【 depth 】 the acupuncture and moxibustion standardization in Europe

Time: the 2015-08-06

source: China's traditional Chinese medicine the author: MouMingYuan In Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and other countries, the regular of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion education in higher medical colleges and universities approved by the administrative departments of physicians, medical industry association training institutions to carry out and only for registered doctors, dentists, midwife or on-the-job medical personnel (nurse or physiotherapist). Usually these courses of traditional Chinese medicine as one of the national association of physicians continue to education course, or in western medicine physicians in traditional Chinese medicine treatment of the qualification certificate of education. Students after the training, and can be legally used in medical treatment activity of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture skill to cure patients, treatment costs paid by the government or the national health insurance company.

In the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and other countries, not registered doctors also can project engaged in acupuncture and traditional medicine. Acupuncture is education institutions or private institutions of higher learning institute of health, alternative medicine of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture school, no professional knowledge to students. Acupuncture is not included in the national health care system.

Britain, Spain, Finland, not acupuncture legislation of countries such as Portugal, Greece, on acupuncture and moxibustion medicine more wait-and-see attitude or acquiescence. Acupuncture and moxibustion standardization only performance for self-discipline and self-management association of acupuncture and moxibustion.

Below on acupuncture and moxibustion standardization of Britain, Germany.

The British

Currently, the UK will be added into alternative medicine of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, do not have legal status, and does not belong to the category of medical, belongs to the market behavior, is not incorporated into the national health service (NHS), patients can not enjoy free medical care. Acupuncture training, examination, registration shall be presided over by civil academic groups, simply by acupuncture training, exam, registration formalities, can become a regular acupuncturist.

The association of registered acupuncturist (BAAR) was established in 1970, this is the first acupuncturist industry association. British medical acupuncture society (BMAS) was established in 1980, is the larger acupuncture society organizations. BMAS 1983 representatives attended the first world acupuncture and moxibustion science conference held in Vienna, and become an international acupuncture and related technical institute (ICMART) founding member of the organization. In 1984 ~ 1986, BMAS and WHO has carried on the close cooperation in acupuncture and moxibustion standardization research, BMAS in the standardization of the meridian abbreviations made outstanding contributions. Founded in the early 1990 s, BMAS steering committee, the council is responsible for acupuncture qualification certificate and certificate (license). In 1990, the British acupuncture professional review committee (BAAB) was set up, is so far, the UK's largest acupuncture professional education evaluation institutions. BAAB for acupuncture teaching to develop the corresponding standard, the acupuncture teaching time stipulated in 3000 hours, and review by the commission's schools, the students after graduation or obtain qualifications of acupuncture in the UK. In 2002, the department of health to set up the legislation of acupuncture group (ARWG), actively promote the legislative work of acupuncture practitioners. On June 16, 2008, in the working group by the department of health legislation submitted to the British government's "acupuncture, herbal medicine, Chinese medicine" in the legislative proposals, acupuncture as a TCM doctor or herbal doctors no longer attached, but in independent "name" appeared in the proposal.

Germany

Founded in 1951, Bachmann German acupuncture association (DGFA), which is the German doctor of acupuncture and moxibustion association (DAEGFA). From then on, acupuncture gradually into Germany in the medical community. 1952 first acupuncture professional journal "journal of acupuncture and moxibustion in Germany, marked the Germany and clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion theory has entered a new period of development. In 1997 the German federal technology and research council funding for four acupuncture research, scientific validation of acupuncture and moxibustion on a large scale. In 2004, more than 10 medical center have conducted more than 3000 cases of patients with painful disease clinical observation research, the results showed that acupuncture curative effect is reliable, for Germany, Europe and around the world have had a positive effect.

In 1991 five acupuncture association with doctors and federal agencies to reach an agreement, the insurance provisions acupuncturist must have A certificate, which is equivalent to 140 hours of acupuncture and moxibustion acupuncture basic course training level. Since 2000, engaged in acupuncture must provide A certificate to the national insurance company, otherwise the acupuncture treatment will not be reimbursed. Insurance companies also stipulates the doctors must attend at least 25 hours a year of acupuncture studies. Cologne in May 2003 at the 106th, German physicians congress unanimously passed regulations about acupuncture training as a legitimate physician education, and from the legitimacy of the law determines the acupuncture and moxibustion, and specifies the specific requirements of acupuncture and moxibustion for further education. Regulations on teaching content, learning time and examination forms were made, to complete all courses and pass the examination of doctors will receive a certificate of medical practitioners. In 2006, the ministry of health decided to acupuncture treatment of chronic lumbar spine and knee joint pain, such as medical treatment can be spending from the medical insurance. (institute of tianjin university of Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion standardization MouMingYuan)