Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine gathers some of the most respected scholars, teachers, practitioners, authors, and institutions to exchange research, knowledge, and experience in all areas of TCM: prevention, treatment, research, philosophy, theory, and integration with Western modalities.
This year's speakers include:
Xiaoding Cao, MD, PhD
Director, Institute of Acupuncture Research, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Dr. Cao is a professor and director of the Institute of Acupuncture Research, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University (formerly Shanghai Medical University). She is director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine at Shanghai Medical College and a member of its Expert Advisory Panel on Traditional Medicine. Since 1964, she has studied the mechanism of acupuncture analgesia and acupuncture treatment. In 1997, Dr. Cao was invited to present at the historic NIH Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture.