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the 8th annual Dutch Traditional Chinese Medicine Congress
2025
Dutch
TCM
Congress
"Building Bridges"
The Path to Integrative Medicine
Saturday November 1st 2025 Plenary Session
Spoken Language: English
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony
Join us at our official opening
10:00 - 10:45 Prof. Dr. Mei Wang
"Challenges in regulating TCM for EU market entry"
10:45 - 11:15 Dr. Beverley de Valois PhD
"Bridging the gap: acupuncture and cancer survivorship"
11:15 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 12:15 Prof. Dr. Tianjun Wang PhD
"How to intergrate western medicine into acupuncture practice"
12:15 - 12:45 Dr. Poney Chiang PhD
"Huang Di's acupoints are ancient maps for locating the peripheral nervous system"
12:45 - 13:15 Yan Schroën
"Dynamics of Diagnosis:
Understanding complex selforganising systems the Chinese way"
13:15 - 14:45 Lunch Break
14:15 - 15:15 Strategic Educational Meeting (SEM) (by invitation only)
14:45 - 15:15 Dr. Qihe Xu MD PhD
"Integrative Chinese Medicine: an innovative approach to unmet medical needs"
15:15 - 15:45 Dr. Hiske van Ravesteijn MD PhD
"Meditation and Psycho-Oncology"
15:45 - 16:15 Break
16:15 - 17:00 Panel Discussion
17:00 - 18:00 International Meet & Greet (by invitation only)
18:00 - 20:00 Dinner
20:00 - 23:00 Congress Party
Sunday November 2nd 2025
Lectures & Workshops
Maximum capacity: 30 participants. Register early to secure your spot!
please note: Part 2 of a workshop is a continuation of Part 1 and cannot be taken separately.
Lectures & Workshops will be in English or Dutch
Round 1 9:30 - 11:00
Room 1 : Dr. Beverley de Valois PhD English
"The bridge to the new normal: Acupuncture in the first year post-cancer Treatment"
Room 2 : Mieke Vlamynck - part 1 Dutch
"Acupuncture in the psychological progress"
Room 3 : Dr. Poney Chiang PhD - part 1 (60 min) English
"Bridging neuro-anatomy with channel pathway, intentionality and De Qi sensation"
Room 4 : Prof. Dr. Tianjun Wang PhD - part 1 English
"Brain acupuncture treatment for depression and other mental disorders"
Room 5 : Dr. Hiske van Ravesteijn MD PhD - Dutch
"Minding the body with Mindfulness"
Break 11:00 - 11:30
Round 2 11:30 - 13:00
Room 1 : Yan Schroen - part 1 Dutch
"Dynamics of Diagnosis:Understanding complex selforganising systems the Chinese way"
Room 2 : Mieke Vlamynck - part 2
(need to have followed part 1) Dutch
"Acupuncture in the psychological progress"
Room 3 : Plenary Room : Dr. Poney Chiang PhD - part 2 (60 min)
(need to have followed part 1) English
"Bridging neuro-anatomy with channel pathway, intentionality and De Qi sensation"
Room 4 : Prof. Dr. Tianjun Wang PhD - part 2
(need to have followed part 1) English
"Brain acupuncture treatment for depression and other mental disorders"
Room 5 : Dr. Qihe Xu MD PhD - part 1 English
"Integrative Chinese Medicine: an innovative approach to unmet medical needs"
Lunch Break 13:00 - 14:30
Room 3 : 14:00 - 14:30
poster Presentations & Best Thesis Submission Highlights
Round 3 14:30 - 16:00
Room 1 : Dr. Beverley de Valois PhD English
"Building Bridges: Acupuncture in the multidisciplinary care of people with cancer treatment-related lymphoedema"
Room 2 : Yan Schroen - part 2 (need to have followed part 1) Dutch
"Dynamics of Diagnosis:Understanding complex selforganising systems the Chinese way"
Room 4 : Dr. Hiske van Ravesteijn MD PhD Dutch
"Cultivating the Heart qualities"
Room 5 : Dr. Qihe Xu MD PhD - part 2
(need to have followed part 1) English
"Integrative Chinese Medicine: An innovative approach to unmet medical needs"
End of congress
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