About SAR
Welcome to the Society for Acupuncture Research website - a hub for Asian medicine researchers, practitioners, teachers, students, patients and supporters. The mission of SAR is to promote, advance and disseminate scientific inquiry into Oriental medicine systems, which include acupuncture, herbal therapy and other modalities. We value quantitative and qualitative research addressing clinical efficacy, physiological mechanisms, patterns of use and theoretical foundations. Read More...
Our recent conference: "Translational Research in Acupuncture: Bridging Science, Practice and Community" was held in Chapel Hill North Carolina from March 18-21, 2010. SAR conferences facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue, catalyze scientific inquiry, highlight the current state-of-the-art research in acupuncture and Asian medicine, and disseminate the most recent acupuncture research findings. Read More...
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The Society for Acupuncture Research is dedicated to improving the quality and increasing the awareness of research in acupuncture, herbal therapy and other modalities of Oriental Medicine. We invite you to actively support our mission by becoming a SAR Affiliate. Affiliates enjoy many benefits, including discounted rates to our annual conference and aaccess to the affiliate-only section of our website where you will find current research reviews, tools for understanding methodological considerations, outcome measures and sham controls of AOM research and an "ask our researchers" forum.
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2010 SAR Conference
Learn about SAR’s 2010 Conference (March 19-21, 2010)
Society for Acupuncture Research 2010 International Conference Translational Research In Acupuncture: Bridging Science, Practice & Community
By creating dynamic bridges between laboratory experiments, clinical trials and "real world" clinical practice, the primary goal of translational research is to speed the application of basic and clinical research findings to patient care. The conference explored effective strategies for advancing translational research as it applies to acupuncture and focused on addressing paradoxes emerging from the research evidence in this field to date.
March 19-21, 2010
Sheraton Hotel, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
For more information about what transpired at our 2010 conference, including our Program-at-a-Glance, click here.