AAO MemberVol. 8 • No. News 6 • August 2016

Message From the Interim Executive Director Table of Contents Academy Well Represented at AOA Interim Director’s Message...... 1

Along with AAO President Laura E. Grif- In addition, at least 15 of those Academy “Let Your DO Out” Urges Dr. Buser...... 1 fin, DO, FAAO, and AAO President-elect members sat on House reference commit- AAO Calendar of Events...... 3 Michael P. Rowane, DO, MS, FAAFP, tees this year, including the AOA’s 2013-14 AAO Members at House of Delegates...... 6 FAAO, I had the honor of representing the president, Norman E. Vinn, DO, MBA, OES at House of Delegates and OMED..... 7 Academy at the American Osteopathic As- and five former Academy presidents—Den- Save OMT: Comment on LCD...... 7 sociation’s annual meeting, which was held nis J. Dowling, DO, MA, FAAO; George AAO Supports CARA...... 8 July 17-24 in Chicago. J. Pasquarello, DO, FAAO; Michael A. Dr. Carreiro Named Dean of UNECOM... 10 Seffinger, DO, FAAFP, Kenneth H. John- Membership Announcements...... 10 While attending the weeklong event, we son, DO, FAAO; and David Coffey, DO, AAO Members Recertified...... 11 attended the meetings of the AOA Board FAAO, FCA. AAOJ Needs Your Expertise...... 11 of Trustees and select AOA committees, AAO Members Honored at Symposium.. 11 and we networked with leaders of other Based on recommendations from the Acad- osteopathic specialty societies and with key emy’s Board of Trustees, the AAO solicited Members in the News...... 13 AOA staff. the help of its members in the House of In Memoriam...... 16 Delegates to share with their delegations the News From the AOA...... 17 House of Delegates Academy’s position on key issues. Affiliate Calendar...... 20 The Academy had a strong presence throughout the AOA House of Delegates. First, there were several resolutions on While we had just one official delegate and maintaining certification and osteopathic studying our progress thus far and making one alternate, another 87 members of the continuous certification. They ranged from changes under the guidance of the specialty 2016 House of Delegates are members of essentially suggesting the cessation of all colleges. The Academy’s Board of Trustees the Academy. ongoing certification to taking a pause and (continued on Page 2)

“Let Your DO Out,” Urges AOA President Buser

On Saturday, July 23, Boyd R. Buser, DO, now 123,000 DOs and osteopathic medical FACOFP, of Pikeville, Kentucky was in- students, representing more than 10 percent stalled as the 120th president of the Ameri- of all physicians in the U.S. and approxi- can Osteopathic Association (AOA). mately 20 percent of all family physicians. There are 33 colleges of osteopathic medi- “It’s an honor to lead our profession at cine on 48 campuses in 31 states, and more a time when our nation—and the entire are in development. world for that matter—faces unprecedented challenges to building healthy communi- “Helping people recover their health and ties,” Dr. Buser said in his inaugural address. sense of well-being, having a better, happier He said, “I have never been more optimistic life: What could possibly be a more fulfill- Boyd R. Buser, DO, FACOFP, was installed as about our future.” ing contribution for anyone to make to the AOA’s 120th president on Saturday, July 23, in Chicago. (Photo by Michael P. Rowane, The number of osteopathic physicians has DO, MS, FAAO, FAAFP) quadrupled in the past 30 years. There are (continued on Page 4) August 2016 AAO Member News 1 3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1100 Indianapolis, IN 46268-1136 (317) 879-1881 • Fax (317) 879-0563 www.academy​ofosteo​ pathy.org​

The AOA House of Delegates, which met July 22-24 in Chicago, included almost 90 members of American Academy of Osteopathy the Academy. (Photo by Michael P. Rowane, DO, MS, FAAO, FAAFP) Laura E. Griffin, DO, FAAO, president Michael P. Rowane, DO, MS, FAAO, FAAFP, president-elect Executive director’s message Osteopathic Education Service Sherri L. Quarles, interim executive (continued from Page 1) Continuing a long tradition, the Academy director offered its Osteopathic Education Service All members of the American Acade- recommended the latter approach as put (OES) at the House of Delegates. Under my of Osteopathy receive AAO Mem- forth by the American College of Osteo- the direction of former AAO president and ber News eight times a year. Mem- pathic Family Physicians (H-210). former Illinois delegate Ann L. Haben- bers can access past issues online at icht, DO, FAAO, FACOFP, CS, 26 DOs www.academy​ofosteo​ pathy.org​ . While resolution H-210 was passed with provided 81 hands-on demonstrations of Members are invited to send their significant changes, the more important osteopathic manipulative treatment to AOA news to AAO Publications Liaison point is that it was passed in the context delegates and guests. Lauren Good at LGood@academyo- of the pending board certification summit fosteopathy.org. of AOA officials with all members of all Read more about OES on Page 7. Advertising rates for AAO Member certifying boards to evaluate and discuss the News are listed below. AAO future of our certification process. We will Presidential Inauguration members and AAO component be looking forward to the outcomes of this There were many other interesting and societies are entitled to a 20% process. inspiring moments, like the town hall ses- discount on advertising. Call the AAO sion on the opioid epidemic with National at (317) 879-1881, ext. 211, for more The other issue we invested our time in were Drug Control Policy Director Michael Bot- information. Although all advertising is expected to conform to ethical the several motions that were made to alter ticelli and the A.T. Still Memorial Lecture medical standards, acceptance the AOA membership documents with the delivered by AOA past president Martin S. does not imply endorsement by the purpose of allowing our MD colleagues to Levine, DO, MPH, FACOFP dist, but the American Academy of Osteopathy. be members. The proposed changes to the pinnacle of the week was the inauguration AOA Constitution and Bylaws used the all- of Boyd R. Buser, DO, FACOFP, as the 2016 Advertising Rates encompassing term physicians. The Acade- AOA’s 120th president on Saturday, July 23. Full page (7.5” x 10”) $600 my advocated to change it to osteopathic and allopathic physicians to maintain osteopathic This was a special moment for the Academy Half page (7.5” x 5”) $400 distinction while granting membership to as Dr. Buser has been heavily engaged in Third page (7.5” x 3.3”) $300 the only other doctors with full medical leading the Academy. Dr. Buser was the Quarter page (3.75” x 5”) $200 practice rights. AAO’s 1995-96 president, and in recent

Classified $1 years, he has served on the AAO’s Board of (per seven characters) While this motion was delayed until next Governors (2009-18), Strategic Planning year to coincide with other necessary chang- Committee (2010-12), International Affairs Multi-issue discounts are avail- es, it was deferred with the recommenda- Committee (2009-16) and Nominating able. Please contact AAO Publi- tion of our requested terminology included. Committee (2009-16). While serving as the cations Liaison Lauren Good at AOA’s president, Dr. Buser will take a leave [email protected] for more information. You can see the full list of resolutions at Os- of absence from his Academy responsibili- teopathic.org, and you can see the full list ties. AAO Member News­—ISSN 2375-5628 of Academy member delegates on Page 6 of this newsletter. (continued on Page 4) 2 AAO Member News August 2016 AAO Calendar of Events

Mark your calendar for these upcoming Academy meetings and educational courses.

