ABSTRACT
The 2012 International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health was held in the US in Portland, Oregon on May 15-18, 2012. This conference was organized by the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR) and the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM) . There were 1000 participants at the conference, which offered 7 workshops, 8plenary sessions, 30 symposiums, 65 oral presentations, and 433posters. Many researchers with grants from NIH or NCCAM gave presentations. These presentations were not only about acupuncture but also complementary and alternative medicine in general. My attendance to this conference was sponsored by the Department of International Affairs of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion.
ABSTRACT
The 6th International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research (ICCMR) was held at the Sofitel Wanda Hotel in Chengdu, China on May 7-9, 2011. A pre-conference workshop was held on the 6th at Sichuan University. This conference was organized by the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR). There were 400 participants at the conference, which offered 4 workshops, 12 plenary sessions, 134 oral presentations, and 287 posters. Half of total presentations were from China and also many were from South Korea. The methodology of Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) and Systematic Review (SR) were discussed for building Evidence-Based Medicine for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and many researches with RCT and SR were at the presentation. I attended this conference by reguest from the International Department of The Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion.