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Title of the Collaborating Centre
: Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine
Institution name : East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University
Exact name of the department which acts as the WHO Collaborating Centre
: 8 Divisions of Institute
City and country of location : Seoul, Korea |
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| 1. Implementation of the work plan for each main activity |
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1.1. Work performed in relation to the terms of reference |
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1.1.1. KRF(Korea Research Foundation) Research Project |
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The Institute has received a research fund from the Korea Research Foundation in October 2001 that supports a 6 year research project entitled ‘Fundamental and clinical studies applying east-west medicine to strengthen international competitiveness and to globalize Korean Oriental medicine.’ The grant consisted of $240,000 from the government and $120,000 from Kyung Hee University in 2006. Professor Jin-Il Kim, director of this institute, is leading this project as a principle investigator.
Purposes of project : This project aims to complete the ultimate goal set by the institution to promote the type of "research on East-West medical treatment to strengthen the international competitiveness of Korean Oriental medicine, first, by elaborating a feasible research model with which the Eastern and the Western medicine can work together, second, by globalizing the resources of Korean Oriental medicine, and by building up a network of information system through which the knowledge of Korean Oriental medicine can be purveyed all over the world. |
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Contents of Research :
Research
Period |
October 2005 ~ September 2006 (5th year / 6year) |
| Purpose |
Constructing the basis of 'research of East-West medical treatment for the strengthening of the international competitiveness of Korean Oriental medicine' |
| Detail |
Constructing an academic infra for better education and research by facilitating international interchanges |
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Theme |
◎ Study of clinical treatments in East-West medical sciences
· Clinical research on the evaluation of treatments for arthritis
· Identification of specific genes related to the pain mechanism
in the central nervous system
◎ Development of applicable therapeutic modules in Korean Oriental medicine
· Developing new medicine
· Developing diagnostic and therapeutic machines
· Investigation of the working mechanism of the Korean Oriental medicine
◎ Globalization of the teaching staff
· Establishment of lectures to improve their foreign language skills
· Developing a foreign M.D. Acupuncture Program
· International WHO education programs
(from China and Vietnam, March 7 2006)
· International seminars on East-West medical sciences
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This work is supported by grant KRF-2005-005-J00701 and KRF-2005-005-J00702 from the Korea Research Foundation and Kyung Hee University.
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| 1.1.2. Research papers published in 2006 |
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Sun Kwang Kim, Hak Jin Moon, Hyo Suk Na, Kye Jin Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Jung Hyuk Park, Sang Hoon Lee, Sung Soo Rhim, Soon-Geul Lee, Byung-Il Min
The Analgesic Effects of Automatically Controlled Rotating Acupuncture in Rats; Mediation by Endogenous Opioid System
J of Physiol. Sci. 56(3) 259-262, 2006 |
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H-S.Lee, S-K.Kim, J-B.Han, H-M.Choi, J-H.Park, E-C.Kim, M-S.Choi, H-J.An, J-Y.Um, H-M.Kim, B-I.Min
Inhibitory effects of Rumex japonicus Houtt. on the development of atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions in NC/Nga mice
British Journal of Dermatology 2006, 155, 33-38 |
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Sun Kwang Kim, Giseog Lee, Marie Shin, Jae-Bok Han, Hak Jin Moon, Jung Hyuk Park, Kye Jin Kim, Joohun Ha, Dong Suk Park, Byung-Il Min
The association of serum leptin with the reduction of food intake and body weight during electroacupuncture in rats
Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 83 (2006) 145-149 |
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Eun-Sang Ko, Sun Kwang Kim, Jung-Taek Kim, Giseog Lee, Jae-Bok Han, Sam-Woong Rho, Moo-Chang Hong, Hyunsu Bae, Byung-Il Min
The difference in mRNA expressions of hypothalamic CCK and CCK-A and -B receptors between responder and non-responder rats to high frequency electroacupuncture analgesia
Peptides 27 (2006) 1841-1845 |
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Young Il Kim, Hee Joo Lee, Inkoo Khang, Byung-Nam Cho, Ha Kyu Lee
Selective inhibition of cell growth by activin in SNU-16 cells
World J Gastroenterol 2006, 21;12(19): 3000-3005 |
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Chun-Pill Choi, Young Il Kim, Jin-Woo Lee, Mu-Hyoung Lee
