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October 2010AAO Member News

Help! AAO Needs Registrations for AOA Convention AAO staff has learned from the AOA that there are only 79 osteopathic physicians who have registered to date as AAO

members for the 115th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminar, which is scheduled for October 24-27, 2010 in San Francisco. DOs can earn up to 26 hours of Category 1-A CME credit for attending the didactic programs of the specialty colleges and the convention’s closing joint session on Thursday, October 28.

If you have not already done so, please complete your registration this week and recruit your colleagues to sign up as AAO registrants as well. The AAO’s only revenue from the Convention accrues from attendees who check the AAO on their registration forms.

For those physicians who wish to count the 26 hours toward their certification in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, you must register as an Academy member (even if they split the registration with another specialty college) to receive the AOBNMM certification hours.

Didactic sessions will be held in the Moscone Convention Center and AAO Board and committee meetings will take place in the Marriott Marquis. The overall theme for this year’s event is “DISCOVER what we have to offer CONNECT with friends GROW professionally”. AAO members will find information via DO-Online http://www.omedconference.org/index.cfm?fa=plan.registration. The information is also printed in both Academy and AOA publications. Please be sure to REGISTER AS AN ACADEMY MEMBER.

AAO Program Chairperson Jane Carreiro, DO has organized the AAO program around the theme Working Together for our Patient’s Health.

DO’s can earn up to 26 hours of Category 1-A CME credits for attending the didactic programs and the Convention’s closing joint session. DO’s will also be able to earn extra hours of credit for attending special programs and breakfast seminars.

In addition to the 26 hours earned by attending the Convention, participants may wish to arrive two days earlier to attend the following courses to receive 16 additional hours of Category 1A to their CME profile.

Monday, October 25, 2010 AAO Program Chairperson Jane E. Carreiro, DO has organized the AAO program around the theme, “Working Together for our Patient’s Health”. AAO lectures will be held in room 305 of the Moscone Convention center.

8:00-9:30 AM AOA Keynote Speaker – Lou Holtz9:30-9:45 AM Welcome and Introductions: Richard A. Feely, DO, FAAO, President and Jane Carreiro, DO, Program Chairperson 9:45-10:30 AM Identifying addiction in the patient; Teodor Huzij, DO

10:30-11:30 AM Thomas L. Northup, DO Memorial Lecture: Low Frequency Oscillations in Human Physiology and Cranial Osteopathy; Kenneth E. Nelson, DO, FAAO

1:15-2:45 PM Integrated approach to the patient with fibromyalgia; Michael A. Seffinger, DO

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:30-12:00 PM Rapid OMT in the hospital setting; Brian E. Kaufman, DO1:00-3:00 PM OMT in ENT; John G. Hohner, DO, FAAO3:00-5:00 PM AOA Plenary Session3:30-5:00 PM An integrated approach to low back pain; Ann L.

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Table of ContentsPresident’s Message .............................. 2Intro to 2011 Convocation .... ................3Convention Speaker Bios ...................5-6Nelson to Deliver Northup Lecture ....... 6AAO Committees Meet in Fall 2010 .... 8EdCom Announces Call for Papers ....... 8AOA Newsbriefs ................................. 10AAO Calendar of Events .................... 12OMT in the Combat Zone ................... 13Golden Ram Society Update................14AAO Upcoming Educational Opportunties ...................................15-19Component Society Calendar ............. 20

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President’s Message

We have entered into fall, the time of year that quickens our blood and senses with the change in weather. This year of the osteopathic spirit has been going well. The Academy leadership has been involved in many activities striving to meet the needs of its members; in education, advocacy and research.

If you have been following along in my presidential notes, you have seen the delineation of the osteopathic spirit, to know, to love, to serve and its possible realizations. It is in the things that you do every day, that make you and this Academy great. It is your actions, words, and deeds, the service that you provide to your patients day in and day out. Your teaching and the research that

you do, lead this profession to higher ground. Such activities have been occurring throughout the summer months.

In June, I attended the Cranial Academy annual meeting near Palm Springs, California. It was a great time to catch up with old and new friends in our oldest component society. The Cranial Academy is indeed training leaders for the future and wonderful osteopathic physicians.

At the AOA House of Delegates there were 76 DOs that were involved with service to the AOA in their state societies. It was marvelous to see such men and women dedicated to the osteopathic profession, living out the osteopathic spirit in word and deed.

I attended several state meetings including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut’s Yankee Conference in August, where your Academy leadership had a strategic planning meeting. We followed up with another strategic planning meeting in Chicago during September. Your leadership is striving to improve the Academy by defining and refining our purpose, goals, vision, and mission. We continue to hone in on who exactly is our primary customer. What do our members need, want, and desire? We are learning how to live the vision, and achieve the goals we set for ourselves and our Academy.

In July, the AAO Trustees met in Indianapolis to review and pass our annual budget. The action of Diana Finley, our executive director and her dedicated staff have been exemplary this year. Our budget is in line with our mission and our investments are doing well. We employed Carlton & Company to assist us in our strategic planning. We have had other individuals, such as Mr. Dave Massello help us in developing our strategic plan and focus us for this next decade. We hope to see some tangible changes for you at Convo 2011.

We have a grant before government agencies to aid us in development of osteopathic medical education. This new initiative, The Center for Osteopathic Medical Education, is led by Michael Rowane and other Academy members in cooperation with ACCOM and the AOA in developing future osteopathic manipulative medicine professors.

This October, I will be in San Francisco with many of you at OMED, the AOA Annual Convention. We hope to see a lot of you there as the Academy continues to lead, guide, and participate with the American Osteopathic Association. This year’s program is Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in Primary Care.

If we do not get to see you in San Francisco, let us make sure we meet each other in Colorado Springs, at the Broadmoor on March 16th at Convocation 2011 with the theme The Legacy of the Integrative Work of William G. Sutherland.


Introducing the 2011 Annual Convocation Program - Makes Plans to Attend!

AAO Program Chair, James W. Binkerd, DO, is bringing the Legacy of the Integrative Work of William G. Sutherland, DO to the 2011 Annual Convocation in Colorado Springs, March 16-20, 2011.

Dr. Binkerd writes: “This year’s Convocation brings together an all star ensemble cast to share their experience and research in the advancement of Dr. Sutherland’s work. In addition to our tradition of starting off our program with Frank H. Willard, PhD who will discuss the continuity of fascia from the cranium to the pelvis, we will hear from Kenneth J. Lossing, DO on the work of Dr. Beryl Arbuckle; Rachel Brooks, MD, will present the contribution of Rollin Becker, DO; Eric Dolgin, DO, and Darick Nordstrom, DDS, will help us understand the importance of the interrelationship of dentistry to the osteopathic field; and Paul Dart, MD, will give us an in-depth understanding how optics and our vision effect and are effected by Primary Respiratory health. We also welcome two very special guests who will present two new topics to the AAO membership; Margaret Sorrel, DO will discuss the work of Charlotte Weaver, DO who independently researched, developed and contributed to the field of Cranial Osteopathy, and Jean-Paul Hoppner, DO, MRO, Belgium, will present a series of lectures on the biodynamic view of human embryology.”

