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2022 North American Acupuncture/TCM Expert Summit
Oct 29-30, 2022 Virtual Zoom Conference (Live Streaming)
Summit highlight:
- Organized by Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CITCM), Chengdu University of TCM (CDUTCM), the Alliance of Acupuncture an Chinese Medicine of Canada (AACMC) and CDUTCM North America Alumni Association (CDUTCM NAAA).
- 27 TCM speakers/experts from China, Canada, USA and EU.
- Lecture in both Chinese & English channels & subtitles.
- CEU approved by NCCAOM USA and CEU eligible in Canada.
- Online Forum – take it anywhere!
We look forward to meeting you soon virtually at the conference.
Abbey Jo Shulkin
Topic: Holistic Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture
Language:English Speaking, oral Chinese translation
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Licensed Acupuncture physician. Owner of Acupuncture Clinic Boca Raton, is presently a doctoral candidate at the Atlantic School of Oriental Medicine and holds a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Acupuncture and Massage College in Miami, Florida.
Along with being an acupuncture physician Abbey has 20 + years in the health and beauty industry as a certified professional fitness trainer and owner of a wellness center in The Netherlands. Her specialties include cosmetic acupuncture, holistic weight loss and Acupuncture-Ozone therapy.
Abstract
History of FCA (facial cosmetic acupuncture)
Difference between FCA and western facial rejuvenation methods
In what way does FCA achieve results?
TCM facial diagnosis techniques that can be used to diagnose the body
Chinese face reading diagnosing according to color
Chinese face reading diagnosis according to regions of the face
Needling techniques for FCA , submission, lifting and pinning, threading
Types of needles used for FCA
Distal points commonly used in FCA
Special Precautions
TCM pattern differentiation and constitutional treatment for FCA
Commonly used acupuncture points
My personal protocol
The business model of FCA
Dr. Henry Tarazona
Topic: Treating chronic fatigue syndrome with abdominal Tuina therapy, explaining the brain gut connection
Language:English Speaking, oral Chinese translation
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Dr. Henry Tarazona graduated from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. He has more than 10 years of clinical experience in Chinese Medicine and acupuncture in China. A direct student of well known Professor Wang Jin Gui, winner of the Qi Huang Xue Zhe Award, received for being one of the best doctors of TCM in China.
Dr. Henry has a vast experience treating patients with acupuncture, Tuina and Chinese herbal medicine furthermore, well-sought-after lecturer and tutor since 2017 and is presently giving various Chinese Medicine lectures internationally in different countries around the world, in countries like Brazil, Chile, Greece, Canada, China, etc. He has been invited in numerous TV Show in China.
His area of expertise is internal medicine and the Jin Gu Tuina Abdominal massage technique on the treatment of neurological and gastrointestinal diseases like spasmodic torticollis, CFS, IBS, epilepsy, Parkinson, etc.
Currently he works as a tutor for the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Canada, The Athens college of East Asian medicine in Greece, and the Tao Vital College of TCM in Chile.
Abstract
Objective:
Some studies made at the Tuina Department in the first affiliated hospital of the Tianjin University of traditional Chinese medicine had shown that Jin Gu Zang Fu abdominal Tuina (津沽脏腑推拿) can treat effectively chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) and its related symptoms. But the treatment mechanism is not yet totally clear. The objective is To investigate the Jin Gu Zang Fu abdominal Tuina technique effects and mechanism of CFS/ME. Base on the fact that hippocampal HPA axial is the key treatment link and research hotspot of CFS, this study explains the preliminary relation of the Jin Gu Tuina Abdominal massage mechanism directing affecting the cerebral metabolisms with in the hippocampal region, to provide a strong scientific results and to prove that Jin Gu Tuina Abdominal massage technique can treat CFS patients effectively.
Methods:
For this study we included a total of 66 patients that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fall into the criteria of the 2015 IOM for CFS. they were divided into 2 groups each one containing 33 patients respectively. We use a randomized trial study, And the subjects were assign into two different groups: a treatment group that used Jin Gu Tuina Abdominal Massage to treat CFS (total of 33 subjects) and a control group who received standard acupuncture recommended in the Acupuncture treatment manual (针灸治疗学), (total of 33 patients). Finally, 5 cases dropped from the treatment group and 7 from the control group, giving a total of 54 patients for this study, 28 for the treatment group and 26 for the control group.
All the patients received treatment for four weeks period, 2 treatment courses each of 2 weeks. Before and after treatment patients were assess using the DePaul symptom questionary (DSQ-1) that is a Practical tool that is useful to help to diagnose CFS and can help to assess a wide variety of symptoms related with it.
In the second part of this study, From the total of the patients that were include in this study 66 , 10 volunteers from each group were recruited to measure the biochemical changes in the hippocampal region of the brain using Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (MRS) examination. All the volunteers that join the second part of this research did a MRS examination before and after treatment and the results were analyzed using a statistical method. The MRS had the purpose to explain the Jin Gu Tuina abdominal massage mechanism and the impact it has on the hippocampal region metabolites on CFS patients. The 2 groups of volunteers; 10 from the control group and 10 from the treatment group, were compared with an independent healthy group of 10 volunteers to determinate there was any significance difference in the metabolites found on CFS patients compared with the healthy group.
Dr. Changqing Yang
Topic: Understanding of Anxiety in TCM
Language:English Speaking, oral Chinese translation
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Ph.D. in Neuropsychiatry, M. Med., L. Ac. Dr. Yang graduated from Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine in 1984. He obtained a master’s degree in diagnostics of traditional Chinese medicine in 1987 and stayed on as a teacher. In 1990, he went to Japan Aichi Medical University to study psychiatry, and then obtained a doctorate in psychiatry from Kobe University in 1998, Japan. Dr. Yang currently teaches master’s and doctoral courses at Alhambra Medical University and other Chinese medicine universities, and he has been treating patients in his personal clinics for many years. Dr. Yang is also active in national and local education courses. Dr. Yang led his professional team to establish the American Institute of Mental Health in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2008 and served as the CEO. Dr. Yang is the Vice Chairman of Board of Specialty Committee of Psychosomatic Medicine and the Council Vice Director of Board of Specialty Committee of Mental Diseases of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.
Dr. Yang has unique experience and achievements in general internal medicine, especially in psychiatry. A more than dozens of papers and works have been published before and after. His doctoral research paper on the post-mortem brain of schizophrenia was published as the first cover article in 1998 in the American Journal of Biopsychiatry. In 1996, Dr. Yang participated in a seminar of young Chinese and Japanese psychiatrists held in Shanghai, and published a paper entitled “Earthquake Disaster in the Eyes of Psychiatrists” with his own experience of earthquake rescue.
From his long-term medical treatment and research, Dr. Yang’s treatment of schizophrenia, affective disorders, and neurosis is unique and his theory is based on the Inner Classic (Huangdi Neijing). Dr. Yang proposed the Ben Shen Acupuncture, Ben Shen Herbology, Ben Shen Conservation and Ben Shen Psychology. Regard these knowledge and understanding, he finally has published these 4 books in 2019. It provides a more comprehensive concept and treatment system for TCM mental illness, and hopes to inherit and develop this specialty for the future.
Abstract
This lecture will discuss what anxiety is and the different understandings of traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine. This lecture will discuss in detail the theoretical basis of TCM on anxiety, including Shen, shen Qi, essence and shen, and the relationship between Qi mechanism and Qi transformation. The psychopathological mechanism of anxiety will also be discussed, the relationship between important concepts in traditional Chinese medicine and modern psychological concepts will be discussed, and finally the treatment of anxiety will be discussed on the professional characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of anxiety, and clinical practical application. It is that the scholars and doctors participating in the conference can understand the basic understanding and important application principles of TCM on anxiety in order to improve the clinical treatment effect.
Prof. Guanyuan Jin
Topic: The regulation of the mind by stimulating the body ~Five-bodies acupuncture for common mental illnesses
Language:English Speaking, oral Chinese translation
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Director, International Institute of Holistic Medicine, USA
Chief Acupuncturist, Ace Acupuncture Clinic of Milwaukee, WI,5322, USA. Professor of Doctoral Program, ATOM,USA; Honorary Clinical Specialist, Beijing Univ of Chinese Medicine; Honorary/Visiting Professor, Guangzhou Univ. of Chinese Medicine; National Board (NCCAOM) Certified Acupuncturist & Herbologist (One of the first 18 Diplomates of Chinese Herbology in the USA). Past WI State Acupuncture Advisor, USA. With a rich clinical and research experience of 56 years in both TCM and Western Medicine, Dr. Jin has authored and co-authored 27 academic books, including representative works such as Contemporary Medical Acupuncture – A Systems Approach (2007), Clinical Reflexology of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (First Edit, 2004;2nd Edit, 2017), Principles of Systems Medicine (Chinese Edit., 2017; English Edit, 2019).
Abstract
In the Canon of Internal Classic [Neijing], the skill of needling is distinguished by “The inferior skilled treats the body, and the superior skilled treats the mind”. This lecture puts forward “Regulating the mind by stimulating the body”, which emphasizes that the mental activities and abnormalities represented by the “mind” can be regulated by stimulating the acupoints or Acu-Reflex Points (ARPs) on the body surface (skin, blood vessel, nerve or tendon, muscle and bone) represented by the “five-bodies”. Many Chinese people are familiar with the old sayings “ten fingers linked to the heart”, “pain comes from cutting the skin”, “engrave the bones for memory” and so on, which states that the stimulation of the body surface can lead to unforgettable memories. Modern research has confirmed that stimulating some receptors located on the skin, myofascia and periosteum, can raise the tone of parasympathetic nerves and affect mental activities, which can have therapeutic effects on autism, depression, insomnia, memory reduction and Alzheimer’s disease. This lecture will review the interaction between the mind and the body, introduce the body surface reflection pattern of mental illnesses and Prof. Jin’s unique experience in applying the “five-bodies acupuncture” to treat common mental illnesses in his 56 years of practice.
Prof. Azure Duan
Topic: A Comprehensive TCM Approach to Emotional and Mental Disorders
Language:English Speaking, oral Chinese translation
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Ph.D. in Medicine, Dipl. O.M. (NCCAOM), L. Ac., Adjunct Professor at Atlanta University of Health Science. Second-generation professional in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Azure graduated with a Ph.D. in medicine in 2009 at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her advisor was Miqu Wang, senior researcher of CDTCM and the pioneer of TCM Psychology and TCM Genetics. Since graduation, Azure engages in clinical practice, education, and publicization of TCM, through ventures not limited to herbal medicine, acupuncture and tai ji quan. She also worked as editor and translator of English versions of TCM textbooks. In 2018, she was one of two principal simultaneous interpreters in the 4th American TCM Congress held in Seattle, WA. She, upon invitation, has taught TCM since March 2020 at the Atlanta University of Health Science. During the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May of 2020, she was invited as a special speaker by the Mayor’s office of the City of Atlanta to give an online presentation in Chinese Medicine. She currently serves as the President of the Chinese Acupuncture Alliance of Georgia.
Abstract
One in every eight people in the world live with a mental disorder. Among such, depression is one of the leading causes of disability. In China, Canada, and the US, nearly 20-30% of people suffer from a mental disorder. Even among medical doctors, about 20% of them have depression due to burnout. The high occurrence of mental disorders is closely related to poor habits and unhealthy lifestyles. By understanding this correlation, it helps physicians in Chinese medicine to analyze disease patterns, seek root causes, and design proper treatment plans.
Rongyu Wang
Topic: The application of acupuncture and moxibustion in post-stroke depression
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Doctoral candidate in the specialty of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese
Rongyu Wang, Doctoral candidate in the specialty of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese. She is a member of the China Acupuncture Association, young member of the clinical professional committee of the Sichuan Acupuncture Association. She published two SCI papers as the first author. As a main researcher, she has participated in a number of national, provincial and municipal projects and presided over a provincial innovation project. She has focused on the acupuncture treatment of nervous system diseases and related mechanism research.
Abstract
Stroke is defined as a sudden loss of blood supply to the brain leading to permanent tissue damage caused by thrombotic, embolic, or hemorrhagic events. Almost 85% of strokes are ischemic, while 12% are hemorrhagic. The incidence of stroke varies dramatically over the life course, with incidence rates between 10 and 20 per 10,000 individuals in the age range of 55–64, while incidence rates increase to 200 per 10,000 individuals for those aged over 85. There are 700,000 strokes annually in the United States and 163,000 stroke related deaths according to the latest statistics of the American Heart Association . The association of neuropsychiatric disorders with cerebrovascular disease includes depression, anxiety disorder, apathy, cognitive disorder, mania, psychosis, pathological affective display, catastrophic reactions, fatigue, and anosognosia.Depression is the most common mood disorder following stroke that can increase mortality rate up to ten times. It has been a major health issue due to its detrimental effects on cognitive function, social activity, and stroke rehabilitation. PSD is the focus of stroke treatment and prevention in China. As one of the traditional therapies in China, electroacupuncture (EA) has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of PSD in a couple of clinical studies. The early intervention with EA was shown to be beneficial for subsyndromal depression, with significantly improved symptoms and quality of life after 6 weeks of treatment.
Zihan Yin
Topic: The comparative efficacy of multiple acupuncture for Alzheimer’s disease: a bayesian network meta-analysis
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Doctoral candidate of School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has engaged in clinical and mechanism research of acupuncture for senile dementia. As the first author/co-first author, he has published 18 academic journal articles. He is also an associate editor for 2 book chapters.
Abstract
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Numerous cases have illustrated that acupuncture method could improve cognitive function and daily living ability of AD patients. However, the optimal acupuncture treatments remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a systematic review to compare the efficacy of multiple acupuncture therapies for AD and identify the optimal acupuncture intervention for delaying AD progression.
Methods: To select potentially concerned randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we searched in four English databases, four Chinese databases, and additional sources through 1st May 2021. Two independent reviewers conducted study screening, data extraction, and methodological quality assessment. Pair-wise and Bayesian network meta-analyses were performed to integrate direct and indirect evidence using STATA v15.0 and ADDIS v1.16.8. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool was used to assess the quality of evidence.
Results: This study included 34 RCTs with 2,071 participants. Regarding global cognitive function improvement, the pair-wise meta-analysis confirmed that electronic acupuncture (EA) plus conventional medicine (CM), manual acupuncture (MA) plus CM, were statistically significantly different from CM; and EA plus CM ranked as the best combination in the network meta-analysis. In terms of response rate, MA outperformed CM statistically significantly; in the network meta-analysis, warm acupuncture (WA) ranked as the best. Regarding activity of daily living improvement, EA plus CM, MA plus CM, fire acupuncture plus CM, MA, scalp acupuncture, and WA were statistically significantly different from CM; and EA plus CM was ranked as the best combination in the network meta-analysis. Moreover, five acupuncture methods had acceptable adverse events. However, the evidences were ranked as low to critically low.
Conclusions: Acupuncture, as a mono-therapy or an adjuvant therapy, may has a beneficial effect in efficacy and safety for AD. EA plus CM maybe the optimal acupuncture therapy for AD and should be administered to AD patients. It may aid and support patient, operative, and societal decision-making. Due to dearth of high-quality evidence, additional high-quality studies should be conducted to ensure these findings in the future.
Yilin Liu
Topic: Treatment of Senile Insomnia by Acupuncture and Moxibustion with the Principle of Soothing the Liver and Relieving the Depression Assisted by Tranquilizing the Mind
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Postgraduate student, School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Liu studied under Zhou Zhichun, a famous doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in Sichuan Province, and now her main research direction is Traditional Chinese Medicine translation and TCM culture and communication. In 2021, the World Translation Competition of Traditional Chinese Medicine won the Excellent Award and published papers entitled Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Australia-Interview with Professor Lin Ziqiang, President of the Federation of Australian Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies of Traditional Chinese Medicines and Analysis of the Cooperative Dissemination of Taoist Culture and Chinese Medicine Health Concept in the Western World.
Abstract
Various studies have shown that sleep problems in the elderly are widespread, according to studies showing that sleep disorders increase with age, and it is estimated that 57% of the elderly over 60 years old have sleep disorders. With the increase of age, the quality and quantity of sleep of the elderly gradually decline, but the demand for sleep has not decreased. Although the bed time was long, the number of awakenings increased and the time prolonged. Because of sleep disorders, long-term use of sleeping drugs. Sleep disorders can cause patients to get up frequently and cause falls, while those who receive psychotropic drugs have a greatly increased risk of falling at night. In the elderly sleep disorders, depressive insomnia (DDI) and psychophysiological insomnia (PPI) are common chronic sleep disorders. It was found that the rapid eye movement sleep incubation period of DDI patients was significantly lower than that of PPI group, but the number of rapid eye movement sleep cycles was significantly higher than that of PPI group. Although there was no significant difference in sleep progression and sleep therapy evaluation between the two groups, DDI was treated with depressant drugs with sedative effect, and PPI was treated with hypnotic and limbic system neuronal activity inhibition drugs during treatment. In the acupuncture treatment of these two types of elderly sleep disorders, DDI is more inclined to soothing the liver and relieving depression, PPI is more inclined to calming the heart and tranquilizing the mind.
Chao Hu
Topic: Application of traditional Chinese Medicine in the prevention of secondary stroke
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Doctoral candidate of grade 2020 in prescription medicine, supervisor: Professor Shen Tao.
Research Direction: Study on the compatibility of senile diseases and prescriptions
Master’s degree: Acupuncture and massage. After graduating with a master’s degree in 2016,
I worked in the Rehabilitation Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University.
During my work, I contacted and treated a large number of patients with cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage. In the traditional Chinese medicine treatment of apoplexy, I accumulated some experience.
At present, I am a member of Sichuan Tuina Society, A member of Chinese Acupuncture Society, A member of Sichuan Cancer Rehabilitation Society, and a member of Sichuan Luzhou Acupotomy Society.
Academic: published a monograph as an editorial board member; Participated in several national, provincial and municipal projects; has published several articles.
Abstract
1.Definition of secondary stroke
2.Risk factors for second stroke
3.Prevention of second stroke Song’s theory of traditional Chinese medicine:
(1). Five transport and six Qi
(2).Symptoms and signs
(3). Living and working Habituation
(4). Living environment ( coastal wind wood land, inland basin)
(5).Prediction model of traditional Chinese medicine
4.Intervention measures of traditional Chinese medicine: acupuncture, moxibustion, Tuina, Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
5.Case
Zhengqi Pan
Topic: Treatment of herpes zoster with the theory of “Huo Yu Fa Zhi”——A comprehensive high-dose moxibustion therapy
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Doctoral candidate in acupuncture and moxibustion at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, under the tutelage of Professor Wu Jie. Dr.Pan is mainly engaged in clinical research on acupuncture therapy for the treatment of suitable diseases. He focus on applying classical acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine therapy to treat various acute and chronic diseases, mood disorders, etc. During his residency in West China Hospital of Sichuan University, he taught foreign interns; he served as chief resident doctor in Sichuan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
As the main researcher, Dr.Pan participated in provincial-level topics such as acupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome and acupuncture for herpes zoster, and published 4 SCI papers.
Abstract
1. Introduction to herpes zoster
(1). Epidemiology (introduce incidence rates, age stages, etc.)
(2). Modern medicine for herpes zoster treatment
(3). Traditional Medicine for herpes zoster treatment
2. The theory and therapy
(1). Introduction to the Theory of “Huo Yu Fa Zhi”
(2). comprehensive high-dose moxibustion therapy for herpes zoster
Haiyan Wang
Topic: Clinical study of moxibustion intervention on mild cognitive impairment
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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PhD candidate in acupuncture and Tuina, Grade 2019,CDUTCM.Under the guidance of Pro. Hong Zhang, the sixth batch of academic experience instructor of national veteran TCM experts, famous veteran TCM doctor supervisor in Sichuan Province. With a rich clinical and research experience of 10 years in TCM, she is good at treating Neurological diseases with acupuncture and moxibustion. .Devoted to research, published 2 SCI paper and 6 core papers of Peking University as the first author; Presided over and participated in more than 10 related projects, including 5 projects as project leader, 3 national natural science projects and 2 project of science and Technology Department.
Abstract
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia. In MCI, there is an objective cognitive decline, but independence in daily activities is preserved. MCI represents a significant risk factor for the development of dementia and is the primary target for early detection and management of dementia. Currently, the main clinical drugs for MCI are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors(AChEIs), However, here is no convincing evidence that AChEIs have an effect on cognitive test scores or the progression of MCI. Moreover, in the AChEI groups, there were in-creased risks of adverse events. With the continuous development of medical science, the use of non-drug therapy to improve the cognitive function of MCI patients has become one of the current research hotspots. Traditional Chinese acupuncture, moxibustion and Traditional Chinese medicine are also widely used in the treatment of delaying the progression of MCI. There is some evidence suggesting that acupuncture and moxibustion might be beneficial for patients with MCI. In clinical treatment, our team found that moxibustion have certain curative effect on MCI, so we selected GV20、CV8 and KI1 to form “San Cai of Health of Brain” moxibustion method to intervene MCI, to evaluate the improvement of its cognitive function. We found that Moxibustion therapy based on Sancai theory for brain health can improve cognitive impairment in patients with MCI and is thus an effective intervention method for improving the cognitive function of patients with MCI.
Yiwei Zeng
Topic: Electroacupuncture Alleviates Negative Emotions induced by Psychostimulant Withdrawal
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Doctoral candidate of School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
In 2012-2017, he studied at Southwest Medical University, and obtained bachelor degree. In 2017-2020, he studied at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and obtained Master degree of Clinical Chinese Medicine Integrated with Western Medicine. He is now pursing doctor degree of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
He has participated in two projects of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of People’s Republic of China and one Major Research and Development Project of Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Department. He is committing himself to the clinical research of acupuncture for the treatment of psycho-stimulants withdrawal, and has issued 6 papers, among them 4 indexed by SCI.
Abstract
Psychostimulant abuse presents a great threat to global public health and security. After discontinuity of the drugs, the addicts would suffer from severe physical and psychological disturbances, called withdrawal syndrome. Negative emotions, such as anxiety and depression, are typical symptoms of withdrawal syndrome, which could last from months to years, making the detoxification more difficult, and the addicts would be susceptible to relapse after detoxification due to these unbearable emotions. Since 2018, we have conducted two pragmatic randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) for protracted opioid and methamphetamine withdrawal, and have found that EA at Shenmen (HT7), Neiguan (PC6), Zusanli (ST36), and Sanyinjiao (SP6) could not only attenuate physical discomforts and reduce drug craving, but effectively alleviate anxiety in patients with protracted opioid withdrawal and anxiety and depression in those with protracted methamphetamine withdrawal. These findings indicate that acupuncture could be also effective for negative emotions induced by pharmacogenic factors, while the detailed mechanisms need to be further elucidated.
