1st Conference for Wildlife Protection in TCM: Celebrating the year of Tiger
Co-sponsored by New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NYCTCM) and Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (VUIM), we held our first conference on October 16, 2022 at the Hilton Financial District in San Francisco, CA (streamed online simultaneously). This conference marks a celebration of the successful efforts to remove tiger bone from TCM usage 24 years ago (Year of Tiger) and brings to light the urgent need to come together once more to protect other endangered species still in use and at risk of extinction. The conference invited TCM practitioners, TCM researchers, wildlife conservation advocates, and other stakeholders to discuss the issues and challenges of wildlife protection, such as the use of pangolins in TCM practice, which is contributing to drastic declines in their population. It was also the 2022 annual conference of National Federation of Chinese TCM Organizations.
Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022
Location: Hilton San Francisco Financial District - 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
Conference Co-Chairs: Yemeng Chen, Ph.D., L.Ac.,Lixing Lao, Ph.D., L.Ac
Speakers
Lixing Lao
Ph.D., MB, L.Ac.
President, Virginia University of Integrative Medicine
Yemeng Chen
Ph.D., L.Ac., FICAE
President, New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lixin Huang
Former President, American College of TCM
Zhilin Dong
Ph.D., L.Ac.
President, World Traditional Medicine Forum
Yibin Feng
Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong, China
Yvonne Lau
President, Mayway US
Daniel Jiao
MS, L.Ac.
Former Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stanford University School of Medicine, US
Chun-Biao Guo
Mark McKenzie
Zhengtao Wang
Ph.D.
Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
Jean Giblette
Founder & Member of the Board of Directors, High Falls Foundation Inc.
You-Bing Zhou
Ph.D.
Professor, China Three Gorges University
Kenny Lau
President, Northern California Chinese Herbal Medicine Association & U.S. Chinese Herbal Medicine Association
Qifei Hu
Teresa Williams
Danny Qu
Agenda
Supporting Organizations
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine (CCAHM)
Accreditation Commission of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine (ACAHM)
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR)
National Federation of Chinese TCM Organizations (NFCTCMO)
American TCM Association
American TCM Society
American Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA)
United Alliance of New York State Licensed Acupuncturists
Florida Acupuncture Association
Five Branches University
Chinese Herb Trade Association of America
Chinese Medicine Luobing Society of America
California University Silicon Valley
Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine
American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
American Academy of Health & Wellness
California Acupuncturists United Association (CAUA)
Young Acupuncturists Association of America (YAAA)
PuraPharm International Company
TCMzone, LLC
Good Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Association (GP-TCM-RA)
World Traditional Medicine Forum (WTMF)
Consortium of Globalization of Chinese Medicine (CGCM)
School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd (AACMA)
NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
Tianjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
E-Fong Herbs