The Effect of Nicotine on Melanization in Cultured Normal Human Melanocytes
Korean Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2006; 13:1, 31-34 |
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Seung Geun Yeo, Joseph R. Tumang, Thomas L. Rothstein
Characteristic features of B cells in murine cervical lymph nodes
Acta Oto-Laryngologica 2006; 126: 56-61 |
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Dong Choon Park, Seung Geun Yeo, Eun Young Shin, Samuel C. Mok, Dae Hoon Kim
Clusterin confers paclitaxel resistance in cervical cancer
Gynecologic Oncology 103 (2006) 996-1000 |
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Seong-Uk Park, Woo-Sang Jung, Sang-Kwan Moon, Chang-Nam Ko, Ki-Ho Cho, Young-Suk Kim, Hyung-Sup Bae, Sung-Gil Chi
Chunghyuldan activates NOS mRNA expression and suppresses VCAM-1 mRNA expression in human endothelial cells
Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 83: 1101-1108 (2005) |
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Dae Hyun Kim, Hyung Keun Kim, Seongjoon Park, Ji Young Kim, Yani Zou, Ki Ho Cho, Young Suk Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Byung Pal Yu, Jae Sue Choi, Hae Young Chung
Short-term feeding of baicalin inhibits age-associated NF-κB activation
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 127 (2006) 719-725 |
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Seong Uk Park, Woo Sang Jung, Sang Kwan Moon, Chang Nam Ko, Ki Ho Cho, Young Suk Kim, Hyung Sup Bae
Chunghyul-Dan (Qingxie-Dan) Improves Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Increased baPWV
The American Journal of Chinese Medicine 34;4, 553-563, 2006 |
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Woo Sang Jung, Jin-woo Hong, Jun-woo Lee, Seong-uk Park, Sang-kwan Moon, Chang-nam Ko, Ki-ho Cho, Young-suk Kim, Hyung-sup Bae
The Clinical Effect of Manipulation of Acupuncture to Shen-Men and Nei-Kuan on Blood Pressure of Normal Male Subjects
Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine 2006, 27;4, 57-61 |
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Seong-Uk Park, Chang-Nam Ko, Woo-Sang Jung, Sang-Kwan Moon, Ki-Ho Cho, Young-Suk Kim, Hyung-Sup Bae
Effects of Insamsansa-eum (Renshenshanzha-yin) on Hypercholesterolemia and Analysis of Its Effects according to the Pattern Identification
J Korean Oriental Med 2006;27(2) 253-261 |
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Su-Young Kim, Doo-Ik Lee, Keon-Sik Kim, Dong-Ok Kim, Young-Kyoo Choi, Do-Young Choi, Sabina Lim, Jae-Dong Lee, Yun-Hoo Lee
Correlations between the Changes of Pain and Temperature by Infrared Thermography in Central Poststroke Pain
Key Engineering Materials 321-323 (2006) 831-834 |
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Young-Suk Kim, Kyoung-Suk Kang, Seong-Uk Park, Woo-Sang Jung, Sang-Kwan Moon, Jung-Mi Park, Chang-Nam Ko, Ki-Ho Cho, Hyung-Sup Bae
Antihyperlipidemic and Antioxidant Effects of Insamsansa-eum (Renshenshanzha-yin) in Hypercholesterolemic Rats
Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine 2006, 27;4, 96-104 |
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Dong-Jun Choi, Ki-Ho Cho, Woo-Sang Jung, Seong-Uk Park, Chang-Ho Han, Won-Chul Lee
Clinical Effects of Korean Ginseng, Korean Red Ginseng, Chinese Ginseng, and American Ginseng on Blood Pressure in Mild Hypertensive Subjets
Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine 2006, 27;4, 198-208 |
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Nam Dong-woo, Kim Haeng-beom, Yang Dong-hoon Lim Sabina, Kim Keon-sik, Lee Doo-ik, Lee Jae-dong, Choi Do-young, Lee Yun-ho
Comparison Research of Clinical Effect of Eastern and Western Medical Treatment on Frozen Shoulder Patients
The Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society 23;5, 2006, 105-113 |
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Nam Dong-woo, Jung In-tae, Kim Joo-hee, Park You-seon, Lim Sabina, Lee Doo-ik, Lee Jae-dong, Lee Yun-ho, Choi Do-young
Clinical Observation of Western Medical Treatment and Acupuncture Treatment on Frozen Shoulder Patients
The Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society 23;5, 2006, 177-185 |
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Kim Kun-hyung, Lee Ro-min, Nam Dong-woo, Kim Jong-in, Lim Sabina, Lee Doo-ik, Choi Do-young, Lee Yun-ho, Lee Jae-dong
Clinical Study : Effect of Acupuncture on Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging(DITI) in Frozen Shoulder Patients
The Journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society 23;5, 2006, 219-228 |
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Kyoung-Hwan Rheu, Il-Hwan Choi, Hi-Joon Park, Sabina Lim
fMRI Study on the Brain Activity Induced by Manual Acpuncture at BL62
The Korean Journal of Meridian & Acupoint 23;2, 89-103, 2006 |
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Seung-Ho Yi, Jin-Soo Kim, Hi-Joon Park, Joon-Mo Yang, Kwang-Sup Soh, Sabina Lim
Review of Biophoton of Human Beings - Domestic Papers
J Korean Oriental Med 2006, 27(1), 57-77 |
