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Announcement on the 1^st Sino-Africa Forum of International Cooperation and Development of Chinese Medicine

World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (Abbreviation: WFCMS) is an international academic organization with 215 member societies in 58 countries and regions. To strengthen the cooperation and exchange of traditional medicine and Chinese medicine, promote the development of Chinese medicine in African countries, and provide medical service for people all around the world, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (China International Collaborating Center of Chinese Medicine), together with University of the Western Cape and Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Africa, will host “the 1st Sino-Africa Forum of International Cooperation and Development of Chinese Medicine” during March 24th -25th 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. By establishing an international platform for exchange and cooperation of traditional medicine and Chinese medicine, we can integrate academic resources, and improve the academic level and the quality, safety and accessibility of services of traditional medicine (Chinese medicine)

Date: March 24^th -25^th, 2012

Venue: The University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town, South Africa

Organized by:

World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies

Hosted by:

University of the Western Cape (UWC)   

South Africa Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture

Supported by:

China Medical Pharmaceutical Material Association

Pan European Federation of TCM Societies (PEFOTS)

Brazil Zhong-Yi-Yao Chinese Medicine Association

Co-organized by:

Chinese Medicine Societies of South Africa

South Africa Integrated Medicine Society

Tianjin Tasly Group Company. Ltd

Li West Enterprise

Theme:

To strengthen exchange and cooperation of Chinese Medicine between China and Africa

To improve the quality of medical services for the Africans  

Issues of the Forum and Calls for Paper:

1. China-Africa Co-operation and Development of TCM：

1.1 The developing status, opportunities and challenges of TCM in China:

Ø  The development status, opportunities and challenges of Chinese medicine in China

Ø  The significant functions of TCM in the public health system in China and the criterion/ management of TCM treatment Acts.

Ø  The safety, effects and GAP criterion of medicinal plants in TCM.

Ø  Study on the mode and Approach of Sino-Africa Chinese medicine cooperation

Ø  Study on the international Standardization of Chinese Medicine

Ø  Strategy of development of education, Medical services and scientific research on Chinese Medicine in South Africa

Ø  Strategy on the development of TCM education and medical research in South Africa

1.2 Research on TCM and fundamental theories of Chinese medicine & acupuncture

Ø  Trend and review of research on specificity of acupoints

Ø  Progress of Research on fundamental question relating to theory of nature of Chinese medicine   

Ø  Application of modern medical research methods on traditional medicine clinical verification and establishment of a self-evaluation system of TCM.

1.3 The Control of Chinese Medicine on the Prevention and Treatment of Critical Diseases and Clinical Study and Application of Acupuncture

Ø  Clinical research and Practice of Acupuncture

Ø  The Progress of Chinese medicine and acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity and related studies

Ø  The Progress of Chinese medicine and acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of tumor (breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer) and related studies

Ø  The Operation criterion of acupuncture techniques

Ø  The Progress of Chinese medicine and acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of rehabilitation (heroin and methamphetamine) and related research

Ø  The Study on Clinical application of Chinese medicine and acupuncture

Requirements of paper:                    

1. Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word document format.

2. The text (including references) should be within 4000 words, in either Chinese or English. Articles should be accompanied with both Chinese and English abstracts of 200 words or so. Chinese keywords should be placed under the Chinese abstract; the English keywords should be corresponding with the Chinese ones and also be placed under the English abstract. Please list all the names of the authors according to priority and provide the full name and detailed address of the authors’ employer. All the tables used in the article should be demonstrated in “three-line table”. And authors are advised to avoid using tables as long as they can explain it in words.

3. If there are no more than 3 authors of reference books, please list all of them; If there are more than 3 authors of a book, only the first 3 names are required and please add “, etc.” after them. References should give priority to the documents published in recent 5 years. And each one should be specified with the beginning and ending page.

Submission deadline: Dec. 31, 2011

Registration deadline: Jan. 15, 2012                               

African Participant Registration fee:

Date	Fee (US Dollar)
Before Oct. 15th,2011	300
Before Nov. 18th ,2011	400
Before Dec. 17th ,2011	500

The registration fee covers lunch, Banquet, conference materials, translation, etc. After the forum, there will be an academic tour, and the charge is not included.

Contacts in China:

Department of International Liaison, Secretariat of WFCMS

Address: Room 312, Building A, Wealth Garden, No.19 Xiaoying Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, P. R. China 100101

Contact persons: Zhang Xiaoying, Wu Xuejun, Qiu Jun, Huang Zhigao 

Tel: 8610-58650240; 58650026; 58650243                                  

Fax: 010-58650240

E-mail: wfcms_forum@foxmail.com, tcm_forum@163.com

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