title: Standardization and future directions in pattern identification research: International brainstorming session.
abstract: An international brainstorming session on standardizing pattern identification (PI) was held at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine on October 1, 2013 in Daejeon, South Korea. This brainstorming session was convened to gather insights from international traditional East Asian medicine specialists regarding PI standardization. With eight presentations and discussion sessions, the meeting allowed participants to discuss research methods and diagnostic systems used in traditional medicine for PI. One speaker presented a talk titled "The diagnostic criteria for blood stasis syndrome: implications for standardization of PI". Four speakers presented on future strategies and objective measurement tools that could be used in PI research. Later, participants shared information and methodology for accurate diagnosis and PI. They also discussed the necessity for standardizing PI and methods for international collaborations in pattern research.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, 305-811, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeeyoun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, 305-811, South Korea.
authors.forename: Bongki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, 305-811, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Ah
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, 305-811, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sooseong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Artic University of Norway, Tromso, 9037, Norway.|University College of Health Sciences, Campus Kristiania, Institute of Acupuncture, Oslo, 0855, Norway.
authors.forename: Terje
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alraek
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Zhao-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.affiliation: University College of Health Sciences, Campus Kristiania, Institute of Acupuncture, Oslo, 0855, Norway.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.affiliation: College of Oriental Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam, 461-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hun
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, University of Technology, Sydney, Post Box 123, Australia.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zaslawski
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, 305-811, South Korea.
authors.forename: Byoung-Kab
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, 305-811, South Korea. drmslee@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Myeong Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D038622:Internationality; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012106:Research
keywords: Chinese medicine; international symposium; pattern identification