Education Liaison Kelli Bowersox has sent the Convocation Registration Manual to the printers and it will be “hot of the presses” at the 2010 Convention in San Francisco.

Dr. Binkerd has increased the hands-on workshops from 10 to 13 this year. Workshop topics and speakers include:

Thursday, March 17, 2011

A1/A2: The primary respiratory mechanism: Clinical efficacy and nuanced perception; Mark E. Rosen, DO

B1/B2: Balanced membranous tension versus still point; Melicien A. Tettambel, DO, FAAO

C1/C2: Sutherland’s approach to the axial skeleton; Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO

D1/D2: HVLA and the Sutherland model; Michael P. Burruano, DO

E1/E2: OMT without an OMT table; Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FAAO and Dennis J. Dowling, DO, FAAO

Friday, March 18, 2011

A3/A4: Respiratory/Circulatory model and the PRM; Michael L. Kuchera, DO, FAAO

B3/B4: Seated facet release technique: A unique contribution from A.T. Still, MD, DO; Karen M. Steele, DO, FAAO

C3/C4: Arbuckle - Direct cranial; Kenneth J. Lossing, DO

D3/D4: Finding Rollin Becker, DO: What was he doing?; Rachel Brooks, MD

Saturday, March 19, 2011

A5/A6: Introduction to the biodynamic approach; Stefan Hagopian, DO, FAAO

B5/B6: Vision and the PRM; Paul Dart, MD

C5/C6: Working with a dentist; Eric J. Dolgin, DO and Darick Nordstrom, DDS

E5: Treatment of the dorsum sellae/basisphenoid: The work of Charlotte Weaver, DO; Margaret Sorrel, DO

In addition to the hands-on workshops, Michael J. Warner, DO will present a lecture-style Practice Management workshop: E3/E4: Don’t just survive, financially THRIVE in your osteopathic practice on Friday, March 18 and Jean-Paul Höppner, DO, MRO, Belgium will present another lecture-style workshop D5: Looking beyond the borders of the embryonic structure discovering the mechanism behind the form on Saturday, March 19.

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AAO Education committee is proud to offer two additional favorites on Saturday afternoon:

F5: Faculty development workshop -Integrating osteopathic concepts in the assessment, feedback and evaluation of Learners; Polly Leonard, DO; Michael P. Rowane, DO, FAAO; Evelyn Schwalenberg, DO; and Clint Snyder, PhD

F6: Coding and reimbursement update; Douglas J. Jorgensen, DO, CPC

This program anticipates being approved for up to 30.25 Category 1A CME credit hours. Unfortunately, participants will no longer receive CME for visiting with the exhibits, however, we will have door prize drawings in the exhibit hall each day. Please make a point to go in and visit with the companies who are helping support the 2011 Convocation.

Registration is now open and physicians may register at http://www.academyofosteopathy.org/node/13507 Download the Convocation Brochure or register on line.

The Academy staff is recommending that you register early so that you may receive the room of your choice. As many of you know, the standard room goes quickly. Call directly into the BROADMOOR front desk - Reservations Phone #: 719/577-5775 or 866/837-9520; Reservations Fax #: 719/577-5738

Register online: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/aao11. Identify your reservation as: American Academy of Osteopathy®.

AAO staff will be mailing the Convocation Registration Flyer within the next 10 days. Please watch your mail and consider joining your colleagues at the greatest manual medicine annual event of the year! If you have never attended a Convocation, stop by the Osteopathic Diagnosis and Treatment Service in room 303 of the Moscone Convention Center and view the DVD sponsored by the UAAO and created by Touro Student Heather Hyun.

Pre-Convention Courses Scheduled for San Francisco

16 hours Additional CME PossibleOptimizing Outcomes: A Roadmap to Financial Success in Today’s Changing Environment

Saturday, October 23, 2010: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM will bring you a one-day course, “Optimizing Outcomes: A Roadmap to Financial Success in Today’s Changing Environment”, Douglas Jorgensen, DO, Program Chair. Topics will include: Changing Reimbursement Environment; The Business of Medicine: Billing and Coding Part 1; Private audits; Optimizing Chronic Disease Care (Means, Money and Proof); Protecting your practice via Compliance Adherence; Health Information Technology and You; Pay for Performance; ICD and CPT Update; Entity Structuring; Are you optimizing or just getting by in your practice?; Why volume alone will fail in contemporary medicine; The Business of Medicine; Saving the US health care system one practice at a time; Preventive care vs. sick care; Optimize payment by getting paid for your fee schedule; Epidemiology of your practice; Adverting risk by comparative analytics; Identifying potential outliers; One on One Q&A.

How to do OMT without an OMT Table: Treating in an Outpatient Setting

Sunday, October 24, 2010: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FAAO will teach participants “How to do OMT without an OMT Table: Treating in an Outpatient Setting”. Many physicians work in an outpatient setting with high tables or carts on which to examine and treat the patient. This course is designed to offer solutions for treating patients in an outpatient setting without an OMT table. The course is designed for primary care; urgent care and emergency medicine physicians who want to treat their patients with OMT but have been frustrated by the office equipment. Participants will treat on chairs and inadequate height tables. OMT utilizing high velocity/low amplitude facilitated positional release, Still, muscle energy, and myofascial release techniques will be included. Common patient complaints will be addressed.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 8:00-9:45 AM Learning from our international colleagues – A down under approach to neck pain; Michael

Mulholland-Licht, DO10:00-12:00 PM Learning from our international colleagues – Treating the geriatric patient: A European approach;

Johannes Mayer, DO1:00-2:30 PM Runner’s Pelvis, Richard Schuster, DO Co-Sponsor: American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine3:00-5:00 PM The Mature Athlete, Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO Co-Sponsor: American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine

Dr. Huzij was awarded the 2010 Resident of the Year by the American Academy of Osteopathy (PAAO). He completed a dual Family Medicine/Psychiatry Residency within the US Military. He was stationed in Japan for four years where he cared for thousands of psychiatric patients as well as founding and running an OMT clinic. He has proven to be an engaging lecturer and his hands-on lab presentations are clear and concise. He has received very high evaluations from students and faculty in both didactic and table training realms.

