Live Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses

This page is for live (both virtual and in-person) CME courses. To view our on-demand learning platform courses, visit On-Demand and E-Learning CME.

The American Academy of Osteopathy strives to be a pre-eminent, worldwide source of education on osteopathic medicine, specifically the basic osteopathic principles, palpatory diagnosis and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) that comprise traditional osteopathy.

We firmly believe that osteopathic manipulative medicine should be a first-line approach to treating patients with a variety of complaints, and to that end, the Academy leaders develop and teach manipulative skills to physicians in a variety of ways, so they, in turn, may better serve their patients.

Each March, the AAO’s hosts its annual Convocation, a full four days of lectures and hands-on workshops to refresh osteopathic principles and skills. In addition, we partner with other specialty colleges each fall at the American Osteopathic Association's annual OMED, and we host various one- to four-day hands-on workshops throughout the year.

The AAO’s Education Committee works hard to provide opportunities for physicians in all stages of their careers, and more opportunities are added regularly throughout the year. See also the list of upcoming CME opportunities from friends of the Academy.

Courses

Course details subject to change.

AAO Continues to Provide Highest CME Standard

The American Osteopathic Association changed their continuing medical education requirements for the 2019-21 cycle. The Academy is an AOA Category 1-A CME sponsor. We will continue to ensure our speakers and courses are properly credentialed to count as the general Category 1-A CME as required by the AOA and make sure that CME is reported as such to the AOA to be added to your CME cycle reports.

You know that we are the specialty college that represents and advocates for neuromusculoskeletal medicine/osteopathic manipulative medicine (NMM/OMM). In addition to the requirements of the AOA, our educational offerings will meet the high standards for NMM/OMM specialty-specific credit.

The CME offered by our Academy will count for both Category 1-A CME for your AOA requirements and for NMM specialty-specific credits that you may need to provide for other purposes such as state licensing requirements and insurance, and for your own desire to continue learning and growing in your chosen specialty.

Thank you for your continued support of the AAO.

Who May Attend AAO Educational Programs

The primary educational objectives for AAO is to provide programs aimed to improve understanding of philosophy and diagnostic/manipulative skills for AAO members, DOs who are not AAO members, individuals who are licensed for the unlimited scope and practice of medicine, and for those in programs leading to such license.

Another educational objective of the AAO is to provide programs aimed to improve understanding of manual techniques for licensed health care professionals within their respective scopes of practice. Enrollment in a class or classes is not a substitute for completion of education and training in a college of osteopathic medicine and, simply taking a course or courses in manual techniques does not provide the necessary training and skills to practice osteopathic manipulative treatment, and/or osteopathic manipulative medicine.

The AAO invests its resources primarily into educational programming marketed to physicians who are licensed for the unlimited scope and practice of medicine. Nevertheless, the AAO also recognizes the need to educate the general public and other members of the health care team in the principles and practices of manual techniques. The AAO acknowledges that manual techniques are not solely the domain of any one health care profession and that osteopathic physicians may be called upon to train other members of the health care team in manual techniques.

When instructing allied health professionals in the use of manual techniques, the osteopathic physician must distinguish the techniques being taught from osteopathic manipulative treatment. Manual techniques must be within the scope of practice of the attendee. Non-physicians who receive education in manual techniques from osteopathic physicians are not to promote themselves as “osteopaths,” an “osteopathic practitioners,” or as having received “osteopathic training.”

Upcoming Live Events

December 8-10, 2023
A Manual Approach to the Brain Part 1 with Kenneth Lossing, DO
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Course Director: Kenneth J. Lossing, DO
UNTHSC, Fort Worth, TX
20 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

Jean-Pierre Barral, DO (UK) has given permission to Kenneth J. Lossing, DO to teach this course in advance of the Pre-Convocation 2024 A Manual Approach to the Brain Part 2 course.

A Manual Approach to the Brain Part 1 with Kenneth Lossing, DO

January 10, 2024
End of Life: Osteopathic View
Course Flyer
Course Director: Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI
Virtual
2 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

End of Life: Osteopathic View

January 12-14, 2024
Basic Percussion Hammer
Course Flyer
Course Director: Richard W. Koss, DO
Osteopathy's Promise to Children, San Diego, CA
20 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

Basic Percussion Hammer

April 19-21, 2024
Gait and the Cranium: Mitchell meets Sutherland
Course Flyer
Course Director: Charles A. Beck, DO, FAAO
AAO Offices, Indianapolis, IN
20 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

Gait and the Cranium: Mitchell meets Sutherland

May 2-5, 2024

Introduction to OMM
Course Flyer
Course Director: Lisa A. DeStefano, DO and Richard G. Schuster, DO
AAO Offices, Indianapolis, IN
20 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated 

Introduction to OMM

June 21-23, 2024
Osteopathic Approach to Practical Acupuncture
Course Flyer
Course Director: Yein Lee, DO
Additional Speakers: Robert N. Agnello, DO, FACOFP and Sajid A. Surve, DO
AAO Offices, Indianapolis, IN
16 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

Osteopathic Approach to Practical Acupuncture

Pre-Convocation Courses

March 2-5, 2024
A Manual Approach to the Brain Part 2 with Jean-Pierre Barral, DO (UK)
Course Flyer
Course Director: Kenneth J. Lossing, DO
Featured Speaker: Jean-Pierre Barral, DO (UK)
***Pre-requisite: A Manual Approach to the Brain Part 1***
28 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

A Manual Approach to the Brain Part 2
March 3-5, 2024

Somato-Emotional Perspective in Osteopathy
Course Flyer
Course Director: Travis Gordon, DO, MHP
Highly Recommended: Cranial 40-hour course
24 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

Somato-Emotional Perspective in Osteopathy

March 3-5, 2024
The Pediatric Head: Developmental Changes, Clinical Implications, Diagnosis and Management
Course Flyer
Course Director: Jane Carreiro, DO
Pre-requisite: a 40-hour cranial course
20 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

The Pediatric Head: Developmental Changes, Clinical Implications, Diagnosis and Management

March 6, 2024
Autonomic Nervous System
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Course Director: Frank Willard, PhD
The Broadmoor, Pre-Convocation 2024
4 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

Content will duplicate the 90-minute workshop during Convocation

Autonomic Nervous System

Online Instruction January 19-February 25, 2024
In-person March 3-5, 2024
Hybrid Introduction to Osteopathy in the Cranial Field
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The Broadmoor, Pre-Convocation 2024
40 credits of AOA Category 1-A CME anticipated

Hybrid Introduction to
Osteopathy in the Cranial Field

CANCELLATION POLICY

The American Academy of Osteopathy reserves the right to cancel an educational program if an insufficient number of physicians register. Sufficient registrations must be received 30 days prior to the opening of the course. If you are considering registering for a course less than 30 days prior to the opening, contact the Academy office before making travel plans. In the event of course cancellation due to lack of registrations, all registration money will be refunded.

Cancellations from participants received in writing and signed 30 or more days before the course opening may receive an 80 percent refund of their registration fee.

For cancellations received in writing less than 30 days before the course opening, registrants may transfer 80 percent of their registration fee to another course to be held within the next 12 months.

Registrants who fail to appear for an AAO program can transfer up to 50 percent of their registration fee to another AAO educational program to be held within the next 12 months if a written and signed explanation is received at the AAO office within 10 days of the scheduled course. All other cancellations will receive no refund or transfer of registration fees.