2001 Annual
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2001 Annual Report: Introduction
The Foundation is a small
yet dynamic organisation committed to promoting high quality research into our
understanding of acupuncture as well as evaluating acupuncture’s benefits, cost
effectiveness and safety.
Established in 1991, the Foundation provides an organisational base
for promoting research into acupuncture. In essence our goal then and now is: “… through research and education, to bring
the traditional Chinese system of acupuncture more centrally into the national health care
system”
The Foundation is involved in a number of research activities and
projects. The largest project is a pragmatic randomised controlled trial evaluating the
cost effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of low back pain. Adverse events following acupuncture are being
evaluated in two prospective surveys, the second of which is assessing patients’
experiences of adverse events. A
preliminary study exploring the role of acupuncture for women with menorrhagia is also a
key project. A new project is exploring acupuncture as a treatment for depression. We are
also involved in a range of smaller projects and activities related to promoting good
quality research into acupuncture for the benefit of patients.
The Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine is research charity
(no: 702083) with a Patron, Lord Colwyn, a Board of Trustees and a Board of Advisors (see
Appendix 1 for details of who’s who). The Foundation works closely with a number of
university based researchers, particularly Kate Thomas at the Medical Care Research Unit
at Sheffield University and Ian Russell at the Department of Health Sciences, York
University. Funding has come from a combination of core funding from independent
grant-making trusts and project funding from statutory and other sources. Donations from
individuals and grant-making trusts have been valued sources of funding for the work of
the Foundation.
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