Dr. Seffinger is a graduate of MSUCOM, who completed an osteopathic internship at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, CA and a residency in Family Medicine at University of California at Irvine. He is board certified in Family Medicine and Neuromusculoskeletal and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and received a certificate of competency from the Cranial Academy. He is an associate professor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Dr. Seffinger currently holds the position of President-Elect of the AAO, is a member of the Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee, International Affairs, Informational Technology, and Publications committees. He was inducted into the AOA Mentor’s Hall of Fame in 2007.

Dr. Kaufman attended the Honors College of Stony Brook University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Chemistry. After working as a research chemist for 4 years, he attended the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine where he was an undergraduate fellow in anatomy and osteopathic manipulative medicine. He is now dual board certified in internal medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine in Sanford, Maine, where he maintains a practice as a hospitalist and an outpatient practice in internal medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine.

Dr. Hohner is a graduate of Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and is presently associate professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine and family practice at Midwestern University/CCOM and is in private practice in Oak Forest, IL. He currently serves the AAO as the Chairperson of the Education Committee and is a member of the Board of Trustees and External Fund Raising Committee. He has past service on the AOBNMM board and continues to work with that board as a testing consultant.

Dr. Habenicht is a graduate of Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is both certified in osteopathic manipulative medicine and osteopathic family practice. She is both a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy and the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners. She currently serves the AAO as a member of the Board of Governors, the Undergraduate Academies, Bylaws and Education committees. She is a past president of the AAO and served as chair of the Education Committee for many years. She is presently a professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine at CCOM/Midwestern University and is in private practice in Oak Forest, IL and Urgent Care in Orland Park, IL.


Dr. Mulholland-Licht graduated from the Pacific College of Osteopathic Medicine in Sydney Australia in 1985. He received the NSW Osteopaths Registration board certification and is the Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council (ANZOC) National accrediting authority of university programs teaching osteopathy in Australia and New Zealand and assessment of overseas qualified osteopaths. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Osteopathic International Alliance. He is in private practice in Sydney Australia.

Dr. Mayer graduated from medical school in 1981. He became board certified in family medicine in 1986. He is Vice President of DGOM, President of EROP, Board member of OIA, and is in private practice in Germany.

Dr. Schuster is a graduate of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a general rotating internship as well as a family practice residency at the Firelands Community Hospital in Sandusky, Ohio. This was followed by a primary care sports medicine fellowship at Toledo Hospital in Toledo, OH. Dr. Schuster served the Unites States Navy Reserves as a Division Officer aboard the USS TRANQUILITY on the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Team. He also was a Senior Medical Officer aboard the USS FRANK CABLE. He now teaches in the Department of OMM at Des Moines University. His professional memberships include AAO, AOA, ACOF and AOASM.

Dr. Heinking is a graduate of Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and is the current chairman of the Department of OMM at CCOM. He is board certified in Family Medicine, Sports Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Dr. Heinking has a private musculoskeletal practice in Willowbrook, IL.

Dr. Carreiro is a graduate of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. She specializes in OMM; pain management; pediatric musculoskeletal/sports medicine and otitis media. Some of Dr. Carreiro’s publications include: “Sensory Stimulation-Guided Sacroiliac Joint Radiofrequency Neuroanatomy: Technique Based on Neuroanatomy of the Dorsal Sacral Plexus”; “The Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as Adjuvant Therapy”; “Guidelines for Training and Practice of Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine, World Health Organization 2007, and “An Osteopathic Approach to Children”, which has been translated into German, French, and Italian.

Dr. Nelson Delivers Northup Lecture

If you will be at the AOA Convention in San Francisco, please plan to attend the Academy’s Thomas L. Northup Lecture scheduled at 10:30 am on Monday, October 25 as part of the AAO’s didactic program. Kenneth E. Nelson, DO, FAAO will deliver this lecture entitled “Oscillations in Human Physiology and Cranial Osteopathy”.

Dr. Nelson is a graduate of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he has taught osteopa-thy and conducted osteopathic research for more than 35 years. He currently holds academic appoint-ments in the departments of osteopathic manipulative medicine, family medicine and biochemistry. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy and in the American College Of Osteopathic Family

Physicians. For the past 14 years, he has been active with AAO’s Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee in the de-velopment of the osteopathic SOAP note. He is an established researcher having published multiple articles in peer review journals and is the senior editor of the recently published “Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine”.


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Bay County offers a wide variety of sporting and recreational activities, with golf on public and private courses, a civic arena with two rinks, tennis, softball, active running and biking clubs, camping, water sports, and some of the best fishing in the world. Winter sports are just as

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If you would like more information on this opportunity, please contact Konnie Licavoli, Physician Recruiter, at 989-894-9534 or by email at [email protected]. You can also check out our program further by logging on to www.bayregional.org and click on Graduate Medical Education. Community information is available at www.baycityarea.com.


AAO Committees Meet in Fall 2010Chairpersons of AAO committees have established a tentative schedule of meetings to be held during the American

Osteopathic Association’s 2010 Convention and Scientific Seminar in San Francisco. Most board and committee meetings will be conducted at the Marriott Marquis in the assigned AAO meeting rooms. However, please check the hotel monitor onsite for the specific room assigned to the Academy.

Some chairpersons transmit via mail or e-mail an agenda to members prior to the meeting while others choose to hand out the agenda and supporting documents only at the beginning of the meeting itself. Hence, if you are unable to attend your committee’s meeting in San Francisco, please advise the chairperson in advance so that you have an opportunity for input on the issues.

(Tentative schedule as of this date – subject to change)

Sunday, October 24, 2010

AAO Board of Trustees meeting in Pacific Suite E of the San Francisco Marriott Marquis from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Monday, October 25, 2010

PSE Committee Meeting in Pacific Suite E of the San Francisco Marriott Marquis from 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM

Fellowship Committee Meeting in Pacific Suite E of the San Francisco Marriott Marquis from 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

LBOR Committee in Pacific Suite F of the San Francisco Marriott Marquis from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

AAO Strategic Planning Meeting in Pacific Suite G of the San Francisco Marriott Marquis from 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Education Committee Meeting in Pacific Suite E of the San Francisco Marriott Marquis from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Education Committee Announces Call for PapersThe Academy’s Education Committee has directed that the AAO’s Annual “New Ideas Forum” be included in the 2011

Convocation in Colorado Springs. Program Chairperson, James Binkerd, DO has scheduled the “New Ideas Forum” as a workshop from 2:45 - 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 19, 2011. The Committee has issued this “Call for Papers” to be submitted for consideration at their winter meeting.

Presentations by leading clinicians and researchers are planned for the main sessions at the annual Convocation. It is the policy of the Education Committee to invite additional contributions for possible consideration at the annual Convocation from all interested parties. Paper presentations are designed to allow presenters to show, tell, and question a large audience of peers on (1) new ideas, (2) new presentations of old ideas in a new context, or (3) forgotten ideas for resurrection. Each of the four presenters will be allotted a maximum of 15 minutes, including discussion.