2016–2017

Aug. 5-6 AAO Education Committee’s meeting—AAO Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Day­—AAO office closed office in Indianapolis Dec. 1 FAAO applications due Aug. 5-6 SAAO Executive Council’s meeting—AAO office in Indianapolis Dec. 2-4 Fulford’s Advanced Percussion Hammer— Richard W. Koss, DO, course director— Aug. 9 AAO Membership Committee’s University of North Texas Health Science Center teleconference—9­ p.m. Eastern Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth Aug. 10 Committee on Fellowship in the AAO’s teleconference—8:30 p.m. Eastern Dec. 2-4 Cranial Approach of Beryl E. Arbuckle, DO— Kenneth J. Lossing, DO, course director— Sept. 5 Labor Day—AAO office closed Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale Sept. 15 AAO Board of Trustees’ meeting—9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific—Anaheim, California Dec. 20 Committee on Fellowship in the AAO’s teleconference—8:30 p.m. Eastern Sept. 16 AAO Leadership Forum—9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific—Anaheim, California Dec. 25 Christmas Day—AAO office closed

Sept. 17 AAO Education Committee’s meeting—9 to Jan. 1 New Year’s Day—AAO office closed 10:30 a.m. Pacific—Anaheim, California Jan. 11 Committee on Fellowship in the AAO’s Sept. 17 AAO Publications Committee’s meeting—3 to teleconference—8:30 p.m. Eastern 4:30 p.m. Pacific—Anaheim, California Jan. 20-22 Osteopathic Management of Chronic Pain: Sept. 17-20 AAO at OMED: Osteopathic Addressing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine in the 21st Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis and Century—Daniel G. Williams, DO, program Neuroinflammation—Bruno J. Chikly, MD, chair—Anaheim (California) Convention DO (France), course director—Midwestern Center University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale Oct. 15 Committee on Fellowship in the AAO’s meeting—AAO office in Indianapolis Feb. 3-4 AAO Education Committee’s meeting—AAO office in Indianapolis Oct. 21-23 What’s the Point? Multifaceted Clinical Approaches to Viscerosomatic Reflexes— March 15-19 AAO Convocation—The Balance Point: Michael L. Kuchera, DO, FAAO, course Bringing the Science and Art of Osteopathic director; William H. Devine, DO, and Richard Medicine Together—Natalie Ann Nevins, DO, A. Feely, DO, FAAO, FCA, course faculty program chair—The Broadmoor, Colorado —Midwestern University/Arizona College of Springs, Colorado Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale

August 2016 AAO Member News 3 “Let your DO out” than 70 percent of osteopathic medical 2015. Since the campaign launched in the (continued from Page 1) students who prefer to enter residencies that fall of 2015, the Doctors That DO website their fellow human beings? This is the DO have osteopathic recognition. has been used more than 300,000 times to within us,” Dr. Buser said. find physicians. Although some members of the profession A member of the AOA Board of Trustees have expressed concern that the new sys- Dr. Buser reminded listeners that the future since 2004, Dr. Buser led the AOA’s nego- tem will diminish the role of osteopathic of osteopathic medicine is literally in their tiations on creating a single accreditation leadership, Dr. Buser assured listeners, hands. “I invite you all to join us as we system under the Accreditation Council on saying, “Our AOA board certification will create our future, a future where more and Graduate Medical Education. “From the continue, and we are working to strengthen more patients get osteopathic care: what beginning, unifying the GME accreditation its value so it will grow and thrive in a they want, what they deserve and what we system has been built to assure perpetuation competitive market.” He hearkened back provide when we let our DO out,” he said. of the distinctive elements of osteopathic to his childhood in Iowa, saying, “Think of GME, and increasing those opportunities our integration into ACGME governance While serving as the president of the Ameri- for all physicians in training,” Dr. Buser said and administration as hybrid vigor—that can Osteopathic Association, Dr. Buser will in his address. is, the offspring being superior to either of take a leave of absence from his role as the the parents.” dean of the Pikeville University-Kentucky Dr. Buser reported that many existing College of Osteopathic Medicine. programs that were accredited by ACGME Dr. Buser praised the leadership of the have requested osteopathic recognition, AOA’s 2015-16 president, John W. Becher, Having served as the AAO’s 1995-96 expanding the opportunities for the more DO, saying, “Thank you for knowing just president, Dr. Buser is the seventh Academy the right ways to motivate, engage and in- member to serve as president to both orga- Executive director’s message spire us all.” He also praised the AOA’s pub- nizations. Read more about Dr. Buser in the (continued from Page 2) lic awareness campaign that was launched in August 2015 issue of AAO Member News.

Dr. Buser is not the first AAO past president to lead the AOA. J. Scott Being present for the inauguration of Boyd Buser, DO, as the 120th president of the Heatherington, DO, was the last phy- AOA will remain one of the high points of my career, I’m sure. sician who led both organizations, and It is particularly poignant that I had this privilege while serving my own term as presi- that was 46 years ago. Dr. Heathering- dent of the AAO, as Dr. Buser is the first DO I ever actually met, and he had a huge ton served two separate terms as the influence in my life from the day I met him. I had been touring DO schools on the Academy’s president after leading the advice of a friend who was a student at UNECOM when I was introduced to him, AOA. The Academy’s first president, and he took an immediate interest in me and my career goals. He sought me out after Perrin T. Wilson, DO, also served the I left campus to offer his assistance and hopes that I would choose UNECOM for my AOA before the Academy, as did the education, which was in stark contrast to my experiences on the other campuses I had AAO’s fifteenth president,R. McFar- visited. I did choose UNECOM, and that was 27 years ago. lene Tilley, DO. The trajectory of my career changed that day, for which I will remain eternally grate- Three other Academy presidents— ful. I was Dr. Buser’s teaching fellow when he was inaugurated as president of the George W. Northup, DO, FAAO; AAO in 1995, never imagining that would be my path as well. I have watched him George J. Luibel, DO, FAAO; and serve our profession in every imaginable way all these years, always keeping osteo- Paul E. Wilson, DO—learned the pathic principles and what is best for DOs and their patients at the heart of everything presidential ropes at the Academy be- he does. He has represented the Academy and the profession with distinction and fore exercising them at the AOA. wisdom and I know he will always do so.

Dr. Griffin said, “The inauguration of My gratitude and best wishes to my teacher, mentor, boss and friend, Boyd R. Buser, Dr. Buser … filled all of us with pride DO, FACOFP, as he serves his year as leader of our beloved profession! at his achievements and the knowledge Laura E. Griffin, DO, FAAO that the AOA has never been in better 2016-17 AAO President osteopathic hands.”

4 AAO Member News August 2016 Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine in the 21st Century Anaheim Convention Center Daniel G. Williams, DO, program chair Daniel G. Williams, DO Laura E. Griffin, DO, FAAO, 2016-17 AAO president

Learn about emerging concepts in the field of manual medicine, including medical imaging and musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment, as they relate to the disciplines of neuromusculoskeletal medicine, sports medicine, family medicine and pediatrics. This year’s program will feature joint sessions with the American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine, the American Osteopathic College of Physical Kenneth J. Lossing, DO Medicine and Rehabilition, the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and the Osteopathic International Alliance. In addition, Martin S. Levine, DO, MPH, FACOFP dist., will deliver the 43rd annual Thomas L. Northup Lecture. Topics and speakers “Common Myofascial Trigger Points” with Robert Gerwin, DO “Introduction to Dry Needling” with Robert Gerwin, DO Stacey L. Pierce-Talsma, DO “Diet and Fitness Industry Review—Get Off the Hamster Wheel!” with Steve Karageanes, DO, FAOASM “Functional Movement Screen Workshop” with Steve Karageanes, DO, FAOASM “Lumbar MRI Interpretation” with Michael Wilcynski, DO “A Rational Approach to Diagnosing and Treating Low Back Pain” with Lisa Ann DeStefano, DO “Yoga for Rehabilition and Performance Improvement” with Stacey L. Pierce-Talsma, DO, MS, FNAOME Lisa Ann DeStefano, DO “Concussion Evaluation and Management” with Priscilla Tu, DO “Treatment of the Dura for Concussion” with Kenneth J. Lossing, DO “Osteopathic Considerations in the Pediatric GI Patient, Parts 1 and 2” with Kimberly J. Wolf, DO, and Stacey L. Pierce-Talsma, DO, MS, FNAOME “Evaluation and Management of the Crossed Syndromes” with Shawn Kerger, DO, FAOASM, and Richard G. Schuster, DO

To automatically earn NMM-specific CME, select the AAO as one of the specialty colleges whose lectures you will attend. Richard G. Schuster, DO AAO Members Account for 13 Percent of Delegates

