Acupuncture in Ophthalmology and on the Battlefield

The UPMC Eye Center is pleased to announce the upcoming CME course Acupuncture in Ophthalmology and on the Battlefield. The course will be held on May 7, 2010 at in BST 100. Dr Deepinder Dhaliwal will be directing the course. Guest faculty will include Dr. Alston Lundgren, Dr. Richard Niemstow. The draft agenda for the course is as follows

7:00 – 8:00 am                    Acupuncture for macular degeneration
                                               Speaker:  Alston Lundgren, MD (Santa Fe, NM)
                                               Board certified – American Board of Family Medicine
                                               Board certified – American Board of Medical Acupuncture
8:00 – 8:45 am                    Acupuncture for dry eyes
                                               Speaker:  Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH (College Park, MD)
                                               Retired Colonel – United States Air Force
                                               Board certified Forensic Examiner
                                               American Board of Forensic Medicine
                                               Board member and Board certified by the Auriculotheraphy Certification
                                               Institute
                                               Diplomat and fellow of the American Association of Integrative Medicine
                                               Board Member Advisory Board of the American Association of Integrative Medicine
8:45 – 9:15 am                   B R E A K
9:15 – 11:30 am                 Battlefield acupuncture
                                              Speaker:  Richard Niemtzow