Presenters receive no honorarium nor reimbursement of expenses, only a listing of the title of their presentation in the Convocation workbook and approximately 15-30 minutes (depending on the number of topics approved) on the agenda. Written abstracts of ideas/papers should be directed to the AAO Education Committee, 3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1080, Indianapolis IN 46268. Deadline for receipt of written abstracts is Friday, December 31, 2010. Education Committee Chair-person, David Mason, DO will formally notify those presenters who have been selected immediately following the Com-mittee’s winter meeting.

Committee Requests Aid in Recruiting ExhibitorsThe Academy’s Education Committee seeks your assistance in recruiting exhibitors for the 2011 AAO Convocation

in Colorado Springs. Please inform your “favorite” vendor that the exhibition is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16 through Friday, March 18 at the Broadmoor Hotel. The exhibition fee ranges from $1,050-1,200 and includes advertising in the workbook distributed to over 1,000 DOs and students. This event is the premier gathering of the world’s most gifted practitioners in osteopathic manipulative medicine. Tell the representative that you expect their company either to

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be present for the exhibition or to provide an unrestricted educational grant to support the program. Surely, the company will benefit from this exposure. Refer them to Education and Marketing Liaison Kelli Bowersox, at the AAO headquarters who will provide them with additional information and registration materials. Also, the representatives can download an exhibit prospectus from the AAO website www.academyofosteopathy.org.

Osteopathic International Alliance ConvenesThe Board of Directors of the Osteopathic International Alliance (OIA) convened via conference call recently.

AOA Trustee Boyd R. Buser, DO; AOA Past President Peter B. Ajiluni, DO, and Clive Standen, Chairperson were in attendance. Dr. Buser, the OIA Secretary-Treasurer, provided a report on financial issues and proposals to repay a loan from the AOA. Directors gave updates on the work of their committees, including membership applications for consideration and new ways the Alliance is working to improve communication among its member organizations throughout the world. In addition, planning continued for several upcoming OIA meetings, including the 2010 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in conjunction with OMED 2010 Unified in San Francisco, and potential locations for the 2011 AGM.

Veteran Osteopathic Medical Educator has Experience Starting Medical SchoolINDIANAPOLIS –Marian University has selected Paul Evans, DO, as the founding dean of the university’s college

of osteopathic medicine. Evans, a U.S. Army veteran of 26 years, was also the founding dean of another college of osteopathic medicine: Georgia Campus, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee. He spent 12 years in osteopathic medical education, with the last six as dean. He has 16 years in medical education in the military, and has been in medical education teaching residents and students since 1982. His teaching experience includes Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he was associate dean for curricular affairs as well as professor of family medicine. Evans holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Miami, Coral Gables, and a doctor of osteopathic medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia. He began his new position on September 1, 2010.

Osteopathic Physician Brings Relief to Herpes Sufferers(NEW YORK)— A herpes treatment developed by Domenick J. Masiello, DO, is now available to the general public.

Dr. Masiello developed Progenn® in 1996 and has used it successfully with his patients since that time. In 1998, the formula was granted U.S. and foreign patents. Progenn® is an all natural over-the-counter homeopathic medication for the treatment of symptoms associated with HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections. Progenn® is marketed by Standard Homeopathic Company of Los Angeles, Calif. and is available at www.progenn.com.

Dr. Masiello is a 1985 graduate of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology (NYCOM). He is also certified in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Homeotherapeutics. He is an instructor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at New York Medical College, a guest lecturer at Columbia University, and a consultant to the homeopathic pharmaceutical industry. He has published articles in homeopathic and osteopathic journals. Dr. Masiello is a member of the AOA, the American Academy of Osteopathy, the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, the American Board of Homeotherapeutics, and the Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York. He practices in New York City and Ridgefield, CT._________________________________________________________________________________________________

Note: Many AAO members volunteer in various osteopathic organizations as well as provide services in their hometown communities, on mission trips, etc. The AAO staff would like to highlight you in upcoming issues of the AAO Newsletter. Please send Pam Cavanaugh a paragraph or article depicting your services, volunteer activities or any information you wish to share with your colleagues at [email protected].


MembershipThe American Academy of Osteopathy needs your help in growing its membership! It’s easy to get involved and does not take a lot of time. Chances are you probably already know a prospect or two. Your involvement will enable us to meet our goals and strengthen our membership base. Members can take pride in knowing they contributed the success of the American Academy of Osteopathy’s continued success. A strong membership base gives the AAO a bigger voice, more recognition and visibility, and enables the Academy to better carry out its mission to teach, advocate and research the science, art and philosophy of osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the integration of osteopathic principles, practices and manipulative treatment in patient care. Contact individuals you personally know that are members of the AOA, but who are not members of the AAO, and discuss Academy membership with them and invite them to join. This can, of course, be persons who were once members of the Academy but who dropped their membership.Explain to them, that members enjoy discounts on osteopathic courses given throughout the year. These courses, varying in topic, are taught by leaders in the field. Attendees gain continuous education credits and knowledge needed to keep up their CME credits required for certification. Another member benefit is receiving complementary quarterly copies (via email) of the Journal of the AAO, as well as eight electronic versions of the AAO newsletter. Discounts of 10% are also available on over 46 osteopathic titles, available in the AAO bookstore.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Susan Lightle at the AAO office at (317) 879-1881 or [email protected]. We look forward to your involvement in this important endeavor. The American Academy of Osteopathy’s fiscal year runs from August 1st through July 31st. The first dues notices are sent June 10th, with reminder notices sent approximately every 5 weeks thereafter. Dues are due July 31st. If have not received an invoice for your 2010-2011 dues renewal, please contact Susan Lightle at (317) 879-1881 or [email protected].

AOA NewsbriefsSave the Date - DO Day 2011It may seem like only a short time has passed since DO Day on Capitol Hill in 2010, it is already time to start thinking about registering for next year! The 2011 DO Day on Capitol Hill is scheduled to take place on April 7.

If you have not participated in DO Day on Capitol Hill in the past, your colleagues will tell you that it is an unequaled op-portunity to bring your concerns, and the concerns of your patients, directly to the policy makers in Washington, DC.

Each year, hundreds of osteopathic physicians and students from across the country visit the nation’s capital to attend meet-ings with Members of Congress and their staff. The AOA will prepare you for your meetings so you can thoughtfully share our profession’s view on a variety of policy issues to advance the legislative process.

Please set aside April 7, 2011 so you can join the osteopathic community on Capitol Hill for what promises to be another exciting event!

Co-payments Waived for Preventative ServicesThe AOA expressed its support for eliminating co-payments for preventative services in comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS released an interim final rule, which went into effect September 17, for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers relating to coverage of preventative services under the Affordable Care Act. Prevention and wellness are cornerstones of the osteopathic philosophy.

