Key Centre activities

China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine (CAIRCCM) key activities

Funding

2023

  • 8 million RMB, awarded to Professor Guo Xinfeng from The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, under the National Key R&D Program for the project ‘The Demonstration Research on Clinical Evaluation of Ethnic Medicine Based on Evidence-Based Medicine Support System.’

Awards

2023

  • Commendation, STEM College Research Team Awards – China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine (CAIRCCM), RMIT University

Monographs

Monograph publication

2023

2022

  • The Centre published three more monographs, bringing the total to 26 published monographs (English language versions). The final three were near completion and expected to all be published/ready to be published by start 2023.

Monograph evidence updates

2023

The Centre completed 11 English-language evidence updates, bringing the total completed to 22. These will be published in batches in 2024.​ Completed: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, psoriasis vulgaris, chronic urticaria, adult asthma, allergic rhinitis, herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia, insomnia, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, diabetic kidney disease, acne vulgaris, post-stroke spasticity, unipolar depression, chronic heart failure, atopic dermatitis, colorectal cancer, cancer pain, type 2 diabetes mellitus, urinary tract infection, migraine, menopause, and rhinosinusitis.

2022

  • The Centre completed 11 evidence updates on Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, cancer pain, colorectal cancer, diabetic kidney disease, insomnia, herpes zoster/post-herpetic neuralgia, acne, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and chronic urticaria.​
  • Six more evidence updates were underway: allergic rhinitis, post-stroke spasticity, post-stroke shoulder complications, depression, asthma and COPD.

Monograph evidence summaries

2023

The Centre completed 15 English-language evidence summaries, bringing the total completed to 19. These will be published online in batches in 2024. Completed: psoriasis vulgaris, chronic urticaria, adult asthma, allergic rhinitis, herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia, insomnia, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, diabetic kidney disease, acne vulgaris, post-stroke spasticity, unipolar depression, chronic heart failure, atopic dermatitis, cancer pain, urinary tract infection, migraine, menopause, and rhinosinusitis.

2022

  • The Centre completed four evidence summaries: Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, herpes zoster/post-herpetic neuralgia and acne.
  • Seven more evidence summaries were underway: psoriasis, allergic rhinitis, post-stroke spasticity, post-stroke shoulder complications, diabetic kidney disease, cancer pain and colorectal cancer. 

Seminars and podcasts

2023

Conference/Seminar participation

  • Centre staff attended several scientific conferences, including:
    • Invited Keynote Speakers, The 90th Anniversary International Academic Exchange Event of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 18 May 2023; Distinguished Professor Charlie Xue and Professor Tony Zhang
    • Keynote Speaker, Guangxi Chinese Medicine, Zhuang Medicine, and Yao Medicine Evidence Capacity Enhancement Training Course, Nanning, May 2023; Liu Shaonan
    • Invited Keynote Speaker, The International Symposium Drug Discovery and Clinical Practice at Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 2023; Distinguished Professor Charlie Xue
    • Invited Keynote Speaker, The First Global Traditional Medicine Submit as part of G20, 2023 Event in India, August 2023; Distinguished Professor Charlie Xue
    • Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of China Association of Integrative Medicine, Beijing, August 2023; Professor Guo Xinfeng
    • Keynote Speaker, Evidence-Based Annual Meeting of China Association of Integrative Medicine, Beijing, August 2023; Liu Shaonan
    • The 2nd World Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health (WCIMH), Rome, September 2023; Distinguished Professor Charlie Xue, Professor Tony Zhang, Professor Guo Xinfeng, Liu Shaonan
    • Keynote Speaker, The 5th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Biopharmaceutical Innovation Summit Forum, Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 8 November 2023; Professor Guo Xinfeng
    • Keynote Speaker, Academic Annual Meeting of China Ethnic Medicine Association, Guangzhou, November 2023; Liu Shaonan
    • Keynote Speaker, Southern Integrative Cardiovascular Forum, November 2023; Yang Lihong
    • Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of Clinical Research Branch of China Association of Chinese Medicine Information, Shenzhen, 25 November 2023; Professor Guo Xinfeng.
  • Centre staff attended several seminars, including:
    • Evidence-Based Medicine and the Evaluation of Chinese Medicine Efficacy, June 2023; Professor Guo Xinfeng
    • Evidence-Based Medicine and the Efficacy Evaluation of Tibetan Medicine Bath, July 2023; Professor Guo Xinfeng
    • Key Points in Cohort Study Design and Progress in Orthopedic Special Disease Cohort Research, August 2023; Yang Lihong
    • Chinese Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines, October 2023; Yang Lihong
    • Whole-Evidence Method Supports the Development of Ethnic Medicine, November 2023; Liu Shaonan
    • Evidence Resource Retrieval, December 2023; Liu Shaonan
    • Key Links in Clinical Research Enrolment and Follow-Up, December 2023; Yang Lihong.
  • PhD students attended/presented at several conferences and symposiums, including:
    • Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre Northern’s Brightest Stars-Student Symposium
    • Research Symposium for Chinese PhD students and scholars in Australia
    • Academic Conference on Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine
    • Real World Research Committee, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies

Seminars and videos

  • The Centre ran three bilingual (English and Chinese) seminars:
    • Cancer pain, Sunday 30 July
    • Depression, Sunday 24 September
    • Psoriasis vulgaris, Sunday 26 November.
  •  Work began on the first two videos promoting the monographs.

2022

  • On 2 October 2022, the Centre ran a Chinese medicine seminar: ‘Evidence-based medicine: allergic rhinitis’ in English and Chinese languages.
  • In 2022, the Centre completed one podcast on Alzheimer’s disease. 

HDR projects and students

2023

  • One PhD student graduated in 2023
  • PhD students enrolled:
    • Shaohua Lyu (thesis submitted in 2023, completed in 2024)
    • Jing Cui
    • Junyue Wang
    • Lingling Liu
    • Meifang Liu
    • Yi Cheng

2022

  • One PhD student graduated and seven were enrolled.
  • PhD students:​
    • Qianqian Guo
    • Shaohua Lyu
    • Jing Cui
    • Junyue Wang
    • Lingling Liu
    • Meifang Liu
    • Yi Cheng
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.