8:30-18:30, Friday 4 August 2023 (8.75 CPD points)
| Day 1 | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 |
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| 0830-1000 Session A | 8:30-8:40 Danforn Lim (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia) Topic: to be confirmed |
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| 8:40-9:20 John McDonald (AUS) Fifty years of Australian acupuncture: An eyewitness account |
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| 9:20-10:00 Stephen Janz (AUS) The importance of AACMA and professional representation to the survival and advancement of the profession |
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| 1000-1015 | Morning Tea | |
| 1015-1145 Session B1 & B2 | 10:15-10:45 Adam Cook (Therapeutic Goods Administration) Scheduling of medicines and chemicals in the Poisons Standard | 10:15-11:00 Greg Bantick (AUS) Treating complex multi system cases |
| 10:45-11:15 Rebecca Tolhurst (AUS) Community Acupuncture for Business Sustainability | 11:00-11:45 Raf Nathan (AUS) Prostate Problems |
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| 11:15-11:45 Millicent Matthew (AUS) Inclusive language for health professionals | ||
| 1145-1215 Session C1 & C2 | 11:45-12:15 Johan Hausen (Germany) Chinese Medicine in the Making: Gao Plasters | 11:45-12:15 Xiang Zhu (AUS) Close Correlations between Carotid Arterial Mean Blood Flow Velocity, Body Mass Index and Temperature in Normal Individuals |
| 1215-1300 | Lunch | |
| 1300-1430 Session D | 13:00-14:30 Janice Walton-Hadlock (USA) Fibromyalgia: the case of missing fight or flight (Workshop) |
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| 1430-1445 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 1445-1615 Session E1 & E2 | 14:45-16:15 Vicki Wooller (AUS) The Heart of the Matter | 14:45-16:15 Felip Caudet (Spain) Fascia & Moxibustion: Going deep and far with fire (Workshop) |
| 1615-1745 Session F1 & F2 | 16:15-17:45 Kevin Ryan (AUS) The Dai Mai Vessel – can’t see the forest for the trees | 16:15-17:45 Sandro Graca (Ireland) Help Writing Tomorrow’s Classics – Building Your Strong Evidence-Informed And Integrative Practice Of Acupuncture For Menstrual And Reproductive Health |
| 1745-1830 Session G1 & G2 | 17:45-18:30 Jean-Paul Staats (AUS) Can the Classics be used in Modern Practice – Bai He Bing | 17:45-18:30 Aram Akopyan (UK) Giving back. The role and benefits of Charity work in Acupuncture and TCM |
8:30-17:30, Saturday 5 August 2023 (7.75 CPD points)
| Day 2 | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 |
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| 0830-1000 Session H1 & H2 | 8:30-10:00 Jeff Shearer (AUS) Understanding palpation and distal approaches in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions (Workshop) | 8:30-9:15 Fernanda Mara Santos (Brazil) Diet therapy for weight loss difficulties according to TCM |
| 9:15-10:00 Guojian Huang (Canada) Mini ren acupuncture therapy for migraines |
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| 1000-1015 | Morning Tea | |
| 1015-1145 Session I1 & I2 | 10:15-11:45 Terry Hitzke (AUS) Innovative cupping techniques utilising the modern silicone cups (Workshop) | 10:15-11:45 Mary Garvey (NZ) Chinese Medicine Psychology in Practice |
| 1145-1230 Session J1 & J2 | 11:45-12:30 Felip Caudet (Spain) Moxibustion based on palpation: Moxa treatment in real time with rapid results | 11:45-12:30 Tiago Manuel Horta Reis da Silva (UK) TCM for Headaches |
| 1230-1315 | Lunch | |
| 1315-1445 Session K | 13:15-14:45 Janice Walton-Hadlock (USA) Detecting the Qi (Workshop) |
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| 1445-1500 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 1500-1600 Session L1&L2 | 15:00-16:00 Damian Carey (AUS) Extraordinary Medicine – Protocols for Extraordinary Channel Treatment | 15:00-16:00 Yair Maimon (Israel) How to use windows of heaven points |
| 1600-1730 Session M1 & M2 | 16:00-17:30 David Hartmann (AUS) Accessing the Pericardium (Xīn Bāo/心包) to balance self-esteem | 16:00-17:30 Peter Deadman (UK) Chinese medicine, nature and health |
| 1930-2330 Gala Dinner | AACMA 50th Anniversary Celebration & Hall of Fame Awards 3-Course Plated Dinner 4-Hour Beverage Dress code: After five |
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8:30-15:30, Sunday 6 August 2023 (5.75 CPD points)
| Day 3 | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 |
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| 0830-0920 Session N | 8:30-9:20 Breakfast Forum Topic: to be confirmed *Plated breakfast served in room | N/A |
| 0930-1030 Session O | N/A | 9:30-10:30 Mel Hopper Koppelman (USA) Quantifying the Ruler: How Heart Rate Variability Connects Our Cell to Universe |
| 1030-1045 | Morning Tea | |
| 1045-1215 Session P1 & P2 | 10:45-12:15 Janice Walton-Hadlock (USA) Parkinson’s disease: an example of being stuck on pause mode | 10:45-12:15 David Brown (AUS) Reinvigorating our Roots: Contemporary Applications of Heaven, Earth, Man Theory |
| 1215-1300 | Lunch | |
| 1300-1430 Session Q1 & Q2 | 13:00-14:30 Michael Brown (AUS) Who, What, Why, Where, Wen – Recognising the Importance of Pulse, Herbal and Citation Based Literature | 13:00-14:30 Yair Maimon (Israel) The treatment of depression compering Chinese medicine with DCM5 the physiatry guidelines |
| 1430-1530 Session R1 & R2 | 14:30-15:30 Tyler Rowe (AUS) Deficiency Taxation – the illness of the modern world | 14:30-15:00 Hoc Ku Huynh (AUS) The Clinical Application of Acupuncture and Moxa 5 Points for Cervical Vertebrae Syndrome 15:00-15:30 Jianqiao Fang (China) Study on Dose -effect relationship of Electro analgesia |
| 1530-1545 | Closing ceremony | |
*The conference program is subject to change.
*Catering included for in-person tickets: Morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea on Friday 4 August 2023; Morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner on Saturday 5 August 2023; Breakfast, morning tea, lunch on Sunday 6 August 2023.