The AOA believes the elimination of co-pays for preventative services will increase access to preventative care and encour-age beneficiaries’ engagement in their health care. Removing barriers from preventative services encourages individual patients to actively engage in their health care, discuss their overall health with a physician, and create a health care plan that best meets their needs. A personalized prevention plan along with a routine wellness visit not only encourages individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles, but also reinforces the continuous physician patient relationship. Primary care physicians play a vital role in interventions to improve nutrition, increase physical activity levels, reduce alcohol intake, and stop tobacco use among their patients.


PAIN ALTERNATIVES, INC

Seeking a physician to join dynamic expanding multi-practitioner Osteopathic practice. Osteopathic manipulative office based care and inpatient consultative services are the cornerstones of this practice which treats newborns through geriatrics.

This practice participates in Osteopathic medical educa-tion of students, interns, residents, faculty and the medical community. We are affiliated with a large award winning Osteopathic training hospital system recognized nationally for clinical excellent.

Come practice at the cutting edge of Osteopathic Medicine!

Physicians need to have completed or board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine.

For further information or to send a CV please contact:Kelley Beloff, MSW, CMM

2510 Commons Blvd., Suite 240 Beavercreek, OH 45431

Phone: 937/429.8620 • Fax: 937/[email protected]

7th InterdisciplinaryWorld Congress

on Low Back & Pelvic Pain

Los Angeles,CANovember 9-12, 2010

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza

[email protected]

Program Chairmen:Andry Vleeming

Colleen Fitzgerald


Leonardo da VinciPublic Domain

Now available at the AAO Bookstore!

Osteopathic Management of the Female Patient.

A Pocket Reference Guide.JP Maganito, DO; Anita Showalter, DO; and

Melicien Tettambel, DO, FAAO

Purchase your copy at www.academyofosteopathy.org

(Select “AAO Store” from the left -hand menu.)

AAO-Member price: $31.50List price: $35.00

Plus shipping and handling

Leonardo da VinciPublic Domain

AAO Calendar of Events2010October 7-9: Prolotherapy Weekend at UNECOM, Biddeford, MaineOctober 23: Optimizing Outcomes: A Roadmap to Financial Success in Today’s Changing Reimbursement Environment, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 24: OMT Without an OMT Table, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 24: Board of Trustees Meeting, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 24-28: AOA OMED, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 25: PS&E Committee Meeting, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 25: Fellowship Committee, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 25: Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 26: Education Committee, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 26: Strategic Planning and/or Board of Trustees, San Francisco, CaliforniaNovember 20-21: AOBNMM Exams, Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel, Indianapolis, IndianaDecember 10-12: The Cranial Approach of Beryl Arbuckle, DO at UMDNJSOM in Stratford, New Jersey

2011January 21-22: Education Committee, Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel, Indianapolis, IndianaFebruary 9: PS&E Committee, TeleconferenceMarch 12-15 New Manual Articular approaches to the Spine; Featured Speaker Jean Pierre Barral, DO (France) Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, COMarch 14-15 OMM for Pediatric Gastrointestinal Conditions, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs,COMarch 16: Board of Governors, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, COMarch 16 and 19: Board of Trustees, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, COMarch 16: Investment Committee, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO


Ralph “Clay” Walsh, DO stationed in Iraq went to the 28th CSH (Combat Support Hospital) a couple of times a week and did OMT on some of the patients. The Army allows the physical therapist to do some manipulation, so Dr.Walsh had been helping to improve and refine their techniques. So far, between there and his back clinic, Dr. Walsh treated about 20 soldiers a week just with OMT. (Editor’s Note: Dr. Walsh has returned to the states a couple of weeks ago.. Welcome home, Clay!)

OMT in the Combat Zone


Golden Ram Campaign Surpasses 37% of GoalAAO members “dues check-off” donations to Golden Ram Society have steadily increased total contributions to this annual fundraising campaign. The Academy’s leadership encourages all AAO members to support this annual fund. As of September 25, 100 donors have already contributed a total of $30,205.11 – 37.7% of the $80,000 goal. Thanks to all AAO members for their loyal support of this annual fund raising program!

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President’s ClubGuy A. DeFeo, DODaniel J. Kary, DO, FAAOGeorge J. Pasquarello, DO, FAAO

A.T. Still ClubJohn Evan Balmer, DOLawrence Barnard, DOLisa Ann DeStefano, DOJohn C. Glover, DO, FAAOPamela L. Grimaldi, DOAnn L. Habenicht, DO, FAAOJohn G. Hohner, DO, FAAOHollis H. King, DO, PhD, FAAOGary L. Ostrow, DOHirokuni Shimomura, (Japan)

T.L. Northup ClubWilliam J. Garrity, DO, MPHJames H. Gronemeyer, DOGretta A. Gross, DOT. Reid Kavieff, DOTim Mosomillo, DOMonica M. Rogalski, DOJeanne R. Roll, MD

Louisa Burns ClubDennis A. Burke, DODenise K. Burns, DO, FAAOGregory Craddock, DOdes Anges Cruser, PhDNate DeLisi, DOEdward R. Douglas, DOMikhail Gleyzer, DOKenneth Eugene Graham, DOSharon Gustowski, DO, MPHDavid B. Hagie, DOStefan L. J. Hagopian, DO, FAAOPaul Langevin, DOAdrian Lynne Woolley, DO

Vicki Dyson ClubKerry S. Agnello, DORichard H. Armond III, DOCharles A. Beck, DODaniel F. Bensky, DO

Joel Berenbeim, DOThomas R. Byrnes, DODaniel J. Callan, DORichard Chmielewski, DOElizabeth C. Clark, DOKevin C. Considine, DOJoan F. Dawson, DOLori A. Dillard, DOR. Todd Dombroski, DOLyudmila Edshteyn, DOStephen M. Ellestad, DOMelvin R. Friedman, DOJerel H. Glassman, DOAndrew M. Goldman, DORichard N. Halstead, DOHuy Kim Hoang, DC, MDChristie A. James, DOMichael Z. Kuschelewski, MDCarol L. Lang, DOKenneth J. Lossing, DOMasayoshi Midorikawa, (Japan)Miriam V. Mills, MDWendy S. Neal, DOCandace Nowak, DOMichael J. Porvaznik, DOHorace C. Purtzer, DOBarry Stephen Rodgers, DOMark E. Rosen, DOJay Sandweiss, DOEric L. Schneider, DOTherese M. Scott, DOAlice R. Shanaver, DOJoel D. Stein, DO, FAAOJean Ann Swift, DOShigeru Tajiri, (Japan)Piers N. Vigers, DOGlenn Norman Wagner, DORichard M. Appleby, DOHaifan Chen, DOJ. Wayne Dillard, DOKelly Evans, DOJeffrey Greenfield, DOMasahiro Hashimoto, (Japan)Yumiko Kabasawa, (Japan)Anne K. Kaplan-Still, DOLaura Liles, DO

