Discover the Unmissable AACMAC 2026 Program
AACMAC 2026 brings together practitioners, educators and researchers from around the world for three days of advanced clinical learning and professional connection.
Explore a diverse program of practical sessions, evidence-based insights and real-world applications, designed to support and advance your practice.
AACMAC 2026 Program Details
| Day 1 (7 CPD points) | Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 09:20-09:30 | Opening | |
| 09:30-10:30 | 09:30-10:30 Zhen Zheng Integrative Health as a Pathway to Mainstream Healthcare: Repositioning Chinese Medicine in the Australian Health System (Professional Issues) | 09:30-10:30 Mel Novak & Dov Degan (Beyond Blue) Small Business Owner Mental Health and Psychosocial Hazards (Professional Issues) |
| 10:30-11:30 | 10:30-11:30 Kevin Ryan Have You Missed the Point? An Eclectic Look at Blocks in Acupuncture Practice | 10:30-11:30 Christie Boucher (Guild Insurance) Complaints, Why They Happen and How to Deal with Them (Professional Issues) |
| 11:30-12:00 | 11:30-12:00 Millicent Matthew Classical Consultation Is Therapeutic and How Technology, Recent Research and Modern Practice Can Improve Outcomes by Acknowledging This (Professional Issues) | 11:30-12:00 Kath Berry Beyond the Treatment Room, Expanding the Modern Acupuncture Career in Today’s High Tech Healthcare Landscape (Professional Issues) |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch | |
| 12:45-14:15 | 12:45-14:15 Dr Eileen Han Workshop: Core Logic and Systems of the Balance Method Acupuncture | |
| 14:15-14:30 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 14:30-16:00 | 14:30-16:00 Dr Ru Shan Shy & Dr Sheng Chun Chang An Introduction to Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture, Clinical Scope, Safety and Its Role in Clinical Practice |
14:30-15:30
Chloe Stubberfield
The Yin and Yang of ADHD and Perimenopause
15:30-16:00 Jennifer Liu Acupuncture for Preventing Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) |
| 16:00-17:00 | 16:00-17:00 Scott Ling Polymath vs Specialist in Chinese Medicine (Professional Issues) | 16:00-17:00 Holly Carruthers Workshop: Chinese Medicine for Children, A Place to Start in Clinic |
| 17:00-17:30 | 17:00-17:30 John McDonald Acupuncture Research Is Booming, How Does This Help Our Practice? | 17:00-17:30 Eli Huang Male Factored Infertility, An Acupuncture and Functional Medicine Approach |
| Day 2 (7.5 CPD points) | Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-09:30 | 08:30-09:30 AACMA Board & CEO Panel Discussion with AACMA Board (Professional Issues) | 08:30-09:30 Michael Brown Illuminating the Path, Utilising Case Records in Clinical Practice |
| 09:30-10:15 | 09:30-10:15 Jane Lyttleton Treating Age Related Infertility, From the Scientific to the Esoteric, a Hypothesis | 09:30-10:15 Raf Nathan Drugs, Depression and Diagnosis, Understanding the Effects of Antidepressants on Your Chinese Medicine Patients |
| 10:15-10:30 | Morning Tea | |
| 10:30-12:00 | 10:30-12:00 Dr Ru Shan Shy & Dr Sheng Chun Chang Workshop: Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture for Post Radiation and Post Cancer Treatment Sequelae | |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch | |
| 12:45-14:15 | 12:45-14:15 Dr Eileen Han Workshop: Women’s Health (Menopause, Fertility, Pregnancy, Endometriosis) with Dr Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture |
12:45-13:45
Mark McAuliffe
The Body as Diagnostic Map, A Reproducible Palpation Diagnostic Framework for Five Element and Channel Differentiation with Transport Point Regulation
13:45-14:15 Tania Grasseschi The Art of Guiding Self Care Conversations in Clinic |
| 14:15-14:45 | 14:15-14:45 Rose Luo Subclustering Long COVID Symptoms Using Traditional Chinese Medicine Pattern Identification | 14:15-14:45 Maria Wu Traditional Chinese Medicine Based Visual Assessment of Tongue Features Associated with Current Cancer vs No Cancer History: A Matched Case Control Study |
