An analysis of current situation of Australian acupuncture standardization / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

The development of acupuncture in Australia has been booming.Under this circumstance,a series of acupuncture standards,codes and guidelines were established by different associations of TCM in Australia.Moreover,Australia has set the front pace in the field of acupuncture standards among the countries outside China.This paper is to introduce the acupuncture standards of Australia in three aspects respectivelynational standards,industry standards and regional standards and to generalize the content of the main standards as well as analyze the current condition of Australian acupuncture standardization in order to generally give an all-around view of Australian acupuncture standards to the researchers in the field of international acupuncture standards.