Dr. Dongdong Yang
Topic: Exploration the application of traditional Chinese Medicine In vascular cognitive impairment
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Chengdu University of traditional Chinese Medicine. Director of Department of Neurology, Hospital of Chengdu University of traditional Chinese Medicine
Dr. Yang, Famous Chinese medicine doctor of Sichuan Province, is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Yang serves as the vice chairman of the neurology Professional Committee of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine of the Chinese Medical Association; Vice chairman of the encephalopathy drug evaluation special committee of the Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese medicine; Vice chairman of the psychosomatic medicine special committee of the Chinese society of traditional Chinese medicine; Chairman of the encephalopathy special committee of Sichuan society of traditional Chinese medicine; Vice chairman of Sichuan Province Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western medicine; Vice chairman of cardio cerebrovascular disease special committee of Sichuan society of traditional Chinese medicine. She has participated in the formulation of many guidelines and consensus: “Chinese dementia guide”; “the clinical application guide of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of VAD”, “psychosomatic medical classification and diagnosis and treatment consensus of clinical somatic symptoms”, “preparation and revision of clinical diagnosis and treatment guidelines of traditional Chinese medicine. Depression (Revision)”, “preparation and revision of clinical diagnosis and treatment guidelines of traditional Chinese medicine. Tremor (Revision)”, “consensus of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease”, “expert consensus on clinical diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease (fibrillation arrest disease)”, “expert consensus on clinical application of Shugan Jieyu capsule in the treatment of mild to moderate depression”, “expert consensus on the treatment of pre-disease Parkinson’s depression and / or anxiety”. Dr. Yang has participated in 20 scientific research projects, including the “12th Five Year Plan” science and technology support projects, the National Natural Science Foundation, and published more than 80 papers, including 20 SCI articles, 3 chief editors and deputy chief editors, and 1 deputy chief editor of teaching materials. She has won many honorary titles: Young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions in Sichuan Province, the 13th batch of Sichuan academic and technical leaders, and Sichuan health leading talents, scientific and technological progress of Sichuan Province, and scientific and technological progress of Chengdu. Dr. Yang is focused on the research of nervous system diseases with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
Abstract
Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease (AD), accounting for more than 20% of all dementia cases worldwide. In particular, VaD constitutes about 30% of the dementia prevalence in developing countries due to poorer control of cardiovascular risk factors. The incidence of VaD increases with age steeply, rising from 1.5% at the age of 70–75 years old to 15% at the age of 80 years old and above. VaD is caused by a reduced cerebral blood flow supplying the brain that may be associated with a stroke or its risk factors. The main risk factors include hypertension, cardiac diseases, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, genetic disposition, physical inactivity, and obesity. Currently, cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs) contribute to cognitive impairment that is receiving heightened attention because they are potentially modifiable factors for both VaD and AD. VaD patients generally suffer from not only cognitive impairment but also a progressive disturbance in memory, mood, and behavior. Currently, there is still no effective treatment available for VaD. Standard treatment mostly focuses on symptomatic management and prevention of additional brain damage. Anti-AD pharmaceutical agents, known as cholinesterase inhibitors, glutamate receptor antagonists, and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists, have been used off-label for the symptomatic relief in people with VaD, exerting modest short-term (5-6 months) clinical benefits in improving cognitive function. However, the safety and the long-term therapeutic benefits of these interventions in VaD have not been validated. Given the absence of modified therapies, more and more VaD patients resorted to Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), as a pharmacological form of TCM, has been used for the treatment of aging-related disorders to improve memory function and increase longevity thousands of years ago in ancient China.
Prof. Fan-rong Liang
Topic: The Key Manipulation and Clinical Application of Ten Analgesic Acupuncture Methods
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Chief Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Vice Chairman, the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies
Chairman, the Sichuan Acupuncture-Moxibustion Society
Prof. Liang, discipline leader of acupuncture-massage, chief scientist of 2 national 973 Program projects and Qihuang project of the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine, host of major projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, expert enjoying special allowance of the State Council, national outstanding scientific and technological worker, winner of the national outstanding contribution award of traditional Chinese medicine, the famous teacher of the national “ten thousand talents program”, the national famous instructor of traditional Chinese medicine experience inheritance, the winner of the Sichuan Science and technology outstanding contribution award and the Sichuan outstanding talent award, the Tianfu outstanding scientist of the “ten thousand talents program”, the outstanding experts with outstanding contributions and the academic and technical leaders of Sichuan Province, has presided over 46 projects at all levels, and won 1 second prize of the national science and technology progress award, 9 first prizes of the ministerial and provincial science and technology progress awards, 1 second prize of national teaching achievement award and 6 first prizes of Sichuan Provincial Teaching Achievement Award. Prof. Liang has published more than 700 papers, including more than 200 SCI source journals, with the highest impact factor of 20.773. Besides, 13 national planning textbooks and 13 academic monographs, and obtained 18 authorized invention patents, 20 utility model patents and 2 computer software copyrights have been published.
Abstract
Manipulation of analgesic acupuncture is the key for outcome. According to traditional Chinese medicine, pain is due to the blockage of Qi and blood in the visceras and meridians caused by various pathogenesis, and pain is caused by obstruction. Acupuncture and moxibustion can promote qi and blood circulation, and function as “dredging”. The key is to acupuncture with appropriate analgesia techniques. There are many brilliant expositions on the manipulation of analgesic acupuncture in ancient books of Chinese medicine. I will briefly introduce the main points of the manipulation and summarize the research review of analgesic acupuncture at home and abroad in recent years. The following 10 analgesic needling methods are mainly used: ① Qi-guiding and meridian-dredging needling (for visceral pain); ② Warming and dredging meridian and collateral needling (for cold pain); ③ Mind-regulating and pain-relieving needling (for intractable pain); ④ Long-round and sharp needling (for sciatica); ⑤Blade needling (for various chronic neck pain and lumbago pain); and ⑥ Cupping and collaterals let-bleeding(for Sequelae pain after herpes zoster; ⑦Turtle acupoint-searching needling method (mainly used for knee joint pain); ⑧Dragon-tiger fighting needling method (for dysmenorrhea); ⑨wrist-ankle needling method (for various neuralgias); ⑩Motion needling method (for acute sprain pain).
Dr. Jie Wu
Topic: TCM Treatment of Anxiety and Depression – “Yang, Qi and Dampness” Three aspects to recuperate spirit
Language:Chinese Speaking, oral English translation
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Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Chengdu University of traditional Chinese Medicine
Academic and Technical Leader of Sichuan Province, own the special government allowances of the State Council
Dr. Wu, Famous Chinese medicine doctor of Sichuan Province, is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Chengdu University of traditional Chinese Medicine. As the executive director of the Sub-Health Professional Committee of the World Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, director of the Sichuan Geriatrics Association.
From 2001 to 2004, Dr. Wu was dispatched to Switzerland by the Chinese Traditional Medicine International Exchange Center of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine to work in TCMINTERNATIONAL. In 2011.12 Dr. Wu participated in the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malaysia and Singapore “China-ASEAN Public Health Cooperation Fund Chinese Medicine ASEAN Travel – Chinese Medicine Serving ASEAN Health Care” project, and gave academic lectures. In terms of scientific research, she led the team to undertake more than ten national, ministerial and provincial projects, and published nearly 100 academic papers, including more than 20 SCIE articles and Chinese core articles.
