Our speakers take us across the continents and an eclectic range of topics:


Dr Vivien SHAW, Anatomist and acupuncturist: 'The anatomy of acupuncture – were the Han Chinese physicians anatomists?'
(11am on Saturday 17 April 2021)


Dr Ari Ojeda Ocampo MORÉ, Integrative Medicine Service and Medical Residency Program in Acupuncture and Pain, University Hospital, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil: 'Acupuncture - peripheral receptors and neuromediators, and their implications for clinical practice'
(11am on Saturday 15 May 2021)


Professor Xiang-Hong JING, Director of Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China: 'Acupuncture Big Science – a proposal for international cooperation'
(11am on Saturday 12 June 2021)
 

Professor César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain: 'An update on the state of research and practice in myofascial pain'
(9.30am on Saturday 18 September 2021)
 

Professor Dr Klaus LINDE, Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Munich, Germany: 'Conflicting recommendations for acupuncture in chronic pain – the perspective of a methodologist and Cochrane reviewer'
(11am on Saturday 16 October 2021)

Professor Mark JOHNSON, Professor of Pain and Analgesia and Director of the Centre for Pain Research, Leeds Beckett University School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds, UK: 'Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) - an updated review' (title to be confirmed)
(11am on Saturday 20 November 2021)