Dear acupuncturist colleagues and friends,

I am pleased to announce the “4th International Medical Acupuncture Meeting” in Barcelona, which is jointly organised by the Acupuncture Section of the Official Medical College of Barcelona, the British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS) and the Spanish Medical Acupuncture Society (SAME).

This event will also be the “3rd SAME National Acupuncture Symposium” and the “BMAS Autumn Meeting 2009”, as well as being supported by ICMART (International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques) and the Scientific Acupuncture Society of Catalonia and the Balearic islands.

We would like to say that, based on successful past experiences, this time we are joining forces with two other organisations to further the international promotion of acupuncture and increase its scientific profile.

In the programme for the event we will cover some very interesting issues such as infertility, insomnia, headaches, back pain, dysmenorrhoea and allergic rhinitis, and we will discuss these with eminent speakers. In all of these areas there is ever increasing scientific evidence for the value of treatment with acupuncture.

We will also have workshops with prominent experts, which will be of great use in our daily practice.

Furthermore, we encourage you to present papers and posters about your work so that we can all be enriched by your experiences. The scientific committee will award prizes for the three best oral presentations and the three best posters.

We believe that this is a great opportunity to attend a valuable event that will increase our knowledge about acupuncture so that we can optimise its practice, whilst also allowing us to enjoy and share our city of Barcelona in good company.

Please join us!

Albert Garcia i Janeras
President of the Acupuncture Section
of the Official Medical College of Barcelona