"Advancing the credibility and uniqueness of acupuncture through research"
Society for Acupuncture Research Annual Conference 2007

The Status and Future of Acupuncture Research:
10 Years Post-NIH Consensus Conference
University of Maryland at Baltimore
November  8-11, 2007
Baltimore, MD, USA

Thank you all for making this conferene a success!

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German Acupuncture Research Programs

SAR Conference Program
Pre-Conference Workshop Program
Pre-SAR Conference Program: Gastrointestinal Disorders Symposium
 
In November, 1997, a landmark report by a consensus panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that there is clear evidence of acupuncture efficacy for postoperative and chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting, for nausea of pregnancy, and for postoperative dental pain. The NIH panel also cited other conditions for which acupuncture may be effective as a stand alone or an adjunct therapy, but for which there is less convincing scientific data. These other conditions included drug addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headaches, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma. This consensus report has served as one of the most significant government statements that has contributed to increased acceptance of acupuncture and Oriental medicine by the biomedical profession in the US.

Co-sponsors:
Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR)
Center for Integrative Medicine (CIM), the University of Maryland, Baltimore


Grant Support
(Principal Investigator: Lixing Lao)
This conference was made possible by grant support from the following institutes, centers, and offices of the National Institutes of Health (NIH):
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)
- Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
- Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- National Institute Of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)


Additional sponsors:
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (PR China)
- National Acupuncture Foundation (USA)
- Maryland Acupuncture Society (USA)
- National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (USA)
- Bastyr University, School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (USA)
- Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine (China)
- Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (USA)
- Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute (S Korea)
- Kyung Hee University: Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center (S Korea)
- National Association of Chinese Medicine (China)
- National Federation of Chinese TCM Organizations (USA)
- Southern California University of Health Sciences (USA)
- American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (USA)
- American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (USA)
- American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (USA)
- American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (USA)
- Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (USA)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (PR China)
- German-Chinese Research Foundation for TCM (Germany)
- Guangxi Medical University (PR China)
- Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (USA)
- Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine (China)
- Logan College of Chiropractic (USA)
- Meiji University of Oriental Medicine (Japan)
- New England School of Acupuncture (USA)
- Northwestern Health Sciences University (USA)
- Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (USA)
- Suzuka University of Medical Science (Japan)
- Sydney Institute of Health Sciences (Australia)
- Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation (USA)
- Tai Sophia Institute (USA)
- University of Western Sydney (Australia)
- University of Maryland School of Medicine (USA)

Other participating organizations:
- Arthritis Foundation (Maryland Chapter) (USA)
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (China)
- Georgetown University School of Medicine (USA)
- Harvard Medical School’s Osher Institute and McLean Hospital (USA)
- Hong Kong Baptist University School of Chinese Medicine (PR China)
- Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (S Korea)
- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (USA)
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia)
- University of Southampton (United Kingdom)
- University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
- World Federations of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies (China)
The Chinese characters depicted in the Society for Acupuncture Research logo represent the concepts of "Research"
and "Clinical Practice".