NEWS
The latest ETCMA news
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WAD Conference Program
November 15th 2018 - UNESCO building in Paris
Published on November 15 2018World Acupuncture Day - Program
World Acupuncture Day this one-day event, organized under the patronage of UNESCO and the WHO and taking place in the House of UNESCO in Paris, France, will bring together practitioners, researchers, politicians, academics, and administrators of all disciplines related to acupuncture and moxibustion to share their knowledge and experience.
World Acupuncture Day will demonstrate to the world that acupuncture and moxibustion are today used globally as an integral part of the world’s health systems. It is organised by WADO (World Acupuncture Day Organisation).
The celebration of the 8th anniversary and the days of scientific and cultural dialogue on acupuncture have received the support of the French and Hellenic National Commissions for UNESCO.
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First TCM Professional Licenses
Portuguese government has issued the first Traditional Chinese Medicine Professional Licenses
Published on November 09 2018The Portuguese government has issued the first Traditional Chinese Medicine Professional Licenses, becoming the first European country acknowledging the Profession of Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialist.
A huge step not only for TCM but also for all CAM in general.
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Gate of Life
BacC
Published on September 22 2018Held in Coventry, in the heart of the UK, the conference was the highlight of the UK’s acupuncture and oriental medicine calendar.
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Gate of Life
British Conference of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2018
Published on September 21 2018Held in Coventry, in the heart of the UK, the conference was the highlight of the UK’s acupuncture and oriental medicine calendar.
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Nordic Acupuncture Awareness Week - NAAW
September 2018
Published on September 17 2018It was in conjunction with the TCM Congress in Rothenburg 2015 we gathered at a Nordic meeting for the first time. The purpose of the meeting was to try to find closer cooperation between our five Nordic countries. We noted at this meeting that we are relatively similar in terms of education and development in our countries. We are also relatively similar in terms of regulatory regulations and accreditation.
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So, how does acupuncture work?
By Mel Hopper Koppelman, DAc, MSc, MSc
Published on June 30 2018“So, how does acupuncture work?”
By Mel Hopper Koppelman, DAc, MSc, MScEveryday in practice, we see our patients achieve amazing results with the help of our treatments. That said, many of us have been trained using models such as TCM, Zang Fu, and Five Elements that are completely foreign to the cultures in which we live and practice. As such, there’s a growing awareness of the need to be able to explain our treatments and results in biomedical terms. We need to be able to answer the question: “So, how does acupuncture work?” in a way that will make sense to the asker.
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ICD-11 TM Chapter development
5th WHO forum Rothenburg
Published on June 26 2018In the 5th WHO forum “Update on ICD-11 TM Chapter development” Dr Stéphane Espinosa gave an account of the different phases of the ICD-11 development and the significance of the implementation phase starting in June 2018. The platform for Field Implementation assessment was also described and seems an excellent tool for educational and professional development to get familiarized with the coding process and the future benefits in applications such as adverse events reporting or reimbursement, as Stéphane explained. The development of the International Classification of Health Interventions also looks very promising.
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4th TCM Goes Political
TCM Kongress Rothenburg 2018
Published on May 10 20184th TCM goes political! (ETCMA event)
One of the most important event for TCM political community.
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12th European School Leaders Day
12th European School Leaders Day Teaching Research Literacy - The importance of understanding about research for acupuncture professionals
Published on May 09 201812th European School Leaders Day
Teaching Research Literacy
The importance of understanding about research for acupuncture professionalsSpeaker: Stephen Birch
This one-day workshop will briefly explore the current evidence for acupuncture effectiveness and mechanisms and how the mainstream medical communities have quietly responded to this.
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CHINESE MEDICINE CONFERENCE 17 April 2018 - Athens, Greece
"Integrative Medicine"
Published on April 10 2018RICHEST CONFERENCE FOR CHINESE MEDICINE IN GREECE
Chinese Medicine and Homeopathy are two very important holistic systems of therapy that can be integrated to the conventional medical practices. In the Hellenic medical system attempts of integration has been made in the past. Acupuncture is currently used in the pain clinics of some of the Hellenic hospitals and homeopathy is used in some municipality clinics. In this Conference of Integrative Medicine more than 12 Chinese Medicine doctors will present how Chinese Medicine is implemented with the conventional medicine in the Chinese medical system and Hellenic Medical Doctors specialised in Homeopathy will also present the integration of Homeopathy with conventional Medicine in their clinics.
