Updated Information- Vancouver and Nanaimo First Aid and CPR-C Course Alert! | 最新信息-温哥华和Nanimo急救和 CPR-C 课程温馨提示

**Please scroll down for Chinese; 请往下移动观看中文版**   Kindly review the latest updates below regarding the Exclusive First Aid and CPR-C Course for ATCMA members in Vancouver and Nanaimo!   A new SJA course has been scheduled in Nanaimo with the following details: Date: Feb 24-25, 2024 Capacity: Minimum of 8 and maximum of 12 students Course Number: BC-SFC-AED-34NAN-200124-3700 To register, please call 250.729.889, extension 8889   Additionally, we would like to kindly remind you that the St John Ambulance Mandarin First Aid and CPR courses are still open for registration.   Register today if you

ATCMA Year End Message and Board Members 2023| ATCMA 年终致辞和 2023 年理事会成员

  ATCMA Year End Message and Board Members 2023   Happy holidays to those ATCMA members who are gearing up to spend time with family and friends this month! We had a successful 2023, as presented at the recent AGM held on November 26. We thank those that took time to attend in person at Langara College and tune in live online. Over 150 members joined us, which was a nice compliment to the board members who worked diligently through the year to support

卑詩中醫針灸師公會ATCMA對新的“一個醫療職業公會”的回應

尊敬的CTCMA執業者, RE: 卑詩中醫針灸師公會ATCMA對新的“一個醫療職業公會”的回應 卑詩中醫針灸師公會(ATCMA,atcma.org)致力為在卑詩省執業的中醫師和針灸師爭取有利的執業權益、提供繼續教育和價格相宜的保險計劃,自1996年以來,我們一直努力促進中醫業的發展和對社區貢獻。 最近有一些電子郵件流傳,聲稱他們將籌建一個新的“一個公會”、“第20個醫療職業公會”,名為“卑詩省中醫針灸師公會”。這個新“公會”的中文新名稱與ATCMA的中文名稱相同,而英文名稱也非常接近,只做了些單詞的調換。我們為此表示嚴重關注。 ATCMA的法定名稱自2015年以來已在省政府註冊且註冊為非營利協會,是由兩個最大的中醫協會(QATCMA和TCMABC)合併而成。根據卑詩省社團法,擬議的“一個醫療職業公會”的法定英文名稱不能在正式註冊,原因是它與ATCMA已經存在的法定名稱太接近,並且會引起混淆。   ATCMA希望為可能已經收到重複聲稱自己代表新的“一個醫療職業公會” 的電子郵件或信息的中醫澄清:ATCMA既不隸屬於也不認可新的 “一個公會”的提議創建,因為ATCMA自1996年以來就已經在中醫界做了以下成績: 2008: ATCMA(前身為QATCMA)成功遊說省政府,將針灸納入MSP的保障; 2015:ATCMA成功遊說聯邦政府,將針灸納入免收GST的醫療服務。 2016 – 2018: ATCMA成功地遊說了ICBC,包括發生車禍後的十二次預先授權的針灸治療,及與政府談判以提供所有受傷康復醫療服務中最高的報銷率。 目前,ICBC的首次治療費用為107元,後續治療費用為90元 ATCMA的副會長楊光芳博士已成為昆特蘭理工大學中醫專業的重要人物,並目前擔任中醫專業的主席。 ATCMA通過與BFL協商為我們會員降低了責任執業保險費。 2018-2020: ATCMA成功遊說WorkSafeBC,將針灸診療次數從五次增加到八次,並取消了對受傷工人進行初次治療之前獲得許可的要求。對針灸服務費用報銷的增加是ATCMA正在進行的專案。  ATCMA成功遊說Manulife將針灸報銷費從80元提高到90元,並成功遊說Canada Life將針灸報銷費從90元提高到100元。 ATCMA將繼續遊說保險公司以擴大保險範圍並增加報銷費用 ATCMA與Sirius Benefits建立了合作關係,以提供團體延伸健康保障計畫 ATCMA正持續與保險公司就COVID-19疫情期間中出現的問題,包括對遠端醫療,PPE費用及疫情排除條款進行溝通。 ATCMA創建了“ 推薦安全工作準則的中醫文件”,希望對在BC省重啟計畫的第二階段後, 希望重返崗位的執業人員提供指導。這些建議是在與會員諮詢後創建的,並展示於與CTCMA共同主辦的網路研討會中。 在過去兩年來我們還一直努力與中醫界的其他公會進行合作和交流,而每位會員的執業水平和財政上的成功也一直是我們工作的重點,而更重要的是,ATCMA已在主流社會和政界,特別是與政府、衛生廳和其它醫療專業之間建立了良好互信的合作關係,因此我們認為,現在不是成立新公會的時候,尤其是當ATCMA代表中醫專業成功擁護了二十多年的利益和發展,建立了中醫和針灸在卑詩省醫療行業中的重要地位。 如果您還不是ATCMA的會員,我們懇請您加入我們的大家庭,以幫助我們繼續為卑詩省的中醫針灸取得更大的利益。 感謝您的關注 ATCMA理事會 致敬

