From Bench to Bedside and Back Again: Developments in the Evidence-Informed Practice (and Practice-Informed Research) of Acupuncture
This column continues the series from the Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR), for which JICM serves as the society journal. The column drives to the heart of a troubling issue for the field: the significant gap between substantive research findings and the uptake of acupuncture among most institutions in the mainstream dominant medical industry. Of particular interest to this reader is the focus of the first four of the noted initiatives: to help educate acupuncture practitioners, as agents of change, to be better equipped to advocate for the growing body of acupuncture science. A salute to this pro-activity! ~ John Weeks, Contributing Editor, Special Projects and Collaborations, JICM