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OF SPECIAL INTEREST<br />
High standard recognised<br />
ACUPUNCTURE<br />
The keynote speaker <strong>for</strong> our combined<br />
PAANZ/ MASNZ (Medical Acupuncture<br />
Society) conference in Auckland<br />
this year was Jay Shah, a medical<br />
acupuncturist from America. One <strong>of</strong> Jay<br />
Shah’s research projects has involved<br />
sampling by microdialysis, through<br />
a fine gauge needle, the “chemical<br />
soup” from within both active and<br />
latent trigger points. The response to<br />
dry needling <strong>of</strong> these points can then<br />
be demonstrated by the same process.<br />
The conference focus was strongly<br />
based in the western acupuncture<br />
paradigm and a timely neurophysiology<br />
review <strong>for</strong> many <strong>of</strong> us.<br />
Our intention now is to bring in one<br />
or more high calibre overseas speakers<br />
each year. It is <strong>of</strong> course ever so much<br />
easier to bring one <strong>of</strong> them to us<br />
than take all <strong>of</strong> us to them. Next year<br />
Elizabet Stener-Victorin and Thomas<br />
Graven-Neilsen are both presenting,<br />
so expect excellent quality.<br />
The Upskilling course is a great success,<br />
ably supported by our mentoring<br />
programme (also available <strong>for</strong><br />
members in other contexts).<br />
PAANZ has accumulated a wealth <strong>of</strong><br />
case studies, which we will put on<br />
our website with a search facility <strong>for</strong><br />
condition treated. Please check in on<br />
our website – it’s an excellent resource<br />
<strong>for</strong> both our members and the public.<br />
Guy Bailey<br />
President, Physiotherapy Acupuncture<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> New Zealand<br />
www.paanz.org.nz<br />
The PAANZ and MASNZ presentations<br />
were also to a high standard and very<br />
relevant to working in the New Zealand<br />
health system. It was particularly<br />
nice <strong>for</strong> me to see Dr Mike Anderson<br />
presenting again as he was a very<br />
sound mentor to a lot <strong>of</strong> us in PAANZ<br />
in his days <strong>of</strong> acupuncture tutoring.<br />
Di Turnbull, who has travelled extensively<br />
over the last decade to overseas<br />
courses run <strong>for</strong> physiotherapy acupuncturists,<br />
commented that our Kiwi<br />
standards <strong>of</strong> knowledge and skill in<br />
acupuncture are very high.<br />
Below: Who said a conference<br />
workshop is a serious business?<br />
20 | PHYSIO MATTERS AUGUST 2011