International Congress of Acupuncture

December 6-7, 2008

Director: Committee of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy

Department of Health, Taiwan
Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Chinese Medical Association of Acupuncture
Co-Sponsor: Chang Gung University
Taoyuan Chinese Medical Doctors’ Association

Venue: International Conference Hall, Taoyuan Branch, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
(No.123, Dinghu Rd., Guishan Shiang, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan)
Date: December 6-7, 2008
Language: English is the official language of the congress

December 6, 2008
Saturday
08:00-08:30 Registration
08:30-08:35 Opening Ceremony
Mao-Feng Sun(孫茂峰), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan
08:30-08:40 Opening Ceremony
I-Hsin Lin (林宜信), Chairman, Committee of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy,
Department of Health, Taiwan
Yung-Hsien Chang (張永賢), Vice President, China Medical University, Taichung,
Taiwan
John Ding-E Young (楊定一), Chairman of the Board, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
Min-Fu Chen (陳敏夫), Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
Alice May-Kuen Wong ( 黃 美 涓 ), Superintendent, Taoyuan Branch, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Hen-Hong Chang ( 張 恒 鴻 ), Vice Superintendent, Center for Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Taiwan

Chairpersons: Min-Fu Chen(陳敏夫), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan

Hen-Hong Chang(張恒鴻), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

08:40-10:20 International Trend of Medical Acupuncture and Related Associations: ICMART

- the Past, Present, and Future
François Beyens (白晏士)
International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques (ICMART)
Centre d'Etudes de Médecine Chinoise et d'Acupuncture, Belgium

10:20-10:30 Coffee & Tea Break

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Chairpersons: Hen-Hong Chang(張恒鴻), Chang Gung Memorial Hostpial, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Alice May-Kuen Wong (黃美涓), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

10:30-12:10 Organizations, Education, Legal Situations, and Strategies of Acupuncture in

Europe
François Beyens (白晏士)
International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques (ICMART)
Centre d'Etudes de Médecine Chinoise et d'Acupuncture, Belgium

12:10-13:10 Lunch Break

Chairpersons: Mao-Feng Sun(孫茂峰), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan

Horng-Sheng Shiue (薛宏昇), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan

13:10-14:00 Acupuncture in Sport medicine

Shih-Wei Chou (周適偉)
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

14:00-14:50 Clinical Application and Research of Acupuncture in Intractable Epilepsy

Ching-Liang Hsieh (謝慶良)
China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

14:50-15:00 Coffee & Tea Break

Chairpersons: Ko-Hung Lee (李科宏), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan

Thomas T.H Huang (黃澤宏), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung

15:00-15:50 Acupuncture in Stroke

Chien-Hsiung Lin (林建雄)
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

15:50-16:40 Application of Acupuncture in Cancer Care

Chin-Hsien Chang (張晉賢)
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan

December 7, 2008
Sunday
08:10-08:40 Registration

Chairpersons: Hen-Hong Chang(張恒鴻), Chang Gung Memorial Hostpial, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Mao-Feng Sun(孫茂峰), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan
08:40-09:30 Current Status of Acupuncture in Brazil
Tu-Hsing Wu (吳督行)
Department of Rehabilitation, Hospital of Universidade De Sao Paulo, Brazil

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09:30-10:20 Clinical Evaluation of Scalp Acupuncture – the Research in Neuroimaging
Ein-Yiao Sen (沈淵瑤)
Taipei Branch, China Medical University Hospital, Taipei

10:20-10:30 Coffee & Tea Break

Chairpersons: Mao-Feng Sun(孫茂峰), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan

Horng-Sheng Shiue (薛宏昇), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan

10:30-11:20 Clinical Application in Sexual Dysfunction – Acupuncture Treatment in

Premature Ejaculation
Cheng-Wen Chen (陳證文)
Urology Department, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

11:20-12:10 Integrated needling method

Choo-Aun Neoh (梁子安)
Department of Anesthesia, Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan

12:10-13:10 Lunch Break

Chairpersons: Chien-Hsiung Lin (林建雄), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan

Thomas T.H Huang (黃澤宏), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung

13:10-14:00 Clinical Application and Research of Acupuncture in Obesity

Chung-Hua Hsu (許中華)
Branch for Chinese Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

14:00-14:50 Clinical Application of Acupuncture in Ophthalmology

Yi-Ying Shen (沈邑穎)
Branch for Chinese Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

14:50-15:00 Coffee & Tea Break

Chairpersons: Ko-Hung Lee (李科宏), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan

Thomas T.H Huang (黃澤宏), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung

15:00-15:50 Clinical Application of Acupuncture in Orthopedics: Experience in Brazil

Andre Wan-Wen Tsai (蔡萬文)
Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Universidade De Sao Paulo, Brazil

15:50-16:40 Discussion