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Yong-Wook Shin, Eun-Ah Bae, Bomi Lee, Sungwon Min, Jin Hee Lee, Nam-In Baek, Su-No Ryu, Hae-Gon Chung, Nam-Jae Kim, Dong-Hyun Kim
Antiallergic Effect of Two Variants of Artemisia princeps Pampanini
Natural Product Sciences 12(2) : 67-73 (2006) |
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Yoon-Je Cho, Jeong-Eun Huh, Deog-Yoon Kim, Nam-Jae Kim, Jae-Dong Lee, Yong-Hyeon Baek, Eun-Mi Cho, Ha-Ru Yang, Do-Young Choi, Dong-Suk Park
Effect of Betula platyphylla var. japonica on Proteoglycan Release, Type Ⅱ Collagen Degradation, and Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression in Rabbit Articular Cartilage Explants
Biol. Pharm. Bull. 29(7) 1408-1413 (2006) |
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Seung-Hoon Lee, Yong-Wook Shin, Eun-Ah Bae, Bomi Lee, sungwon Min, Nam-In Baek, Hae-Gon Chung, Nam-Jae Kim, Dong-Hyun Kim
Lactic Acid Bacteria Increase Antiallergic Effect of Artemisia princeps Pampanini SS-1
Arch Pharm Res 29;9, 752-756, 2006 |
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Yang-Hee Kim, Yong-Won Kim, Young-Jun Oh, Nam-In Back, Sun-A Chung, Hae-Gon Chung, Tae-Sook Jeong, Myung-Sook Choi, Kyung-Tae Lee
Protective Effect of the Ethanol Extract of the Roots of Brassica rapa on Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in LLC-PK1 Cells and Rats
Biol. Pharm. Bull. 29(12) 2436-2441 (2006) |
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Jong-Heon Won, Ho-Taek Im, Yang-Hee Kim, Kyung-Jin Yun, Hee-Juhn Park, Jong-Won Choi, Kyung-Tae Lee
Anti-inflammatory effect of buddlejasaponin IV through the inhibition of iNOS and COX-2 expression in RAW 264.7 macrophages via the NF-κB inactivation
British Journal of Pharmacology (2006) 148, 216-225 |
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Young-Mi Park, Jong-Heon Won, Kyung-Jin Yun, Jong-Hoon Ryu, Yong-Nam Han, Seung-Ki Choi, Kyung-Tae Lee
Preventive Effect of Ginkgo biloba Extract (GBB) on the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Expressions of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Cyclooxygenase-2 via Suppression of Nuclear Factor-κB in RAW 264.7 Cells
Biol. Pharm. Bull. 29(5) 985-990 (2006) |
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Hyuck Jae Choi, Eun Jin Kim, Nam Jae Kim, Sung Soo Kim
Studies on Pharmaceutical Quality of Oriental Medicinal Preparations (Ⅰ) - Studies on Decoction of Nokyong-Sagunja-Tang -
Kor. J. Pharmacogn. 37(3): 143-150 (2006) |
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Y.W.Shin, H.J.Choi, J.E.Park. D.H.Kim, J.H.Park, N.J.Kim
Effect of Heat Processed Ginseng on Anti-Fatigue
Kor. J. Pharmacogn. 37(4): 246-252 (2006) |
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Hyuck Jae Choi, Myung Joo Han, Nam In Baek, Dong Hyun Kim, Hae Gon Jung, Nam Jae Kim
Hepatoprotective Effects of Brassica rapa (Turnip) on d-Galactosamine Induced Liver Injured Rats
Kor. J. Pharmacogn. 37(4): 258-265 (2006) |
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Among these papers, (1)-(5), (7)-(16), (22)-(27) were published in English. |
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1.1.3. Publications in 2006 |
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East-West Medical Research Institute Journal 2005
This book contains 40 articles which were researched and published in this institute. |
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Proceedings of Informal Consultation on Development of International Classification of East Asian Traditional Medicine (ICEATM) :
This book contains 8 materials which were presented on the above meeting organized by this institute and WHO/WPRO. |
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Proceedings of Today and Future of East-West Medical Intergrative Cancer Treatment :
This book contains 9 articles which were presented on the symposium organized by East-West Neo Medical Center and East-West Medical Research Institute |
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Proceedings of New Paradigm of Korean Health Administration :
This Book contains 6 articles which were presented on the symposium organized by East-West Medical Research Institute |
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East-West Medical Interpretation of Oriental Medicine Prescription
Professor Ki-Ho Cho compiled 'East-West Medical Interpretation Methodology of Oriental Medicine Prescription at 1999'. |
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These publications attached separately(except (5)) on this document. |
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1.2. Further Activities |
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1.2.1. Informal Consultation on Development of International Classification of East Asian Traditional Medicine (ICEATM) |
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Institute convened the above meeting this year in collaboration with WHO/WPRO.
Outline of the meeting : |
| Title of
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Informal Consultation on Development of International Classification of East Asian Traditional Medicine (ICEATM) |
| Date |
6 (Tue) - 8 (Thu), June 2006 |
