NCCAOM PDA Continuing Education: Southwest Conference 2025

Details about the PDA Program for Acupuncturists:

  • Credits are issued for full or partial attendance
  • Sign up for PDA when you register for the conference ($25 additional fee for continuing education)

NCCAOM Approval Information:

  • The National Certification Commission on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) has approved this online conference as a live event for 20 PDA (hours)

    The chart below gives the NCCAOM-approved schedule for the weekend, with the number and category of PDA points for each lecture.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Even though you can view all the videos, the maximum credit available for acupuncturists through NCCAOM is 20 CE hours (PDA) for the live sessions listed below. 

    Friday, March 28, 2025Speaker NamePresentationPDA Credits
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AMChristopher Hobbs, PhD, LAcThe Nature of Viruses: Their Role in Life, Health, and Human Immunity – How to Prevent and Treat Viral Infections1.5 PE-CW
    9:00 AM – 1:00 PMJoAnn Sanchez, RH (AHG)Plants of the Superstition Wilderness: A Field Exploration4 PE-CW
    10:30 AM – 12:00 PMBrianna Piché, ND, IBCLC, FABNP, RH (AHG)Pediatric Functional GI Disorders & Herbal Medicine1.5 PE-CW
    1:00 PM – 5:15 PMKristin Gilmour, BHSc (Naturopathy) and Julianne Grant, BHSc (Naturopathy), BApScPre-Conference Intensive: Phytotherapy for the Respiratory System – Roots, Research and Clinical Relevance4 PE-CW
    Saturday, March 29, 2025Speaker NamePresentationPDA Credits
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AMKenneth Proefrock, NMDHydrogels and Botanical Medicine: Considerations for the Treatment of Burn Injury1.5 PE-CW
    11:00 AM – 12:30 PMDavid Winston, RH (AHG)Fearing the Future: The Botanical Treatment of Anxiety Disorder1.5 AOM-BIO
    1:30 PM – 3:00 PMJack Lambert, MD, PhDUpdate on Long COVID: Symptoms, Etiology and Management Plans from the EU1.5 PE-CW
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PMReneé Camila, Herbalist, Tori Hudson, ND, and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG), FABNGPanel: Perimenopause and Years Beyond: Managing Symptoms, Enhancing Vitality, and Supporting the Transition1.5 PE-CW
    Sunday, March 30, 2025Speaker NamePresentationPDA Credits
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AMMary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG), Lucretia VanDyke, Herbalist and Author, and David Winston, RH (AHG)Panel: How to Deliver Herbs to Patients: Tips for Making Them Palatable and Utilizing Food as Medicine1.5 PE-CW
    11:00 AM – 12:30 PMMary Rondeau, ND, RH(AHG)Botanical Medicine and Depression Phenotypes: Rethinking Mental Health Beyond the DSM1.5 PE-CW
    1:30 PM – 3:00 PMPaul Bergner, Medical HerbalistNew Herban Legends and Clinical Pearls: Misinterpretations of Constituent Science1.5 PE-CW
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PMLucretia VanDyke, Herbalist and AuthorBotanical Skincare with a Twist!1.5 PE-CW

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