2019 Conference

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JOIN US for SAR’s most exciting and potentially impactful conference to date – you DON’T want to MISS THIS!

The conference is organized around the theme of moving toward a world where acupuncture research is organized, coherent and readily accessible to all the relevant stakeholder groups in order to inform evidence-based decision-making.  The goal is to support a reality where integration and cross-pollination can flourish  - in both the intradisciplinary sense between various acupuncture stakeholders -  and the interdisciplinary sense between acupuncture and other health care disciplines.

So we’re bringing multiple stakeholders together to explore:

• Knowledge and gaps in acupuncture research: What do we know and what do we need to know?
• Successes and shortcomings in the dissemination and implementation of acupuncture research:  Are we “getting the word out” effectively?
• How can we work together to address these issues more effectively?

SAR's 2019 Research Conference will:

1) Close the information "loop" between acupuncture researchers, clinicians, policy makers, and third-party payers; and

2) Continue to provide an international forum for researchers to clarify, strengthen, and disseminate the evidence base and shape the future acupuncture research agenda,

Hint:  Be sure to sign up for the evening Gala Dinner for networking in a more relaxed social setting (where the magic happens and the greatest ideas seem to sprout!)

Who will be there?

• Acupuncture Research experts from around the globe (including SAR’s Board of Directors and Advisory Board Member Richard Hammerschlag, PhD)
• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Director Helene Langevin, MD (plus other NCCIH representatives)
• Leaders representing insurance providers (including BlueCross BlueShield Vermont and others)
• The Veterans Administration - Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation
• Representatives from the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Representatives from several TCM colleges
• Representatives from the American Society of Acupuncturists
• Representatives from the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
• Multiple clinical, educational, and patient advocacy groups
• And many more…
• YOU?!

Learn more about the Conference Program and Register Today.

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