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: Friday 7 August – 7 interactive CPD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Room 1 | Room 2 |
| 9:20-9:30 | Opening | N/A |
| 9:30-10:30 | 9:30-10:30 Integrative Health as a Pathway to Mainstream Healthcare: Repositioning Chinese Medicine in the Australian Health System (60 mins) (Professional Issues) Prof. Zhen Zheng | 9:30-10:30 Small Business Owner Mental Health and Psychosocial Hazards (60 mins) (Professional Issues) Miss Mel Novak & Dr. Dov Degen (Beyond Blue) |
| 10:30-11:30 | 10:30-11:30 Have You Missed the Point? An Eclectic Look at Blocks in Acupuncture Practice (60 mins) Dr. Kevin Ryan | 10:30-11:30 Complaints, Why They Happen and How to Deal with Them (60 mins) (Professional Issues) Mrs. Christie Boucher (Guild Insurance) |
| 11:30-12:00 | 11:30-12:00 Classical Consultation Is Therapeutic and How Technology, Recent Research and Modern Practice Can Improve Outcomes by Acknowledging This (30 mins) (Professional Issues) Dr. Millicent Matthew | 11:30-12:00 Beyond the Treatment Room: Expanding the Modern Acupuncture Career in Today’s High Tech Healthcare Landscape (30 mins) (Professional Issues) Ms. Kath Berry |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch break | |
| 12:45-14:15 | 12:45-14:15 Core Logic and Systems of the Balance Method Acupuncture (Workshop) (plenary) (90 mins) Dr. Eileen Han | N/A |
| 14:15-14:45 | 14:15-14:45 Acupuncture Research Is Booming! How Does This Help Our Practice? (30 mins) Dr. John McDonald | N/A |
| 14:45-15:00 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:00-16:30 | 15:00-16:30 An Introduction to Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture: Clinical Scope, Safety, and Its Role in Clinical Practice (90 mins) Dr. Ru Shan Shy & Dr. Sheng Chun Chang |
15:00-16:00
The Yin and Yang of ADHD and Perimenopause (60 mins)
Dr. Chloe Stubberfield
16:00-16:30 Acupuncture for Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) (30 mins) Mrs. Jennifer Liu |
| 16:30-17:30 | 16:30-17:30 Polymath vs Specialist in Chinese Medicine (60 mins) (Professional Issues) Dr. Scott Ling | 16:30-17:30 Chinese Medicine for Children, A Place to Start in Clinic (Workshop) (60 mins) Mrs. Holly Carruthers |
| Day 2: Saturday 8 August – 7.75 interactive CPD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Room 1 | Room 2 |
| 8:30-9:30 | 8:30-9:30 Panel Discussion with AACMA Board (60 mins) (Professional Issues) AACMA Board & CEO | 8:30-9:30 Know What to Treat — In Seconds. Know It’s Worked — Immediately. A Palpation-Based Acupuncture System Testing Elements, Obstacles, Meridians and Organ Levels in Real Time (60 mins) Dr. Mark McAuliffe |
| 9:30-10:15 | 9:30-10:15 Treating Age Related Infertility, From the Scientific to the Esoteric, a Hypothesis (45 mins) Ms. Jane Lyttleton | 9:30-10:15 The Hybrid Model: Bridging Eastern Laser Acupuncture and Western Biofeedback for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders (45 mins) Dr. Louis Chan |
| 10:15-10:30 | Morning tea | |
| 10:30-12:00 | 10:30-12:00 Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture for Post-Radiation and Post-Cancer Treatment Sequelae (Workshop) (plenary) (90 mins) Dr. Ru Shan Shy & Dr. Sheng Chun Chang | N/A |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch break | |
| 12:45-14:15 | 12:45-14:15 Women’s Health (Menopause, Fertility, Pregnancy, Endometriosis) with Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture (Workshop) (90 mins) Dr. Eileen Han |
12:45-13:45
Illuminating the Path: Utilising Case Records in Clinical Practice (60 mins)
Mr. Michael Brown
13:45-14:15 The Art of Guiding Self-Care Conversations in Clinic (30 mins) Ms. Tania Grasseschi |
| 14:15-14:45 | 14:15-14:45 Subclustering Long COVID Symptoms Using Traditional Chinese Medicine Pattern Identification (30 mins) Dr. Shiqi Luo | 14:15-14:45 Traditional Chinese Medicine-Based Visual Assessment of Tongue Features Associated with Current Cancer vs. No Cancer History: A Matched Case-Control Study (30 mins) Ms. Maria Wu |
| 14:45-15:00 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:00-16:00 | 15:00-16:00 Email Marketing That Patients Actually Open: A Retention Strategy That Works & The Follow-Up Gap: Turning Missed Opportunities into Booked Appointments (60 mins) Mrs. Mandy Gratzer | 15:00-16:00 Buyue 不月 ‘No Moon’ Classical Treatment of Amenorrhoea (60 mins) Mr. Tyler Rowe |