Almost 90 Academy members travelled to Brian L. Browning, DO Joel D. Stein, DO, FAAO Chicago in July to represent their states at Boyd R. Buser, DO, FACOFP Stephen M. Swetech, DO, FACOFP the American Osteopathic Association’s an- Mark S. Cantieri, DO, FAAO Norman E. Vinn, DO, MBA nual House of Delegates. In addition, AAO Michael Aaron Chipman, DO Elisa E. H. Vinyard, DO President Laura E. Griffin, DO, FAAO; Vasilios Chrisostomidis, DO Barbara E. Walker, DO AAO President-elect Michael P. Rowane, David Coffey, DO, FAAO, FCA Elaine M. Wallace, DO, MS, MS, MS DO, MS, FAAO, FAAFP; and AAO In- Tyler C. Cymet, DO Jan M. Willcox, DO, FACOFP terim Executive Director Sherri L. Quarles Nate DeLisi, DO attended the meetings as representatives of Linda Delo, DO AAO member alternate delegates: the AAO. Jerome A. Dixon, DO, MNS, CCD Dennis J. Dowling, DO, MA, FAAO Stephanie W. Collins, DO Sierra Autumn Grasso, OMS IV, and Anthony D. Elkins, DO William H. Devine, DO Amber M. Brown, OMS III, represented Kevin G. Falk, DO Sharon Gustowski, DO, MPH the Student American Academy of Oste- Leigh (Jack) Forbush, DO Vishnukant Joshi, DO opathy at the House of Delegates. Grasso Wolfgang Gerhard Gilliar, DO Brian E. Kaufman, DO, FACP, FACOI chairs the Executive Council of the SAAO, Eric Edwin Gish, DO Hollis H. King, DO, PhD, FAAO and Brown is SAAO’s national coordinator. Ellice Goldberg, DO Lisa Lya Pacheco, DO Both students are undergraduate fellows in Pamela L. Grimaldi, DO osteopathic manipulative medicine. Jeffrey S. Grove, DO SAAO member delegates: Stefan Hagopian, DO, FAAO Of those Academy members named as del- Deborah M. Heath, DO Asma Syedah Hashim, OMS II egates, four chaired their state’s delegation: Nicklaus James Hess, DO Rachel Young-Ju Kim, OMS II Stephanie Nicole Aldret, DO, of Lafayette, Kenneth H. Johnson, DO, FAAO Christopher Alexander Kordick, OMS II Louisiana; William M. Foley, DO, MSc, of Virginia M. Johnson, DO, MBA, FAAO Shaun Patrick Ostrofe, OMS II Newton, Massachusetts; Joel A. Kase, DO, Lori Alane Kemper, DO, MS, FACOFP Emilie Boyde Pinto, OMS II MPH, of North Yarmouth, Maine; and Michael Thomas Kolinski, DO Alyssa Morgan Ritchie, OMS II Jacqueline Marie Stoken, DO, of Waukee, Jennifer Anne Lorine, DO Ethan Stewart Stephens, OMS II Iowa. Brian Loveless, DO Jesse Eugene Thompson, OMS II David L. Lukens, DO Loren Touma, OMS II The 2016 House of Delegates consisted of Jessica Lynn Masser, DO, MS 423 delegates and 80 alternates from 45 Charles D. Milligan, DO SAAO member alternate delegates: states, 31 student delegates and 29 student Angelique C. Mizera, DO alternates from 24 states, and 23 delegates Clarence L. Nicodemus, PhD, DO Mir Tatlashum Ali, OMS III and 13 alternates from 22 specialty colleges Merideth C. Norris, DO Jordan Stanford Rashad Brown, OMS II of the AOA. George J. Pasquarello, DO, FAAO Rachel Faye Cohen, OMS II Sonia Rivera-Martinez, DO, FACOFP Sarah Anne Cromer, OMS II With 54 delegates and 7 alternates, Acad- Laura M. Rosch, DO Emily Jane Eshleman, OMS II emy members made up 12 percent of state Steven F. Rubin, DO, FACOFP James Ibarreta Estipona, OMS II delegates, and SAAO members accounted Danielle J. Schehr-Kimble, DO Dakotah Rose Forell, OMS II for 33 percent of all student representatives. Michael A. Seffinger, DO, FAAFP Bhavik Gupta, OMS III Philip L. Shettle, DO Matthew Joseph Hamilton, OMS II AAO member delegates: Anita L. Showalter, DO Matthew Louis Macoul, OMS III Arthur J. Speece, DO Farrah Elyse Rink, OMS II Karen E. Arscott, DO William Harry Stager, DO, MPH, Jamie Christine Shawver, OMS II John E. Bodell, DO, FACOS, FAACS FAAO, FACOFP

6 AAO Member News August 2016 OES at House of Delegates and OMED

Once again, the AAO offered its Osteopath- Martin S. Levine, DO, MPH, ic Education Service (OES) to attendees FACOFPdist at the American Osteopathic Association’s Angelique C. Mizera, DO House of Delegates in Chicago on July Doris B. Newman, DO, FAAO 22-23. At the OES, volunteer physicians Lisa Lya Pacheco, DO provide hands-on demonstrations of osteo- George J. Pasquarello, DO, FAAO pathic diagnostic and treatment techniques. Lawrence L. Prokop, DO Hallie J. Robbins, DO, ABPMR For physicians who are passionate about os- Michael P. Rowane, DO, MS, FAAO, teopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), FAAFP the OES is a perfect opportunity to dem- Danielle J. Schehr-Kimble, DO onstrate its effectiveness. The OES also is Richard G. Schuster, DO a great opportunity for physicians who use Anita L. Showalter, DO OMT in their practices to experience the Joel D. Stein, DO, FAAO healing benefits themselves. Antonios A.J. Tsompanidis, DO, FACOFP David Coffey, DO, FAAO, FCA, the Academy’s Geraldine Urse, DO 2013-14 president, demonstrates osteopathic Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FAAO, FACOFP, Andrew Yuan, DO manipulation at the AAO’s Osteopathic CS, coordinated the OES in Chicago. In Education Service on Saturday, July 23, during the American Osteopathic Association’s the two days the OES was open, the follow- OES at OMED House of Delegates meeting in Chicago. ing 24 osteopathic physicians provided 81 The Academy will offer the OES at the (Photo by Michael P. Rowane, DO, MS, FAAO, demonstrations: AOA’s Osteopathic Medical Conference FAAFP) and Exposition (OMED) in Anaheim, Cali- Mark S. Cantieri, DO, FAAO fornia, from Saturday, Sept. 17, through (in addition to any regularly applied mem- Michael Aaron Chipman, DO Monday, Sept. 19, in the exhibit hall. ber discounts). Lisa R. Chun, DO, MS, FNAOME David Coffey, DO, FAAO, FCA DOs from all specialties are invited to vol- While the AAO prefers that volunteering Stephanie W. Collins, DO unteer to demonstrate their palpatory and DOs register for the OES in advance, the Nate DeLisi, DO treatment skills at the OES. Volunteers earn Academy will accept on-site registration. Laura E. Griffin, DO, FAAO 0.5 credit of AOA Category 1-B continuing Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FAAO, FACOFP, medical education for each demonstration For more information about the OES, con- CS they provide at OES. In addition, volun- tact AAO Interim Executive Director Sherri Stefan Hagopian, DO, FAAO teers who provide five or more demonstra- L. Quarles at SQuarles@academyofosteopa- Kendi L. Hensel, DO, PhD tions are entitled to a one-time 10 percent thy.org. Catherine M. Kimball, DO discount on books in the AAO’s online store Save OMT: Comment on Proposed Changes to Local Coverage Determination

National Government Services (NGS), a re- The Academy leadership has been working You were first contacted about this issue gional Medicare carrier in 10 states—Con- closely with American Osteopathic As- via email on July 14. Since then, AAO necticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, sociation staff to understand the behind- President Laura E. Griffin, DO, FAAO, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, the-scenes strategy to address this national and other Academy leaders attended the Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin— concern. Academy leaders want to make AOA Bureau of Socioeconomic Affairs’ has announced that they intend to change sure the Academy’s and AOA’s efforts align meeting on July 21 in Chicago where they the local coverage determination (LCD) so they are not working at cross-purposes, received more detailed information about DL33616, which dictates coverage indica- and they are coordinating efforts with other the planned response. In addition, Sherri L. tions and limitations/medical necessity for associated osteopathic organizations in ad- Quarles, the AAO’s interim executive direc- OMT. vocating for OMT services to best serve all tor, continues daily communication with DOs and patients. (continued on Page 8)

