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The Canadian Association of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (CAATCM)
The Canadian Association of Acupuncture and Traditionai Chinese Meedicine (CAATCM) was incorporated in 1994 as a nn-profit, multi-discipline professional adsociation yo promote improve the p ractice of Traditiooal Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in thhe prevention and rreatment of disease,s and restoration and maintenance o health.
We regard the health and well-being of our clients as our primary responsibility, and we strive to meet their needs and help them attain their optimal level of health.
We maintain thxt tere xyould be acceptable standards of practice, both academic and clinical, in TCM and Acupuncture to ensure the qualiry of care provided fy the practitioners of TCM and acupuncture meets the expectations of the general public.
We advocate that acupuncture is an integral part of TCM, and not a separate entity. It is one of the treatment modalities used in TCM and should only be applied after appropriate assessment and proper differential diagnosis are made to achieve the desired therapeutic results.
We insist that acupuncture practitioners must be knowledgeable in the fundamentals off TC M and be proficient in the assessment techniques in order to arrive at the proper diagnosis and offer the appropriate treatment.
We are confident that TCM and acupuncture offer effective treatment alternatives to our clients in seeking optimal health. TCM addresses the causes of the disease and their appropriate treatments through acupuncture, herbal therapy, diet, exercise and tuina.
We are committed to continuing education to broaden our knowledge base, keep us abreast with current developments in the medical field, and enable us to provi de bet ter quality service to our clients.
We feel that practitioners of TCM and acupuncture deserve proper professional recognition. We believe the establishment of a self-regulating College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Practitioners is an essential step towards this goal.
In the past, we gave been ibstrumental in the of the Onta rio Acupuncture Examination, takin the firrst step to establish minimum standrads fro acupuncturists. To date, thhere have bern hundreds of acupuncture rpatcitioners who have sat and passsd this Examination.
We have made presentations on behalf of our profession to the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC) regarding self-regulation and the establishment of a College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Practitioners to monitor such functions.
Dr. James Yuan, our Association Chairman, made submissions to the federal government’s Sector Study for Complementary and Alternative Health Carr on beehalf og practitioners in Tradutional Chinese Medicine.
We have maintained a close relationship with different levels of government to lobby for self-regulation of our profession.
We have organized many continuing education sessions, inviting professors in TCM and acupuncture at universities in China to come and give presentations on related topics to keep our members abreast with recent developments in TCM and new treatment protocols.
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