Publications
Academic and peer-reviewed publications. Research literacy, acupuncture, women’s health, and a particular focus on artificial intelligence, digital health, and Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) – formerly polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Publications
McDonald J, Carrillo B, Schlaeger J, Graca S. A Review of Key Research and Engagement in 2025. J Integr Complement Med. 2026;32(4):320-324. doi: 10.1177/27683605261435776.
Hooshyarazar E, Layegh P, Hafizi L, Dadgarmoghaddam M, Graca S, Kazemi AH, Farahmand SK, Bidouee F, Azizi H. Acupuncture for Uterine Fibroids: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Segmental Electroacupuncture, Manual Acupuncture, and Sham Acupuncture. Eur J Integr Med. 2026;83:102614. doi: 10.1016/j.eujim.2026.102614.
McDonald J, Pinto JW, Ang L, Graca S. A Review of Key Research and Engagement in 2023–2024. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Apr;31(4):313-316. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2024.1051.
Graca S, Dallaway A, Alloh F, Randeva HS, Kite C, Kyrou I. Assessing ChatGPT vs. evidence-based online responses for polycystic ovary syndrome self-management and education: an international cross-sectional blinded survey of healthcare professionals. Front Digit Health. 2025;7:1700018. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1700018.
Witt CM, Murphy C, Graca S, Angell C, Gale MK, Lam CS, Napadow V, Izawa R, Woo S, Zick SM, Lee YS. Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Dec;31(12):1012-1020. doi: 10.1177/27683605251389440.
Graca S, Allen SJ, Lansdown H, Schnyer RN, Lumiere K. Empowering Acupuncture Students Through an Education in Research: Using Case Reports to Enhance Learning and Clinical Practice. Perspect Integr Med. 2025;4(1):1-5. doi: 10.56986/pim.2025.02.001.
Linder B, Lowe N, Armour M, Anderson BJ, Conboy L, Taylor-Swanson L, Graca S, Dutton R, Lumiere K. Secondary analyses of Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM) case report and clinical registry data on pain: A study protocol. Eur J Integr Med. 2025;75:102437. doi: 10.1016/j.eujim.2025.102437.
Graca S, Alloh F, Lagojda L, Dallaway A, Kyrou I, Randeva HS, Kite C. Polycystic ovary syndrome and the internet of things: a scoping review. Healthcare. 2024;12(16):1671. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12161671.
Yeung JWF, Bromley A, Chae Y, Cheung DST, Conboy L, Graca S, Levett K, Lumiere K, Schnyer R, Sparrow K, Tseng L, Yoo J, Zhang YQ, Citkovitz C. Bridging the two worlds: Worldwide reflections on the 2024 Hong Kong SAR/PolyU Conference. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Dec;30(12):1125-1129. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2024.0819.
Graca S, Lai L. Acupuncture for management of polycystic ovary syndrome: current evidence and future directions. Dtsch Z Akupunkt. 2024;67(4):222-225. doi: 10.1007/s42212-024-00688-4.
Lai L, Graca S. Chinese herbal medicine for management of polycystic ovary syndrome: current evidence and future directions. Dtsch Z Akupunkt. 2024;67(4):226-229. doi: 10.1007/s42212-024-00689-3.
Allen SJ, Conboy L, Wasserman TL, Graca S, Mager A, Howlett B, Graziano M, Teo L, Schlaeger JM. 2021 American Society of Acupuncturists Survey on Acupuncturists’ Backgrounds, Interests, and Attitudes toward Conducting Research. Med Acupunct. 2024;36(4):215-226. doi: 10.1089/acu.2024.0035.
Citkovitz C, Graca S, Anderson B, Conboy LA, Gold MA, Hirsch E, Lumiere K, Phelps S, Schnyer RN, Taylor-Swanson L. Acupuncture Practice-Based Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Developments as of May, 2024. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Jul 8. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2024.0459.
Graca, S., Huemer, M., de Valois, B., Vang, B., & McClure, L. “Are we there yet?” – Green shoots of progress in acupuncture implementation in healthcare. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 102371. doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2024.102371
Linder, B., Yang, G.-Y., Lumiere, K., Taylor-Swanson, L., Graca, S., & Armour, M. Collaborative Design of a Chinese Herbal Medicine Case Report Guideline (CHM-CARE). European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 102364. doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2024.102364
Witt, C. M., Graca, S., & Lee, Y. S. Artificial Intelligence and Acupuncture: A Data-Driven Synergy. J Integr Complement Med. 2024;30(4):316-318. doi:10.1089/jicm.2024.0109
Goldberg, A., Graca, S., Liu, J., Rao, V., Witchel, S. F., Pena, A., Li, R., Mousa, A., Tay, C. T., Pattuwage, L., Teede, H., Yildiz, B. O., & Ee, C. Anti-obesity pharmacological agents for polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis to inform the 2023 international evidence-based guideline. Obes Rev. Published online February 14, 2024. doi:10.1111/obr.13704
Fitz, V., Graca, S., Mahalingaiah, S., Liu, J., Lai, L., Butt, A., Armour, M., Rao, V., Naidoo, D., Maunder, A., Yang, G., Vaddiparthi, V., Witchel, S. F., Pena, A., Spritzer, P. M., Li, R., Tay, C., Mousa, A., Teede, H., & Ee, C. Inositol for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis to inform the 2023 update of the International Evidence-Based PCOS Guidelines. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Published online January 2, 2024. doi:10.1210/clinem/dgad762
Huemer M, Graca S, Bitsche S, Hofmann G, Armour M, Pichler M. Mapping the clinical practice of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine in oncology in Western countries: A multinational cross-sectional survey. J Integr Med. Published online December 28, 2023. doi:10.1016/j.joim.2023.12.002
McDonald J, Graca S, Citkovitz C, Taylor-Swanson L. A Review of Key Research and Engagement in 2022. J Integr Complement Med. 2023;29(8):455-461. doi:10.1089/jicm.2023.0283.
Graca S, Citkovitz C. From Bench to Bedside and Back Again: Developments in the Evidence-Informed Practice (and Practice-Informed Research) of Acupuncture. J Integr Complement Med. 2022;28(8):613-617. doi:10.1089/jicm.2022.0630.
Graca S, Betts D, Roberts K, Smith CA, Armour M. The changing clinical landscape in acupuncture for women’s health: a cross-sectional online survey in New Zealand and Australia. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2022 Mar 31;22(1):94. doi: 10.1186/s12906-022-03576-3. PMID: 35361171; PMCID: PMC8973511
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