Mary E. Malcom, DOMasami Matarai, (Japan)Stacey Lyn Pierce-Talsma, DOJana H. Prevratska, (Canada)Ian Schofield, DO (UK)Charles B. Schuetz, DODaniel A. Shadoan, DOHeather A. Sharkey, DOMary M. Smith, DOMark J. Stevens, DONegash K. Tesemma, DOBeth N. Thompson, DOMichelle F. Veneziano, DOMelissa M. Ventimiglia, DOJeanne Marie Wahl, DOCraig M. Wax, DODavid P. Yens, PhD

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Optimizing Outcomes: A Roadmap to Financial Success

in Today’s Changing Reimbursement EnvironmentOctober 23, 2010 in San Francisco, CA

Program Chair: Douglas J. Jorgensen, DO, CPCDr. Jorgensen is a board certified, osteopathic physician in central Maine practicing pain management and osteopathic manipulative medicine, certified in NMM/OMM and re-certified in FP/OMT. In addition to his practice, he is a certified professional coder through the American Academy of Professional Coders in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a consultant and speaker, he lectures nationally on billing and coding issues as well as authoring numerous peer reviewed articles, two books and several academic chapters in varying topics from osteopathic medicine, pain management and medical economics. A graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri and the Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency in Augusta, Maine, he is currently president of the Payor-Payee Relations Committee for the Maine Osteopathic Association. He is the immediate past president of the Maine Osteopathic Association and is on clinical faculty at Dartmouth Medical School and the University of New England. Dr. Jorgensen is a lifetime member of the AAO and serves on the Academy’s Board of Governors.

Program Time Table:Saturday, October 23, 2010...............8:00 am - 5:30 pm(lunch on your own)

Course Location:Marriott San Francisco55 4th StreetSan Francisco, CA

Please Note: The AOA Convention will run from October 24-28, 2010 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. Visit www.omedconference.org/ for registration and lodging options.

Program Topics:

•Changing Reimbursement Environment

•The Business of Medicine: Billing and Coding Part 1

•Private audits

•Optimizing Chronic Disease Care (Means, Money and Proof)

•Protecting your practice via Compliance Adherence

•Health Information Technology and You

•Pay for Performance

•ICD and CPT Update

•Entity Structuring

•Are you optimizing or just getting by in your practice?

•Why volume alone will fail in contemporary medicine

•The Business of Medicine

•Saving the US healthcare system one practice at a time

•Preventive care vs. sick care

•Optimize payment by getting paid for your fee schedule

•Epidemiology of your practice

•Adverting risk by comparative analytics

•Identifying potential outliers

•One on One Q&A

For a complete schedule please contact Kelli Bowersox, Education Coordinator at [email protected]

Registration FormOptimizing Outcomes: A Roadmap to Financial Success in

Today’s Changing Reimbursement EnvironmentOctober 23, 2010

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Registration Fee $225.00

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OMT Without an OMT TableOctober 24, 2010 in San Francisco, CA

Course Description: Many physicians work in an outpatient setting with high tables or carts on which to examine and treat the patient. This presents a challenge: how can the patient be effectively treated with OMT? This course is designed to offer solutions for treating patients in an outpatient setting without an OMT table. The course is designed for primary care, urgent care and emergency medicine physicians who want to treat their patients with OMT but have been frustrated by the office equipment. Participants will treat on chairs and inadequate height tables. OMT utilizing high velocity/low amplitude facilitated positional release, Still, muscle energy, and myofascial release techniques will be included. Common patient complaints will be addressed.

Learning Objectives:1. To perform quick and efficient OMT for common outpatient

complaints.2. To demonstrate ability to treat utilizing in appropriate height

tables and carts.3. To demonstrate ability to treat utilizing chairs.

Prerequisites: The participant should have a basic understanding of functional anatomy.

CME: The program anticipates being approved for 8 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME.

Program Time Table:Sunday, October 24, 2010...............8:00 am - 5:00 pm(lunch on your own)

Course Location:Marriott San Francisco55 4th StreetSan Francisco, CA

Program Chair: Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FAAODr. Habenicht is a 1982 graduate of Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is both certified in osteopathic manipulative medicine and osteopathic family practice. She is both a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy and the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners. Dr. Habenicht currently serves the AAO as a member of the Board of Governors, a member of the Undergraduate Academies, Bylaws and Education committees. Dr. Habenicht is a past president of the AAO and served as a chair of the Education Committee for many years. She is presently a professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine at CCOM/Midwestern Univerisity and is in private practice in Oak Forest and Urgent Care in Orland Park, IL. She serves as the UAAO advisor for CCOM. Dr. Habenicht has been the program chairperson for the Fall OMT Update for the past 16 years.

Please Note: The AOA Convention will run from October 24-28, 2010 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

Hotel Information: Please visit http://www.omedconference.org/resources/pdfs/HotelInformationSheet.pdf to view your lodging options.

Travel Arrangements:Globally Yours TravelTina Callahan - (800) 274-5975

Registration FormOMT Without an OMT Table

October 24, 2010

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Registration Fee $225.00

AAO accepts Check, Visa, Mastercard, or DiscoverMake checks payable to “American Academy of Osteopathy”

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3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1080Indianapolis, IN 46268

Phone: 317/879-1881 • Fax: 317/879-0563Register online at www.academyofosteopathy.org


The Cranial Approach of Beryl Arbuckle, DO

December 10-12, 2010 at UMDNJSOMCourse Description:

This course traces the cranial approaches of early Drs. William G. Sutherland, Beryl Arbuckle, and Robert Fulford.

Dr. Arbuckle was one of Dr. Sutherland’s earliest students, studying with him before he taught using primary respiration as a therapeutic force. This style was described in the 1939 edition of “The Cranial Bowl”. Diagnosis was performed by palpating the position of the cranial bones, and motion testing. Since Dr. Arbuckle treated mainly children, the treatment approach she used was mostly direct technique. Dr. Arbuckle was able to attend hundreds of autopsies, mostly on pediatric neurological cases. She observed that the dura had regularly arranged fibers which she called “stress fibers”. These stress fibers were thought to be normal fibers that reflected embryological development, but could also transmit abnormal amounts of tension. Interestingly enough, nearly half a world away, Eric Blecshmidt described almost exactly the same phenomenon, which he called dural girdles. Dr. Arbuckle also noticed that the skull was reinforced in certain places, which she called buttresses. The stress bands and buttresses are used in both diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. Fulford was a student of both Drs. Sutherland and Arbuckle. His cranial approach was a reflection of his training. Dr. Lossing was fortunate to be able to study with Dr. Fulford over a nine year period, and through years of practice has been able to recreate many of the diagnostic and treatment approaches.

