STYLES OF ACUPUNCTURE SERIES: TRADITIONAL EAST ASIAN MEDICINE

CO-HOSTED BY: SOCIETY FOR ACUPUNCTURE RESEARCH AND MEDICAL RESIDENCY IN ACUPUNCTURE HU-UFSC (BRAZIL)

Presented by SAR Board member Professor Lixing Lao, President of Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (VUIM)

Professor Lao has played a pivotal role in the advancement of TCM in the United States. As the first full professor of acupuncture and TCM appointed to a conventional medical school in the United States, he was invited to be a key speaker at both the 1994 United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing on acupuncture and the 1997 National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus conference on acupuncture. 

Professor Lao has unique experience in the acupuncture field in integrating TCM clinical practice and research across different countries. He has received several awards for his contributions to the field of acupuncture research and was voted one of the top acupuncturists in the USA.  Currently, professor Lao is the President of Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (VUIM) and he is involved in a project for Wildlife Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 

You can click in the link bellow to find more information about professor Lao: 

Fan AY. Dialogue with Dr. Lixing Lao: from a factory electrician to an international scholar of Chinese medicine. Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2013 Jul 1;11(4):278-84. 

 

In this Styles of Acupuncture webinar, Professor Lao explores: 

  • The basis/historical/epistemological background of TCM Acupuncture    
  • What is the status of TCM acupuncture in the current global scenario?    
  • How does TCM acupuncture practice overlap with other styles?