Acupuncture/External Links

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	A hand-picked, annotated list of Web resources about Acupuncture.

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International Standards[edit]

• Standard acupuncture nomenclature by WHO (World Health Organization)
• World Health Organization list of acupuncture indications.[1]

Professional organizations[edit]

• Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance (AOMAlliance) - USA organization representing L.Ac.'s and other AOM practitioners, e.g. MD's and DC's
• American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAOM) - U.S. organization representing L.Ac.'s exclusively
• Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) - U.S. organization representing acupuncture schools; also administers Clean Needle Technique (CNT) course required for American board certification
• National Acupuncture Detoxification Association - USA organization advocating use of auricular (ear) acupuncture for treating addiction
• The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) - UK organization representing acupuncturists
• American Academy of Medical Acupuncture [2]

Regulatory organizations[edit]

• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) - USA organization that administers board certification exams in acupuncture and Oriental medicine
• Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) - National accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit Master's-level programs in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine profession in the USA
• Federation of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Regulatory Agencies (FAOMRA) - State regulatory agency forum in the USA

Historical Images[edit]

• Hua Shou's Shi si jing fa hui (Expression of the Fourteen Meridians). (Tokyo, 1716)