Course Objectives: Explore the embryology of the head, motion test the SBS, motion test the cranial base, motion test the face, motion test the buttresses, motion test the cranial/cervical junction, motion test the sacrum, unlock the boney skull, unlock the membranes, work with stress bands, and explore the significance of thoracic respiration.

CME: The program anticipates being approved for 24 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME.

Program Time Table:Friday, December 10, 2010............................... 9:00 am - 5:30 pmSaturday, December 11, 2010........................... 9:00 am - 5:30 pmSunday, December 12, 2010............................. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Course Location:University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic MedicineOne Medical Center DriveStratford, New Jersey 08084-1501http://som.umdnj.edu/

Program Chair: Kenneth J. Lossing, DO

Dr. Lossing is a 1994 graduate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Lossing completed an internship and residency program at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He studied under the French Osteopath, Jean-Pierre Barral, DO and has become an internationally known speaker on Visceral Manipulation. Dr. Lossing is a member of the AAO’s Board of Trustees.

Travel Arrangements:Globally Yours TravelTina Callahan (800) 274-5975

Registration FormThe Cranial Approach of Beryl Arbuckle, DO

December 10-12, 2010

Name: _______________________________________________Nickname for Badge: ___________________________________Street Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________City: ____________________ State: _______ Zip: _________Phone: ___________________ Fax: ______________________Email: _______________________________________________By releasing your Fax/Email you have given the AAO permission to send marketing information regarding courses via fax or email.

AOA #: ___________

❒ I require a vegetarian meal(AAO makes every attempt to provide snacks/meals that will meet participant’s needs, but, we cannot guarantee to satisfy all requests.)

Registration RatesRegistration Fee Before On or after Onsite 11/10/10 11/10/10 12/10/10AAO Member $960 $1,060 $1,110Non-AAO Member $1,060 $1,160 $1,210

AAO accepts Check, Visa, Mastercard, or DiscoverMake checks payable to “American Academy of Osteopathy”Credit Card #: ________________________________________Name on Card:________________________________________CVV#: ____________ Expiration Date: _________________

I authorize the American Academy of Osteopathy® to charge the above credit card for the full course registration fee.Signature: ____________________________________________

American Academy of Osteopathy®

3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1080, Indianapolis, IN 46268Phone: 317/879-1881 • Fax: 317/879-0563

Register online at www.academyofosteopathy.org


Course Description: The spine is composed of discs, vertebral bodies, facets, rib heads,

ligaments, nerves, muscles, and vascular supply. Any of these can compromise vertebral motion and health.

In this course we will palpate, diagnose, and treat all of these structures, in order to understand their interaction.

This approach enables one to relieve disc pressures, and relieve symptoms even on patients that have near surgical disc herniations. We will also cover the hip.

We will cover the following topics: cartilage, labrum, capsule and synovial, passive ligaments, active ligaments, arterial system, nervous system, visceral connections, emotional connections, the thoracic spine and the ribs, intervertebral joints, costovertebral joints, costotransversal joints, rib posterior angle, ribs lateral angle, ribs costal arc, infrasternal angle, chondrocostal joints, chondrosternal joints, sternosternal joint, lumbar spine and pelvis, discs manipulations, periforaminal veinous system manipulations, lumbar vein, reno-hemi-azygos system, azygos and hemi-azygos junction, lumbar intertransverse ligament, connection with the last disc, iliolumbar ligaments, sacro-iliac ligaments, level of S1;S2;S3, sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments, and sacrococcygeal joint.

Objectives: 1. Identify and treat disc herniations2.Identify and treat rib heads, Costovertebral joints, levator costorum

muscles, interconstal muscles, and costosternal articluations3. Identify and treat the venous system relative to the spine4. Identify and treat the components of the hip: nerves, muscles,

vascular system, ligaments, and capsules.CME:The program anticipates being approved for 25.5 hours of AOA

Category 1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME.

Course Location:The Broadmoor1 Lake AvenueColorado Springs, CO 80906

Kenneth J. Lossing, DO, Program chair Dr. Lossing is a 1994 graduate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Lossing completed an internship and residency program at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He studied under the French Osteopath, Jean-Pierre Barral, DO and has become an internationally known speaker on Visceral Manipulation. Dr. Lossing is a member of the AAO’s Board of Trustees.

Jean-Pierre Barral, DO, Featured speakerJean-Pierre Barral is an Osteopath and

Registered Physical Therapist who serves as Director (and Faculty) of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulation at the University of Paris School of Medicine in Paris, France. He earned his diploma in Osteopathic Medicine in 1974 from the European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, England, and went on to teach spinal biomechanics at the Barral Institute from 1975-1982.

He developed the modality of Visceral Manipulation based on his innovative theory that each internal organ rotates on a physiological axis. In collaboration with Alain Croibier, D.O. Jean-Pierre Barral has also developed the modalities of Neural Manipulation and Global Joint Treatment based on their on-going clinical research.

Dr. Barral has written ten books, translated in seven languages, for the public helping them to understand the messages in their body and what the pain in their joints mean. He practices in the south of France and is well-known for his teaching around the world. His teachings come from working with his patients and developing personal techniques which are effective in helping patients feel better.

Dr. Barral has taught courses prior to Convocation for several years and we are fortunate to have him with us again in 2011.

Registration FormNew manual articular approaches to the spine

March 12-15, 2011Name: ____________________________________________Nickname for Badge: _______________________________Street Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________City: _____________________ State: ____ Zip: ________Office Phone: _________________ Fax: _______________E-Mail: ____________________________________________By releasing your Fax/Email you have given the AAO permission to send marketing information regarding courses via fax or email.AOA#: __________ College/Yr Grad: ________________Lunch on your own

Registration Rates On or before 1/30/11 After 1/30/11 AAO member $1280.00 $1380.00 AAO Non-Member $1380.00 $1480.00 Convocation Package $1152.00 $1242.00AAO accepts Check, Visa, Mastercard, or DiscoverCredit Card # ______________________________________Cardholder’s Name _________________________________Date of Expiration ____________ 3 digit CVV#__________I hereby authorize the American Academy of Osteopathy® to charge the above credit card for the full course registration amount.Signature _________________________________________

American Academy of Osteopathy3500 DePauw Blvd. Suite 1080

Indianapolis, IN 46268Phone: 317-879-1881 Fax: 317-879-0563

Register online at www.academyofosteopathy.org

New manual articular approaches to the spine March 12-15, 2011 in Colorado Springs, CO


OMM for pediatric gastrointestinal conditionsMarch 14-15, 2011 in Colorado Springs, CO

Course Description: Children are the group of patients that we have the greatest

opportunity to help. But for those using OMM already, how do you get started treating children and what courses will advance your skills? This course OMM for pediatric gastrointestinal conditions is the latest installment of The Pediatric OMM series. This series is designed to bring a balanced curriculum for those utilizing OMM and want to start treating children, already treat children and want to do more, or clinicians with extensive experience treating children wanting to take their skills and understanding to the next level.

