She combines a firm footing in the fundamentals with a flexible hand and heart, as she meets each patient exactly where they happen to be, and crafts a treatment that provides fast effective results.

Take a few minutes to hear how she approaches a treatment gone wrong! And then mark June 2 and 3 on your calendar.

Watch for details coming soon!

• General AAM Convention Information
• Downloadable Convention Registration Form
• Register On-Line
• Seminar Information
• Hotel Reservations

2011 Annual Convention
Make plans to attend the Annual Acupuncture Association of Missouri Convention.  The Convention is scheduled in St. Louis on June 4-5 and features Paul Pitchford.  For additional information, contact Jill Hancock with the AAM office at (573) 635-6044 extension 1.  For additional information regarding Paul Pitchford’s presentation, please click here.

Hotel Reservations
Click here to make your room reservation at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza for the AAM convention.  To reserve your room, please contact the Sheraton directly by clicking here.

Click here to register now.

Make plans to attend the annual AAM Chinese New Year Banquet on March 5, 2011.

If you’re wondering why our Chinese New Year banquet is later than the actual holiday, we schedule it later in an attempt to avoid the snow and ice.

To register, please click here. The fee to attend is $35 per person.  The event will be held at Bo Lings located at 4800 Main Street in Kansas City.

Questions, call Kathleen Coleton at 816-822-0500 or email her at kathleencoleton@att.net.

Join us as we host Daniel Jiao, Doctor of Oriental Medicine

AAM is proud to be hosting Dr. Daniel Jiao for a course in  Gynecology.  Dr Jiao will draw from his clinical experience and doctoral work in the areas of endometriosis and fibroids.

After a brief discussion of general gynecology, Dr. Jiao will present on fibroids.  This will include various etiologies, pathologies, treatment principles, acupuncture points, and case discussions.  The same topics will be presented for endometriosis.

Daniel Jiao graduated from Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China, and he holds a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and Master of Science degree in T.C.M. from the American College of T.C.M. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), as chairman for 3 years and commissioner for 9 years.  Daniel served as the chief instructor of Oriental Medicine in the Medical Acupuncture Program at the Stanford University, in addition he taught in the Department of Health Sciences at California State University  at  Long Beach.   Presently, Daniel is the Chair of the Department of Herbal Medicine  and a Professor at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where he also serves as a Supervisor of the school’s teaching clinic.   Daniel is a well-known, active T.C.M. speaker and  has lectured extensively to many colleges, medical associations and at international conferences in China, Japan, Australia, Europe, Mexico and Brazil

The event will be held at Dr. Richard Yennie’s office, Acupuncture Society of America, which is located at 4140 Broadway.  Registration fees begin at $100 for members.  For additional information and to register, please click here.

We hope to see you on March 5!

Use Mary’s skills to regain health. Then stay healthier with seasonal tune-ups four times a year. The Japanese style uses fewer needles and finer needles for a comfortable and relaxing treatment. For more information please visit her website, www.Improvedhealing.com.

This is what she has to say about traditional Western medicine, Eastern medicine, and complementary medicine: “I believe traditional Western medicine is at it’s best when it is saving lives, and alternative and complementary medicine’s strength lies in improving the quality of life. It is the difference between ‘being cured,’ and allowing the body to heal.”

“As Western medicine has developed stronger, more high tech solutions to specific diseases, we have developed more complex and chronic diseases that do not respond to these specific remedies. The orientation of the practitioner of Eastern medicine is to examine and treat the whole person, to determine the underlying cause of the imbalance or illness. That is one of the things that most attracted me to this medicine.  I believe that the human body is amazingly adaptive, that with help, it will heal.”

Bryan Wagner holds a Master’s in Oriental Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture.  He is an NCCAOM Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.  Bryan has furthered his studies significantly in the Balance Method of Acupuncture, which treats conditions based on energy meridians.  He believes passionately in making acupuncture affordable, and offers a sliding scale wherein patients pay what they can afford, between $20 and $35 per treatment.  Bryan also facilitates a technique called The Work of Byron Katie; helping his clients achieve peace and balance when facing life’s challenges.