Programme

 

Venue:  2/F, Block Z, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm Workshop 1
(Room Z205)
Workshop 2
(Room Z207)
Workshop 3
(Room Z211)
Clinical & Translational Research: Trial Design Considerations & Practical Approaches
by
Prof. Richard Harris
Prof. Jun J. Mao
Dr. Yuqing Zhang

Implementation of Hospital-Based TCM: Exploring Barriers, Facilitators and Research Strategies
by
Dr. Claudia Citkovitz
Prof. Jeffery Dusek

Finding Harmony in Data Sets: TCM Practice-Based Common Outcomes in the West and the East
by
Dr. Rosa Schnyer
Dr. Sandro Graca

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch on your own  
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Welcome/ Opening Remarks
(Room Z209)
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Keynote Presentation 1
(Room Z209)
Bridging Precision Medicine with Evidence-based Practice - Acupuncture Research Continuum
by
Prof. Jun Mao
Prof Richard Harris
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break / Network with Exhibitors  
(2/F)
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Main Symposium 1
(Room Z209)
Bridging Clinical Trials to Real World Data to Increase the Evidence-base
by
Prof. Baoyan Liu
Prof. Yuejin Yang
Prof. Zhaoxiang Bian
Prof. Jeffery Dusek

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Poster Reception 
(Rooms Z206/ Z208/ Z210/ Z212)
9:00 am - 10:00 am Keynote Presentation 2
(Room Z209)
Building Clinical Evidence to Support the Use of Herbal Medicine for the Treatment and Prevention of High Burden Chronic Diseases
by
Prof. Dennis Chang

10:00 am - 10:30 am Break / Network with Exhibitors  
(2/F)  
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Main Symposium 2
(Room Z209)
Bridging Basic and Clinical TCM Research to Address Women's Health
by
Prof. Man Sau Wong
Prof. Clara Bik-San Lau
Dr. Sandro Graca

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
(VA Student Canteen, G/F, Shaw Amenities Building)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Member Symposium 1
(Room Z205)
Progress and Challenges of acupuncture in the application of Assisted Reproductive Technology

by
Huanfang Xu
Jie Yang
Yi Feng
Yigong Fang
Huimin Wang

Member Symposium 2
(Room Z207)
Acupuncture, electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical acustimulation: East meets West
by
Jiande Chen
Cunzhi Liu
Peijing Rong
Victor Pikov

Member Symposium 3
(Room Z211)
Acupuncture for Insomnia - A Journey Through Treatment and Predictive Models
by
Wing Fai Yeung
Shifen Xu
Zhaoqin Wang
Luyhi Wu
Jialing Zhang
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Break / Network with Exhibitors  
(2/F)
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Oral Presentations 1
(Room Z205)
Oral Presentations 2
(Room Z207)
Oral Presentations 3
(Room Z211)
Clinical Research
Basic Science Education & Others
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Poster Sessions
(Rooms Z206/ Z208/ Z210/ Z212)
 9:00 am - 10:30 am Main Symposium 3
(Room Z209)
Bridging Different Basic Research Methods to Understand the Mechanisms of Acupuncture in Pain Management
by
Prof. Lixing Lao
Prof. Xianghong Jing
Prof. Jianqiao Fang
Prof. Zhipeng Ning

10:30 am - 11:00 am Break / Network with Exhibitors  
(2/F)
 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Member Symposium 4
(Room Z205)
Acupuncture in the Perioperative Period
by
Cunzhi Liu
Na-Na Yang
Jingwen Yang
Jianjun Xue
Jiangang Song
Member Symposium 5
(Room Z207)
Innovation in Acupuncture: Acupoints, Needles and Applications
by
Jinlian Hu
Han Rong
Saira Iqbal
Shuhe Cai
Renjie Tan
Member Symposium 6
(Room Z211)
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Menstrual Health: Bridging the Gaps Between West and East
by
Mike Armour
Lily Lai
Daniel Pach
Sandro Graca
 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch and Mentoring Round Tables
(VA Student Canteen, G/F, Shaw Amenities Building)
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Member Symposium 7
(Room Z205)
Ultrasound Guided Acupuncture
by
Sang Hun Lee
Jaehyo Kim
Kyungho Kang
Oral Presentation 4
(Room Z207)
Clinical Research
Oral Presentation 5
(Room Z211)
Reviews, Observational and Qualitative Studies
 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break / Network with Exhibitors   
(2/F)
 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Main Symposium 4
(Room Z209)
Bridging Wisdom to Data - Future of AI in Advancing Acupuncture & TCM in Healthcare
by
Dr. Ye Seul Lee
Prof. Jing Qin
Prof. Xuezhong Zhou

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Awards Ceremony / Closing Remarks
(Room Z209)