Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field Director Susan Wieland joined colleagues in China at the 5th Beijing Forum of Evidence-Based Medicine on October 18. This event was hosted by Professor Jianping Liu of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; Professor Liu is a director of the CAM Field China satellite and the university is an affiliate of the Cochrane China Network. Dr. Wieland presented on Cochrane reviews on acupuncture. This event was also attended by Professor Myeong Soo Lee, CAM Field Korea satellite director, and other foreign experts including Alan Bensoussan, Dennis Chang, Terje Alraek, Trine Stub, and Holger Schüneman.

While in China, Dr. Wieland also presented at the Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Xianyang on October 22, and met with students afterwards for questions and answers about systematic reviews in traditional Chinese medicine. Her focus in presentations and conversations throughout this visit was on the need to build capacity to conduct up-to-date and methodologically rigorous systematic reviews to further develop the evidence base for acupuncture and other traditional medicine interventions that are used globally.