Abstract
1. An introduction to anxiety and depression
(1). Epidemiology (introduce incidence rates, age stages, etc.)
(2). The definition and treatment of anxiety and depression in modern medicine
(3). The relationship between “Spirit” and anxiety and depression in traditional Chinese medicine leads to the therapy of supporting yang, regulating qi, and eliminating dampness for the intervention of emotional diseases
2. Fuyang therapy
3. Regulating qi therapy
4. Removing dampness therapy
Shuai-jiang Liu
Topic: Design and modification of the core-scaffolds in traditional Chinese medicine and their application in tumor therapy
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Ph.D. Candidate of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy/ School of Modern Chinese Medicine Industry, Chengdu University of TCM.
Liu completed his MSc at the Chengdu University of TCM in 2021 and had been awarded first-class academic scholarship, outstanding graduate and other honors, which published 3 SCI papers as the first author (total impact factor >12) and participated in 3 national Natural Science Foundation projects. His current interests are in the areas of synthesis and modification of effective constituents in TCM and the study of their structure-activity relationship.
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Compared with infectious diseases, chronic non-communicable diseases, which mainly includes tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, and diabetes. NCD mostly features complex inducing factors and is associated with multiple therapeutic targets. Especially in recent years, the number of tumor cases is increasing rapidly, and it has become one of the major diseases affecting human life span. Therefore, drug discovery targeting tumor therapy has become an important and challenging research field.
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the treatment of NCD using Traditional Chinese Medicine. The most successful case is the drug discovery of Artemisinin by Prof. Tu Youyou. This drug can effectively cure malaria patients worldwide, and accordingly, Prof. Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2015. Noteworthily, TCM shows advantages in treating NCD because of its structural diversity, low toxicity, and multiple therapeutic targets. Therefore, TCM can be regarded as one of the most valuable sources for drug discovery. For example, Indirubin and Ephedrine can be directly used as anti-tumor and adrenomimetic reagents, respectively. However, for most other active compounds, their chemical structure needs to be modified to achieve the purpose of clinical treatment. For instance, artemether obtained by reduction of artemisinin can be used as an antimalarial drug; chemical modification of Schisandra C can treat chronic hepatitis; and chemical modification of huperzine A can treat Alzheimer’s disease. As a result, the active compounds from traditional Chinese medicine can become an important source for drug discovery. Therefore, the chemical modification concerning core-scaffold, functional group, and chiral center is a promising way for new drug discovery.
Tianhui Gao
Topic: Exploration on the “Increasing efficiency-Reducing toxicity” effect of vinegar-processed Chinese medicine in clinical by studying on the changes of chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Curcuma phaeocaulis VaL. for example
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Doctor of pharmaceutics of traditional Chinese medicine, School of Pharmacy/School of Modern Chinese Medicine Industry, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ms. Gao has published nearly 30 papers in domestic and foreign journals, including 8 papers as the first author and corresponding author, with a total SCI impact factor of 20.385. Ms. Gao has 7 main research projects and 2 patents. As an associate editor, Ms. Gao participated in the “Chinese Medicine Core Test Point Shorthand” published by China Medical Science Press, and participated in 12 books of the National Licensed pharmacist series as an editorial board member. Furthermore, Ms. Gao has won national Scholarship, “Challenge Cup”, “Yuanzhi Cup” and other awards.
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The vinegar processing method was recorded in the first drug-procced monograph “Master Lei’s Discourse on Processing of Chinese Materia Medical”. According to the traditional processing theory, traditional Chinese medicine can enter the liver meridian after vinegar processing, which can ” Increasing efficiency-Reducing toxicity “. The research group took Curcuma phaeocaulis VaL. (CPV) from Sichuan province as an example to study the changes of ” chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of ” before and after vinegar processing. GC-MS and UPLC-MS were used to find that the types and quantities of various chemical components in volatile oil and curcuminoids were significantly changed before and after vinegar processing. The average content of curcumin, gemarone and furandiene increased by 15.44%, 13.94% and 24.24%, while the average content of curcumol decreased by 12.59%. After vinegar processing, the total transfer rates of Pb and Hg were significantly decreased, the total transfer rates of Cd and Cu were slightly decreased, and the total transfer rates of As were slightly increased. This may be one of the important material basis for the efficiency change of (CPV) after vinegar processing. The results of pharmacological experiments showed that the teratogenic effect on zebrafish embryos could be significantly improved after vinegar processing, and the absorption of the components in the volatile oil could be delayed, and the blood concentration could be stabilized to slow down the strong medicinal properties. At the same time, vinegar processing method can improve the anti-angiogenic activity of zebrafish embryos while ensuring the normal development of zebrafish embryos, enhance the regulation of TGF-β1/Smads pathway to improve the rat model of liver fibrosis, and increase the effect of its entering the liver meridian and breaking blood and eliminating symptoms. Therefore, the vinegar production of (CPV) is often used in clinical practice.
Lijie Wang
Topic: Metabolic Diseases, Gut Microbiota and Traditional Chinese Medicine: the Exploration of Interdisciplinary Possibility
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Lijie Wang, master student of School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, majors in Science of Chinese Pharmacy and is supervised by Professor Jing Zhang. In order to promote the utilization and development of resources of Traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine, her research team of metabolic biology of ethnic medicine has carried out research and identification of Traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine to propel the material basis research of Traditional Chinese medicine and Tibetan medicine by means of metabonomics and others. In addition, the relationship among diabetes, intestinal flora and bile acid metabolism has also been studied to some extent.
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The incidence of metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and non-alcohol fat liver disease is increasing worldwide, which threatens quality of life and human health. Recent evidences have shown a common association between these diseases and the dysfunction of gut microbiota. An interplay between gut microbiota and host occurs mainly at the gastrointestinal mucosal barrier. The host movements influence the composition and abundance of gut microbiota, whereas gut microbiota in turn modulate the metabolic and immunological activities of the host. Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have a long history of playing a vital role in disease prevention, symptom alleviation, and health improvement. They have also shown considerable effects in the treatment of metabolic disorders by regulating the gut microbiota and its metabolites. With increasing evidence indicating that the gut microbiota is important in host health and may be associated with the therapeutic activity of TCM components, it may now be possible to assess the effects of TCMs from the perspective of the gut microbiota. Here, we review the reported correlation between TCMs and metabolic diseases and elucidates the underlying mechanisms with a focus on the alteration in the gut microbiota. In future, further studies are required with more advanced experimental design in order to reveal the interactions between TCMs and the gut microbiota, and provide new insight into and guidance for TCM-based drug discovery.
David Ip
Topic: Improving treatment of chronic illness by reducing emotional reactivity
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David Ip, D.Ac, D.TCM, HBScF, MScF, has been the principal practitioner and owner of West Lake Clinic in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, for 20 years. He is a founding member and Past President of the Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Society (Saskatchewan). His Acupuncture and TCM practice has come to specialize in the treatment of chronic complex conditions. He has contributed to several TCM books and is currently writing a book summarizing his clinical approach to emotional reactivity in chronic health conditions. He has also published scientific papers in forest science in China, Canada and Europe.
