Dear CSOMA Community,
We’re please to share that AB 2668 will not be moving forward and will not be heard in committee.
Thank you CSOMA and Yo San communities, and our many supporters whose advocacy helped shape this outcome. We appreciate the engagement from across the field and look forward to continued collaboration.
Physical Therapist bill AB 2497 still needs action! Please see the latest here on how you can make a vital impact.
On 4/8, the CAB announced a new Retired Licensee Status:
New licensing options are now available to apply for retired status of a license, and to restore a retired license to active status. This new option is available to licensees who are no longer practicing acupuncture and do not plan to return to practice.
More information can be found here. Please direct any questions to the CAB.
Be sure to check out this week’s Community Bulletin for The Pithy Book of Blood Labs, written by licensed acupuncturist and CSOMA member, Anne Bailey. Plus, a practice management tip from Jane and in-person Estoteric Acupuncture class that’s coming up fast!
Free Registration to Students
We’re excited to announce… we are now offering FREE registration to students at our upcoming conference in LA!
CSOMA Spring Conference Los Angeles, May 1-2
Conference Spotlight: An Acupuncturist's Guide to Social Media with Emily Von Urff
Merging her interests in storytelling and medicine, Emily Von Urff helps acupuncturists and TCM brands increase their digital presences and create content based on their unique offerings.
In this lively course, you’ll learn how social media can play a critical role in your practice, which online platforms are best for your strengths & goals, some common mental blocks for content creation and solutions to overcome them, the dos & don’ts of making content as a medical professional, and more!
Learn more here
Webinar: Reverse-Engineering Digestive & Metabolic Disorders
When: Tuesday, April 14 | 7-9PM PST
Where: Online --> Register here
CEUs: 2 CAB(Category 1)
Registration: $32 for CSOMA Members, $80 for non-members, $0/FREE! No-credit option
Many thanks to our Gold Partner sponsor, Health Concerns!
Meet the speaker: Wai To, D.O. is an engineering physician with extensive knowledge and experience in treating complex medical problems (often from untreatable patients dismissed by specialty clinics). His work has revolutionized the application of integrative medicine (Eastern and Western medicine) on both simple and complex medical problems.
What you'll learn: This course rethinks how the digestive and metabolic systems work together, guiding practitioners from complex clinical problems toward clear, practical solutions. We explore how anatomy and physiology—combined with engineering concepts—can be used to design, test, and implement effective medical treatments. Through real-world case studies, the course demonstrates how patients with multiple, seemingly untreatable diagnoses can be reframed into a smaller set of targeted, treatable conditions.
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Community Bulletin
Need a clinical reference manual for lab values?
The Pithy Book of Blood Labs details the complete blood count, iron tests, and electrolytes, as well as the liver, kidney, thyroid, glucose, and lipid panels.
Each chapter includes physiology summaries of the corresponding system. Suitable for the busy practitioner or student. Available for sale here.
Questions? Contact Anne Bailey, L.Ac. at [email protected].
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Practice Management Tips from Jane
How two practitioners think about business growth 🤔
There are a lot of factors to consider when growing your business. And while Jane can’t interview new teammates or find the perfect location, it can help you with the systems that keep your practice moving. That’s the value of Jane for business owners like Elana Sures and Andrew Sabarre.
Here's what growth looks like with Jane:
One place to manage it all: Jane supports multiple locations within the same account, and for multi-location practice, that's the kind of thing that quietly saves you time.
Admin support practitioners and owners love: Before patients arrive for their first session, automated intake forms are sent ahead of time. Patients complete paperwork on their own schedule which means less admin for the team, and more time in the room for actual treatment.
Growth without the guesswork: Jane’s reporting gives daily oversight of signed notes, accounts receivable, and payment reconciliation, which is important data to have when making business decisions.
To learn more about how Jane can help you and your practice, book a demo with the team. And if you’re ready to get started, you can use the code CSOMA1MO for a one-month grace period on your new account.
Taught by Frank Turano-Cutler, L.Ac.
👉 Early Bird pricing extended to 4/17/26 – Register today!
Less than a month away: During this three day seminar, participants will learn techniques to balance the Heart and Kidney Harmony, stabilize the Shen which will give one access to their Higher Inner Spiritual Heart, and the ability to advance their consciousness. They will leave the seminar with a diagnostic and implementation framework to immediately apply Esoteric Acupuncture to their practice. The Advanced course builds upon the Foundations course, but the Foundations course is NOT a prerequisite to attend the Advanced seminar.
Frank Turano-Cutler with Mikio Sankey
May 1-3, 2026
24 NCCAOM PDA points and 24 CA CE Credits
Early Bird $600 EXTENDED to April 17, 2026, $700 regular, $500 3rd Year Acupuncture Students
Contact Frank Turano-Cutler, L.Ac. at [email protected] or 970-819-0615 with any questions.
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