ICMART 2004 XI WORLD  MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE  CONGRESS SYDNEY – AUSTRALIA     1 - 4 OCTOBER  2004 EDUCATION -- RESEARCH -- PRACTICE PROVISIONAL  PROGRAM &  REGISTRATION FORM

The Australian Medical Acupuncture College is proud to host the XI ICMART World Medical Acupuncture Congress at the Shangri-La Hotel, The Rocks, Sydney.

PROGRAM  OUTLINE

• FRIDAY 1 October
• Morning:Official Congress opening followed by plenary sessions
• Afternoon:Concurrent Sessions: research papers, clinical papers, workshops and posters
• Evening:Welcome cocktail function
• SATURDAY 2 October
• Morning:Plenary sessions
• Afternoon:Concurrent Sessions: research papers, clinical papers, workshops and posters
• Evening:Free Evening
• SUNDAY 3 October
• Morning:Plenary sessions
• Afternoon:Concurrent Sessions: research papers, clinical papers, workshops and posters
• Evening:Congress dinner - Seafood Buffet including beverages
• MONDAY 4 October
• Morning:Plenary sessions followed by Concurrent Sessions: research papers, clinical papers, workshops and posters
• Midday:Closing Ceremony

During the Concurrent Sessions there will be small-group seminars on specific topics such as tongue diagnosis, shoulder pain, neck pain and back pain.  These are yet to be finalised.

A special meeting will be convened for educators so that Colleges and Societies from across the world can exchange ideas.  This meeting will be 2-3 hours duration and will be chaired by the ICMART education chairperson.

Updates will be posted on the ICMART and AMAC websites, as above.
The full congress program will be available on registration at the venue. 

For Australian doctors, QA&CPD points will apply to most sessions.
 

SPEAKERS

The following international speakers have been confirmed:

Dr Steven K. H. Aung, from Canada is Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine & Family Practice, University of Alberta; Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Surgical Sciences, New York University College of Dentistry; in Private Practice, Edmonton, Alberta; and President of Canadian Medical Acupuncture Society. TOPICS: The vital importance of integrated, compassionate medical initiatives for the 21st century and beyond Medical Acupuncture and the Challenge of Prevention Aung Vital Alignment Procedures: Body, Mind and Spirit Early Morning 'Early Bird' Aung Medical Qi Gong, Exercise Program for Participants   Dr Francois Beyens, founding member and General Secretary of ICMART. Founding member of the Belgian Association of Medical Acupuncturists and successively its Vice-President and President. Lived and studied Chinese and acupuncture with several masters, for three years in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He has conducted seminars in many countries and has personally trained many medical acupuncturists. Practises acupuncture in Brussels. He has translated into French the book of Chen Ji-Rui: Acupuncture case histories and has just finished a book: Acupuncturally Yours. Fluent in French, English, Spanish and Chinese. TOPIC: Acupuncture and Functional Disorders: A Preliminary Approach   Dr Michael Butler, from Auckland New Zealand is a Specialist Rheumatologist; Clinical Director of the Department of Rheumatology, Auckland Hospital Board; and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Auckland.  He received his acupuncture training in China. Current Research and Particular Clinical Interests: pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of chronic musculoskeletal pain and atypical pain syndromes acute and chronic. TOPICS TO BE ANNOUNCED   Professor Zang-Hee Cho, Department of Radiological Sciences and Psychiatry & Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, U.S.A. has been involved in the development of the first CT scanner and later the 3-D image reconstruction in CT scanning. He helped develop the P.E.T scanner and has worked on M.R.I. since the late 1970s developing numerous high-speed imaging techniques and methods essential for today's fMRI. More recently, as an application of functional brain imaging, Dr. Cho pioneered Acupuncture – fMRI, a new approach to Oriental medicine by utilizing the latest imaging techniques, such as functional MRI. This study, for the first time, demonstrated that there is a correlation between acupuncture stimulation and activation of the corresponding brain cortex and opened a new research avenue for the millennia old mystery of acupuncture. He is a member of the National Advisory Council for the U.S. N.I.H. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. TOPICS: New Approaches to Study of Acupuncture Mechanisms- Neuroimaging using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography. Neural Substrates of Acupuncture - From Anatomy to Neuro-Molecularbiology. Neurophysiological and molecular bases of acupuncture mechanisms - Study of BS-HPA axis based acupuncture mechanism using neuroimaging techniques   Dr Jacqueline Filshie, from the U.K. is a consultant anaesthetist at the Royal Marsden NHS Trust; Past President of ICMART; Past President of the British Medical Acupuncture Society; joint editor of the essential medical acupuncture textbook, "Medical Acupuncture: A Western Scientific Approach & Acupuncture in Medicine"; and one of the best ambassadors for medical acupuncture internationally. Her input is sought by the NHS, the General Medical Council, the WHO and many medical acupuncture organisations internationally. TOPICS: Acupuncture for Pain and Symptom control in Cancer patients, Safety Aspects of Acupuncture for Palliative Care Acupuncture for Pain and symptom control in Breast cancer patients.   Dr Bryan Frank, Vice-President of ICMART, Past President of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, President of Integrated Medicine Seminars. TOPICS: Critical Assessment of Functional Ear Points Enhancing Clinical Outcomes in Auricular Therapy   Professor Ji-sheng Han, from The People's Republic of China is Professor of Neurophysiology at the Beijing Medical University and Head of the Neuroscience Research Institute. He has elucidated many of the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the effects of acupuncture. His ground breaking research over the last three decades has put acupuncture on a firm scientific foundation. TOPICS: Acupuncture treatment of various kinds of chronic pain. Acupuncture treatment of heroin and cocaine addiction. Why responder and nonresponder for acupuncture analgesia.   Professor Thomas Lundeberg is Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at Sweden's Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. His research contributions to the physiological mechanisms of acupuncture from different modes of sensory stimulation have been outstanding. Prof. Lundeberg is responsible for running the Complementary Therapies Clinic at Karolinska Hospital. TOPICS: Effects of acupuncture in insomnia, anxiety and pain. Acupuncture and EBM Mode of stimulation in pain   Dr Toshikatsu Yamamoto is Director of the Yamamoto Hospital-Acupuncture Institute. He is the founder of the Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture technique. TOPIC: Workshop on Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture technique

