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Current research and future directions in pattern identification: Results of an international symposium

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A symposium on pattern identification (PI) was held at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM) on October 2, 2013, in Daejeon, South Korea. This symposium was convened to provide information on the current research in PI as well as suggest future research directions. The participants discussed the nature of PI, possible research questions, strategies and future international collaborations in pattern research. With eight presentations and an extensive panel discussion, the symposium allowed participants to discuss research methods in traditional medicine for PI. One speaker presented the topic, ‘Clinical pattern differentiation and contemporary research in PI.’ Two speakers presented current trends in research on blood stasis while the remaining five other delegates discussed the research methods and future directions of PI research. The participants engaged in in-depth discussions regarding the nature of PI, potential research questions, strategies and future international collaborations in pattern research.

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Acknowledgments

The authors specially thank Jiae Choi, Unhyung Shim in Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, for transcripting the conference contents. Lee MS, Lee JA, Jung J, Park B, You S were supported by Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (K13130 and K13281).

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  1. Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, 305-811, Republic of Korea

    Myeong Soo Lee, Ju Ah Lee, Jeeyoun Jung, Bongki Park, Sooseong You & Kyung-Jin Yun

  2. National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, UiT The Artic University of Norway, Troms, 9037, Norway

    Terje Alraek

  3. University College of Health Sciences, Institute of Acupuncture, Oslo, 0855, Norway

    Terje Alraek & Stephen Birch

  4. School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Zhao-xiang Bian  (卞兆祥)

  5. Department of Kampo Medicine, Hokusei Hospital, Toyama, 930-0814, Japan

    Hirozo Goto

  6. College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan, China

    Shung-te Kao  (高尚德)

  7. Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Disease, Hospital of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 130-872, Republic of Korea

    Sang-Kwan Moon

  8. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea

    Kyung-Mo Park

  9. College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, University of Technology, Sydney, Post Box 123, Australia

    Chris Zaslawski

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Lee, M.S., Lee, J.A., Alraek, T. et al. Current research and future directions in pattern identification: Results of an international symposium. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 22, 947–955 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-014-1833-3

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