08:30-18:30, Friday 4 August 2023 (8.75 CPD points)
Day 1 | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 |
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0830-1000 Session A | Danforn Lim (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia) Topic: to be confirmed |
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John McDonald (AUS) Fifty years of Australian acupuncture: An eyewitness account |
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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 C1 & C2 | Adam Cook (Therapeutic Goods Administration) Scheduling of medicines and chemicals in the Poisons Standard | Greg Bantick (AUS) Treating complex multi system cases |
Rebecca Tolhurst (AUS) Community Acupuncture for Business Sustainability | Raf Nathan (AUS) Prostate Problems |
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Millicent Matthew (AUS) Inclusive language for health professionals | ||
1145-1215 Session D1 & D2 | Johan Hausen (Germany) Chinese Medicine in the Making: Gao Plasters | 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 E | Janice Walton-Hadlock (USA) Fibromyalgia: the case of missing fight or flight (Hands-on Workshop, practice session provided in room) |
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1430-1445 | Afternoon Tea | |
1445-1615 Session F1 & F2 | Vicki Wooller (AUS) The Heart of the Matter | Felip Caudet (Spain) Fascia & Moxibustion: Going deep and far with fire |
1615-1745 Session G1 & G2 | Kevin Ryan (AUS) Topic: to be confirmed | 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 H1 & H2 | Jean-Paul Staats (AUS) Can the Classics be used in Modern Practice – Bai He Bing | Aram Akopyan (UK) Giving back. The role and benefits of Charity work in Acupuncture and TCM |
8:30-18:30, Saturday 5 August 2023 (7.75 CPD points)
Day 2 | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 |
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0830-1000 Session I1 & I2 | Jeff Shearer (AUS) Understanding palpation and distal approaches in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions | Fernanda Mara Santos (Brazil) Diet therapy for weight loss difficulties according to TCM |
Guojian Huang (Canada) Mini ren acupuncture therapy for migraines |
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1000-1015 | Morning Tea | |
1015-1145 Session J | Janice Walton-Hadlock (USA) Detecting the Qi (Hands-on Workshop, practice session in room) |
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1145-1230 Session K1 & K2 | Felip Caudet (Spain) Moxibustion based on palpation: Moxa treatment in real time with rapid results | Tiago Manuel Horta Reis da Silva (UK) TCM for Headaches |
1230-1315 | Lunch | |
1315-1445 Session L1 & L2 | Terry Hitzke (AUS) Innovative cupping techniques utilising the modern silicone cups | Mary Garvey (NZ) Chinese Medicine Psychology in Practice |
1445-1500 | Afternoon Tea | |
1500-1600 Session M1&M2 | Damian Carey (AUS) Extraordinary Medicine – Protocols for Extraordinary Channel Treatment | Jianqiao Fang (China) Study on Dose -effect relationship of Electro analgesia |
Karen Charlesworth (UK) Patients undergoing acupuncture for atrial fibrillation – experience, outcomes and treatment strategies |
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1600-1730 Session N1 & N2 | David Hartmann (AUS) Accessing the Pericardium (Xīn Bāo/心包) to balance self-esteem | Peter Deadman (UK) Chinese medicine, nature and health |
1930-2330 Gala Dinner | AACMA 50th Year Celebration & Inaugural Hall of Fame 3-Course Plated Dinner 4-Hour Beverage Dress code: After five |
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 O | Breakfast Forum Topic: to be confirmed *Plated breakfast served in room | N/A |
0930-1030 Session P | N/A | Mel Hopper Koppelman (USA) Quantifying the Ruler: How Heart Rate Variability Connects Our Cell to Universe |
1030-1045 | Morning Tea | |
1045-1215 Session Q1 & Q2 | Janice Walton-Hadlock (USA) Parkinson’s disease: an example of being stuck on pause mode | David Brown (AUS) Reinvigorating our Roots: Contemporary Applications of Heaven, Earth, Man Theory |
1215-1300 | Lunch | |
1300-1430 Session R1 & R2 | Michael Brown (AUS) Who, What, Why, Where, Wen – The Recognising Importance of Pulse, Herbal and Citation Based Literature | Yair Maimon (Israel) Topic: to be confirmed |
1430-1530 Session S1 & S2 | Tyler Rowe (AUS) Deficiency Taxation – the illness of the modern world | Topic: to be confirmed |
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.