August 2016 AAO Member News 7 Save OMT Share Your Feedback (continued from Page 7) Help Us The Osteopathic Medical Economics the AOA to ensure Academy members are Committee wants to hear from you if you Save OMT

Tell National Government Services kept updated as much as possible. have any questions or concerns regarding and the Centers for Medicare Services to Save OMT

• A Medicare billing contractor—National Government this or other issues you are experiencing Services—has proposed new rules that would make it nearly impossible for DOs to correctly bill public and private payers when they provide OMT. Resources to Help Save OMT with reimbursement for OMT services. • Under the draft policy, osteopathic physicians could not bill Medicare for an office visit when OMT is performed— even though that appointment is necessary to evaluate the The SaveOMT.org website is up and run- Email the Academy at info@academy­ patient’s need for OMT. • This change threatens patients’ access to an effective pain- relieving treatment at a time when the healthcare system is seeking non-opioid interventions for chronic pain. ning! DOs, osteopathic medical students ofosteopathy.org, and your emails will be • If adopted, 10 states—Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin—would share policy that fails and patients now have a portal to commu- routed to Brian E. Kaufman, DO, FACP, to reflect how DOs practice and that would damage DOs’ abilities to care for patients. • As a patient, tell NGS that OMT is a successful treatment nicate their opposition to the draft LCD, FACOI, who chairs OMEC, or Pamela option for you and you do not want this new rule that would diminish the level of care you receive from your physician. and the AOA has the ability to track com- L. Grimaldi, DO, the committee’s vice Tell NGS that you oppose draft LCD 33616. munications and to follow up. Below is an chair, as appropriate. Dr. Kaufman and Dr. overview of this week’s SaveOMT campaign Grimaldi practice in Maine and Massachu- Add Your Voice activities. setts, respectively, two of the states affected www.SaveOMT.org by the proposed changes. Call-to-Action: The AOA has asked af- filiates who wish to communicate directly with their members to send a call-to-action to direct DOs, OMS and patients to the website at www.SaveOMT.org. Before you draft your comment letter, you may want to AAO Supports Comprehensive Addiction and review the AOA’s talking points. Recovery Act

Petition Cards: In addition to the launch On July 13, Congress passed the Com- returns in September, it’s expected to of SaveOMT.org, every AOA member in prehensive Addiction and Recovery Act keep the government running with a con- the 10 affected states will receive a letter of 2016 (CARA), and President Barack tinuing resolution, which typically keeps from AOA President Boyd R. Buser, DO, Obama signed the bill into law on July funding flat. FACOFP, asking them to return two peti- 26. The bill authorizes the attorney gener- tion cards expressing their opposition to al and the secretary of health and human On behalf of all Academy members, the draft LCD. Those members should services to award grants to address the AAO President Laura E. Griffin, DO, receive the letter at the end of this week or national epidemics of prescription opi- FAAO, signed the AAO’s name to a letter early next week, depending on location. oid abuse and heroin use and to provide expressing appreciation for the biparti- The AOA will follow up with each person for the establishment of an interagency san, bicameral legislation. In addition, returning a petition card and ask them to task force to review, modify and update the letter urges Congress to continue to take additional advocacy actions. best practices for pain management and build on this achievement by ensuring prescribing pain medication. CARA adequate funding to ensure access to DO to DO Outreach: Since the SaveOMT. strengthens prevention, treatment, and treatment for all who seek it. The Ameri- org website allows the AOA to track who recovery efforts by empowering medical can Osteopathic Association sent the has and who has not submitted comment professionals and law enforcement of- letter to members of Congress on July 14. letters, the AOA asks DOs and OMS who ficials with more tools to help those with submit comment letters to adopt two other substance use disorders. It also expands The Academy will keep you informed of DOs or OMS who haven’t done so. This access to Naloxone so emergency medical any developments as we continue to work will be an ongoing effort. workers can help reverse overdoses and with the wider medical community to improve treatment for the incarcerated. establish osteopathic manipulative treat- Add Your Voice: Download a flier to post ment as an essential tool in pain manage- at your office encouraging patients to add CARA doesn’t include any funding, but ment. You can reach out to Dr. Griffin via their voices to the discussion. legislators have pledged to provide fund- email at [email protected] if ing through the appropriations process you have any comments or concerns. The public comment period ends Aug. 13. later this year. However, when Congress

8 AAO Member News August 2016 What’s the Point? Multifaceted Clinical Approaches to Viscerosomatic Reflexes

Oct. 21-23, 2016 • Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale Palpable somatic “points” provide the osteopathic clinician with key Course Faculty insights directing differential diagnoses and focused approaches Michael L. Kuchera, DO, FAAO, is a professor to patient systemic complaints. Interestingly, from those using of osteopathic manipulative medicine at the Chapman’s reflexes or Jones’ counterstrain points to those who Marian University College of Osteopathic integrate acupuncture concepts or Travell’s myofascial trigger points, Medicine in Indianapolis. Dr. Kuchera insightful clinicians have noted a significant overlap and a great deal frequently lectures on the diagnosis and of similarity in clinical presentations. management of somatic dysfunction in patients with pain, systemic disorders or Working from Chapman’s approach, this course will compare and specific neuromusculoskeletal complaints. contrast a number of clinically relevant points, focus on practical diagnostic and therapeutic clues and organize the information in An internationally recognized educator, William H. Devine, DO, is a practical manner for patient care. Emphasis will be placed on a professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) at the developing and expanding skills and strategies to speed diagnosis and Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine recovery. (MWU/AZCOM) in Glendale, where he also serves as the director of postgraduate OMM, the director of the musculoskeletal medicine Residents, residency trainers and directors of medical education will residency and the coordinator of the osteopathic specialty clinic. be accorded special tips for maximizing the integrative focus of this course. Since 2000, Richard A. Feely, DO, FAAO, FCA, has operated the Feely Course Faculty Center for Optimal Health in Olympia Fields, Illinois, where he uses osteopathic manipulation and acupuncture to provide relief from Led by course director Michael L. Kuchera, DO, FAAO, the faculty will headaches and muscle and joint pain. In addition, he serves as an include William H. Devine, DO, and Richard A. Feely, DO, FAAO, FCA. adjunct professor of OMM at the Midwestern University/Chicago Additional faculty may be added as attendance requires. College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, Illinois, and at Course Times the Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon. Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, California. Continuing Medical Education On or before Aug. 20– On or after 20 credits of NMM-specific AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated. Registration Fees Aug. 19 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Meal Information Academy member in practice* $650 $700 $900 Breakfast will be provided each day. Lunch will be provided Friday and Saturday. Contact the AAO Event Planner Gennie Watts with Resident or intern member $450 $500 $700 special dietary needs at (317) 879-1881, ext. 220, or EventPlanner@ Student member $250 $300 $500 academyofosteopathy.org. Nonmember practicing DO $850 $900 $1,100 Course Location or other health care professional Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Agave Hall, OMT Lab 101, 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85308 Nonmember resident or intern $650 $700 $900 Travel Arrangements Nonmember student $450 $500 $700 Contact Tina Callahan of Globally Yours Travel * The AAO’s associate members, international affiliates and supporter members at (800) 274-5975 or [email protected]. are entitled to register at the same fees as full members.