| 14:45-15:00 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 15:00-16:00 | 15:00-16:00 Mandy Gratzer Email Marketing That Patients Actually Open and The Follow Up Gap, Turning Missed Opportunities into Booked Appointments (Professional Issues) | 15:00-16:00 Tyler Rowe Buyue 不月 No Moon Classical Treatment of Amenorrhoea |
| 16:00-16:45 | 16:00-16:45 Jean Paul Staats Fukushin, Abdominal Diagnosis and the Classical Formulas | 16:00-16:45 Louis Chan The Hybrid Model, Bridging Eastern Laser Acupuncture and Western Biofeedback to Resolve Breathing Disordered Sleep |
| 16:45-17:30 | 16:45-17:30 Mary Jo Bevin Restoring Flow, Herbal Strategies for Blood Stasis in Gynaecology | 16:45-17:30 Hoc Ku Huynh Clinical Application of Acupuncture for Oncology Care |
| Day 3 (6 CPD points) | Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-09:30 | 08:30-09:30 Heidi Yuen Workshop: Qigong as a Foundational Practice for Strengthening Practitioner Vitality and Enhancing Clinical Outcomes | 08:30-09:30 Rebecca Tolhurst Workshop: Day to Day Pao Zhi for Clinical Practice |
| 09:30-10:15 | 09:30-10:15 Meredith O’Loughlan Decoding the Body’s Intelligence, The Neurobiome Method for Whole System Regulation in Modern Chinese Medicine Practice | 09:30-10:15 Brigitte Linder Case Reports in Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM), Current Use, Cross Professional Lessons and What They Can Reveal About Cases with Pain |
| 10:15-10:30 | Morning Tea | |
| 10:30-12:00 | 10:30-12:00 Dr Eileen Han Workshop: Chronic Internal Conditions with Dr Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture (Chronic Fatigue, Stress, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Anxiety) |
10:30-11:15
David White
Luo and Behold, Processional Pathological Metamorphosis (PPM) in the Huangdi Neijing
11:15-12:00 Xiuju Yin Co Design an Acupuncture Practice Guideline for Acute Pain Management in Emergency Departments |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch | |
| 12:45-14:15 | 12:45-14:15 Dr Ru Shan Shy & Dr Sheng Chun Chang A Neuro Functional Approach to Chronic Neck Pain and Cervical Spine Disorders |
12:45-13:45
Winston Wang
Workshop: Thousand Step Pulse Diagnosis of the Huang Family Medical Tradition
13:45-14:15 Karima Chaabna Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Pain in Athletes, A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis |
| 14:15-15:15 | 14:15-15:15 Scott Ling, Mandy Gratzer Panel Discussion on Business Topics (Professional Issues) | |
| 15:15-15:30 | Closing | |
Day 1 (7 CPD points)
09:20-09:30
Opening
09:30-10:30
Breakout 1
Zhen Zheng
Integrative Health as a Pathway to Mainstream Healthcare: Repositioning Chinese Medicine in the Australian Health System (Professional Issues)
Breakout 2
Mel Novak & Dov Degan (Beyond Blue)
Small Business Owner Mental Health and Psychosocial Hazards (Professional Issues)
10:30-11:30
Breakout 1
Kevin Ryan
Have You Missed the Point? An Eclectic Look at Blocks in Acupuncture Practice
Breakout 2
Christie Boucher (Guild Insurance)
Complaints, Why They Happen and How to Deal with Them (Professional Issues)
11:30-12:00
Breakout 1
Millicent Matthew
Classical Consultation Is Therapeutic and How Technology, Recent Research and Modern Practice Can Improve Outcomes by Acknowledging This (Professional Issues)
Breakout 2
Kath Berry
Beyond the Treatment Room, Expanding the Modern Acupuncture Career in Today’s High Tech Healthcare Landscape (Professional Issues)
12:00-12:45
Lunch
12:45-14:15
Dr Eileen Han
Workshop: Core Logic and Systems of the Balance Method Acupuncture
14:15-14:30
Afternoon Tea
14:30-16:00
Breakout 1
Dr Ru Shan Shy & Dr Sheng Chun Chang
An Introduction to Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture, Clinical Scope, Safety and Its Role in Clinical Practice
Breakout 2
14:30-15:30
Chloe Stubberfield
The Yin and Yang of ADHD and Perimenopause
15:30-16:00 Jennifer Liu Acupuncture for Preventing Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
16:00-17:00
Breakout 1
Scott Ling
Polymath vs Specialist in Chinese Medicine (Professional Issues)
Breakout 2
Holly Carruthers
Workshop: Chinese Medicine for Children, A Place to Start in Clinic
17:00-17:30
Breakout 1
John McDonald
Acupuncture Research Is Booming, How Does This Help Our Practice?