| 16:00-17:30 |
16:00-16:30
Male Factored Infertility: An Acupuncture & Functional Medicine Approach (30 mins)
Ms. Eli Huang
16:30-17:30 Day-to-Day Pao Zhi for Clinical Practice (Workshop) (60 mins) Dr. Rebecca Tolhurst |
16:00-16:45
Fukushin – Abdominal Diagnosis and the Classical Formulas (45 mins)
Dr. Jean-Paul Staats
16:45-17:30 Restoring Flow: Herbal Strategies for Blood Stasis in Gynaecology (45 mins) Ms. Mary-Jo Bevin |
| Day 3: Sunday 9 August – 6 interactive CPD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Room 1 | Room 2 |
| 8:30-9:30 | 8:30-9:30 Qigong as a Foundational Practice for Strengthening Practitioner Vitality and Enhancing Clinical Outcomes (Workshop) (60 mins) Dr. Heidi Yuen | 8:30-9:30 Case Reports in Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM): Current Use, Cross-Professional Lessons, and What They Can Reveal About Cases with Pain (60 mins) Ms. Brigitte Linder |
| 9:30-10:15 | 9:30-10:15 Decoding the Body’s Intelligence: The Neurobiome Method for Whole-System Regulation in Modern Chinese Medicine Practice (45 mins) Ms. Meredith O’Loughlan | 9:30-10:15 Clinical Application of Acupuncture for Oncology Care (45 mins) Dr. Hoc Ku Huynh |
| 10:15-10:30 | Morning tea | |
| 10:30-12:00 | 10:30-12:00 Chronic Internal Conditions with Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture (Chronic Fatigue, Stress, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Anxiety) (Workshop) (90 mins) Dr. Eileen Han |
10:30-11:15
Luo and Behold: Processional Pathological Metamorphosis (PPM) in the Huangdi Neijing (45 mins)
Mr. David White
11:15-12:00 Co-Design an Acupuncture Practice Guideline for Acute Pain Management in Emergency Departments (45 mins) Miss Xiuju Yin |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch break | |
| 12:45-14:15 | 12:45-14:15 A Neuro-Functional Approach to Chronic Neck Pain and Cervical Spine Disorders (90 mins) Dr. Ru Shan Shy & Dr. Sheng Chun Chang |
12:45-13:45
Thousand-Step Pulse Diagnosis of the Huang Family Medical Tradition (Workshop) (60 mins)
Prof. Winston Wang
13:45-14:15 Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Pain in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (30 mins) Dr. Karima Chaabna |
| 14:15-15:15 | 14:15-15:15 Panel Discussion on Business Topics (60 mins) (Professional Issues) Dr. Scott Ling, Mrs. Mandy Gratzer | N/A |
| 15:15-15:30 | Closing | |
Day 1: Friday 7 August – 7 interactive CPD
9:20-9:30
Opening
9:30-10:30
Room 1
Integrative Health as a Pathway to Mainstream Healthcare: Repositioning Chinese Medicine in the Australian Health System (60 mins) (Professional Issues)
Prof. Zhen Zheng
Room 2
Small Business Owner Mental Health and Psychosocial Hazards (60 mins) (Professional Issues)
Miss Mel Novak & Dr. Dov Degen (Beyond Blue)
10:30-11:30
Room 1
Have You Missed the Point? An Eclectic Look at Blocks in Acupuncture Practice (60 mins)
Dr. Kevin Ryan
Room 2
Complaints, Why They Happen and How to Deal with Them (60 mins) (Professional Issues)
Mrs. Christie Boucher (Guild Insurance)
11:30-12:00
Room 1
Classical Consultation Is Therapeutic and How Technology, Recent Research and Modern Practice Can Improve Outcomes by Acknowledging This (30 mins) (Professional Issues)
Dr. Millicent Matthew
Room 2
Beyond the Treatment Room: Expanding the Modern Acupuncture Career in Today’s High Tech Healthcare Landscape (30 mins) (Professional Issues)
Ms. Kath Berry
12:00-12:45
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:45-14:15
Room 1
Core Logic and Systems of the Balance Method Acupuncture (Workshop) (plenary) (90 mins)
Dr. Eileen Han
14:15-14:45
Room 1
Acupuncture Research Is Booming! How Does This Help Our Practice? (30 mins)
Dr. John McDonald
14:45-15:00
Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
15:00-16:30
Room 1
An Introduction to Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture: Clinical Scope, Safety, and Its Role in Clinical Practice (90 mins)
Dr. Ru Shan Shy & Dr. Sheng Chun Chang
Room 2
The Yin and Yang of ADHD and Perimenopause (60 mins)
Dr. Chloe Stubberfield
Acupuncture for Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) (30 mins) Mrs. Jennifer Liu
16:30-17:30
Room 1
Polymath vs Specialist in Chinese Medicine (60 mins) (Professional Issues)
Dr. Scott Ling