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The AAO’s 2012-13 president, Jane E. who have exhibited an exceptional under- Carreiro, DO, has been named dean of standing and application of osteopathic the University of New England College of principles and concepts. Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) in Bid- deford, Maine. She will serve as the dean An internationally recognized teacher, Dr. designate beginning Aug. 1, and she will be- Carreiro prepared the original text of the gin her appointment as the dean on Nov. 1. World Health Organization’s Benchmarks for Training in Osteopathy. In addition, she A 1998 graduate of UNECOM, Dr. Car- has chaired the Board of Directors of the reiro has chaired UNECOM’s Department Osteopathic International Alliance since of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 2014. since 1999. Since joining the UNECOM faculty in 1993, Dr. Carreiro has inspired Dr. Carreiro has held visiting faculty posi- her students to incorporate osteopathic tions at the Royal Melbourne Institute of principles and practice into their special- Technology in Australia; at the European ties, ranging from family medicine and School of Osteopathy in Maidstone in the Jane E. Carreiro, DO (left), who received emergency medicine to neurology and United Kingdom; and at the Wiener Schule the AAO’s Andrew Taylor Still Medallion of Honor from 2015-16 AAO President Doris B. neurosurgery. für Osteopathie in Vienna. She was a faculty Newman, DO, FAAO, at the Academy’s 2015 member and medical consultant at the Lon- Convocation in Louisville, Kentucky, has been In addition to serving as the AAO’s 2012- don Osteopathic Centre for Children from named dean of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. (Photo by 13 president, Dr. Carreiro has served on the its founding in 1991 through 1994, and the Lauren Good) AAO’s Board of Governors and Nominat- German Society of Pediatric Manual Medi- ing Committee since 2014. In 2010, she cine named her honorary chief of pediatric chaired the AAO’s program at the American manual medicine in 2006. a section editor for the third edition of the Osteopathic Association’s annual Osteo- AOA’s Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine. pathic Medical Conference and Exposition. Dr. Carreiro is the author of two books: Pe- diatric Manual Medicine and An Osteopathic Dr. Carreiro is board certified in the osteo- At the AAO’s 2015 Convocation, she was Approach to Children. Both have been trans- pathic specialty of neuromusculoskeletal awarded the Andrew Taylor Still Medallion lated into multiple languages. She also was medicine and in osteopathic family medi- of Honor, which is given to AAO members cine. Membership Announcements

2016-17 Dues Payments Past Due when you graduated. To stay connected perhaps the “do not publish” button is Dues notices for 2016-17 were mailed in with your colleagues in the Academy and checked in your profile. Log in to your pro- May, and reminders were mailed in July. to learn about AAO opportunities, join file at www.academyofosteopathy.org and Payments were due July 31. Please pay the Postgraduate American Academy of uncheck the box marked “do not publish” your 2016-17 dues at your earliest op- Osteopathy. You can join the PAAO for as to be sure you are your receiving this valu- portunity so that the Academy can budget little as $39 per year when you sign up for able member benefit. While you are in your wisely. You can pay your dues securely on- a three-year membership. Return the PAAO profile, update all work and home infor- line by logging in to your account at www. membership application with your payment mation, including primary and secondary academyofosteopathy.org, or you can mail to AAO Membership Liaison Susan Lightle specialties. Or contact AAO Membership your payment to the American Academy of at [email protected] or Liaison Susan Lightle at SLightle@acad- Osteopathy at 3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite at 3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1100, India- emyofosteopathy.org or (317) 879-1881, 1100, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1136. napolis, IN 46268-1136. ext. 217, and ask her to check your status. This is particularly important to do if you New Graduates: Membership Expired Get Noticed are just out of residency and starting a new Your membership in the Student American Are you and your practice listed on the practice. Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) expired Academy’s Find a Physician page? If not,

10 AAO Member News August 2016 Academy Members The AAO Journal Needs Your Expertise Recertified by AOBNMM The editors of The AAO Journal are looking At the AAO’s Convocation in March, 30 to expand the journal’s base of reviewers and Academy members were recertified by the contributors. American Osteopathic Board of Neuromus- culoskeletal Medicine. Physicians must be Potential reviewers should have moderate recertified every 10 years. The next recer- experience writing for academic audiences tification opportunity will take place Nov. or conducting research. Experience with 12-13 in Indianapolis. Visit aobnmm.org the publication process, as either a writer or for more information. reviewer, is a bonus.

The 30 members who successfully recerti- Not sure if you have what it takes? Watch a fied in March are as follows: slideshow from The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association that outlines expec- Regina M. Asaro, DO tations of reviewers. While the JAOA uses a Jack John Calabria, DO different technical process from theAAOJ , Kathryn E. Calabria, DO the guidelines and expectations are similar. Kevyn L. Comstock, DO Joseph F. Corigliano, DO Interested physicians should email Brian In addition, Dr. Kaufman is looking to Darrin D. D’Agostino, DO E. Kaufman, DO, FACOI, FACP, the recruit osteopathic clinicians to write up Stephen M. Ellestad, DO AAOJ’s Scientific Editor, atEditorAAOJ@ osteopathic techniques, tips or variations Larry L. Ellis, DO gmail.com. Include a brief summary of your they employ that may be published in a Leigh (Jack) Forbush, DO experience and your areas of expertise. developing feature section of the AAOJ, Christopher A. Frothingham, DO and he’s looking for specialists to develop Eng Tiong Huu, DO AAOJ reviews are double-blinded to pro- osteopathic responses to articles published Brian E. Kaufman, DO, FACP, FACOI mote objectivity and candor. The AAOJ’s in nonosteopathic literature. For example, Steven H. Leifheit, DO Instructions for Contributors are posted how would the osteopathic approach con- Kenneth J. Lossing, DO online. tribute to studies published in other scien- Saskia M. Lytle-Vieira, DO tific journals or featured in news articles? Claudia L. McCarty, DO, FAAO Thomas Michael McCombs, DO L. Markham McHenry, DO Academy Members Honored at Ohio Symposium Trevor T. Nimmons, DO Sheila D. Page, DO Several Academy members were honored of Cincinnati, Family Medicine Resident David L. Redding, DO at the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium, of the Year. Therese Marie Scott, DO which was held April 20-24 in Colum- Ronald William Taylor, DO bus. Nicole Elizabeth George, OMS IV, Mo-Ping Marlene Tham, DO from the Ohio University Heritage Col- Brett Philip Thomas, DO, FAAO The Ohio State Society of the American lege of Osteopathic Medicine at Athens, Kevin Albert Thomas, DO College of Osteopathic Family Physi- was honored for her research poster. Laura Anne Tinning, DO cians named Douglas W. Harley, DO, John P. Tortu, DO FACOFP, of Akron, Family Physician of Charles D. Milligan, DO, of Orrville, Miguel A. Velazquez, DO the Year; Nicklaus James Hess, DO, of was elected treasurer of the Ohio Osteo- Robert Charles Woodbury, DO Dayton, Young Family Physician of the pathic Association. Year; and Anthony C. Bianco II, DO,

August 2016 AAO Member News 11 Cranial Approach of Beryl E. Arbuckle, DO

Dec. 2-4, 2016 • Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale This course traces the cranial approaches of William Garner Suther- Course Director land, DO; Beryl E. Arbuckle, DO; and Robert Fulford, DO. Dr. Arbuckle A 1994 graduate of what is now the was one of Dr. Sutherland’s earliest students, studying with him be- A.T. Still University–Kirksville College of fore he taught using primary respiration as a therapeutic force. Diag- Osteopathic Medicine, Kenneth J. Lossing, nosis was performed by palpating the position of the cranial bones DO, served an internship and combined and motion testing. In her work with children, Dr. Arbuckle mostly residency in neuromusculoskeletal used direct techniques. medicine and family practice Dr. Arbuckle was able to attend hundreds of autopsies, mostly on through the Ohio University Heritage pediatric neurological cases. She observed regularly arranged fibers College of Osteopathic Medicine in in the dura that she called “stress fibers.” She also noted that the Athens. He is board certified in both skull was reinforced in certain places, which she called buttresses. neuromusculoskeletal medicine and family The stress bands and buttresses are used in both diagnosis and treat- medicine. ment. Dr. Lossing studied visceral manipulation Attendees will explore the embryology of the head; motion test the with Jean-Pierre Barral, DO (France). An internationally recognized sphenobasilar suture, the cranial base, the face, the buttresses, the lecturer, Dr. Lossing contributed to the second and third editions of Foundations of Osteopathic cranial-cervical junction, and the sacrum; unlock the bony skull and the American Osteopathic Association’s Medicine the membranes; work with stress bands; and explore the significance textbook. of thoracic respiration. As the AAO’s 2014-15 president, Dr. Lossing was featured in a Continuing Medical Education segment of “American Health Front!” that focused on osteopathic 24 credits of NMM-specific AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated. manipulative medicine. Course Times Dr. Lossing and his wife, Margret Klein, OA, run a private practice in Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. San Rafael, California. Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meal Information Registration Fees On or before Oct. 1 through On or after Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day. Contact AAO Event Sept. 30 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Planner Gennie Watts with special dietary needs at (317) 879-1881, Academy member in practice* $910 $960 $1,160 ext. 220, or [email protected]. Resident or intern member $710 $760 $960 Course Location Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Student member $510 $560 $760 Agave Hall, OMT Lab 101 Nonmember practicing DO $1,110 $1,160 $1,360 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85308 or other health care professional Travel Arrangements Nonmember resident or intern $910 $960 $1,160 Contact Tina Callahan of Globally Yours Travel at (800) 274-5975 or [email protected]. Nonmember student $710 $760 $960 * The AAO’s associate members, international affiliates and supporter members are entitled to register at the same fees as full members.