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Patients with chronic illness show several common patterns: 1. They present one condition for treatment, but there are many other conditions. 2. Emotional stress makes the conditions worse. 3. Treatment helps only for a short time. 4. The stress connection is often ignored. A practitioner can treat chronic illness much more effectively if patterns of emotional reactivity can be reduced at the same time. Emotional stress when they are young leads to reactions that can repeat for years, becoming their ‘personality’. After many years, their subconsciousness starts to realize that these reactions are unhealthy and tries to stop them. When the patient’s brain cannot balance these opposite situations any more, there is a health crisis, usually in the weakest part of the body, e.g., heart attack, disease, disability. Then they go to a doctor for that crisis. The brain’s unconscious reaction is too fast to stop it consciously. But if we can slow the reaction, we can solve the stressful situation without the unconscious fight. If this reaction is stopped enough times, a new brain reaction to the situation forms and the harmful reaction subsides. Then health improves rapidly. When the harmful reactions change, the patient has much more energy for maintaining and repairing chronic health conditions. Subsequent acupuncture and herbal treatments have much greater impact on the patient’s primary condition, and in much less time, often progressing from relieving symptoms to actual prevention. This paper describes the three-step approach that the author has found effective to change the harmful reaction, with examples of clinical application.
Yvonne Cheng
Topic: Facial Acupuncture, specifically motor points of the face and the benefits of LED light therapy
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Yvonne is a Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Board Licensed Acupuncturist. In practice for almost a decade, she focuses on rejuvenating the skin and improving skin disorders using the unique approach of acupuncture and TCM modalities. Through her initial success in treating infertility, women’s health, digestive issues and pain conditions, she noticed her work also had a powerful impact on restoring skin integrity and vitality in her patients. Today she utilizes the wisdom of Chinese medicine with a modern approach to offer a perspective on the deeper dimensions of beauty and vitality within each and every being. Her philosophy is that every face tells a story about our lives and who we are. Facial work can be a direct pathway to easing the spirit, releasing stagnant emotions and making space for growth and new possibilities. She is excited to bring a few specialized treatments including Sculptural Face Lift with Buccal Massage, Medical Microneedling, LED light therapy and Cosmetic Acupuncture into her practice to help nourish the skin and revitalize the spirit.
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Cosmetic facial acupuncture utilizes the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine to address the signs of aging. According to TCM, aging conditions such as wrinkles, skin discoloration, or loss of muscle tone begins from a constitutional imbalance and fundamental deficiency of Qi.
As we get older, there are various factors that contribute to wrinkles, sagging skin and other signs of aging. Accumulation of tension in facial, jaw, scalp and neck muscles are the also factors that lead to sagging, wrinkling, and dullness.
By inserting acupuncture needles into specific sites along the pathways of the face and the body, Qi can be manipulated to both improve and prevent aging conditions. An added benefit to cosmetic facial acupuncture is that changes are not limited to just the face. Since energy pathways travel from head to toe, manipulating Qi in the face affects the body and stimulating points elsewhere in the body addresses the face. When applying the techniques of TCM, a cosmetic facial acupuncture treatment improves facial appearance and addresses underlying body imbalances that may contribute to the aging process.
By strengthening and stimulating the body’s energy circulation, especially those of the face, cosmetic facial acupuncture can powerfully invigorate blood flow and energy circulation to restore a youthful shape to the face and at the same time, improve muscle tone and dermal contraction, while enhancing and increasing the elasticity of the skin
Facial acupuncture is also a form of collagen induction therapy (CIT), causing a micro trauma that will stimulate the production of collagen and elastin. Including a specialized needling technique by targeting the motor points of the face, muscles will release or tighten as needed, resulting in increased muscle tone and firmness.
3 step system to create younger looking skin:
- Muscle layer: target motor points in weakened and flaccid muscles to tighten, lift and tone
- Soft tissue and skin: stimulate collagen and elastin production to reduce fine lines and improve overall complexion
- Blood circulation and general health: boost circulation to enhance oxygenation to cells in the face and balance disharmonies
Through a series of treatments, patients will look and feel more energetic, vibrant, and healthy. The result is a reduction in the appearance of wrinkles, sagging, under-eye puffiness and darkness and overall lifting and toning of the skin, creating a more sculpted profile and brighter looking skin.
Dr. Baisong Zhong
Topic: TCM on Senior PTSD of Covid-19
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Dr. Zhong is a member of diplomat of Pain Management by American Academy of Pain Management of U.S, and member of National Certification of Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine of U.S. He is a professor in American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), Chair of Research Committee, and dean of academic training in clinic of ACAOM, TX. U.S.
Dr. Zhong received his medicine degree from Luzhou medical College in 1983, Master’s degree after studying with one of China’s most famous TCM pediatricians, Professor Xiao Zhengan in 1990 and Ph.D. studying with one of the most prominent physicians of integrative pediatric and internal medicine in Sichuan Province, Dr. Wu Kangheng in 1997 at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Sichuan, China. His training includes working extensively with herbal medicine in pediatrics and internal medicine more than 30 years at Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has published 13 books (10 in Chinese and 3 in English) of pediatrics and internal medicine. Dr. Zhong’s Pediatric Essentials(Published in English.06/22/2016.ISBN:978-1-4917-9704-4sc) and Covid-19:A TCM Perspective(Published in English. ISBN:979-8-88514-115-4). He also published more than 30 papers in top journals and has done several researches including treatment of respirator diseases, digestive disorders, nephritic syndrome, cancer of the lung, and diabetes with herbs and acupuncture.
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COVID-19 has quickly become a global health emergency resulting in not only physical health concerns but also psychological concerns as people are exposed to unexpected deaths or threats of death. For example, seniors are easier to infect by the virus, but they may also be witnessing increased illnesses, deaths, and supply shortages. In addition, patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 experience social isolation, physical discomfort, and fear for survival. These exposures increase the risk of developing Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD). In addition, the risk may further be enhanced during the subsequent weeks when these individuals may lack immediate social support due to the need to self-quarantine.
This presentation will focus reviewing Chinese herb and acupuncture on the pandemics and help to treat senior PTSD of Covid-19. Participants will learn what the ancient and update information of TCM benefited to prevent and treat the seniors PTSD of Covid-19.
Dr. Xia Cheng
Topic: TCM Antiaging roles and Applications
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Director, Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CITCM), Calgary, Canada
Dr. Cheng holds a Ph.D. in medicine from Chengdu University of TCM, with specialty in gastro-intestinal and neurological disorders. She practices as a registered acupuncturist and doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Calgary. With over 38 years of clinical experience, her practice expended into women and children’s health as well as skin disorders. She worked as a professor at several colleges and universities, has teaching and practicing experiences in China, Europe, and North America. She has translated several publications and is a published author of several TCM works.
She is currently the executive director of the Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CITCM) and BodyMind Synergy Health Centre. She also teaches courses to medical professionals as well as offers public education workshops. She funded CITCM in 2004, which is now the largest and most modernized acupuncture/TCM education facility in Canada. At the new home, CITCM not only provides acupuncture, massage and TCM career education but also host a beautiful clinic where she and her colleagues are practicing and help many people to restore and maintain their health and wellbeing. She has been teaching TCM geriatric and mental emotional illness for the past 15 years at CITCM, and these areas has also become her expertise in clinic practice. Dr Cheng has always been actively involved in advancing the acupuncture and TCM profession, she is currently sitting on the board of the Federation of TCM Colleges of Canada, and the vice president of Alberta Association of Acupuncturist and TCM Doctors (AAATCMD).
