8:30 | Registration of participants |
9:00 |
Opening and welcome speech |
9:15 |
Introduction to the Symposium |
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Carlo Maria Giovanardi and Vitaly Napadow, Symposium Scientific Co-Chairs |
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Panel Session 1 - First Part MECHANISMS OF ACTION AND CURRENT TRENDS IN ACUPUNCTURE RESEARCH Chairs: Helene Langevin - Thomas Ots Discussant: |
9:25 | Presentation of topics and panellists |
9:30 |
Reward circuitry plasticity in the perception of pain following acupuncture |
10:00 | Self-Acupressure for chronic pain and fatigue: efficacy and mechanism R. HARRIS |
10:30 | Current evidences and methodological issues of acupuncture researches M.S.LEE |
11:00 | Discussion |
11:30 | Coffee break |
Panel Session 1 - Second Part MECHANISMS OF ACTION AND CURRENT TRENDS IN ACUPUNCTURE RESEARCH Chairs: Richard Harris, Alberto Garoli
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11:45 | Presentation of topics and panellists |
11:50 |
Distant effects of acupuncture on connective tissue |
Role of neuroimaging to assess acupuncture-induced neuroplasticity in pain relief V. NAPADOW |
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12:50 | Discussion |
13:15 | Lunch |