| Venue |
Orchid Hall, Hotel Holiday Inn Seongbuk, Seoul, KOREA |
| Host |
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO/WPRO) and
East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University
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| Objectives |
· to identify the willingness of developing ICEATM ;
· to review and confirm the IST as the main resources for ICEATM ;
· to discuss how the process the IST into ICEATM ;
· the discuss the structure of ICEATM ;
· to discuss the application for WHO-FIC
(Family of International Classification) ;
· to discuss future plans
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Supported
Organizations |
Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea
The Association of Korean Medicine
Korean Oriental Medical Society
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Participated
Nations |
Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, USA, Australia, WHO |
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Invited Experts |
Temporary Advisor : Fourteen Persons
(KOR 5, CHN 4, JPN 3, VTN1, USA 1, AUS 1, WHO 1)
Observer : Five Persons (KOR 4, USA 1) |
| Outputs |
1. 'Proceedings of Informal Consultation on Development of International Classification of East Asian Traditional Medicine (ICEATM)' is published by the EWMRI.
2. Report' will be published by the WHO/WPRO in 2007.
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Scientific Programme :
| Time |
6 June |
7 June |
8 June |
| 08:15 |
Registration |
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Registration |
Item 6
Summary of the 1st day Plenary |
Item 8
Summary of the 2nd day |
| 09:00 |
Item 1
Opening ceremony
- Opening remarks
- Nominations of officers for the meeting
- Group photo
- Introductions : Objectives, working methods,expected outcome of the meeting
(Dr. Choi Seung-hoon)
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Item 7
Discussions |
Item 7
Discussions |
| 10:30 |
TEA BREAK |
TEA BREAK |
TEA BREAK |
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Item 2 WHO International Standard Terminology(IST)
(Dr. Choi Seung-hoon)
Item 3 Report: WHO-FIC Family Development Committee
(Dr. Bedirhan Ustun)
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Discussions(cont'd.) |
Item 9 Conclusions and recommendations
Item 10 Future plans
Item 11 Closing |
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LUNCH |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
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Item 4 Country Efforts for Classification of Diseases
- China
- Japan
- Korea
- Vietnam
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Discussions
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Field Visit: Khu/East-West Neo Medical Center |
| 15:15 |
TEA BREAK |
TEA BREAK |
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Item 5 Draft of ICEATM
(Dr. Rosemary Roberts)
Plenary discussions
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Discussions
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Field Visity :
KHU/Hospital/Wast-West Medical Research Institute
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Official Reception |
Dinner |
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List of participants :
(1) Temporary Advisors
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Position |
Nationality |
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Prof. Han Chang-ho |
Instructor of Korean Oriental Medicine,
Deprt. of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases, Headache and Stroke Clinic, Dongguk University
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Dr. Jang In-soo |
Assistant Professor,
College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University |
Korea |
| 3 |
Dr. Jeannie Kang |
Clinical Practitioner and Master’s Class,
Case Studies Lecturer, American Association of Oriental Medicine
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USA |
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Dr. Kim You-Gyum |
Director,
Traditional Korean Medicine Division, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Korea |
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Dr. Li Yachan |
Deputy Division Director,
Department of International Cooperation,
State Administration of TCM |
China |
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Dr. Emiko Oikawa |
Chief,
ICD Office, Vital & Health Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
Japan |
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Prof. Shim Bum-Sang |
Assistant Professor,
Kyung Hee University |
Korea |
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Prof. Song Ho-Sueb |
Assistant Professor and Director,
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyungwon University |
Korea |
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Dr. Kenji Shuto |
Director,
ICD Office, Vital and Health Statistics Division, Statistics and Information Department, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
Japan |
| 10 |
Prof. Chu Quoc Truong |
Director,
National Hospital of Traditional Medicine |
Viet Nam |