(English) The ATCMA’s Response to the Continued “One Association Campaign”

  Registrants of the CTCMA   RE: The ATCMA’s Response to the Continued “One Association Campaign”   We, the British Columbia Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Practitioners (ATCMA, atcma.org) represent Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors, practitioners, herbalists and acupuncturists who practice in British Columbia. We provide our members with access to continuing education and competitive practice insurance. Since 1996, we have guided patients and promoted education about our profession in the communities we serve. There have recently been emails circulating to CTCMA registrants claiming

May Newsletter| Acupuncture and TCM Included in Phase 2 of BC’s Restart Plan ; 五月新闻| 针灸与中医及包含对卑诗省第二阶段的重启计划

Dear members, On May 6, 2020, the B.C. government announced its “Restart Plan”, outlining the next three phases of a four-phase plan for a safe and gradual return to pre-COVID-19 pandemic life. In their briefing, Premier Horgan, Minister Dix, and Dr. Henry indicated that regulated healthcare professions, including TCM and acupuncture, may resume with enhanced protocols in mid-May this year (i.e. after the May long weekend). In anticipation of a province-wide re-opening of acupuncture and TCM services to regular patient care, the

Introducing ATCMA’s Extended Health Benefits Plan || ATCMA 团体医疗保健保险福利介绍

*Please scroll down for Chinese version ; 请往下移动观看中文版* Please  contact representative  from Sirius Benefits at   christopher.campos@sunlife.com for further inquiry 请联系Sirius Benefits保险公司代表了解更多信息,电邮 christopher.campos@sunlife.com – With continuous efforts to provide benefits to our supportive members, ATCMA has partnered with Sirius Benefits to offer a group benefits plan. Percentage of coverage will depend on choice of Bronze, Silver and Gold plan. Coverage includes (Bronze/Silver/Gold); Prescription Drugs (70%/80%/90%) Paramedical Services(70%/80%/90%) Acupuncture, Massage, Chiropractor, etc… Dental(70%/80%/90%) (Basic & Comprehensive) Travel Insurance ($5,000,000 per 180 day trip) Life Insurance ($25,000) Hearing Aids ($500 per 5 years) Eye Exams ($75 per

Breaking News! ICBC Regulations for Acupuncture Treatments; 重大消息! ICBC針灸治療法案

The Province of BC has released new regulations for therapies covered by ICBC, which will include acupuncture as a preferred modality. The updated regulation will be officially launched on April 1st, 2019, at this point ICBC will start covering fees for acupuncture. The fees paid to Acupuncturists will be as follows, with adjustments made over time: Initial intake and treatment: $105. Follow-up per treatments: $88. ICBC will cover the first 12 treatments (given in no more than 12 weeks), with more treatments being covered

【Survey】 Extended Medical Health Insurance Plan; 【民意调查】 延伸医疗保健保险计划

The association is considering to provide an Extended Medical Health Insurance for drug prescriptions, dental and other medical services coverage. If you would like to participate in the insurance plan, please fill out the survey below before December 31st, 2018. The decision will be made once the result has been finalized. We are looking forward to hearing from you!   The survey form: https://goo.gl/forms/UssfXKVjuMx13brT2   P.s. The Extended Medical Health Care Plan is in its primary stage. The survey is for members

Please Attend Nov 5 CTCMA AGM | 請各会員參與11月5日中医针灸管理局年会

Dear fellows, It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in 2017 CTCMA AGM on November 05. As the AGM can help you to understand CTCMA annual work and financial report better, we sincerely look forward to your attendance and suggestions. AGM is important and we would like to share happiness with everyone. However, we have unwelcome news here. We received another special recall motion this year after five weeks of the EGM on August 29th of 2017. It was the