3rd Scientific TCM Congress
- 14.August 2025
- Bad Zurzach, Switzerland
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About 3rd Scientific TCM Congress
From science to
clinical practice.
Where traditional wisdom
meets modern research.
Explore current TCM research.
Learn new techniques.
Network with experts and peers.
Based on the good experience from our last Scientific TCM Congress, we are pleased to invite you to our 3rd Scientific TCM Congress.
Our scientific program will address current research findings in TCM and will focus on studies in patients.
It is a great opportunity to learn new TCM techniques in practical courses as well as a unique platform for scientific exchange and networking opportunities among experts, practicing physicians, therapists, researchers and students interested in TCM.
IMPORTANT NOTES
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN. Please send your abstracts to forschung@tcmuni.ch. The abstracts will be evaluated and assigned for an oral or poster presentation. Abstracts should be structured and have a maximum of 350 words. Please only submit abstracts when you will attend the congress.
Please be aware that the congress language will be English.
Credits for attending the congress are or will be requested from different TCM organizations. The website will be updated regularly. For further information, please write an email to forschung@tcmuni.ch
More information is coming in the upcoming months. If you would like to pre-register for the congress, please write a short email to Michael.furian@tcmuni.ch.
Confirmed credits:
ASA, Switzerland: 4.5 Credits for Thursday, 14.08.2025; 4.5 Credits for Friday, 15.08.2025; 6 Credits for Saturday, 16.08.2025; 6 Credits for Sunday, 17.08.2025.
Organizers
Michael Furian
Prof. Dr.
Yiming Li
Prof. Dr.
Xingfang Liu
Dr.Guest Organizers
Partners
Speakers
Thursday
Prof. Dr. Michael Furian
SWISS TCM UNI, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Michael Hammes
SWISS TCM UNI, Switzerland
Dr. Thomas Friedemann
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Dr. Timothy Ross
Five Branches University, USA
Dr. Robyn Sodders
Five Branches University, USA
Dr. Saroj Pradhan
SWISS TCM UNI, Switzerland
Daniela Odermatt
SWISS TCM UNI, Switzerland
Msc TCM Patrick Hegi
SWISS TCM UNI, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Guanhu Yang
SWISS TCM UNI, Switzerland
Friday
Prof. Dr. Fengxia Liang
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, China
Prof. DDr. Gerhard Litscher
SWISS TCM UNI, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Guanjun Wang
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China
Prof. Dr. Peijing Rong
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China
Dr. Reginaldo Filho
Universidade de Shandong da Medicina Chinesa, Brazil
Prof. Dr. Xiang-Hong Jing
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China
Dr. Yaron Cohen
Five Branches University, USA
Prof. Dr. Renato Zenobi
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Detailed Program
| Wednesday | 13.08.25 | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker dinner | 18:00 | Park Hotel Bad Zurzach |
| Thursday | 14.08.25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Speaker | Title |
| 08:15-09:00 | Michael Furian | Welcome presentation and TCM research activities in Switzerland |
| 09:00-09:30 | Robyn Sodders | The Importance of Leadership in TCM Education: Creating the next generation of leaders |
| 09:30-10:00 | Coffee break | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Guanhu Yang | TCM Treatment of Anxiety and Depression |
| 10:30-11:00 | Timothy Ross | Baicalin, Berberine and BanXia XieXin Tang: Increasing the efficacy of anti-PD1/PD-L1 therapies with TCM herbal medicine |
| 11:00-11:30 | Thomas Friedemann | Effect of Shufeng Jiedu for the treatment of Influenza and COVID-19 |
| 11:30-12:00 | Michael Hammes | Curse and blessing of technology in Chinese Medicine |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch in the park | |
| 13:30-16:00 | Networking opportunity & Time to relax and enjoy Bad Zurzach | |
| 16:00-16:15 | Saroj Pradhan | Daith Piercing for migraine: Only a social media hype on YouTube? A systematic video analysis. |
| 16:15-16:30 | Daniela Odermatt | Case report – Child with trisomy 18 |
| 16:30-16:45 | Jiehan Liu | Impact of COVID-19 on TCM patient’s health conditions – A retrospective study. |
| 16:45-17:15 | Patrick Hegi | Systematic literature review on the acupuncture effects to improve exercise performance |
| 17:45-18:30 | Conference Advisory Board Meeting | |
| 18:30 | Aperitif at the Hotel zur Post | |
| Friday | 15.08.25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Speaker | Title |
| 08:30-09:00 | Xiang-Hong Jing | Activating Distinct Afferent Nerve Fibers in Topical Acupoint to Relieve Inflammatory Muscle Pain. |
| 09:00-09:30 | Yaron Cohen | Treatment of constipation with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A literature review of randomized controlled trials |
| 09:30-10:00 | Coffee break | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Gerhard Litscher | Acupuncture, Heart Rate Variability, and Related Research: Insights from 40 Years of Experience and Current Results from Transcontinental Studies |
| 10:30-11:00 | Peijing Rong | Theory and Practice of Auricular Therapy via the Modulation of the Vagus Nerve |
| 11:00-11:30 | Fengxia Liang | Acupuncture and the Autonomic Nervous System: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential |
| 11:30-12:00 | Guangjun Wang | Modulating the Autonomic Nervous System Through Acupuncture: Modern Insights |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch in the park | |
| 13:30-16:00 | Networking opportunity & Time to relax and enjoy Bad Zurzach | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Poster presentations | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Reginaldo Filho | Immediate Effect Evaluation of Acupuncture for Shoulder Pain with a Single Acupoint |
| 17:00-17:30 | Renato Zenobi | “Sniffing” diseases using on-line chemical analysis of exhaled breath and skin emanations |
| 17:30-18:00 | Christian Hartmann | Historically Reflective Consideration of the Fundamental Philosophies of TCM and Original Osteopathy in the Light of Integrative Medicine |
| 19:00 | Gala Dinner at the Zurzacherhof – Announcement of Research Prize Winners | |
| Saturday & Sunday | 16-17.08.25 | 2-day clinical practice courses |
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| 09:00-16:00 | Lecturer: Reginaldo Filho (Brazil) 2-day Course Content Saturday: Five Movements Based Acupuncture Sunday: Navel Acupuncture |
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| 09:00-16:00 | Lecturer: Timothy Ross (USA) 2-day Course Content Improving immunotherapy and relieving immune suppression |
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