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When Merideth Norris, DO, of Ken- North Texas Health Science Center Texas the Mercy Health Muskegon in Michigan. nebunk, Maine, announced she would treat College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Dr. Gazzara told The DO, “People who have patients with addiction disorders regardless Worth, will study the effects of osteopathic all five senses tend to rely on their vision a of whether they were covered by insurance, manipulation on gait kinematics and pos- lot, so I think there’s a misconception that the Bangor Daily News paid attention. In ad- tural control in Parkinson’s disease, and perfect vision is essential. Touch can help dition, Dr. Norris was featured in a May 23 Sheldon C. Yao, DO, from the New York bridge the gaps.” After completing his resi- story on The DO. Dr. Norris was appalled to Institute of Technology College of Osteo- dency, Dr. Gazzara plans to practice sports learn that one patient’s primary care physi- pathic Medicine in Old Westbury, will medicine. cian had given him the number for a closed study the effect of osteopathic manipulation recovery center and expected the patient to on balance, function and biomarkers in Par- Students at the Touro University College find his own way through the recovery pro- kinson’s. Read more about the grants online of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM) in cess. Dr. Norris told The DO, “Addiction is at The DO. Dr. Hensel serves on the AAO’s Vallejo, California, can supplement their a medical condition, and as physicians, we Board of Trustees, and Dr. Yao serves on the traditional anatomy studies by taking a need to treat it as such and guide patients Board of Governors. new elective course that teaches anatomy toward appropriate treatment.” through the practice of yoga. In search of The news that Michael P. Rowane, DO, a more interactive way to teach anatomy, David W. Shoup, DO, an associate profes- MS, FAAFP, FAAO, of Richmond Heights, Stacey L. Pierce-Talsma, DO, MS-EdL, sor at the Midwestern University/Arizona Ohio, was chosen as the AAO’s president- FNAOME, an associate professor at TU- College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glen- elect was included in the Summer 2016 COM, and her husband, Joel Talsma, an dale, didn’t always plan to become an issue of the Buckeye Osteopathic Physician. anatomy instructor, developed the course osteopathic physician. Chronic hand pain, together and taught it for the first time to a result of spending up to eight hours a Jessica Watari, OMS IV; Samuel Sunny 32 students during the spring 2016 semes- Jacob, OMS IV; To Shan Li, DO day practicing violin, mandolin and guitar, and , (continued on Page 14) inspired him to learn to write with his non- from the New York dominant hand and to restring his violin so Institute of Technol- he could bow with his left hand. He visited ogy College of Os- more than a dozen doctors over two years teopathic Medicine Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation before he found relief with E. Carlisle Hol- in Old Westbury, are Upcoming Courses land, DO. Read Dr. Shoup’s story online among the authors at The DO. Dr. Shoup was a presenter at of “Etiology, Evalua- SCTF Continuing Studies Course: the AAO’s 2015 OMED program, which tion, & Osteopathic The Eye focused on performing arts medicine. Management of October 7–9, 2016 Adult Constipation,” UNE-COM Alfond Center for Health Sciences In May, Boyd R. Buser, DO, FACOFP, of which was published Biddeford, ME Pikeville, Kentucky, delivered the S. Law- in the July/August Course Director: Michael Burruano, D.O., F.A.C. rence Koplovitz, DO, Address at the Penn- 2016 issue of Osteo- Course cost: $700 if paid by Aug. 31 pathic Family Physi- sylvania Osteopathic Medical Association’s $775 from Sept. 1 on. (POMA’s) 108th annual clinical assembly cian. in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Buser’s October 7, 2016: Registration 11:00 – 11:55am Course begins promptly at 12:00pm address focused on “Creating Our Future As a teenager, Jef- in Osteopathic Medicine.” In addition, Dr. frey Gazzara, DO, October 8, 2016: 8:00am – 5:30pm Buser received an Award of Appreciation was diagnosed with October 9, 2016: 9:00am – 12:30pm from POMA, and he addressed members of retinitis pigmentosa, the organization’s House of Delegates. which causes gradual Visit our website for enrollment forms vision loss. Now le- and course details: www.sctf.com Two of nine research grants recently award- gally blind, Dr. Contact: Joy Cunningham 907-868-3372 Email: [email protected] ed by the American Osteopathic Associa- Gazzara is a resident tion went to Academy members: Kendi L. in neuromusculo- Hensel, DO, PhD, from the University of skeletal medicine at August 2016 AAO Member News 13 Members in the news teopathic Medical Association (MCOMA), (continued from Page 13) MSUCOM and the Michigan Osteopathic CLASSIFIED Association. The group worked on an exist- ADVERTISEMENTS ter. Read more in the June 9 story from The ing home that is being renovated. You can DO. see photos from the event on MCOMA’s Facebook page. As a first-year osteopathic medical student NMM/OMM +1 Positions at the Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia Mary K. Brigandi, DO, of Pottstown, Available in Corvallis, Oregon College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwan- Pennsylvania, presented a lecture titled nee, Hannah Shin, OMS II, led the Health “Using Osteopathic Manipulation to Treat Good Samaritan Regional Care Academy, which provided mentors to Low Back Pain” in May at the 108th an- Medical Center, an active high school students interested in health nual clinical assembly of the Pennsylvania hospital, labor, pediatric and outpatient service, has NMM/ care careers. Roughly 30 students at Central Osteopathic Medical Association in King of OMM +1 residency positions Gwinnett High School stayed late on Friday Prussia, Pennsylvania. open for 2016-17. Continuity afternoons to participate in the program clinics with Oregon State provided by students of osteopathic medi- SAAO member Esther Kai-Jim Liu, OMS University athletes. Applicants cine, pharmacy and biomedical sciences. IV, from the Michigan State University must finish any type of AOA- The first few weeks of the three-month College of Osteopathic Medicine in East approved residency by June program focused on emergency medicine Lansing, earned first place among students 2016. Contact Elizabeth Caron, case studies. Shin told the Gwinnett Daily at MSUCOM’s third annual Statewide DO, at [email protected], Post, “We wanted them to not only be able Campus System Research Poster day. Liu or call the Graduate Medical to shift through the noise and determine earned $300 for her project on management Education Department at (541) which parts of the case contributed to the options and surgical outcomes for men who 768-4906. overall diagnosis, but to also learn how develop urethral strictures following a trans- 3 NMM+1, 3 NMM/FP to find and utilize reliable sources.” This urethral resection of the prostate. Learn POSITIONS AVAILABLE summer, Shin received the Health Career more at www.com.msu.edu. IN SUNNY SOUTH FLORIDA Academy Summer Fellowship Award for planning and preparing for the Health Care Susan Milani, DO, who chairs the OMM Larkin Hospital in Miami has 3 Academy for the coming academic year. Department at the Touro College of Os- NMM+1 residencies that begin in July 2016, October 2016 teopathic Medicine in Harlem, was spot- and January 2017. In addition, In June, Stephen M. Swetech, DO, lighted on TouroCOM’s website. Watch the there are 3 NMM/FP residency FACOFP, of Clinton Township, Michi- video to learn how Dr. Milani discovered opportunities starting in July gan, and his daughter Maria Stephanie osteopathic medicine through professional 2016. Contact Joel D. Stein, Swetech, DO, a 2016 graduate of the dancing. DO, FAAO, at (954) 563-2707 or Michigan State University College of [email protected] for more Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) in SAAO member Sindi Diko, OMS II, re- information. East Lansing, helped coordinate a two-day cently was featured in the Student Spotlight Habitat for Humanity event that included on the website of Rocky Vista University. NMM PLUS 1 RESIDENCY volunteers from the Macomb County Os- PROGRAM IN NEW YORK NMM Plus 1 Residency at Southampton Hospital in beautiful Southampton, Long Follow the AAO online Island. Applications are currently www.linkedin.com/company/ being accepted. If interested, www.facebook.com/American. american-academy-of Academy.Osteopathy please contact Program -osteopathy Director Denise K. Burns, DO, FAAO, at drdenise@optonline. www.youtube.com/channel/ net or Education Department www.twitter.com/ UCCE4z3ZoZmZ6vy5​MD5EI​ukw/ AmAcadOsteo Secretary Karen Roberts at (631) videos/ 726-0409.

