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The Acupuncture Society\u2019s regulatory and promotional officer\u2019s are Amanda Shayle, Paul Robin, Kirsten Dhar and Dragomir Lubomirov<\/em><\/p>\n

\n List of meeting\u2019s attended by the Acupuncture Society<\/em><\/p>\n

Acupuncture Stakeholder Group (ASG)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

End 2007 through to present with 4 meetings a year have been attended by Amanda.\u00a0 Paul Robin has also attended many of these.\u00a0 This group originally fed into the working group towards statutory regulation under the HPC.\u00a0 The group continues to meet and is exploring areas such as best practice, research and education for the continued development of the acupuncture profession.<\/p>\n

Microsystems Acupuncture Regulatory Working Group MARWG<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

This group was set up by Paul Blacker and has always been attended by Amanda Shayle and Dragomir Lubomirov.\u00a0 Its role was to commence a process of self regulation for auricular and other microsystem therapies that fell outside of the statutory process.
\n The CNHC have, after 18 months of work by this group opened the Register for self regulation.\u00a0 Amanda Shayle has been appointed a member of the Profession Specific Board (PSB).<\/p>\n

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March 2007 NoCLoR Annual conference
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attended by Amanda by invitation.<\/p>\n

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22 October 2007 \u2013 23 October 2007<\/u><\/strong> Assessing Complementary Practice<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Building consensus on appropriate research methods<\/strong>
\n Venue: King\u2019s Fund, Two-day conference<\/strong> , London<\/p>\n

Chairs Professor Dame Carol Black | Chairman, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and National Director for Health and Work, Department of Work and Pensions, Sir Cyril Chantler <\/a>| Chair, King\u2019s Fund , Niall Dickson <\/a>| Chief Executive, King\u2019s Fund, Kim Lavely | Chief Executive, The Prince\u2019s Foundation for Integrated Health<\/p>\n

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October 2007 CAM research conference<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Organised in collaboration with North Central London Research Consortium (NoCLoR) by Amanda Shayle and Kirsten Dhar.<\/strong>
\n Chaired by Boo Armstrong, Keynote lecture Prof. Jane Plant CBE<\/strong> on nutrition, <\/strong>other speakers included Keith Hunt, Massage therapy achievements at Royal Free Hospital.\u00a0 Amanda Shayle presented Acupuncture in the Community \u2013 discussing issues with commissioning, patient choice and data from Gateway clinic.<\/p>\n

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1st December 2007 4th Annual conference of The Society of Auricular Acupuncturists<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers included: Paul Evans, Acupuncture in Outreach for Homeless, David Balen on Issues affecting practitioner on insurance and practice management. Annual reassessments. <\/p>\n

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Also during 2007 to 2008<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

GetWell UK and Campaign to introduce complementary medicine as support treatments to Camden\u00a0 GP practices<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supported by a local entrepreneur, Getwell Uk, based in Camden, ran a campaign to generate the support of local General Practitioners to commission acupuncture and other therapies to benefit the low income groups in Camden.\u00a0 Headed by Boo Armstrong, also responsible for the co-ordination of the successful NHS Northern Ireland CAM study, this group included a wide range of local practitioners across many disciplines.\u00a0\u00a0 Amanda attended all the meetings and welcomed Dragomir Lubomirov and Kirsten Dhar\u2019s support in distributing the questionnaire packs to all the GP practices in Camden borough<\/p>\n

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Amanda also represented acupuncture in CAMPAIGN, another promotional endeavour supported by the Foundation for Integrated Health.\u00a0 This involved meeting other professional associations at the Foundation headquarters and a number of conference calls.\u00a0
\n Networking with other professional associations has forged valuable links and is helpful, for example when dealing with advertising standards issues.\u00a0 These links have now been maintained by her involvement with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council, CNHC.<\/p>\n

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1 May 2008 NoCLoR (North Central London Research Consortium) Annual Conference, <\/u> London<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Innovation into practice presentations, Research posters
\n High Profile speakers on healthcare policy included Nigel Edwards, Director of Policy, NHS Confederation, Chris Heginbotham, Professor of Mental Health Policy and Management, University of Central Lancasaire<\/p>\n

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30 June, 1st July 2008, 2008 Uk National Smoking Cessation Conference, Birmingham<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Debate: This house believes that hypnotherapy and acupuncture should be treatments provided by NHS smoking services.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amanda Shayle and Maggie Chapman(Fellow of British Soc of Clinical Hypnosis) against Paul Aveyard, NIHR Career Scientist University of Birmingham, Darcy Brown Health improvement Lead for Tobacco Control and Smoking Cessation <\/strong>
\n Result : <\/strong>Unanimous vote for research as commissioning dependant on evidence base.<\/p>\n

600 delegates from all areas of NHS.Full conference exploring all areas of smoking cessation<\/p>\n

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6 & 7 September 2008, British Conference of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine<\/strong>
\n Royal Holloway, Egham.<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

<\/u> Amanda attended both days as a delegate.<\/p>\n

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21st November 2008 5th Annual Conference of The Society of Auricular Acupuncturists<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/u><\/strong>Amanda Shayle presented an introduction of how research, in the light of current developments, can work for integrated medicine using auricular acupuncture.<\/strong>
\n Kirsten Dhar presented how auricular acupuncture works on a cellular level<\/strong>
\n Other speakers included Sorath Partnership, Paul Blacker, Steven Wilson and Christine Day.
\n Annual reassessments.<\/p>\n

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Training received by NoCLoR <\/u><\/strong> <\/u><\/p>\n

Concerned with NHS policy, training and good clinical practice standards.<\/strong>
\n Understanding the following skills, particularly in relation to standards set within the NHS are valuable in setting standards within our own profession and also to understand the challenges we face to meet these guidelines in clinical and research practice.<\/p>\n