It has played an important role in promoting acupuncture, popularizing acupuncture, promoting academic exchanges of acupuncture and improving academic level of acupuncture and moxibustion. Through holding academic conferences and seminars on acupuncture in various countries, the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion has continuously proved the scientific nature of acupuncture to the world with vivid research results and clinical practice, which has enabled more and more people to accept, believe and use acupuncture. At the same time, it has played a good academic demonstration and leading role in the academic exchange of acupuncture in the world, thus continuously promoting the improvement of the academic level of acupuncture. From the analysis of the contents of the exchange papers and the composition of the participants in the previous academic conferences of the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, such changes have taken place: the academic reports of acupuncture and moxibustion abroad have developed from a single imitation of clinical case treatment to an academic paper that can independently use acupuncture theory for syndrome differentiation and treatment; From the initial observational study aimed at confirming the efficacy of acupuncture to the comprehensive study of the clinical efficacy of acupuncture; From the general study of acupuncture therapy to the study of acupuncture economics, sociology, policies and regulations. It shows the development trend of deepening the research level, expanding the scope and diversifying the means and methods. Participants mainly come from acupuncture academic groups and clinics, and extend to medical institutions, research institutions, teaching institutions and examination institutions; From private employees to national institutions, health management decision-making departments and other personnel. It shows that acupuncture has been paid more and more attention, especially by some governments and research institutions.
It has played a certain role in promoting acupuncture education and proficiency test and improving the professional quality of acupuncture workers. Due to the historical and cultural differences, the development of acupuncture in the world is very uneven, and people's understanding of acupuncture is not the same. Some people lack an overall understanding of acupuncture, and their application of acupuncture is limited to simple imitation; Some people regard acupuncture as a simple skill and think that knowing how to prick needles means mastering acupuncture. Others don't believe that acupuncture can treat many diseases, only acupuncture can relieve pain, and so on. As a result, some people who use acupuncture are inferior in level, which not only fails to achieve the purpose of treating diseases with acupuncture, but also damages the reputation of acupuncture and casts a shadow over the development of acupuncture. In order to improve this situation, the World Acupuncture Federation takes the development of standardized international acupuncture education as one of its important tasks. The World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion held an international seminar on acupuncture research and education. The World Federation of Acupuncture Education Committees is also committed to this work. They are investigating the level of acupuncture education and acupuncturists in various countries and actively supporting members to carry out this work in their countries. Some members hold local acupuncture training courses, some members are hired as visiting professors to teach acupuncture knowledge in local educational institutions, and some also participate in the compilation of acupuncture teaching materials and the formulation of teaching plans. Thanks to the efforts of the World Needle Federation and member organizations of various countries, the world acupuncture education has made certain achievements. For example, in Australia, acupuncture has been included in the formal education of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and a six-year full-time course of acupuncture and moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine has been opened; A German medical university once sent students to China to participate in acupuncture training practice, which was recorded in the class hours and credits of undergraduate education; Mexican members offer acupuncture courses at the National Institute of Science and Technology and Guadalajara University; Italian members teach acupuncture courses to graduate students in a university in Rome and so on. At the same time, the International Acupuncture Level Examination Committee of the World Federation of Needles entrusted the international authoritative acupuncture examination institutions to carry out the international acupuncture level examination. At present, China International Acupuncture Examination Center is entrusted to carry out this work. When conditions are ripe, authoritative institutions will be selected in other countries to carry out acupuncture level examinations. Through the cooperation of the World Health Organization, governments and medical institutions, the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion is trying to formulate a set of unified and feasible acupuncture education norms and corresponding international acupuncture level examination methods in the near future, which meet the needs of acupuncture workers in different countries and at different levels, so as to gradually promote acupuncture education around the world, improve the professional quality of acupuncture workers and apply acupuncture safely and effectively to human health care.
Play a role in establishing the legal status of acupuncture. According to a survey conducted by the Legislative Committee of the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, at present, only a few countries in the world have the legal status of acupuncture. Some countries only allow western medicine to use acupuncture as an alternative therapy; Some countries hold a wait-and-see attitude, neither advocating nor opposing acupuncture; In other countries, acupuncture is not allowed at all. In view of this situation, the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion regards it as an important task to strive for the legal status of acupuncture and moxibustion in the world. The legislative work of the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion has initially completed the investigation of acupuncture legislation in various countries, and the next step will be to formulate the strategy and plan for the legal status of acupuncture and moxibustion.
Experts from the World Acupuncture Federation participated in the drafting and formulation of the World Health Organization's document on the standardization of international acupuncture terms. The World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion widely distributes and publicizes documents such as the International Standard of Acupuncture Terminology and the Basic Training and Safety Guide of Acupuncture and Moxibustion formulated by the World Health Organization. The World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion also cooperates with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote WHO's special technical work such as the Guide to Acupuncture Clinical Research.
It is not difficult to predict that 2 1 century will be an era of extensive application and rapid development of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine in the world. As an international academic organization of acupuncture and moxibustion, the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion should naturally shoulder the historical responsibility of promoting the continuous prosperity and development of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine. The World Acupuncture Federation should actively and effectively carry out acupuncture academic work, acupuncture legislation work, acupuncture education work and other work closely related to the development of acupuncture medicine in the world. With the continuous updating of research results and clinical practice, the scientific nature of acupuncture has further proved to people that more and more people accept and use acupuncture, and acupuncture plays an important role in the world health care work like other medical technologies. Eventually, acupuncture will be brought into the track of world health work and gradually become an important part of world health work.