Operating Resources

1. Operating Resources: Below is information, targeted to specifically assist practitioners in best practices and informed decision making. As you can understand this is a constantly evolving situation, we have provided as much accuracy as possible at the time of this writing (3/20/2020).

American Society of Acupuncturists: Best Practices, Guidelines and Resources
https://www.asacu.org/wp-content/uploads/March-17-ASA-Covid-Announcement_post-review.pdf

USA.Gov: Government Response to COVID-19
https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus

WhiteHouse.Gov: Links to Updates
https://www.whitehouse.gov/

Coronavirus.Gov: Links to Resources
https://www.coronavirus.gov/

Mass.Gov: Information on the Outbreak (COVID-19)
Declared State of Emergency and Associated Orders
https://www.mass.gov/resource/information-on-the-outbreak-of-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

Business & Financial Resources

2. Business and Financial Resources: Many providers have been asking for guidance on whether or not to close their practices. This is an extraordinarily personal and challenging situation which requires each practitioner to make their own decision. To support you in the challenges ahead we have included links to resources related to your business.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
https://www.uschamber.com/

SBA: Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources (COVID-19)
https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources

SBA: Small Business Disaster Assistance (COVID-19)
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance

IRS: Tax Filing Deadline
It was announced on 3/20/20 that filing has been extended to July 15, 2020.
https://www.irs.gov/

IRS: Tax Payment Deadline
Federal tax payments have been extended to July 15, 2020, details below.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/payment-deadline-extended-to-july-15-2020

FTA: State Tax Agencies
Links to find your state tax filing requirements.
https://www.taxadmin.org/state-tax-agencies

SCORE
https://www.score.org/

Mass.Gov: Massachusetts Unemployment Information (COVID-19)
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-covid-19-unemployment-information

Self-employed individuals and contract employees: Currently self-employed individuals and 1099 contract employees are not eligible for unemployment benefits. If the President of the United States makes a disaster unemployment declaration for Massachusetts or nationwide, the self-employed and 1099 contractors would become eligible for unemployment assistance. This is already coded into the DUA system and would be available immediately upon declaration and press release announcement. 

There is significant variation in the recommendations and guidelines being offered from the state and federal levels.

Workers' compensation: If a person contracts the virus for any work-related reason, that person could be eligible for workers’ compensation. If you qualify, you can receive payments to partially replace your paycheck and for medical care related to your injury. 
Click here to learn more about workers' compensation.

In most cases, a claimant is not eligible for both unemployment benefits and workers’ compensation. 

Practitioner Resources

3. Practitioner Resources: Trending News for East-Asian Medicine Practitioners

Hubei Hospital TCM: COVID-19 Formula Chart
Hubei Hospital of TCM (3-10-20) COVID-19 Formula Chart.pdf

Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR): Guidelines on Acupuncture and Moxibustion Intervention for COVID-19 by World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies (WFAS)
https://preview.mailerlite.com/r2p6k2/1383373850112169133/s7y5/

Bryan McMahon (3-18-20) An Examination of Wu Yun Liu Qi, Chinese Medical Treatment and Preventative Strategies for Covid-19 Click here to download PDF
https://www.thewanderingcloud.com/the-archives/understanding-the-epidemic

Redwing Books: Official Treatment Protocols (COVID-19)
https://redwingbooks.com/official-treatment-protocols-include-chinese-herbal-medicine-formulas-for-novel-coronavirus/?mc_cid=8f2919cc39&mc_eid=752223fbfb    

TCMinBeijing: TCM Treatment Protocols, by Shelley Ochs and Thomas Avery-Garran https://redwingbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WeChat-post-formulas-Jan.-29-1.pdf                               

Redwing Books: Hubei Province Integrated Chinese\Western Medicine Hospital Critical Viral Respiratory Disease Formulas
https://redwingbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Hubei-Formulas.pdf

Redwing Books: PRC government official medical guidelines, Chinese language
https://redwingbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PRC-government-official-medical-guidelines-for-Chinese-readers.pdf

Qiological: Considering Acupuncture for COVID-19, with Toby Daly
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/acupuncture-covid-19/registerutm_source=profile&utm_medium=profile_web&utm_campaign=profile&mc_cid=68bd582ea5&mc_eid=f1aaef27dc

Qiological: Treating Coronavirus with Chinese Medicine, with Jin Zhao
https://qiological.com/epidemic-disease/?mc_cid=68bd582ea5&mc_eid=f1aaef27dc

Qiological: Considering COVID-19, Methods and Safety
https://qiological.com/covid19-methods-safety/

Wang ZW, Chen XR, Lu YF, Chen FF, Zhang W. Clinical characteristics and therapeutic procedure for four cases with 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia receiving combined Chinese and Western medicine treatment. BioScience Trends. 2020 (PDF File)

Zhang DH, Wu KI, Zhang X, Feng SQ, Peng B. In silicons screening of Chinese herbal medicines with the potential to directly inhibit 2019 novel coronavirus. Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2020 (PDF File)

Chan KW, Wong VT, Tang SCW. COVID-19: An Update on the Epidemiological, Clinical, Preventive and Therapeutic Evidence and Guidelines of Integrative Chinese-Western Medicine for the Management of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2020 (PDF File)

Yang Y, Islam MS, Wang J, Li Y, Chen X. Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Patients Infected with 2019-New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): A Review and Perspective. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 2020 (PDF File)

Ling CQ. Traditional Chinese medicine is a resource for drug discovery against 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2020 (PDF File)

AOBTA: Legislative Call to Action (3-25-20)
https://aobta.org/view.aspx?messageId=231527f9b9a94f3f893c794cb95b356f

CSOMA: COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall For Acupuncturists (3-24-20)
https://csomaonline.org/covid-19-virtual-town-hall-for-acupuncturists/#

NCCAOM: UPDATES ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
https://www.nccaom.org/certification/nccaom-covid19-hub-coronavirus-updates/

CCAOM: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Member Resources
https://stage.ccaom.org/ccaom/Test.asp

ASA: COVID-19 Information Sheet February 29, 2020
https://www.asacu.org/2020/02/asa-covid-19-info-sheet/

5. Community Resources: In times like this we are reminded what is most important. Remember to appreciate and support one another, because when we invest in each other we invest in ourselves. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to join our professional organizations and FB communities so that we may support, connect and learn from each other.

7. Seeds of Hope: East-Asian and World Medicine Practitioners, Teacher and Students are often trailblazers and solo practitioners. When people come together in a time of crisis, there is the opportunity to transform and emerge stronger. Thanks to the efforts of leaders in our community more and more people are turning to East-Asian Medicine. This pandemic has put a spotlight on Chinese herbal medicine as well. 

While we are in troubled times, East-Asian medicine has a bright future. We invite you to help advance our individual and shared professions by getting involved in our professional communities. Professional membership is a crucial part of this. If you found these resources helpful, consider sharing this email with your colleagues and, when you find yourself with a little extra time on your hands, volunteering. 

For now, we send you healing thoughts and wish you and your family strong and robust Wei Qi. 

Thank you for being part of our community.

Sincerely,
Lauren Paap, Founding Director of EMTEC
and the Acupuncture Society of Massachusetts

P.S. Please continue to check back as we will continue to update our resource page throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Note: These resources were created by generous practitioners all over the world. They are meant to be distributed widely amongst East-Asian medicine practitioners; when sharing please reference authors and sources of the material. It is an opportunity to demonstrate our individual and collective practice of gratitude, appreciation and mutual respect.