Breakout 2
Eli Huang
Male Factored Infertility, An Acupuncture and Functional Medicine Approach
Day 2 (7.5 CPD points)
08:30-09:30
Breakout 1
AACMA Board & CEO
Panel Discussion with AACMA Board (Professional Issues)
Breakout 2
Michael Brown
Illuminating the Path, Utilising Case Records in Clinical Practice
09:30-10:15
Breakout 1
Jane Lyttleton
Treating Age Related Infertility, From the Scientific to the Esoteric, a Hypothesis
Breakout 2
Raf Nathan
Drugs, Depression and Diagnosis, Understanding the Effects of Antidepressants on Your Chinese Medicine Patients
10:15-10:30
Morning Tea
10:30-12:00
Dr Ru Shan Shy & Dr Sheng Chun Chang
Workshop: Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture for Post Radiation and Post Cancer Treatment Sequelae
12:00-12:45
Lunch
12:45-14:15
Breakout 1
Dr Eileen Han
Workshop: Women’s Health (Menopause, Fertility, Pregnancy, Endometriosis) with Dr Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture
Breakout 2
12:45-13:45
Mark McAuliffe
The Body as Diagnostic Map, A Reproducible Palpation Diagnostic Framework for Five Element and Channel Differentiation with Transport Point Regulation
13:45-14:15 Tania Grasseschi The Art of Guiding Self Care Conversations in Clinic
14:15-14:45
Breakout 1
Rose Luo
Subclustering Long COVID Symptoms Using Traditional Chinese Medicine Pattern Identification
Breakout 2
Maria Wu
Traditional Chinese Medicine Based Visual Assessment of Tongue Features Associated with Current Cancer vs No Cancer History: A Matched Case Control Study
14:45-15:00
Afternoon Tea
15:00-16:00
Breakout 1
Mandy Gratzer
Email Marketing That Patients Actually Open and The Follow Up Gap, Turning Missed Opportunities into Booked Appointments (Professional Issues)
Breakout 2
Tyler Rowe
Buyue 不月 No Moon Classical Treatment of Amenorrhoea
16:00-16:45
Breakout 1
Jean Paul Staats
Fukushin, Abdominal Diagnosis and the Classical Formulas
Breakout 2
Louis Chan
The Hybrid Model, Bridging Eastern Laser Acupuncture and Western Biofeedback to Resolve Breathing Disordered Sleep
16:45-17:30
Breakout 1
Mary Jo Bevin
Restoring Flow, Herbal Strategies for Blood Stasis in Gynaecology
Breakout 2
Hoc Ku Huynh
Clinical Application of Acupuncture for Oncology Care
Day 3 (6 CPD points)
08:30-09:30
Breakout 1
Heidi Yuen
Workshop: Qigong as a Foundational Practice for Strengthening Practitioner Vitality and Enhancing Clinical Outcomes
Breakout 2
Rebecca Tolhurst
Workshop: Day to Day Pao Zhi for Clinical Practice
09:30-10:15
Breakout 1
Meredith O’Loughlan
Decoding the Body’s Intelligence, The Neurobiome Method for Whole System Regulation in Modern Chinese Medicine Practice
Breakout 2
Brigitte Linder
Case Reports in Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM), Current Use, Cross Professional Lessons and What They Can Reveal About Cases with Pain
10:15-10:30
Morning Tea
10:30-12:00
Breakout 1
Dr Eileen Han
Workshop: Chronic Internal Conditions with Dr Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture (Chronic Fatigue, Stress, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Anxiety)
Breakout 2
10:30-11:15
David White
Luo and Behold, Processional Pathological Metamorphosis (PPM) in the Huangdi Neijing
11:15-12:00 Xiuju Yin Co Design an Acupuncture Practice Guideline for Acute Pain Management in Emergency Departments
12:00-12:45
Lunch
12:45-14:15
Breakout 1
Dr Ru Shan Shy & Dr Sheng Chun Chang
A Neuro Functional Approach to Chronic Neck Pain and Cervical Spine Disorders
Breakout 2
12:45-13:45
Winston Wang
Workshop: Thousand Step Pulse Diagnosis of the Huang Family Medical Tradition
13:45-14:15 Karima Chaabna Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Pain in Athletes, A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
14:15-15:15
Scott Ling, Mandy Gratzer
Panel Discussion on Business Topics (Professional Issues)
15:15-15:30
Closing
*The program above is guide only and subject to change.