From June 12 to 13, 2014,the seminar was co-sponsored by Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine International Exchange & Cooperation Center, Beijing Acupuncture and Moxibustion Society, Beijing Association of Integrative Medicine and Beijing Association of Chinese Medicine, and co-organized by Beijing Association for International Science & Technology Cooperation, Beijing Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Capital Medical University. "2014 Beijing International Seminar on Acupuncture & Neurology" organized by Acupuncture and Moxibustion Center of our hospital was held in Beijing Landmark Convention Centre.
The seminar focused on three major issues: encephalopathy, insomnia and pain. The topics related to acupuncture and neurology were discussed, and the extensive discussions on the following aspects were carried out: "acupuncture therapy and neurological regulation", "neuroimaging techniques and specificity of acupoints", "motor therapy and sensory stimulation and neurological rehabilitation", "chronic pain, migraine and cerebrovascular diseases", and "sleep disorders". Over the past two days, more than 100 medical professionals attended the conference, putting forward their constructive opinions on many issues related to acupuncture and neurology.
Furthermore, the International Alliance between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Neurology was also established by the organizers and invited foreign experts of this seminar. The working of the Alliance was headed by our hospital and Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine International Exchange & Cooperation Center. The partners include the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in America, Tufts University in America, Emory University in America, University of Glaz in Austria, and relevant research institutes in Korea and Romania. Each unit will carry out multi-faceted cooperative research in the field of neurology with stroke, insomnia and pain as the main factors. Specific plans have been formed for co-writing papers, declaring, designing and completing basic research and clinical research projects related to traditional Chinese medicine and neurology, and regular personnel exchange and training have been confirmed.
This seminar is an important one in the field of acupuncture research. Although the time of its report, discussion and exchange is short, it has successfully achieved the expected goal of exchanging achievements, communicating feelings and promoting the development and integration of Chinese acupuncture and western neurology.
The leaders attending the meeting were: Li Weiheng, Xie Yanggu, Tu Zhitao, Pan Suyan, Ma Yiping, Xiong Zhengzhu, Xiu Lili, Xin Bin, Liu Qingquan, etc. A number of top experts at home and abroad were invited, including Han Jisheng, the Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Liang Fanrong, the President of Chengdu University of TCM, Wu Huangan, the Director of Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian; professor Wang Qiang, the Deputy Director of the Department of Anesthesiology of Xijing Hospital; and Wang Linpeng, the Director of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Center of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University. International experts include the Researcher Ethan R. Buch, the Speaking Representative of Leonardo G. Cohen, the Senior Researcher of National Institutes of Health (NIH); Professor Donald L. Bliwise and Dr. Wei Huang, the Directors of Neuropsychiatry and Sleep Research Program of School of Medicine at Emory University in America; Litscher Gerhard, the Director of Centre for Anesthesia and Intensive Care of Medical University of Graz in Austria and Graz TCM Research Center; Chenchen Wang, the Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine of the Division of Rheumatology at Tufts Medical Center in America; Simona Sacco, the Assistant Professor of Neurology at University of Aquila in Italy; Yang Weiping, the Professor of Health Science at Aichi Shukutoku University in Japan, et al.
