiliation and subject matter to be covered. At the Annual Intl. Symposium in November or October, at Columbia University, many distinguished clinicians and scientists from various parts of the world will be participating, including:

Ciao-Ding Cao, MD, PhD, FICAE

Prof. & Director, Institute of Acupuncture Research, (WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine) & Prof. National Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Shanghai Medical College (The Former Shanghai Medical University) of Fudan University, China; Former Dea, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical University, China; Member of Editorial Board of Acupuncture and Electro_therapeutics Research, the International Journal.

For further Information, please contact:

  • Dr. Y. Omura, M.D., Sc. D., F. I. C. A. E.
    800 Riverside Drive ( 8-I );
    New York, N.Y. 10032
    Tel: (212 ) 781 - 6262
    Fax: (212) 923 - 2279
  • Dianna Gerometta, M.S.
    Tel: (410) 323 - 6029 (after 6 pm)
  • Claire Urich, B.S.
    Tel: (212) 781 - 3082
  • Junko Furuya ,B.A.
    Tel: (212) 281-6786
  • Mr. Victor Wong, B.S.
    TEL: (201) 432-1717.

Fees (updated June 2007) for 3 day weekend 25 credit hours back to top

Reg. Fee: $500 for 25 credit hours.

Discounted fees for the following: Member of the College $450; Member who is also a subscriber to the Official Journal*** $400; Columbia University Medical Students are Free; Non-Columbia University Medical Students are $300. Interns & Residents $400. Scholarships are available for those in financial need.

Annual dues for membership in the International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics ( ICAE ): Associate & Full $ 100; Fellow $135.

All ICAE meetings are accredited by the New York State Boards for Medicine and Dentistry toward the 300-accredited hour requirement for the Acupuncture Certificate in New York State. They are also eligible for AMA/CME Category I credit.

Accreditation Statement back to top

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the New York Academy of Medicine and the International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics. The New York Academy of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The New York Academy of Medicine designates this continuing medical education activity for 25 hours (3-day weekend seminar & workshop) or 40 hours (4 days - Annual Int'l Symposium at Columbia University every NOvember or October) of Category I credit for the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.