VENUE AND ACCOMODATION

The Shangri-La Hotel, 5-star rating, is the venue for the congress and the accommodation room rate is AUD275.00 per room per night inclusive of GST. This room rate is for both single and double/twin occupancy, and is applicable three (3) days pre & three (3) days post the congress dates.
Shangri-La Hotel, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61-2-9250 6000    Fax: 61-2-9250 6250
Accommodation at the Shangri-La Hotel can be booked using the attached Congress Registration Form.
Alternative accommodation may be organised by contacting Keith Bond of Harvey World Travel:
E-mail: keith.surfersparadise@harveyworld.com.au. Tel: 61-7-5539 0333 Fax: 61-7-5539 0195

REGISTRATION

Early Bird registrationAUD $765.00 including tax, if paid before 15 July 2004

AUD $935.00 including tax, after 15 July 2004
Delegate registration includes:

• All academic sessions
• Satchel
• Book of Papers
• Cocktail Function
• Lunch during Congress
• Morning and Afternoon teas

Congress Registration Form attached
Registration, accommodation & other enquiries, please contact our Congress Organiser,
Des Kennedy.
E-mail: kgce@bigpond.com
Tel: 61-7-3295 9565
Fax: 61-7-3295 9566

CALL FOR PAPERS & POSTERS
Call for research papers, clinical papers and poster presentations.
Abstracts will be received only by e-mail. Submission deadline is 1 June 2004.
Notification of acceptance or refusal of the paper will be sent no later than 16 August 2004 by e-mail to the presenting author.

The abstract is to be no longer than one page A4 printed in Microsoft Word .rtf format (rich text format), Times New Roman size 10 font, and left justified alignment with 3 cm margins. The title of the paper must be in bold capital letters followed by the name of the presenting author.
The paper will be included in the program upon receipt of the presenting author's paid registration for the congress.
E-mail abstracts to the convener: chan4217@ozemail.com.au

 
LEISURE and PARTNER PROGRAM

Pre and Post Congress Holidays

Make the most of your visit to Australia by organising a pre or post congress holiday.
Harvey World Travel Surfers Paradise is the official congress travel agent.
Pre and Post congress Australian tours can be tailored to individual requirements.
The travel agent will be happy to assist with any individual travel arrangements.
E-mail: keith.surfersparadise@harveyworld.com.au. Tel: 61-7-5539 0333  Fax: 61-7-5539 0195


Partner Program 

Pending numbers, the following two full day tours will be available on Saturday:

1.Hunter Valley Wine & Cheese Tasting Tour
$AUD 95.00
Including all wine tasting, delicious lunch, technical guided winery tour, cheese tasting, fudge tasting, Boomerang throwing and aboriginal culture, Sydney pick-ups, expert guides and all sightseeing.

Or

2.Blue Mountain Wildlife Day Tour with River Cruise
$AUD 84.00
Including lunch and a drink, wildlife park entrance, river cruise, afternoon tea, free souvenir Koala, aboriginal culture, boomerang throwing, Olympic site and National Park entrance fees.

It is essential that these two tours are booked and paid using the attached Registration Form

Shorter tours can be arranged through the Congress Registration Desk at the venue during the congress:
eg Sydney Aquarium, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Tower & Skytour, Harbour Cruise, Taronga Zoo, and Bridge Pylon Exhibition.

Bookings for the very popular Bridgeclimb (over the Sydney Harbour Bridge) should be made as earliest as possible as group size is limited.
Bridgeclimb
Cost: From $A155.00    Booking as early as possible recommended.
Time needed: 3½ hours.
Where: 5 Cumberland Street, The Rocks
Open: 7am – 7pm Seven days.
Tel: 61-2-9240 1100
www.bridgeclimb.com
Contact Bridgeclimb direct


The Australian Medical Acupuncture College extends a cordial invitation to attend ICMART 2004 in Sydney, city of the 2000 Olympics.
A cast of renowned international speakers and concurrent sessions will help to achieve the integration of "Education - Research - Practice", our Congress theme.
Take the opportunity to enjoy a holiday 'Downunder' before or after the Congress.

We look forward to meeting you in Sydney.

Dr Chin Chan Convener ICMART 2004 Federal Vice President Federal Secretary Australian Medical Acupuncture College E-mail:  chan4217@ozemail.com.au Tel: 61-7-5538 0500 Fax: 61-7-5592 6770