Room 2
Chinese Medicine for Children, A Place to Start in Clinic (Workshop) (60 mins)
Mrs. Holly Carruthers
Day 2: Saturday 8 August – 7.75 interactive CPD
8:30-9:30
Room 1
Panel Discussion with AACMA Board (60 mins) (Professional Issues)
AACMA Board & CEO
Room 2
Know What to Treat — In Seconds. Know It’s Worked — Immediately. A Palpation-Based Acupuncture System Testing Elements, Obstacles, Meridians and Organ Levels in Real Time (60 mins)
Dr. Mark McAuliffe
9:30-10:15
Room 1
Treating Age Related Infertility, From the Scientific to the Esoteric, a Hypothesis (45 mins)
Ms. Jane Lyttleton
Room 2
The Hybrid Model: Bridging Eastern Laser Acupuncture and Western Biofeedback for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders (45 mins)
Dr. Louis Chan
10:15-10:30
Morning tea
Morning tea
10:30-12:00
Room 1
Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture for Post-Radiation and Post-Cancer Treatment Sequelae (Workshop) (plenary) (90 mins)
Dr. Ru Shan Shy & Dr. Sheng Chun Chang
12:00-12:45
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:45-14:15
Room 1
Women’s Health (Menopause, Fertility, Pregnancy, Endometriosis) with Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture (Workshop) (90 mins)
Dr. Eileen Han
Room 2
Illuminating the Path: Utilising Case Records in Clinical Practice (60 mins)
Mr. Michael Brown
The Art of Guiding Self-Care Conversations in Clinic (30 mins) Ms. Tania Grasseschi
14:15-14:45
Room 1
Subclustering Long COVID Symptoms Using Traditional Chinese Medicine Pattern Identification (30 mins)
Dr. Shiqi Luo
Room 2
Traditional Chinese Medicine-Based Visual Assessment of Tongue Features Associated with Current Cancer vs. No Cancer History: A Matched Case-Control Study (30 mins)
Ms. Maria Wu
14:45-15:00
Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
15:00-16:00
Room 1
Email Marketing That Patients Actually Open: A Retention Strategy That Works & The Follow-Up Gap: Turning Missed Opportunities into Booked Appointments (60 mins)
Mrs. Mandy Gratzer
Room 2
Buyue 不月 ‘No Moon’ Classical Treatment of Amenorrhoea (60 mins)
Mr. Tyler Rowe
16:00-17:30
Room 1
Male Factored Infertility: An Acupuncture & Functional Medicine Approach (30 mins)
Ms. Eli Huang
Day-to-Day Pao Zhi for Clinical Practice (Workshop) (60 mins) Dr. Rebecca Tolhurst
Room 2
Fukushin – Abdominal Diagnosis and the Classical Formulas (45 mins)
Dr. Jean-Paul Staats
Restoring Flow: Herbal Strategies for Blood Stasis in Gynaecology (45 mins) Ms. Mary-Jo Bevin
Day 3: Sunday 9 August – 6 interactive CPD
8:30-9:30
Room 1
Qigong as a Foundational Practice for Strengthening Practitioner Vitality and Enhancing Clinical Outcomes (Workshop) (60 mins)
Dr. Heidi Yuen
Room 2
Case Reports in Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM): Current Use, Cross-Professional Lessons, and What They Can Reveal About Cases with Pain (60 mins)
Ms. Brigitte Linder
9:30-10:15
Room 1
Decoding the Body’s Intelligence: The Neurobiome Method for Whole-System Regulation in Modern Chinese Medicine Practice (45 mins)
Ms. Meredith O’Loughlan
Room 2
Clinical Application of Acupuncture for Oncology Care (45 mins)
Dr. Hoc Ku Huynh
10:15-10:30
Morning tea
Morning tea
10:30-12:00
Room 1
Chronic Internal Conditions with Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture (Chronic Fatigue, Stress, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Anxiety) (Workshop) (90 mins)
Dr. Eileen Han
Room 2
Luo and Behold: Processional Pathological Metamorphosis (PPM) in the Huangdi Neijing (45 mins)
Mr. David White
Co-Design an Acupuncture Practice Guideline for Acute Pain Management in Emergency Departments (45 mins) Miss Xiuju Yin
12:00-12:45
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:45-14:15
Room 1
A Neuro-Functional Approach to Chronic Neck Pain and Cervical Spine Disorders (90 mins)
Dr. Ru Shan Shy & Dr. Sheng Chun Chang
Room 2
Thousand-Step Pulse Diagnosis of the Huang Family Medical Tradition (Workshop) (60 mins)
Prof. Winston Wang
Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Pain in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (30 mins) Dr. Karima Chaabna
14:15-15:15
Room 1
Panel Discussion on Business Topics (60 mins) (Professional Issues)
Dr. Scott Ling, Mrs. Mandy Gratzer
Room 2
N/A
15:15-15:30
Closing
Closing
*The program above is guide only and subject to change.