SAR 2013: Impact of Acupuncture Research on 21st Century Health Care

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的针灸研究学会（SAR）会议，题为“SAR 2013：针灸研究对21世纪世纪医疗保健的影响”，旨在批判性地研究有可能加强针灸作为当代医疗保健选择的传统实践的最新进展。本次会议将重点传播针灸研究的重要发现，这些研究跨越了从基础科学，临床试验到患者护理的连续转化。在规划本次会议时，我们将利用2010年SAR会议成功举办所产生的势头，并利用我们近20年赞助大型针灸研究会议的经验。SAR 2013会议的总体目标是突出21世纪世纪针灸研究的“科学状态”，并探讨这一证据基础如何影响现代医疗保健趋势。会议定于2013年4月18日至21日在密歇根州安阿伯举行，将由密歇根大学麻醉学系和密歇根大学中西医结合项目共同主办。在以往搜索和救援会议赞助的基础上，预计还会有其他主要的国家和国际学术机构和组织提供赞助。2013年的计划包含三个主题讲座，将直接解决目前的研究针灸，包括：1）传统中国的作用 2）评价针灸疗效和机理的神经影像学指标; 3）针灸研究与针灸实践的不一致。除了主题演讲，一个特殊的小组讨论将直接解决会议的主题，针灸研究对21世纪世纪医疗保健的影响。我们还将举办两个研讨会，一个侧重于针灸技术的异质性及其对研究结论的影响，另一个侧重于针灸研究中的情境和患者-医生互动。会议期间安排的研讨会将为设计比较有效性研究新兴领域的临床试验以及将一系列生理生物标志物纳入临床研究提供指导。原创研究的介绍，在针灸和相关的传统东亚模式，包括临床试验，基础科学和研究方法，将征求来自国家和国际研究社区的成员口头和海报介绍。会议的目标是：1。提供一个国际论坛，研究人员可以评估针灸研究结果，澄清和加强证据基础，2。促进跨学科的对话和合作，以制定创新的战略，以应对当前针灸研究的挑战，和3。加强针灸利益相关者（研究人员，政策制定者，从业者）之间的国际交流，以评估针灸研究在当代卫生保健管理和决策中的潜在影响。 公共卫生相关性：在美国，进行生物医学研究的环境和管理医疗保健的方式正在发生变化。在这一不断变化的景观中，针灸领域的研究将基础科学发现与针灸在社区中的实践方式联系起来。这一点很重要，因为采用针灸作为一种具有成本效益的干预措施既可以改善患者的预后，又可以减轻社会负担。本次会议及其后续行动将大大推进这些目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR) Conference, entitled "SAR 2013: Impact of Acupuncture Research on 21st Century Health Care", aims to critically examine recent advances in research that have the potential to strengthen the traditional practice of acupuncture as a contemporary health care option. This conference will focus on disseminating important findings from acupuncture research that span the translational continuum from basic science, clinical trials, to patient care. In planning this conference, we will harness the momentum generated by our successful SAR 2010 conference as well as draw on our almost 20 years of experience in sponsoring major acupuncture research conferences. The overarching aim of the SAR 2013 conference is to highlight the "state of the science" of acupuncture research in the 21st century and to explore how this evidence base can impact modern health care trends. The Conference, scheduled for April 18-21, 2013 in Ann Arbor, MI, will be co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Anesthesiology and the University of Michigan Program for Integrative Medicine. Additional sponsors are expected from major national and international academic institutions and organizations, based on sponsorship in prior SAR conferences. The 2013 program contains three keynote lectures that will directly address current research in acupuncture including: 1) the role of Traditional Chinese medicine in combat-related stress disorders, 2) neuroimaging markers to evaluate acupuncture efficacy and mechanism, and 3) the discordance between acupuncture research and acupuncture practice. In addition to keynote lectures, a special panel discussion will directly address the conference theme, the impact of acupuncture research on 21st century health care. We will also hold two symposia, one focusing on heterogeneity of acupuncture techniques and its impact on research conclusions, and the other focusing on contextual and patient-practitioner interactions in acupuncture research. Workshops scheduled within the conference will offer guidance in designing clinical trials in the emerging area of comparative effectiveness research and in incorporating a range of physiological biomarkers into clinical research. Presentations of original research, in acupuncture and allied traditional East Asian modalities, including clinical trials, basic science, and research methodology, will be solicited from members of the national and international research communities for oral and poster presentations. The Conference aims are to: 1. Provide an international forum in which researchers can assess acupuncture findings that clarify and strengthen the evidence base, 2. Foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration in order to develop innovative strategies for addressing current challenges in acupuncture research, and 3. Enhance international communication amongst acupuncture stakeholders (researchers, policy makers, practitioners) to assess the potential impact of acupuncture research in contemporary health care administration and decision making. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The environment in which biomedical research is performed and how health care is administered is changing within the United States. Amidst this changing landscape, research within the field of acupuncture that bridges basic science findings to the way that acupuncture is practiced in the community is emerging. This is significant as the adoption of acupuncture as a cost-effective intervention could both improve patient outcomes and reduce burden on society. This conference and its follow-up will advance these aims exponentially.