title: [Current situation of the standardization of acupuncture and moxibustion in Taiwan].
abstract: The current situation of the standardization of acupuncture and moxibustion in the Taiwan region is introduced in this paper from the three aspects, named the development state of standard of acupuncture and moxibustion in Taiwan, the implementation of Taiwan district standard and the standardization of acupuncture and moxibustion in Taiwan. At present, the relevant standards of acupuncture and moxibustion in Taiwan just include the standard operation procedure of acupuncture and moxibustion, the reference guideline of the safe operation in the medical service centers of traditional Chinese medicine, and the faculty standard of Chinese medicine hospital, etc. It is concluded that the current situation of the standardization of acupuncture and moxibusiton presented the weak awareness of the standardization of acupuncture and moxibustion in the industry, insufficient enterprise standard, less-quantity of the implemented standards and narrow coverage.
authors.affiliation: Moxibustion College of Tianjin University of TCM, the Pilot Project Construction Unit of Research Center for Acupuncture-Moxibustion Standardization, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Li-Jia
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Bi-Yu
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Cai-Yan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Qi-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Gui-Lan
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D013624:Taiwan; D000078329:Workforce