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CHINA - Beijing - May 31^st, 2011

Dear colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend a Transcontinental Symposium focusing on Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Research, at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, May 31^st, 2011.

The Sino-Austrian Collaboration Centre for Chinese Medical Sciences was opened at China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS) in fall of 2007 with efforts of both sides, and it is a very good platform for the scientists of China and Austria to conduct the joint research in the field of Chinese medicine.

A joint research project of ‘TCM and Age Related Diseases’ has been defined together, which covers 9 sub-projects on quality, safety and efficacy of herbal medicines as well as the effects of acupuncture. For this reason it is necessary that the ‘High-tech Acupuncture Research Team’ from Beijing and Graz meets personally in China and Austria regularly.

The present meeting will surely provide a good opportunity for the ‘High-Tech Acupuncture Research Team’, consisting of scientists from China and Austria, to present the research progress in cooperation, discuss in more detail the joint Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Research and how to promote the scientific evaluation of the basic research on high-tech acupuncture.

We look forward to welcoming you in Beijing.

Professor ZHU Bing
(Director of the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China) and

Professor Gerhard LITSCHER
(Head of the TCM Research Center Graz at the Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria)

Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Team

Transcontinental Symposium
Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Research Beijing/China – Graz/Austria

Basic Research Meets High-Tech Acupuncture & Moxibustion

Scientific Program

13:30 - 14:00 Registration – China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

14:00 - 14:30 Welcome & Opening (Moderation: G. Litscher and XY. Gao)

· Bing Zhu, Director of the Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China

· Robert Schloegel, Vice-Minister, Federal Ministry of Health, Austria

· Brigitte Winklehner, President, Eurasia-Pacific Uninet, Austria

· Longxiang Huang, Vice Director of the Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China

· Irmgard Th. Lippe, Vice-Rector of Research, Medical University of Graz, Austria

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Chair: B. Zhu (China), I. Lippe (Austria), G. Litscher (Austria)

14:30 – 15:00 B. Zhu (Beijing, China) - Keynote Lecture

Basic Research on Acupuncture Equipment – From Lab to Clinic

15:00 – 15:30 G. Litscher (Graz, Austria) - Keynote Lecture

Research Highlights – Milestones in Laser and High-Tech Acupuncture & Moxibustion

15:30 – 15:50 Tea / Coffee Break

Transcontinental Symposium
Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Research Beijing/China – Graz/Austria

Basic Research Meets High-Tech Acupuncture & Moxibustion

15:50 – 16:10 JS. Yang (Beijing, China) – Main Lecture

Acupuncture in World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage – Inheritance and Development

16:10 – 16:30 ZC. Wu (Beijing, China) - Main Lecture

Clinical Acupuncture Studies – New Trends in the Last 5 Years

16:30 – 16:50 WB. Zhang (Beijing, China) - Main Lecture

High-tech Acupuncture & Meridian Research – New Results

16:50 – 17:00 L. Wang, T. Huang, WB. Zhang, G. Litscher (Graz, Austria and Beijing, China)

Violet Laser Acupuncture: Effects on Peripheral Microcirculation

17:00 – 17:10 XY. Gao, B. Zhu, G. Litscher (Beijing, China and Graz, Austria)

Regulation of Cardiovascular Function: Investigations of Acupuncture-like Stimulation in Anesthetized Rats and Humans

17:10 – 17:20 T. Huang, WB. Zhang, X. Huang, YY. Tian, GJ. Wang, YQ. Zhang, L. Wang, G. Litscher (Beijing, China and Graz, Austria)

Comparing the Efficacy of Traditional Fire-Cupping and
High-tech Vacuum-Cupping Using Laser Doppler Imaging at an Acupuncture Clinic in Beijing

17:20 – 17:30 G. Litscher, WB. Zhang, T. Huang, L. Wang, XY. Gao, ZM. Sheng, J. Valentini, BX. Zhao, Z. Xie, Ch. Neuper, G. Müller-Putz, G. Bauernfeind, I. Gaischek, W. Anderle, D. Litscher (Graz, Austria and Beijing, China)

Recent Results and Perspectives of Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture & Moxibustion Research

17:30 Closing Remarks (China, Austria) and

End of the Transcontinental Symposium

Reception at the Austrian Embassy by the Austrian Ambassador, Mr Martin Sajdik (for Invited Guests)

Transcontinental Symposium
Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Research Beijing/China – Graz/Austria

Basic Research Meets High-Tech Acupuncture & Moxibustion

Organization

Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
(Prof. Bing Zhu and Assoc.Prof. Xinyan Gao)

and

TCM Research Center Graz,
Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine,
Medical University of Graz, Austria
(Prof. Gerhard Litscher and Visit.Prof. Lu Wang)

Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Team

All correspondence concerning organization should be addressed to:

gaoxy@mail.cintcm.ac.cn
lu.wang@medunigraz.at
gerhard.litscher@medunigraz.at

The official languages of the Symposium will be English and Chinese.

The participation is free of charge,
however preregistration via e-mail is absolutely necessary

Transcontinental Symposium
Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Research Beijing/China – Graz/Austria

Basic Research Meets High-Tech Acupuncture & Moxibustion

Chairs and Speakers
(in program order)

· Bing ZHU, Prof PhD, Director of the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China), http://www.acuworld.net

· Robert SCHLOEGEL, Hon Prof MD, Vice-Minister, Federal Ministry of Health, Austria

· Brigitte WINKLEHNER, Prof PhD, President, Eurasia-Pacific Uninet, Austria

· Longxiang HUANG, Prof, Vice Director of the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

· Irmgard Theresia LIPPE, Prof PhD PhDhc, Vice-Rector of Research (Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria)

· Gerhard LITSCHER, Prof MSc PhD MDsc, Head of the TCM Research Center Graz and of the Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria); http://tcm-graz.at, http://litscher.info, http://litscher.at

· Jinsheng YANG, Prof MD PhD, Vice Director of the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

· Zhongchao WU, Prof MD PhD, Expert Consultant of China Health Care Committee, WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

· Weibo ZHANG, Prof PhD, Vice Director & General SEC of the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China); http://www.catcm.ac.cn

· Lu WANG, MD LAc (Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria)

· Tao HUANG, MD PhD (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

· Xinyan GAO, Assoc Prof PhD MD (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

The Speakers thank the following co-authors for their contributions

· Xin HUANG, MD PhD (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

· Yuying TIAN (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

· Guangjun WANG, PhD (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

· Yuqin ZHANG (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)

· Zemin SHENG, MD (Medical University of Graz and Privatclinic Lassnitzhoehe, Graz and Lassnitzhoehe, Austria)

· Jan VALENTINI, MD (Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria)

· Baixiao ZHAO, Prof PhD MD, Dean (Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China)

· Zheng XIE, MD (Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China)

· Christa NEUPER, Prof PhD, Head of the Department of Psychology (Neuropsychology, Karl-Franzens University of Graz) and Head of the Institute of Knowledge Discovery (Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria), http://bci.tugraz.at

· Gernot MUELLER-PUTZ, Assoc Prof MSc PhD (Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria)

· Guenther BAUERNFEIND, MSc (Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria)

· Ingrid GAISCHEK, MSc (Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria)

· Waltraud ANDERLE, MD student (Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria)

· Daniela LITSCHER, MSc Student (Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Graz, Austria)

May 31^st, 2011 – 14:00 - 17:30 – Beijing, China

Congress Awards Graz, 14. Juni 2010