14 AAO Member News August 2016 Fulford’s Advanced Percussion Hammer Dec. 2-4, 2016 • University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth Based on the life exploration, philosophy and osteopathic practice of Course Director Robert C. Fulford, DO, this course builds on principles addressed in When Richard W. Koss, DO, completed the basic course. More sensitive and potent concepts and techniques his undergraduate degree at Springfield will be presented with supervised practice to assure a proper level of College in Massachusetts, he planned mastery during the course. to teach physical education, but an Dr. Fulford continued developing new techniques using the encounter with Bertha Miller, DO, changed percussion hammer, which he pioneered, necessitating the his focus to osteopathic medicine. development of an advanced course in the mid 1990s to allow In 1982, Dr. Koss graduated from what participants to grasp the far-reaching osteopathic healing concepts is now the A.T. Still University-Kirksville that were the essence of the old doctor. College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in Missouri, after This is the same advanced course as taught by Dr. Fulford. An extra which he served in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps for four years as a day has been added to allow greater study and practice into the general medical officer, first at McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, thinking and practice of the modern-day osteopathic physician. Washington, and then at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia. Prerequisites Attendees must have completed a 40-hour introductory cranial Dr. Koss first attended a percussion course taught by Robert C. course approved by The Osteopathic Cranial Academy and the basic Fulford, DO, in 1987 when Dr. Koss was a resident in osteopathic percussion course provided by Dr. Koss. manipulative medicine at ATSU-KCOM. Two years later, Dr. Fulford invited Dr. Koss to be a table trainer for a percussion course. Dr. Koss Continuing Medical Education continued to assist Dr. Fulford until the latter’s death in 1997. 22 credits of NMM-specific AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated. Course Times Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. On or before Oct. 1 through On or after Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration Fees Sept. 30 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Meal Information Academy member in practice* $814 $864 $1,064 Breakfast will be provided Friday and Saturday. Lunch will be provided Friday through Sunday. Contact AAO Event Planner Gennie Watts with Resident or intern member $614 $664 $864 special dietary needs at (317) 879-1881, ext. 220, or EventPlanner@ Student member $414 $464 $664 academyofosteopathy.org. Nonmember practicing DO $1,014 $1,064 $1,264 Course Location or other health care professional University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Nonmember resident or intern $814 $864 $1,064 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Nonmember student $614 $664 $864 Travel Arrangements * The AAO’s associate members, international affiliates and supporter members Contact Tina Callahan of Globally Yours Travel at (800) 274-5975 are entitled to register at the same fees as full members. or [email protected].

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Victor N. Kassicieh, DO, DD student awards such as Most Admired Pro- in nonsurgical orthopedics. In 1999, he Victor N. Kassicieh, DO, DD, of Dub- fessor, Best Professional Role Model, Best graduated from the International Academy lin, Ohio, died Feb. 9, 2016, at the age of Lab Instructor, Most Approachable Profes- of Osteopathy in Ghent, Belgium. He was 85. Born in Jerusalem, Dr. Kassicieh, was sor, and in 2005, he was inducted into the a driving force in the German osteopathic a 1967 graduate of what is now the A.T. American Osteopathic Association’s Mentor community, and in 1998, he helped to Still University-Kirksville College of Os- Hall of Fame. establish the German Academy of Osteo- teopathic Medicine in Missouri. He was in pathic Medicine (DAOM), which offers private family practice in Nelsonville, Ohio His peers and patients knew Dr. Strebel as osteopathic training to physicians and phys- for the majority of his career, and he retired a passionate and superb osteopathic physi- iotherapists. He served as DAOM’s presi- in 1995. cian, caring for those most in need through dent, and he led their visceral manipulation primary care, HIV care and program. In addition, Dr. Seider founded Gregory D. Strebel, DO osteopathic manipulative medi- the first German osteopathic journal,Still - Gregory D. Strebel, DO, cine. Dr. Strebel’s death marks point, and he was a contributor to DO, a of Milwaukie, Oregon, the loss of a cherished teacher, German medical journal. died May 7, 2016, at the talented osteopathic physician age of 57. He was a 1990 and friend to those who knew Dr. Lossing told AAO Member News, “Dr. graduate of what is now him. Although he is now gone, Seider also was active in helping the vari- the Western University of his legacy survives in all the ous osteopathic societies in Germany build Health Sciences College students, patients, and peers bridges in communication with the other of Osteopathic Medicine on whom he had made such a groups.” of the Pacific in Pomona, profound impact. Gregory D. Strevel, DO California. Christian Fossum, DO (Norway), a leader TUCOM has established a in the international osteopathic community, Dr. Strebel specialized in family medicine, memorial scholarship in Dr. Strebel’s name. announced Dr. Seider’s death on Facebook, and from 2002 to 2013, he worked for the It is a one-year, non-renewable award writing, “He was intelligent, warm-hearted, Touro Universicy College of Osteopathic presented to a student who best shows out- funny and generous, and there was always Medicine (TUCOM) in Vallejo, California, standing commitment and passion for the something bigger and more important than where he served as associate professor in the art of osteopathy. himself. … His footprint will always be vis- Primary Care Department (PCD), course ible, and his laughter will forever be heard.” – Adapted from www.tu.edu. coordinator for the PCD, vice chair of the PCD, director of early clinical experience, Dr. Seider was director of postgraduate education, and as- Roger Seider, MD, DO (Germany) an interna- sistant dean of clinical education. Roger Seider, MD, DO (Germany), of tional associate Hamm, Germany, died June 6 at the age member of the In August 2013, Dr. Strebel moved to Or- of 58. AAO for more egon, where he practiced family medicine than 15 years, and continued to work with students at the Dr. Seider was among the first German and in 2012, Lebanon campus of WesternU/COMP. physicians to see the advantages of osteo- he presented pathic treatment. According to Dr. Seider’s his approaches Dr. Strebel was a kind and generous man friend Kenneth J. Lossing, DO, the AAO’s to the arte- with a great sense of humor, beloved by his 2015-16 president, Dr. Seider was drawn to Roger Seider, MD, DO rial system in (Germany) students, and respected by his peers. He osteopathic manipulation when he saw how a lecture and was always available for students to offer it could help his patients avoid surgery. workshop at his time, guidance, compassion or just an the AAO’s Convocation in Louisville, Ken- empathetic ear. His caring and competent Dr. Seider graduated from Dusseldorf tucky. nature as a faculty member earned him Medical College in 1984, and he specialized

