Society for Acupuncture Research 2017 Conference: Advancing the Precision Medicine Initiative Through Acupuncture Research
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: held in San Francisco, California, was attended by 215 participants representing 21 countries and included acupuncturists, medical doctors, dentists, psychologists, naturopaths, researchers, and students.It was was co-sponsored by the Department of Anesthesia at Stanford University and received grant support from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Cancer Institute.The well-designed workshops and symposia panels and their renowned speakers were perfectly integrated with the Conference theme: "Advancing the Precision Medicine Initiative through Acupuncture Research."Four pre-conference workshops focused on different aspects of acupuncture research: (1) Designing Precision/Personalized Research in Acupuncture; (2) Successes and Challenges of International Collaborations in Acupuncture Research; (3) Integrating Acupuncture into Oncology and Mainstream Medical Centers -The Research Evidence; and (4) High-Tech / Low-Tech: Instruments for Objective and Subjective Research Applications for Acupuncture.There were seven symposia panels, two sessions of plenary abstract presentations, one lunch workshop with Wen Chen, PhD from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), one lunch presentation with
Author: Oliveira, Arnaldo
Institution: Society for Acupuncture Research
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7155261198