38 th ICMART World Congress (November 7-9, 2025) organized by the French Acupuncture Federation fOr Research and MEdical Care (FAFORMEC) with the support of our Belgian and Swiss neighbours and friends (ABMA & ASA) as well as French midwives. The theme : “Cure, Care, Evidences, Teaching and Research”.

France, fertile land of Acupuncture : beginnings in the first half of 19th century, Louis Berlioz (father of Hector Berlioz, the famous musician), Jean-Baptiste Sarlandière (electroacupuncture,1825), Alfred Velpeau (inventor of the tape for bandage), Jules Cloquet,1826, … but these early beginnings collapsed by lack of real masters, approximate translations of Asian books concerning that field and some unsuccessful experiences. After enthusiasm came doubt and fear. Acupuncture kept a negative connotation until the thirties of the 20 th century.  This is the moment when the real traditional, medical and scientific acupuncture arose with Soulié de Morant “Précis of the True Acupuncture”,1934. His main book 鍼灸法, “Chinese Acupuncture”, published in 1957, includes an Atlas of the acupuncture points and meridians designed on “écorchés”. From France, acupuncture spread to other western European countries. The success of acupuncture in Europe participated to stop the decline of the Chinese traditional medicine in its mother country, China (Dr Fang Zun-ngen, Shanghai,1937).

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Nadia Volf

Thomas Burgoon

Michael Freedman

Lisa Taylor-Swanson

Loreenz Fischer

Marc Petitpierre

Xavier Capdevila

Gregory Ninot

Keiko Ogawa

Bau-Yan Liu

Dominic Irnich

Chin Chan