ASVA NEWS

• 2018 ASVA Membership Meeting: ASVA held its 2018 Membership Meeting on Saturday, April 21, 2018 in Fairfax, Virginia. The minutes for the meeting can be viewed here. 
  
  
• 2018 ASVA Spring Seminar: ASVA's 2018 Spring Seminar was a huge success! We would like to thank all our sponsors, vendors, and attendees. We are especially grateful to our speaker, Jaime Chaves, L.Ac. To learn more about Jaime's upcoming events, visit: www.orthopedic-acupuncture.org. 
  
  
• Acupuncture Not Opioids Virginia: ASVA's opioid awareness website is now live! We encourage all our members to use the resources on the website to educate patients, allied healthcare professionals, and lawmakers. You can view the website at: www.acupunctureopioidsva.com 
  
  
• Athletic Trainers & Dry Needling: Virginia's Advisory Board for Athletic Training has recently begun discussing the prospect of expanding their scope of practice to include dry needling. ASVA submitted a public comment at their most recent meeting speaking out against dry needling by athletic trainers. ASVA will continued to monitor this new development.