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Prof. Kenji Watanabe |
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Kampo Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine |
Japan |
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Prof. Charlie Xue |
Head,
Division of Chinese Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Bundoora Campus, RMIT University |
Australia |
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Mr. Yang Rongchen |
Deputy Division Director,
Department of International Cooperation,
State Administration of TCM |
China |
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Prof. Yin Aining |
Associate Professor,
Institute of Information on TCM,
China Academy of TCM |
China |
| 15 |
Mr. Zhang Weijia |
Division Director,
Department of Personnel and Policy,
State Administration of TCM |
China |
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(2) Observers
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Name |
Position |
Nationality |
| 1 |
Mr. Marilyn Allen |
Senior Adviser, Media Relations, American Association of Oriental Medicine |
USA |
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Prof. Cho Ki-Ho |
Deputy Director,
East-West Medical Research Institute
Professor,
Dept. of Cardiovascular & Neurologic Disease (Stoke Center), Hospital of Oriental Medicine,
Kyung Hee University Medical Center |
Korea |
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Prof. Choi Do-Young |
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ. |
Korea |
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Prof. Choi Yeong-Gon |
Research Professor,
East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University |
Korea |
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Dr. Choi Sun-Mi |
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine |
Korea |
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Prof. Jeong Mi-Young |
Research Professor, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University |
Korea |
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Prof. Sabina Lim |
Chief,
Department of Meridian and Acupuncture, Korean Medical School, Kyung Hee University |
Korea |
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Dr. Kim Hyeon-su |
Chief, Kangchu Oriental Clinic |
Korea |
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Dr. Kim Jeong-hyeon |
Chief, Jamsil Hamsoa Oriental Clinic |
Korea |
| 10 |
Dr. Lee Seok-won |
Chief, Seocho Hamsoa Oriental Clinic |
Korea |
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Prof. Yi Seung-Ho |
Research Professor,
East-West Medical Research Institute,
Kyung Hee University |
Korea |
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(3) Secretariat
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Position |
Nationality |
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Dr. Choi Seung-Hoon |
Regional Adviser in Traditional Medicine,
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University |
Philippines |
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Dr. T. Bedirthan Ustun |
Team Coordinator,
Classification, Assessment,
Surveys and Terminology (CAS),
WHO Headquarters |
Switzerland |
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1.2.2. Foreign Visitors |
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- The participants of the WHO meeting described above visited the institute and Kyung Hee University Medical Center on 8 June |
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1.2.3. Newly acquired research equipments in 2006 |
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- Cryopreservation LN2 Tank |
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| 2. Collaboration between the centre and the WHO |
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2.1. Visits by WHO staff (HQ and /or Regional Office) to the centre |
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(1) |
Name of WHO staff : Dr. Xiaorui Zhang
Coordinator, Department of Technical Cooperation for Essential Drugs and Traditional Medicine of World Health Organization
Dr. Zhang visited the institute on 5 April 2006. |
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(2) |
Name of WHO staff : Dr. Choi Seung-Hoon
Regional Adviser, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Dr. Choi visited the institute on 29 September 2006 and gave a lecture on 'WHO Strategies for developing traditional medicine in the 21st Century'. |
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Name of WHO staff : Dr. Choi Seung-Hoon
Dr. Choi visited the institute on 8 June 2006 and to attend the meeting on 'Informal Consultation on Development of International Classification of East Asian Traditional Medicine (ICEATM) on 6-8 June 2006'. |
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2.2. Visits by centre staff to the WHO (HQ and /or Regional Office)
- None. |
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2.3. Use of the centre staff by WHO
We were requested to support and collaborate on a project on traditional medicine from the WHO/HQ. There were four items during the year of 2006, and all of them were answered.
