Preliminary programme

Friday 3 September
 
14.30 - 15.00

Registration

15.00 - 15.30

Opening ceremony Birgitta Lundin and Organizing Committee

15.30 - 16.00

Acupuncture from empericism to science - a physiologists perspective, Jan Näslund

 
Acupuncture from a female perspective
16.00 - 16.30

Why do women suffer from more pain than men? Iréne Lund

16.30 - 17.00

Acupuncture for pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women, Helen Elden

17.00 - 17.30

Pause with visit at the exhibition

17.30 - 18.30

Effects of Acupuncture on hormone related disorders in women, Elisabet Stener-Victorin

18.30 - 19.00

Can acupuncture cool menopausal hot flushes? Einar Borud

19.00 - 19.15

Discussion

19.15 - 21.00

Welcome reception


Saturday 4 September
 
Trigger points: Moderator Janne Näslund
09.00 - 09.30

Possible mechanisms of trigger points, Mike Cummings

09.30 - 10.00

Treatment of trigger points

10.00 - 10.30

Evidence of trigger point treatments, Mike Cummings

10.30 - 10.45

Discussion

10.45 - 11.15

Pause with visit at the exhibition

 
Pain mechanisms: Moderator Thomas Lundeberg
11.15 - 11.45

Pain classification with special reference to joint pain, Janne Näslund

11.45 - 12.15

Acupuncture in treatment of knee osteoarthritis in a high volume clinic, Mike Cummings

12.15 - 12.45

Evidence of Acupuncture treatment of knee osteoarthritis

12.45 - 13.00

Discussion

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch

 
Can acupuncture be used in the treatment of colic pain: Moderator Iréne Lund
14.00 - 14.45

How to make GPs work in research projects for free. Challenges and roadblocks in setting up scientific protocols in environments not normally suited for it. The ongoing ST 36 infant colic project in Norway, Holgeir Skjeie

14.45 - 15.30

Treatment of baby colic with Western Medicine acupuncture, Marianne Reinthal

15.30 - 15.45

Discussion

15.45 - 16.15

Pause with visit at the exhibition

16.15 - 17.00

Ear acupuncture - practical and theoretical considerations, Taras Usischenko

17.15 - 18.00

Exhibition

19.30 -

Gala Dinner at Arkipelag


Sunday 5 September
 
Moderator Elisabeth Stener-Victorin
09.00 - 10.00

Evidence Based Medicine and invasive pain treatment and acupuncture - is there enough evidence ? Jukka Pekka Kouri

10.00 - 10.30

Perioperative acupuncture (for postoperative pain relief and treatment of postoperative nausea & vomiting). Taras Usischenko

10.30 - 11.00

Pause with visit at the exhibition

11.00 - 11.30

Summary, Thomas Lundeberg

12.00

Transfer to airplane, boats etc.