Cooperation between medical doctors and acupuncturists: With a view to future medical care.

Motoaki NAKAMURA; Masayuki KASHIMA; Takuya MASUDA; Satoru YAMAGUCHI

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Cooperation between medical doctors and acupuncturists: With a view to future medical care.

VernacularTitle:医師・鍼灸師連携について　今後の医療を見据えて
Author: Motoaki NAKAMURA ¹ ; Masayuki KASHIMA ² ; Takuya MASUDA ³ ; Satoru YAMAGUCHI ⁴
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1. Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University
2. Department of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital
3. Division of General Internal Medicine & Rheumatology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital
4. Department of Oriental Medicine, Saitama Medical University
Keywords: cooperation; medical doctors; acupuncturists; future medical care; challenges
From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2025;75(1):43-53
CountryJapan
Language:ja
Abstract: On 26 May 2024, the Panel Discussion 2 " Cooperation between medical doctors and acupuncturists: With a view to future medical care " was held at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion was held in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Three panelists presented the attempts of cooperation between medical doctors and acupuncturists at medical institutions and medical field in Japan, including the fact that acupuncture and moxibustion have been successful in improving and alleviating patients' illnesses and symptoms in psychiatry, general internal medicine and palliative medicine, contributing to shorter hospital stays for patients, and the challenges for cooperation between medical doctors and acupuncturists at medical institutions and medical field in Japan. A designated speaker also presented on the development of highly specialized acupuncturists at the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion to establish cooperation between medical doctors and acupuncturists, among others. Finally, we discussed issues and future prospects for cooperation between medical doctors and acupuncturists at medical institutions and medical field in Japan, with a view to future medical care where acupuncture and moxibustion will be utilized. One of the challenges in improving the utilization rate of acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan is the cooperation between medical doctors and acupuncturists at medical institutions and medical field. This report summarizes the contents of this panel discussion.