The Safety Committee, Clinical Information Department, Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (JSAM) held a workshop at its 73rd Annual Meeting in Miyagi titled "Literature Review on Adverse Events and Introduction of the Practical Manual for Safety Management of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy." The following topics were presented, followed by a question-and-answer session: 1. Literature Review on Adverse Events Associated with Moxibustion 2. Literature Review on Adverse Events Associated with Acupuncture 3. Introduction of the "Practical Manual for Safety Management of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy" The manual was published in July 2024, and members are encouraged to read it and use it as a safety reference for daily practice settings.

The Safety Committee, Clinical Information Department, Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (JSAM) held a workshop at their 72nd Annual Meeting in Kobe titled "Forgotten Needles: Present Conditions and Measures."In the workshop, the following information was offered by the three committees, and a question and answer session was conducted with the audience afterward. 1. Patient's affection for forgotten needles: analysis of a contribution to Twitter 2. The present conditions and measure plans of forgotten needles: based on the present conditions of Kansai University of Health Sciences 3. Forgotten needles at the Suzuka University of Medical Science: the real condition of prevention of outbreak We performed a thorough cross- and/or double-check to prevent forgotten needles. The reports suggested various ideas as check methods, and the results of the study helped the practice from the next day.