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Earn CME Online address a budget shortfall, the Alabama literature on OMT and low back pain while The AOA has made the Changing Land- Medicaid Agency is eliminating enhanced MOA connected the right people and deliv- scape of Opioid Prescribing available on- payments to physicians for certain primary ered the right message at the right time to line. You may view the webinar at your con- care visits and services. The Affordable Care ensure OMT was included. venience and then complete the short test to Act required a primary care payment bump receive 1.5 Category 1-B CME credits. to raise Medicaid payments to Medicare lev- Learn About MACRA at OMED 2016 els in 2013 and 2014, and Alabama chose to A recent survey claims that half of physi- ACA After President Obama extend the pay increases. The AOA opposes cians haven’t heard of the Medicare Access The contours of the Affordable Care Act’s the reduction because inadequate Medicaid and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 successes and its shortcomings are going to payment rates make it more difficult for (MACRA), which reforms the current leave the next president with a genuinely physicians to participate in the Medicaid Medicare payment system. It makes impor- transformed health care system—and some program and translates to restricted access tant changes in 2017 to how Medicare pays significant new challenges to confront, to care for patients. those who give care to Medicare beneficia- including opportunities and obstacles for ries. On Saturday, Sept. 17, the AOA will the osteopathic medical profession. You can Maine Osteopathic Association’s advo- present a day-long session about MACRA. read Politico’s entire special report on the cacy efforts lead Consumer Reports to The goal of this session is to provide physi- ACA or check out a few of the individual add OMT to Choosing Wisely initiative. cians with the information that they will articles: Osteopathic medicine and OMT will now need to make an educated decision regard- be included on the Consumer Reports’ ing MACRA and the new payment systems Alabama Medicaid Agency eliminates Choosing Wisely website for treatment of based on quality and cost. primary care payment bump. To help low back pain. The AOA provided current

Dissection of the Brain & Spinal Cord (Neuraxis) Bruno J. Chikly, MD, DO (France), and Alaya Chikly, LMT

In the DVD Dissection of the Brain and Spinal Cord (Neuraxis), Bruno J. Chikly, MD, DO (France), and Alaya Chikly, LMT, present a detailed and explicit evaluation of the specific structures of the central nervous system. They start by helping viewers to orient themselves to a brain model before shifting to a systematic explanation of each dissection cut. Each structure is carefully labeled with English and Latin anatomical terminology. The 14 chapters of this DVD are an amazing introduction to the complex structures and terminology of neuroscience. Dr. Chikly is a graduate of the medical school at St. Antoine Hospital in Paris. A regis- tered osteopath in France, Dr. Chikly received an honorary DO degree from the Euro- pean School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, Kent, in the United Kingdom and a doctoral degree in osteopathy from the Royal University Libre of Brussels in Belgium. Alaya Chikly, LMT, is the developer of Heart Centered Therapy, an approach that ad- dresses the emotional component of disease. 1 hour, 38 minutes; $85

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August 2016 AAO Member News 17 Osteopathic Management of Chronic Pain: Addressing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammation Jan. 20-22, 2017 • Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale A growing number of people are diagnosed with chronic fatigue Course Director syndrome, fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions. These Bruno J. Chikly, MD, DO (France), patients need effective, noninvasive treatments that don’t aggravate is a graduate of the medical school their conditions. This course will provide participants the tools to at St. Antoine Hospital in Paris, recognize these conditions and their symptoms and to treat those where his internship in general patients. medicine included training in The principal treatment will be a blend of Dr. Chikly’s lymph and brain endocrinology, surgery, neurology techniques. The lymph techniques will include superficial and deeper and psychiatry. Dr. Chikly also has lymph, mapping and rerouting techniques and some specific viscera the French equivalent of a master’s work using a lympho-fascia release approach to viscera. The brain degree in psychology. He received techniques will include brainstem, pons, mesencephalon, etc. Specific an honorary DO degree from the sacrum intra- or inter-osseous techniques also will be presented. European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, Kent, in the United Kingdom and a PhD in osteopathy from the Royal University Libre of By the end of the course, participants will be able to identify several Brussels in Belgium. chronic pain conditions; describe the comorbidity, known causes, and differential diagnoses of these conditions; explain the importance Dr. Chikly is an international renowned educator, lecturer and writer. Silent Waves: The Theory and Practice of the lymphatic system in addressing these conditions; identify He is the author of the book of Lymph Drainage Therapy, megalymphatics in the thorax; and perform lymphatic techniques to as well as the creator of a DVD titled Dissection of the Brain and Spinal Cord release the liver, spleen and small intestines. , and he is working on a book about osteopathic manipulation and the brain. He lives in Scottsdale, Continuing Medical Education Arizona, with his wife and partner, Alaya. 24 credits of NMM-specific AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated. Course Times On or before Nov. 20, 2016 On or after Friday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration Fees Nov. 19, 2016 through Jan. 15, 2017 Meal Information Jan. 14, 2017 Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day. Contact AAO Event Academy member in practice* $970 $1,020 $1,220 Planner Gennie Watts with special dietary needs at (317) 879-1881, Resident or intern member $770 $820 $1,020 ext. 220, or [email protected]. Course Location Student member $570 $620 $820 Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Nonmember practicing DO $1,170 $1,220 $1,420 Agave Hall, OMT Lab 101 or other health care professional 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85308 Nonmember resident or intern $970 $1,020 $1,220 Travel Arrangements Nonmember student $770 $820 $1,020 Contact Tina Callahan of Globally Yours Travel at (800) 274-5975 or [email protected]. * The AAO’s associate members, international affiliates and supporter members are entitled to register at the same fees as full members.

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March 22–26, 2017

“The Balance Point: Bringing the Science and Art of Osteopathic Medicine Together”

Natalie Ann Nevins, DO, program chair

The Broadmoor • Colorado Springs, Colorado Component Societies and Affiliated Organizations Calendar of Upcoming Events

Aug. 10-14, 2016 Sept. 18-19, 2016 Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association FIMM (International Federation 31st annual AOMA State Convention for Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine) Embassy Suites in Rogers, Arkansas and the Bulgarian Society of Manual Medicine (BSMM) 25 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated 2nd International Instructors Course Learn more and register at www.arosteopathic.org. Medical faculty, Varna, Bulgaria Learn more and register at fimm-online.com. Aug. 18-21, 2016 Osteopathy’s Promise to Children Sept. 18-19, 2016 Intensive Course in Pediatric Osteopathy FIMM (International Federation Course director: Shawn Kristian Centers, DO, MH, FACOP for Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine) Osteopathic Center, San Diego and the Bulgarian Society of Manual Medicine (BSMM) 24 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated Dry Needling and Manual Medicine for Myofascial Pain Learn more and register at www.the-promise.org. Medical faculty, Varna, Bulgaria Learn more and register at fimm-online.com. Sept. 9-11, 2016 Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Sept. 24-25, 2016 Integrated Neuromuscular and Myofascial Release New York Institute of Technology Course director: Lisa Ann DeStefano, DO College of Osteopathic Medicine Program faculty: Katie Stephens, PT Healing From Traumatic Brain Injury: Advanced Studies East Lansing, Michigan Course directors: Maud H. Nerman, DO, 19 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated and Laura T. Rampil, DO Learn more and register at com.msu.edu. Old Westbury, New York 17 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated Sept. 16-18, 2016 Learn more and register at www.nyit.edu. The Osteopathic Cranial Academy Orofacial Development: Merging OCF and Functional Dentistry Sept. 30–Oct. 4, 2016 Course director: Eric J. Dolgin, DO, FCA Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Hilton Irvine Hotel in California Craniosacral Techniques: Part II 22.5 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated Course director: Barbara J. Briner, DO Learn more and register at www.cranialacademy.org. East Lansing, Michigan 35 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated Sept. 17, 2016 Learn more and register at com.msu.edu. Osteopathy’s Promise to Children OMT for Systemic Disorders and Physiological Functions: Oct. 7-9, 2016 Cardiopulmonary and Immune Systems Rocky Mountain Academy of Osteopathy Course director: Hollis H. King, DO, PhD, FAAO Querying the Body Using PRM and Long Fascial Relationships Osteopathic Center, San Diego Course director: R. Paul Lee, DO, FAAO, FCA 8 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Learn more and register at www.the-promise.org/cme. Parker, Colorado 24 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated Sept. 17, 2016 Learn more and register at rockymountainaao.wix.com/ FIMM (International Federation rockymtnaao. for Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine) and the Bulgarian Society of Manual Medicine (BSMM) New Evidence in Science Related to Manual and Musculoskeletal Medicine Visit www.academyofosteopathy.org Varna, Bulgaria for additional listings. Learn more and register at fimm-online.com.

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