This course will use a robust mix of stimulating lectures and practical hands-on labs to cover a wide range of clinical topics including: suck and swallowing/feeding dysfunction, MALT, food sensitivities, gastro-esophageal reflux, mobility/motility disorders, constipation, functional bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, hepatobiliary system (hyperbilirubinemia). Also background information on GI system development, viscero-somatic integration, relationship between the gut and immune system development will be covered to better understand and augment the clinical materials. Additionally, adjunctive interventions to augment OMM will be discussed.

Objectives: 1. To understand the development of the GI system (anatomy, neural

and hormonal control and function)2. To understand the interaction of the immune system on the GI system3. To understand the basics of clinical presentation, evaluation and

basic care of common pediatric GI conditions4. To understand an approach and specific OMM interventions in the

treatment of pediatric GI conditions.

CME:The program anticipates being approved for 16 hours of AOA Category

1-A CME credit pending approval by the AOA CCME.

Course Location:The Broadmoor1 Lake AvenueColorado Springs, CO 80906

Jane E. Carreiro, DO, Co-program chairDr. Carreiro is a 1988 graduate of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. She specializes in OMM; pain management; pediatric musculoskeletal and sports medicine and otitis media. Her research interests include osteopathic manipulation in otitis media and innervation patterns in the pelvis and sacral areas.

Gregg Lund, DO, Co-program chairDr. Lund is a Pediatric Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine specialist and founder of the Restorative Health Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Clinically he focuses on the uses OMM in the care of infants and children. He is a graduate of the Texas College of Osteopathic medicine. Additionally he completed his Pediatric Residency, Neonatology and Developmental Respiratory Muscle Physiology Fellowship at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, MS in Health Care Informatics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Residency at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (with a focus on pediatrics). He is board certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology.

Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO, Featured speakerDr. Ettlinger is a 1987 graduate of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. He received his FAAO in March, 1998. Dr. Ettlinger is the director of the NYCOM/St. Barnabas NMM/OMT residency and is Associate Professor in OMM at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Ali M. Carine, DO, Featured speakerDr. Carine provides osteopathic primary care in Columbus, Ohio. She received her certification in pediatrics from the AOBP and in neuromuscular medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine from the AOBNMM. She is passionate about the preventative potential of osteopathic care, and integrates OMM and nutrition into the routine care of all newborns in a hope of preventing many of the current diseases that plague American children. In addition to the healthy children in her practice, she serves children with a wide range of special needs such as autism, asthma, immune dysfunction and neurological conditions.

Registration FormOMM for pediatric gastrointestinal conditions

March 14-15, 2011Name: ____________________________________________Nickname for Badge: _______________________________Street Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________City: _____________________ State: ____ Zip: ________Office Phone: _________________ Fax: _______________E-Mail: ____________________________________________By releasing your Fax/Email you have given the AAO permission to send marketing information regarding courses via fax or email.AOA#: __________ College/Yr Grad: ________________Lunch on your own

Registration Rates On or before 1/30/11 After 1/30/11 AAO member $650.00 $750.00 AAO Non-Member $750.00 $850.00 Convocation Package $585.00 $675.00

AAO accepts Check, Visa, Mastercard, or DiscoverCredit Card # ______________________________________Cardholder’s Name _________________________________Date of Expiration ____________ 3 digit CVV#__________I hereby authorize the American Academy of Osteopathy® to charge the above credit card for the full course registration amount.Signature _________________________________________

American Academy of Osteopathy3500 DePauw Blvd. Suite 1080, Indianapolis, IN 46268

Phone: 317-879-1881 Fax: 317-879-0563Register online at www.academyofosteopathy.org


October 15-17, 2010Neuroendocrineimmune II: Chronic PainSutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation

Course Director: Hugh Ettlinger, DO, FAAOHours: 20 Category 1A

Contact: SCTFJoy Cunningham, Exec. Secy

509/[email protected]

November 5-7, 2010The Inherent Motility of the Brain and Spinal Course:

Part 1 Brain Parenchyma Nuclei and FluidCranial Academy (www.cranialacademy.org)

Course Director: Bruno Chikly, MD, DOPCOM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 3-5, 201029th Annual Winter Update

Indiana Osteopathic AssociationMarriott Hotel, Downtown Indianapolis

Registration Deadline: 11/12/10For more information, call 317-926-3009

January 14-17, 2011“Phase V —

The embryological development of the face. Evaluation and treatment of the face and cranium through embryological

segments”.Arizona Academy of Osteopathy

AT Still, Mesa ArizonaTuition is $650.00

Payment deadline - November 14, 2010CME is pending

January 15-17, 2011The Face: An Intermediate course

Sutherland Cranial Teaching FoundationCourse Director: Douglas Vick, DO

Hours: 20 Category 1AContact: SCTF

Joy Cunningham, Exec. Secy509/469-1520

[email protected]

February 12-16, 2011 Midwinter Introductory Course in

Osteopathy in the Cranial FieldCranial Academy (www.cranialacademy.org)Course Director: William Lemley, DO, FAAO

Hilton, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

February 18-20, 2011 Dancing With the Mechanism, Part II

Course Director: Maurice Bensoussan, MDCranial Academy (www.cranialacademy.org)

Hilton, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

April 6-9, 2011International Osteopathy Congress

Florence, ItalySubmit scientific works online by 11/30/10

For more information go to www.osteopatia2011.it

Component Society and Affiliated Organizations Upcoming Calendar of Events

Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUNCOM) is seeking an osteopathic physician (D.O.) for a full-time faculty position in the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Responsibilities include teaching, patient care and program development. In addition, there are opportunities for conducting research.

Qualifications: Graduate of an AOA-approved osteopathic medical collegeSatisfactory completion of an AOA-approved internship Certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. The applicant must also be licensable in the State of Nevada.

TUNCOM offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Touro University Nevada is an EEO.

In addition, Southern Nevada has year-round sunshine with excellent weather, close proximity to Zion, Bryce and Grand Canyon National Parks, world-class food and entertainment in Henderson and neighboring Las Vegas, and convenient access to an international airport.

Information regarding this position may be obtained by contacting: Paul R. Rennie, DO, FAAO Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic MedicineDepartment of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine874 American Pacific Drive, Henderson, NV 89014(702) [email protected]

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