PRESS RELEASE TWO MAJOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE ASSOCIATIONS MERGE into the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (ATCMA) On Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 10:00am, something remarkable and noteworthy is going to take place at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens 578 Carall St. in Vancouver. The Qualified Acupuncturists and TCM Association (QATCMA) and the [...]

A recent article in the Vancouver Sun has provided an excellent opportunity for us to do some TCM myth busting. In fact, a lot of people in our community were quite offended by the article and asked us to respond, so we did. Our friends and colleagues at the QATCMA also felt the need to [...]

Hello Registrants. As you know we are caught in the middle of increasing registration fees by our licensing board, the CTCMA. We strongly feel that registration fees must be frozen at this time, and that the CTCMA must look at alternative funding possibilities. Please help support our TCM Community by signing our petition to freeze [...]

The TCMABC wants to keep closer contact with our Members and TCM community. Please join us this weekend for an informal social event to update you on our current direction and agenda, exchange news and stay in touch with what is happening within our profession. The meeting is at Fernwood Community center at 3:30 to [...]

Your opinion counts – please VOTE! The CTCMA is holding elections for their new board of Directors. All registrants in BC should have received their ballots in the mail by now – if you haven’t, make sure you call the CTCMA at 604-738-7100 and make sure you get one. This year, we are pleased to [...]

The Voice of TCM in BC We are delighted to announce that after many years of detailed work and negotiations BC’s two largest TCM associations – the TCMABC and the QATCMA have signed an official Letter of Agreement – the first step toward amalgamation of the two associations. This important historic event takes us collectively [...]

The TCMABC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is set for Saturday September 29th, 2012. Starting at 2pm, join us for an educational afternoon of Continuing Education, Networking with colleagues, followed by AGM, food, drink, and entertainment. The CE’s are on Acupoint Injection Therapies and The TCM Treatment of Lyme Disease. CE’s are open to all, and [...]

The following is an update from John Stan, of Eastern Currents, who has been tirelessly working on the issue of Health Canada’s Natural Health Product Directorate (NHPD) regulations and the impact it is having on our Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal products. Please also take the time to write the NHPD as suggested by John Stan, [...]

The TCMABC and QATCMA Strategic Alliance has recently partnered with John Ross Insurance to offer its members exclusive competitive rates for their upcoming Errors & Omissions Insurance, with benefits including competitive rates for business insurance including E & O liability insurance coverage for point injection therapy option to included registered message therapist on the program [...]

BC’s two largest Chinese Medicine Associations, the TCMABC and the QATCMA have come together to further unification talks and create ONE VOICE for the Traditional Chinese Medical Professional Community. This alliance represents several years of negotiations coming to successful fruition and heralding a new era of communication and professional representation for BC’s vibrant TCM community. [...]