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The globe, especially the developed countries are rapidly moving into a high senior population society. Chinese medicine has abundance of anti aging, health maintenance practice in the history and present, This presentation introduce
- the concept from both TCM and modern science of aging and anti aging,
- how acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine play a role for anti aging
- Protocols both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine that used for anti aging
Zhuo Xu
Topic: Pharmacological effects and clinical application of Storax in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
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Zhuo Xu, a doctoral student in the 2020 class of clinical Chinese pharmacy major at the School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, focuses on adverse reaction and rational use of traditional Chinese medicine. Her supervisor is Professor Wang Jian. During the period of doctoral study, the subject mainly focuses on the treatment of ischemic heart disease with traditional Chinese medicine. At present, as the first author, Xu Zhuo has published 2 Chinese core journal and 2 SCI papers.
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In recent years, the incidence and mortality of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases have been increasing year by year, which has become global burden and challenge. Based on the holistic thinking of “brain disease affects the heart” and “heart disease affects the brain,” as well as the characteristics of multi-target and multi-path effects of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine is more advantageous in the treatment of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. As a botanical medicine, storax is known for its resuscitation, filth avoidance and pain-relieving effects in the treatment of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. By reviewing and collating the relevant domestic and international literature in the past 10 years, we have sorted out an overview of the medicinal parts, traditional uses and chemical composition of storax. For the first time, based on the idea of “cerebral and cardiac simultaneous treatment,” the pharmacological activities and mechanisms of heart and brain protection of storax for treating cardio-cerebrovascular diseases were summarized and analyzed, showing that storax has the pharmacological effects of anti-cerebral ischemia, regulation of blood-brain barrier, bidirectional regulation of the central nervous system, anti-myocardial ischemia, anti-arrhythmia, anti-thrombosis and anti-platelet aggregation. It mainly exerts its protective effects on the brain and heart through mechanisms such as inhibition of inflammatory immune factors, anti-oxidative stress, anti-apoptosis, pro-neovascularization and regulation of NO release. On the basis of the current findings and limitations, the future research strategies and perspectives of storax are proposed, with a view to providing a reference for further application and development of this medicine, as well as contributing new thoughts and visions for the clinical application of “treating brain-heart synchronously”.
Prof. De-zhong Peng
Topic: Treating Cervical Vertigo by Traditional Tuina Manipulations
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Academic leader of Tuina discipline,
Professor and Master Supervisor,
School of Acupuncture and Tuian, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Prof. Peng is the Sichuan province outstanding specialist of traditional chinese medicine (Famous TMC practitioner); the academic leader of Tuina Discipline in key discipline of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine; the academic leader of Tuina Discipline of Sichuan Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine; the vice-chairman and general secretary of Sichuan Provincial Research Association of TCM Appropriate Technology; the chairman of the Tuina Branch of Sichuan Provincial Research Association of TCM Appropriate Technology; the chairman of the Tuina Committee of Sichuan Provincial Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion; the Consulting Expert of the Sichuan Provincial Professional Committee of Cadre Health Preservation. Focusing on studying the Tuina for spinal diseases treatment and prevention, as well as health maintenance of TCM, Prof. Peng is exceling in the Tuina treatment for cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, chronic lumbar muscle strain, periarthritis of shoulder, knee osteoarthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, et al. As expert of acupuncture and Tuina, Prof. Peng was selected by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine twice and sent to Switzerland. Prof. Peng was dedicating himself to promoting TCM culture when served in Switzerland for five years, and well-beloved by the Swiss population.
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Cervical vertigo, also known as “vertebral artery cervical spondylosis”, tends to be younger in recent years. The onset of cervical vertigo is characterized by more symptoms in the brain than in the limbs, and the effect on brain power is obviously greater than that on physical strength; the appearance and aggravation of clinical symptoms are closely related to the activities of the cervical spine, and there are many changes, so it is the most complicated type of cervical spondylosis. When the head is overflexed, overextended or turned to a certain orientation, symptoms such as positional vertigo, nausea and vomiting, tinnitus, deafness and blurred vision appear. Traditional Chinese medicine Tuina massage techniques, especially the wrenching method, can correct vertebral misalignment; pointing, pressing and kneading the corresponding acupoints can activate qi and blood, benefit marrow and stop dizziness, thus restoring the internal and external mechanical balance of the cervical spine.
Prof. Dejiao Yao
Topic: Advantages of TCM for tumor treatment: a case analyzing kidney cancer with lung metastasis
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Famous Chinese Medicine doctor of Sichuan Province
Supervisor of postgraduate of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Supervisor of the Talent Training Program in Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of Sichuan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Director of the China Association of Chinese Medicine
Executive Director of the Classic TCM Formula for Cancer Treatment and Research Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
Member of Standing Committee in Colorectal Cancer Committee of Sichuan Geriatrics Society.
Prof. Yao has been dedicated to cancer treatment with Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, and he supports the theory of “Correspondence of human body and natural environment” and “Wu-Yun and Liu-Qi”. In the aspect of treatment principles, the function of five Zang viscera and Six fu organs in the process of enforcing healthy qi and against tumors is what he has been advocating for many years. Besides, pulse diagnosis could also not be ignored during the treatment.
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Successful treatment in a patient with lung metastasis from renal cell carcinoma shows the therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the advantage of TCM, such as satisfactory curative effect, affordable price, and fewer side effects, especially no liver and kidney damage.
Dr. Ping Zhang
Topic: Precise application of external treatment technology with traditional Chinese medicine characteristics in detrimental skin diseases
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Associate professor and master tutor of Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Director of beauty branch of World Federation of traditional Chinese Medicine
Member of cosmetology branch of Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese Medicine
Member of medical aesthetics and minimally invasive branch of Chinese Medical Association
Member of medical aesthetics and cosmetology branch of Chinese Medical Association
Secretary of beauty branch of Hubei society of traditional Chinese Medicine
Dr. Zhang has been engaged in clinical, teaching and scientific research of traditional Chinese medicine cosmetology and dermatology for nearly 20 years. She studied under professor Ai Rudi, the dermatology master of Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine, and Professor Liu Ning, the cosmetology master of traditional Chinese medicine. She participated in the president class of medical beauty at Peking University, published nearly 30 papers, and participated in the compilation of 8 beauty textbooks and books. Dr. Zhang is the PI for over 3 provincial projects and 3 school level projects, participated in 6 provincial projects, 8 invention and utility model patents, and 1 invention patent. She engaged in advanced studies in Department of Dermatology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Dr. Zhang is also a visiting scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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- Case studies of TCM precision external treatment for allergic diseases, such as cosmetic dermatitis, hormone-dependent dermatitis, adult eczema, infant eczema, contact dermatitis, chronic urticaria.
- TCM precision treatment techniques for skin neoplasm, such as flat warts, common warts, plantar warts, foreign body granulomas, hemangiomas, etc.
- TCM precision treatment techniques for pigmented skin diseases, such as chloasma, freckles, age pigment, leucoderma, etc.
Prof. Laixi Ji
Topic: Clinical Practice and Thinking of Treating the Knee from the Waist
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Professor Ji Laixi, MD, former vice president of Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, executive director of China Association for Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAAM), chairman of New Nine-Needle Professional Committee,CAAM, and president of Shanxi Acupuncture and Moxibustion Society.
He is one of the national famous practitioners of TCM, the professor and doctoral supervisor of the College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, the Senior expert contacted by the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, and the expert enjoying special allowances from the State Council. Main academic achievements: ① Perfecting and innovating the original theory and technical system of the “New Nine-Needle” in Shanxi Province, deepening the academic connotation and expanding the scope of treatment. ②Advocating the therapeutics of the acupuncture and moxibustion superior technique combination, and paying equal attention to both theories and clinical experience; ③ Originally creating the acupuncture method of “Zhìbiān (BL54) penetrating Shuǐdào (ST28)”, which has remarkable curative effects on diseases of the urogenital system, such as chronic prostatitis, refractory enuresis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, intractable dysmenorrhea, infertility, etc. ④ Connecting with the theory of “body alignment”, he took the lead in putting forward a brand-new idea of “treating the head from the neck, the waist from the abdomen, and the knee from the waist” for diseases of the limbs, and the meridians and collaterals, which provided a new perspective from biophysical level for the research and innovation of acupuncture theories.
