Integration of Acupuncture into the healthcare systems: Regulation, Education and Cost-effectiveness
In these years of economical crisis and spending reviews the funding of lot of medical practices has been call into question.
Main topics about Symposium on Research in Acupuncture
Acupuncture and Placebo
In 1995, the World Health Organization (WHO) "Guidelines for Clinical Research on Acupuncture" stipulated three criteria for good acupuncture studies: validity, reliability, and statistical significance.
Methodology of Research and EBM in Acupuncture
Today E.B.M. (Evidence Based Medicine), is the model that is the most applied in the modern medicine to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment
Action mechanisms of Acupuncture and current trends in Acupuncture research
Acupuncture is increasingly being used as a complementary therapeutic approach, but its efficacy remains controversial and the physiological mechanisms determining its actions are largely unknown.