SAR Turning Point

This is a series from the Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR), for which the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine (JICM) serves as the official journal. Each column is written by SAR leaders and focuses on a key topic or challenge for the profession.

Below you can find links the SAR Turning Points published in JICM. One of the benefits from SAR membership is a discounted subscription rates (>50%) to our official journal, the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine.

All SAR membership levels include:

Monthly updates highlighting relevant research
Discounted registration to SAR-hosted events
A copy of the most recent conference booklet, including abstracts of papers and poster presentations from the conference
Discounted subscription rates (>50%) to our official journal, the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
Access to the "Members Only" section of our website which includes special resources and references available solely to SAR members (includes resources regarding methodology, systematic reviews, and more)
Opportunities for committee involvement to support SAR’s work and connect further with other experts in the field

Links to the SAR Turning Points published in JICM:

→ Artificial Intelligence and Acupuncture: A Data-Driven Synergy

→ Birth of the Topological Atlas and Repository for Acupoint Research

→ Turning Point: A Review of Key Research and Engagement in 2022

→ Acupuncture as an Evidence-Based Treatment for Cancer Pain Management: The Joint Society for Integrative Oncology-American Society for Clinical Oncology Guideline

→ Leveraging Interprofessional Collaboration to Collect Agreed Common Outcomes in Everyday Clinical Practice

→ From Bench to Bedside and Back Again: Developments in the Evidence-Informed Practice (and Practice-Informed Research) of Acupuncture

→ Turning Point: A Review of Key Research and Engagement in 2021

→ SAR Turning Point: Acupuncture in the Veterans Health Administration

→ Acupuncture Research in Animal Models: Rationale, Needling Methods and the Urgent Need for a Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture–Standards for Reporting Interventions in Acupuncture Using Animal Models Adaptation

→ Chinese Herbal Medicines During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Role for Observational Studies

→ Hospital-Based Acupuncture Integration: Access, Reimbursement, and Implementation

→ Why Acupuncture Is More Than Just Needling, and the Implications for Research

→ Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: Recommendations to Medicare/Medicaid from the Society for Acupuncture Research

→ Exploring the Multiple Roles of Acupuncture in Alleviating the Opioid Crisis