ADVERTISEMENTS
ADVERTISING IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN TRADITIONAL-MEDICINE SOCIETY
ATMS DIRECTORY
ATMS LOGO, USE OF
CERTIFICATES, REPLACING
CERTIFICATES OF ADVERTISING EXEMPTION
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
CHANGE OF NAME
CODE OF PRACTICE
COLLEGE/COURSE ACCREDITATION
COMPLAINTS AGAINST MEMBERS
DOCTOR, USE OF TITLE
INSURANCE
MANIPULATION
MEMBERSHIP, CATEGORIES OF
MEMBERSHIP, CHANGING CATEGORIES
MEMBERSHIP, FEES
MEMBERSHIP, QUALIFICATIONS

ACCREDITATION OF COURSES
If a college wishes to apply for accreditation of a college or course, it is necessary to submit the full curriculum for assessment by the ATMS. Contact the ATMS office for a copy of the accreditation guidelines.

The following therapies are recognised by ATMS:

• Acupuncture
• Alexander Technique
• Aromatherapy
• Chinese Herbal Medicine
• Chinese Massage
• Counselling
• Herbal Medicine
• Homoeopathy
• Hypnotherapy
• Integration Therapy
• Kinesiology
• Myofascial Release
• Naturopathy
• Nutrition and Modern Dietetics
• Osteopathy and Chiropractic
• Reflexology
• Reflexognosy
• Remedial Massage
• Remedial Therapies
• Rolfing
• Shiatsu
• Sports Therapies
• Rolfing
• Traditional Thai Massage.

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ADVERTISEMENTS
Members must exercise care in the wording of advertisements. The Department of Fair Trading and the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission have prosecuted practitioners for making claims in advertisements that could not be substantiated. If a member is unsure about what to say in advertising, contact the ATMS head office on (02) 9809 6800.

Advertisements for life threatening conditions, or acute conditions that could be life threatening, must never be made. Such advertisements may be interpreted as false and misleading and a brecah of the Code of Conduct.

Veterinarians are a registered profession for the treatment of animals, and members must never use this term.
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ATMS DIRECTORY
The ATMS Directory lists all accredited financial practitioner members throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is distributed free to members of the public through health stores, colleges, government departments, libraries, exhibitions etc. The ATMS Directory is an excellent free professional advertising service for members.

The ATMS Directory is also available on the ATMS website as Finding a Practitioner..

The ATMS Directory is circulated in September of each year, and the Directory lists members who were current for the previous financial year. Members are listed according to state, modality and clinic suburb/s with telephone number/s. Addresses are not printed.

 All entries for the Directory close on 30 June of each year. After this date only minor changes can be made eg new telephone numbers. Please notify us as early as possible if you have any changes to your details.

Please note that you will need to become a member before 30 June to be listed in the Directory for that year.

Only qualifications which are full diplomas or equivalent from ATMS accredited courses can be added to your modalities. Check with the ATMS office or in the ATMS Directory for full listings of recognised modalities and courses. If new modalities are recognised members will be notified via the Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society.
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ATMS LOGO , USE OF
Members can use the ATMS logo in advertising or on business card. However the logo must not appear or be used for any therapy for which a member does not have ATMS accreditation.

For example, a member must not advertise ATMS accredited in Remedial Massage and reiki as this gives the impression that the member is accredited with ATMS for reiki, but reiki is not accredited by ATMS. Such advertising could be a brecah of the Code of Conduct.

The ATMS logo cannot be used on advertisements for therapeutic devices, as ATMS does not accredit therapeutic devices.
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CERTIFICATES OF ADVERTISING EXEMPTION
New Certificates of Advertising Exemption are issued each year in late December for the new year. Only practitioners having accreditation in an ingestive (i.e. Herbs, Nutrition, Naturopathy etc.) therapy are entitled to the certificate.

The ATMS membership certificates are upgraded each year by means of a sticker which is sent with the receipt for renewal. A new certificate is not issued.
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COMPLAINTS AGAINST MEMBERS
Consumers who believe that an ATMS member has breached the Code of Conduct may lodge a complaint by either telephoning the ATMS head office and requesting a Complaint Form and the Consumer Guidelines for Making Complaints , or downloading these forms.
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Consumers who wish to discuss the matter before lodging a written complaint, or who wish advice, are invited to telephone the Complaints Committee Secretariat on (02) 9809 6800.
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBER
Please notify the ATMS office us in writing or by email as soon as possible. Don't forget that your new telephone number is also required.
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CHANGE OF NAME
Avoid causing confusion with health funds by always using the same name as the one you have registered with. If you change your name through marriage, divorce, deed poll etc we will issue a new membership certificate for you on return of your old one and receipt of documented proof of your legal change of name.
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DOCTOR, USE OF TITLE
It is ATMS policy that its members do not use the title Dr unless the member is a registered medical practitioner with an Australian registration board.
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LOST OR DAMAGED CERTIFICATES
Membership certificates which are damaged must be notified in writing and the original returned to the office. There is a charge of $22 for replacement certificates. Certificates of Advertising Exemption are individually accountable and all losses must be satisfactorily accounted for. We must have formal notification in writing. There is a charge of $11 for replacement of a certificate.
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MANIPLUATION
Members must never perform a manipulation, as this is the province of chiropractors, osteopaths and other registered healthcare professions. It is a criminal offence for an unregistered health practitioner to perform a manipulation.
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