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ETCMA Symposium 28 Feb 2009 - "Research: What, How and for Whom?"
Advance notice is given of the third symposium organised by the European Traditional Chinese Medicine Association (ETCMA) which will be held in Pfäffikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, on Saturday 28th February 2009. The topic is ‘Research: What, How and for Whom?’
Whilst practitioners and patients might know from experience the benefits that can be derived from Chinese medicine, as well as its limitations, the wider world asks us to provide ‘evidence’ that will convince them of its legitimacy.
Many Chinese medicine practitioners shy away from becoming involved in research because the research models and the treatment protocols on offer from the scientific community do not fit our imagined reality. If this is true, how can we change it?
The three speakers we have invited, all with prestigious backgrounds in research, are grappling with this very question from different perspectives and will provide the inspiration for seeing that research issues matter to all of us.
As a profession we must reclaim the agenda and ask our own questions, for research to be meaningful and useful in clinical practice.
The venue for the symposium is the Seedamm Plaza Hotel by Lake Zurich, only 30 minutes away from Zurich itself. There is a welcome dinner on Friday evening before the symposium, where we can meet each other over wine and great food.
We would very much like to see you there!
PROGRAMME
8.30-9.00
Welcome and registration
9.00-10.15
Presentation 1
ACUPUNCTURE RESEARCH TO EXPLORE REAL WORLD BENEFITS
Hugh MacPherson
10.15-10.45
Coffee break
10.45-12.00
Presentation 2
FROM HIERARCHIES TO PROCESS IN CHINESE MEDICINE RESEARCH
Volker Scheid
12.00-13.15
Lunch
13.15-14.00
Presentation 3
RESEARCH TODAY: FROM THE DETAIL TO THE BIG PICTURE
Agnès Déglon-Fischer
14.00-15.15
Presentation 4
ACUPUNCTURE FOR LOW BACK PAIN: A PRAGMATIC CLINICAL EVALUATION
Hugh MacPherson
15.15-15.45
Coffee break
15.45-17.00
Presentation 5
EMERGENT VERSUS ENFORCED CONSENSUS: INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTION RESEARCH AS NEW MODEL FOR CHINESE MEDICINE RESEARCH
Volker Scheid
(Note: All BAcC members are members of the ETCMA. Other organisations which are also members of the ETCMA are listed on the ETCMA website - for more information click on the link below.)
Full package: €395 ETCMA members / €440 non-members.
Includes: two nights accommodation with breakfast at Seedamm Plaza Hotel, Pfäffikon, Switzerland, Friday evening dinner (excluding drinks), lunch and all other daytime refreshments on Saturday.
(If you wish to leave on Saturday evening, please deduct €95 from your payment.)
Saturday package: €145 ETCMA members / €165 non-members.
Includes: lunch and all other daytime refreshments on Saturday.
For more details on the speakers and their presentations, information on the venue, and booking forms, please visit the ETCMA website and follow the 3rd Symposium links.