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WHO monographs on medicinal plants commonly used in the Newly Independent States (NIS)
- Dr. Xiaorui Zhang, Coordinator, Traditional Medicine, Department of Technical Collaboration for Essential Drugs and Traditional Medicine; from 7 March 2006 to May 2006 |
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WHO monographs on medicinal plants commonly used in the Newly Independent States (NIS)
- Dr. Xiaorui Zhang, from 22 May 2006 to June 2006 |
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Revised draft WHO guidelines on basic training and safety in Phytotherapy
- Dr. Xiaorui Zhang, from July 2006 to September 2006 |
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WHO guidelines for quality control for safety of homeopathic products
- Dr. Xiaorui Zhang, from July 2006 to October 2006 |
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2.4. Support provided by centre staff for courses cosponsored or organized by the WHO (HQ and /or Regional Office) |
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The Fourth Meeting of Directors of WHO Collaborating Centres for Traditional Medicine, Shanghai, China, 5-7 December 2006
- Director, Professor Jin-Il Kim attended the meeting as a participant.
- Deputy-Director, Professor Ki-Ho Cho attended the meeting as an observer.
- Chief of Administrative Office, Mr. Seung-Wan Choi attended the meeting as an observe |
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Informal Consultation on Development of International Classification of East Asian Traditional Medicine (ICEATM), Seoul, Korea, 6-8 June 2006
- Director, Professor Jin-Il Kim attended the meeting as an observer.
- Deputy-Director, Professor Ki-Ho Cho attended the meeting as an observer. |
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2.5. WHO financial support to the centre through contractual or Technical Services Agreement
- None |
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2.6. Other type of support provided by the WHO
- None |
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2.7. Any other collaborative activities |
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Training for WHO fellows on 7 March 2006
- VIETNAM (Deptartment of Traditional Medicine, MOH)
Dr. Ngo Anh Dung, Chairman
Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhung
Mr. NguyenDuc Son,
- CHINA (State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing)
Mr. Wu Gang, Vice Director
Mr. Yan Bing, Programme Officer
Mr Jia Zhongwu, Staff, Dept. of Personnel
Mrs Situ Wen, Supervisor |
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Training for WHO fellows on 14 December 2006
- CHINA (State Administration of TCM, Beijing)
Mr. Liu Qunfeng, Project Officer, General Office and Dept. of Finance
Mr. Chen Wei, Director, General Officer
Mr. Zhu Haidong, Deputy Division Director, International Cooperation Dept.
