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2025 Conferences & Seminars

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NYCAVMA  Annual Conference:  November 12th - 16th 2025.
​Featuring Jason Miller, DACM, LAc., Dipl OM (NCCAOM). 

Registration is OPEN - CLICK HERE to sign up.

LOCATION:
Menla Mountain, an incredible retreat in the Catskill Mountains.


MEALS AND LODGING:
All meals, snacks, and 24 hour coffee and tea are included in the room price, and many of the added charges that usually are charged to the organization is included in the room price, which allows us to have a very affordable cost to the for the lecturer. Contact Cindy Lankenau for lodging details.



PRICING:

Early Bird through July 1st, 2025
NYCAVMA Members:  $575.00 per person 
Non-Members:  $675.00 per person


SCHEDULE:
​Wednesday November 12th, 2025
3-6 pm Arrival and Check-in
6 - 7 pm Dinner 
 
Thursday, November 13th, 2025 
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program
Fundamentals of Care: The Framework of “Pattern Diagnosis”
  • Demystifying Qi
  • The 5 Organ Networks
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
2 - 5:30 Afternoon Program 
Botanical Medicine
  • Botanical Medicine Fundamentals Part 1
  • Botanical Medicine Fundamentals Part 2
6- 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm NY CAVMA membership meeting
 
Friday, November 14th, 2025 
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program
The Cardiovascular and Renal Systems
  • The Kidney/Heart Connection
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch 
2 - 5:30 Afternoon Program 
The Integrated Network
  • The Digestive System and Neurological Health
  • The Integral Immune System
6- 7 pm Dinner
Free Time
  
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
8-9 am Breakfast
9:30-12- Morning Program
The Biological Terrain: Assessment, Evaluation, and Regulation
  • Targeting the Biological Terrain in Oncology
  • Specialized Testing in Veterinary Oncology
  • Canine B-Cell Lymphoma – clinical trial proposal review and therapeutics
12:30-1:30 Lunch
2-5:30 Afternoon Program
Pain and Inflammation
  • The Yin and Yang of Inflammation, Botanical Compounds for Regulating the Inflammatory Cascade
  • Managing Cancer Related Pain
  • Topical formulations for Pain and Skin Conditions
6-7 pm Dinner
Free Time

Sunday November 16th, 2025
7-11 am Checkout
8-9 am Breakfast
9:30-12 Morning Program
The 6 Toolboxes for Collaborative Care
  • The 5 Toolboxes: Diet, Lifestyle, Botanical Medicine, Nutrition, Pharmaceuticals
  • The 6th Toolbox: Spiritual Care
Open Q and A discussion
Case reviews/presentation
 12:30-1:30 lunch
Leave to spread the word!

SPEAKER BIO:
​Dr. Jason Miller, DACM, LAc is a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, medical educator, lecturer, writer, formulator, and musician. In 2005, he graduated from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine's, "Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine" program, and then in 2018 completed his "Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine" degree at the Pacific College of Health and Science. Post-graduation from OCOM in 2005 he spent 2 months in Nanjing, China where he completed a clinical internship at Nanjing’s acclaimed, “House of Celebrity Doctors.”
 
For the past 20 years, Dr. Miller has devoted a large part of his time and energy to working closely with patients with cancer and chronic disease, often working collaboratively with his patients and their medical teams. He has developed an integrative approach that bridges the time-honored theory and practice of traditional Chinese medicine with modern biomedical therapies and diagnostic tools. He works closely with a group of distinguished colleagues and cancer experts, including Donnie Yance, CN, AHG, founder of the Mederi Center, and Dr Dwight McKee, MD, a board-certified hematologist/oncologist who has been working in the field of integrative cancer therapy for over 50 years.
 
Dr Miller has worked with the Mederi Foundation for the past 18 years and he currently serves as Head of Faculty and Content Development for the Mederi Academy. He has also served as Medical Educator for Natura Health Products since 2006 where he hosts monthly webinars and interviews subject matter experts on the role of botanical and nutritional medicine in health and disease through Natura EDU. https://www.naturaedu.com/
 
In 2005, Dr. Miller co-founded “Jade Mountain Medicine” in Ashland, OR, where he continues to serve his local community. Dr Miller integrates a wide range of therapeutic tools, including bodywork therapy and acupuncture to resolve pain and improve health in his in-clinic patients.
 
Dr. Miller is also one of the chief investigators in a clinical trial proposal on collaborative strategies for treating canine B-Cell Lymphoma, along with Kendra Pope, DVM, Donnie Yance.
 
For more information about Dr. Miller and his work, please visit his website at: 
https://drjasonamiller.com/ 

NYCAVMA EcoTour: May 2025. We'll be traveling to Greece to explore the island of Crete. Check back for photos of our adventure!
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  • Home
  • Contact
  • Join the NYCAVMA
  • Modalities
  • CONTINUING EDUCATION
    • 2025 EVENTS
    • 2024 EVENTS
    • 2023 EVENTS
    • 2022 EVENTS
    • 2021 EVENTS
    • 2019 EVENTS
    • 2018 EVENTS
    • 2017 EVENTS
    • 2016 EVENTS
    • 2015 EVENTS
  • OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
  • FIND A VETERINARIAN
  • RESOURCES FOR PET OWNERS & VETERINARIANS
  • TIEKERT EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
    • IN MEMORIAM - DR. CARVEL TIEKERT
  • NYCAVMA MEMBER WEBSITE