The World Conference on Traditional Medicine 2026 will be held in Beijing on October 17–18, 2026. Hosted by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the National Health Commission, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the National Medical Products Administration, and co-organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), the conference will focus on the theme "Technology Empowerment and Integrated Development: Advancing Traditional Medicine for All."

As one of the conference's eight parallel forums, the Innovation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Non-Pharmaceutical Therapies Forum, led by the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS), will bring together experts and scholars from around the world to exchange research findings and practical experience in clinical applications, traditional therapies, and technological innovation. WFAS cordially invites experts, scholars, institutions, and professionals in relevant fields to attend.

I. Date and Time

October 18, 2026 (Sunday), 09:00–16:30

II. Venue

Conference Room 223, 2nd Floor, China National Convention Center (Phase II), Beijing, China

III. Organizing Institutions

Leading Organizer:

World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS)

Organizers:

Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; National Medical Center (The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine); Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion; Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

IV. Forum Program

The forum will feature keynote speeches, thematic presentations, and discussions covering the following three themes:

Theme I: Expansion of Clinical Disease Types and Development of Clinical Research and Evaluation Methods for Non-Pharmacological Therapies in Traditional Medicine

Theme II: Inheritance and Modern Innovation of Distinctive Non-Pharmacological Therapies from China and Abroad

Theme III: Digital and Intelligent Approaches, Large Models and Big Data, and Mechanism Innovations in Acupuncture and Non-Pharmacological Therapies

Please refer to Attachment for the tentative agenda.

V. Registration

Please register through the conference website using the forum's invitation code by 24:00 (Beijing Time) on October 11, 2026.

Registration Website:

https://www.wctm.org.cn/regist

Invitation Code: VIGOGJEC

VI. Contact

Email: contact@wfas.org.cn

World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS)

October 2026