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The lecture is a combination of comprehensive case studies and in clinical practice and the treatment plans of different acupuncture methods. “Treatment the knee from waist” is proposed and further discussed. Then Anatomy of muscles in the waist, buttocks, thighs, and knees is reviewed and the pathogenesis is discussed. From the perspective of modern medicine, through the research of the modern “fascial chain” and “trigger points” theories, it has been found that treating the knee from the waist shares some similarities. From the perspective of traditional medicine, the Holism of traditional Chinese medicine and the theory of “Meridian sinew” guide the “treating the knee from the waist” which puts much emphasis on meridian examination to truly achieve “inferring” and “palpating”, and to observe the pathological changes of meridian sinews of the waist. After dealing with the sinew focal point of the waist, the circulation of qi and blood in the lower limbs is smooth, and the physiological state of the knee joint will be restored.
Dr. Linpeng Wang
Topic: Clinical research progress of acupuncture treatment for emotional and mental disorders
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Professor, Chief Physician
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University
Dr. Wang Linpeng, professor, chief physician, doctoral program supervisor, expert enjoying special government allowances from the State Council. Dr. Wang is the past director of the Acupuncture Center of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, the director of the Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the School of TCM Clinical Medicine of Capital Medical University, the chief expert of the hospital and Famous Doctor of Chinese Medicine in the Capital. Dr. Wang is the instructor of the sixth group of national old Chinese medicine experts’ academic experience inheritance work, and the instructor and mentor of the fourth group and the Beijing double hundred project old Chinese medicine experts. He is the academic leader of the key discipline of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, as well as the national key clinical specialty, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Beijing municipality.
Dr. Wang currently serves as the vice president of the China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion (CAAM), and the president of the Beijing Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (BAAM).
Professor Wang Linpeng has extensive experience in neurology with acupuncture and integrated Chinese and western medicines. Dr. Wang specializes in acupuncture treatment for stroke, neuromuscular disorders, neuralgia, migraine and other pain disorders.
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Chronic pain, indigestion, anxiety, insomnia, and fatigue are common clinical diseases which can be treated with TCM acupuncture. The etiology is usually closely related to mental and emotional disorders. The presentation will be focused on sharing clinical practice and case study of acupuncture treatment for physical dysfunction symptoms caused by emotional and mental disorders.
- Focus on the relevant clinical research progress in recent years.
- Introduce classical and effective acupuncture treatment methods based on his 40+ year’s clinical practice.
- Case studies.
Dr. Hong Zhang
Topic: Clinical thinking and case study of acupuncture treatment for encephalopathy
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Professor, Chief Physician and Doctoral Supervisor, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Dr. Hong Zhang, Professor, Chief Physician and Doctoral Supervisor, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Zhang is the mentor of the inheritance of academic experience of the national old Chinese medicine experts; the famous Chinese medicine doctor of Sichuan Province; the president of the Sichuan Chinese Medicine Appropriate Technology Research Association, the vice-chairman of the Appropriate Technology International Promotion Cooperation Community, China Association of Chinese Medicine, the deputy director of the Manipulation Quantitative Specialty Committee, China Association for Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Dr. Zhang is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of “Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapeutics”, a textbook of the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plan for National Chinese Medicine Universities. Dr. Zhang has been engaged in clinical, teaching and scientific research of Chinese medicine and acupuncture for 39 years. Dr. Zhang’s clinic expertise emphasizes the diagnosis and treatment characteristics of viscera, qi and blood syndrome as the basis, the eight principles as the guideline, and the meridian syndrome as the core of the diagnosis and treatment characteristics. She promotes and inherits the line of acupuncture and moxibustion “theory, method, formula and acupuncture”. She founded the “Tongdu Panlong Jiaji” acupuncture method and specializes in the treatment of various kinds of brain diseases, pain and other difficult and complicated diseases. Dr. Zhang is the PI and co-PI of 36 scientific research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, won 7 Provincial Teaching Achievement Awards and Provincial Science and Technology Progress Awards, and trained 103 doctoral and master students. She has published 162 papers. Dr. Zhang was a visiting professor selected by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine to Switzerland for 2 years to conduct academic and clinical medical treatment in acupuncture, and was invited to the United States, Canada, Australia, Mozambique, Thailand, etc. for teaching and academic exchanges.
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Brain disease (encephalopathy) is a general term for a series of neuropsychiatric diseases, all brain dysfunction, or brain parenchymal damage caused by the disease, Chinese medicine can be collectively referred to as brain disease, including the nervous system, digestive system, psychiatric diseases, psychosomatic diseases and some pain, etc.. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine should be the preferred differentiation and treatment for many of these diseases. This lecture is based on the conceptual scope and clinical thinking of encephalopathy, comprehensive treatment and selection of acupuncture manipulation techniques for encephalopathy, clinical cases study and manipulation techniques for encephalopathy. Especially through the analysis of typical cases, demonstrates the theory and method of acupuncture and moxibustion to treat brain diseases.
Dr. Ning Liu
Topic: Theory and practice of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of facial aging
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Professor, Chief Physician, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
President, Huashen Medical Beauty Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Professor Liu Ning has been engaged in medical cosmetology clinic practice, teaching and scientific research for more than 30 years. He has successively been the attending physician and reviewer of three field of cosmetology, including Sichuan Provincial TCM Cosmatology, Cosmetic Surgery, and Cosmetic Dermatology.
Professor Liu Ning has trained more than 100 graduate students in cosmetology. He serves as Vice President of Global Chinese Medical Aesthetics and Health Association, Executive President of International Acupuncture Cosmetology Association, Vice President of the Acupoint Catgut-Embedding Therapy Specialty Committee, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS), Vice President of TCM Cosmetology Branch of China Plastic and Cosmetic Association, Deputy director of the Meridian Beauty Expert Committee of the China Association for Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAAM), Honorary Vice President of Chinese Medicine Cosmetology Branch of China Association of Chinese Medicine, Member of the 3rd Standing Committee of the Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, National Health and Family Planning Commission Medical Cosmetology Core Expert, Head of the Expert Panel of Traditional Chinese Medicine Cosmetology of the National Medical Examination Center, Chief expert and Advisor of overseas Chinese medicine Cosmetology of Beijing Tong Ren Tang, Vice President of Sichuan Plastic and Cosmetic Association, Founder of the medical cosmetology major of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the founder of the medical cosmetology department of the affiliated hospital, Former director of the Chinese Medical Association Medical Cosmetology Center (Zhuhai), Executive deputy director of the Sichuan Medical Association Medical Cosmetology Expert Consultation Center, and Director of the Cosmetology Center and Department of Medical Cosmetology of the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Dr. Liu is the Editor-in-chief of “Traditional Chinese Medicine Cosmetology” as the training materials for attending physicians in medical cosmetology and 8 professional textbooks, such as “Modern Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology” etc.
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From the perspective of TCM’s understanding of facial aging and the anatomy of facial aging. The presentation will further discuss the theory of facial anti-aging. It also introduces the methods of filiform needle, pestle needle, Acupoint Catgut-Embedding Therapy, and manipulation, as well as the clinical practice experience, perception and expertise in the past 30 years.