Mr. Zhu Jiaging, Director, Dept. of Information management, China Academy of TCM, Beijing |
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2.8. Any difficulties encountered in the collaboration
- None |
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2.9. Suggestions for increased and improved collaboration with the WHO
- None |
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3. Collaboration with other WHO collaborating centres
- None |
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| 4. Research works to be planned in 2007 |
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4.1. KRF (Korea Research Foundation) Research Project |
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Contents of Research :
Research
Period |
October 2006 ~ September 2007 (6th year / 6year) |
| Purpose |
Constructing the basis of 'research of East-West medical treatment for the strengthening of the international competitiveness of Korean Oriental medicin' |
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· Clinical trial and economic evaluation for developing decision making algorithm in east-west clinical collaboration
· Development of applied oriental therapeutic technology |
Main
Theme |
1. Clinical trial and economic evaluation
· Clinical effectiveness of a east-west collaboration model in treatment of patients suffer frozen shoulder
· Analysis of cost effectiveness of east-west collaborative therapy
2. Development of applied oriental therapeutic technology
· Development of new drugs from Korean herbal products
- Studies on the regulative mechanisms of inflammation-mediated genes and on the anti-inflammatory components in Korean herbal products
- Studies on the mechanisms of central anti-inflammatory control by Korean herbal products and their effective components
· Development of medical machines for diagnosis and treatment in Korean medicine
- Studies on the safety and effectiveness of the therapeutic thermo-acupuncture magnetic apparatus
- Studies for the applicability of thermo-acupuncture systems to animal experiments
- Studies on the biochemical safety of duplex stainless steel (DSS) acu-needle
- Studies on the characteristics of biological electric signals and sound waves to develop diagnosis and treatment machines for Korean medicine
- Studies on the co-relationship between acu-stimulation and biological electric signals and change of the characteristics of sound waves
- Development of scientific methods to measure the characteristics of the biological electric signals and the sound waves generated by acu-stimulation
· Studies on the therapeutic mechanisms in Korean medicine
- Verification of the therapeutic effect of bee venom-acupuncture on knee-osteoarthritis patients
- Studies on the effectiveness and the mechanisms of acupuncture-therapy for hypertension
- Systematic researches on references for the validity of acupuncture-therapy for hypertension
- Studies on the safety of acu-needle materials
- Studies on the mechanisms of the biophoton changes in human bodies generated through heat stimulations and acu-needle stimulations
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Byung-Il Min
ㆍAcupuncture Anesthesia and the Mechanism Behind it
ㆍAppetite and Feeding Behavior in Rats
ㆍAtopic Dermatitis-like Skin Lesion in NC/Nga Mice
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Chun-Gyoo Ihm
ㆍEffects of therapeutic agents on kidney cells in vitro study
ㆍClinical effects of therapeutic agents to modulate the pathophysiologic parameters of glomerulonephritis
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Seung-Geun Yeo
ㆍB cell Immunity in otitis media with effusion
ㆍEffect of Rehabilitation vs medication in dizziness treatment
ㆍTrend of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in chronic otitis media- a multicenter study
ㆍT-bet & GATA-3 role in otitis media with effusion
ㆍIg G subtype in the development of otitis media with effusion
ㆍFunction of Toll like receptor in otitis media with effusion
ㆍEffect of adenoid immunity by rhinosinusitis and allergic rhinitis
ㆍBCL-6 and IgA in adenoid accompanied by otitis media with effusion OME
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Do-Young Choi
ㆍClinical guide lines of acupuncture and moxibustion on musculoskeletal diseases
ㆍClinical application of acupuncture and moxibustion for cancer
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Sabina Lim
ㆍDevelopment of medical machines for diagnosis and treatment in Korean Medicine
ㆍStudies on safety and effectiveness of heat therapeutic apparatus with acupuncture thermo-meedle equipped with magnetic substance
ㆍStudies for application to animal experiment of thermo-acupuncture system and commercial availability
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Yoon-Yi Nam
ㆍStudies on safety in materials of acu-needle
ㆍStudies on biochemical safety of duplex stainless steel (DSS) acu-needle
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Yeong-Gon Choi
ㆍDifferential regulation of ferritin-heavy and ferritin-light chains by acupuncture in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson Disease
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Mi-Young Jeong
ㆍEffect of medicinal herb on the Interleukin-1ß-Induced Expression of Collagenase, Stromelysin-1 in Human Gingival Fibroblasts
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Nam-Jae Kim
ㆍStudies on the Standardization of Herbal Medicines
ㆍStudies on the Efficacy of Combined Preparation of Crude Drug
ㆍStudies on the Crude Drug Processing
ㆍStudies on the Hepatoprotective Effects of Native Plants in Gang-Hwa Do
ㆍStudies on the Antioxidative Effects from the Oriental Medicines
ㆍStudies on the Dosage Form Development of Traditional Herbal Medicines
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Kyung-Tae Lee
ㆍStudies on the evaluation and the molecular mechanism of apoptosis induced by natural compounds
ㆍEvaluation of in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory activities of various natural compounds and identification of their pharmacological mechanism
ㆍScreening and mechanism of cell-cycle inhibitors isolated from natural compounds
ㆍIn vivo and in vitro nephroprotective and hepatoprotective effects of natural products
ㆍComparative biological activities of aglycon and glycoside natural compounds
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Hyuch-Jai Choi
ㆍProtective effects of Chungin-Troche on bronchus
ㆍLaxative effects of Rhubarb suppository
ㆍAlleviating effects of antioxidative korean herbal medicines on CFS
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