The UCAA joins hands with RMIT University, Northern Hospital, Royal Banquet Hall,
Tertiary ScholarshipFunds., Andeli Stone Co., Ltd., King of the Sea, Australian Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine Victoria Branch, Melbourne Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall, History Binwei Asian Business Association, Australian Jiangmen General Commercial Association Inc., Chaozhou Guild Hall, Melbourne Huazi Art Troupe, Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, Melbourne Buddhist Association, Victoria Cambodia-Chinese Friendship Association, East Timor Chinese Friendship Association, Victoria Vietnam Cambodia Laos Chinese Association Federation, Australia Zhejiang United Association Incorporated, the Australian Yunnan Federation, Ausfocus International Media Group, Asian Multimedia, Australia Chinese Daily and other institutions jointly promote the entry of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture into hospital emergency rooms: improving the feasibility of pain treatment. We sincerely invite you to participate in the charity fundraising dinner
To benefit local people and contribute to society, PANDA is taking action!
PANDA（Personalized Add-on Acupuncture service at the Northern Emergency Department for Acute Pain）It is a clinical project designed to provide personalized acupuncture treatment for patients with acute pain in the emergency department. It is carried out by RMIT University and Northern Hospital.
Acupuncture research at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) combines the philosophy and culture of evidence-based medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. In the latest Excellent Research Australia (ERA) rankings, RMIT was rated "well above world standards" for alternative medicine and clinical research. Northern Health (NH) is the largest general hospital located in northern Melbourne and has the largest emergency department in Victoria, receiving more than 110,000 patients every year. RMIT and Northern Hospital have a history of cooperation for more than 20 years.
Project PANDA is a groundbreaking study using acupuncture to reduce pain in emergency room patients. Research shows that acupuncture has powerful efficacy in pain management and there is significant patient demand. This project will provide a framework for the wider integration of acupuncture into the healthcare system in Australian hospitals. RMIT's scientific research team reported that the introduction of acupuncture into hospitals has received active support from Australian doctors, nurses and patients.
The most common condition seen in hospital emergency rooms is pain. Currently, morphine is the main treatment option, but for some people, morphine is not only ineffective and can cause many side effects. Clinical medicine has shown that acupuncture has a very positive therapeutic effect on pain caused by various diseases, and has been recognized by the Australian and New Zealand Anesthetists Association as an effective, safe and non-drug acute pain treatment method with few side effects. However, as TCM acupuncture has not yet been incorporated into the Australian national medical system, this effective therapy has not been widely used in hospitals.
The PANDA project, a collaboration between RMIT and Northern Hospital, is a groundbreaking project with historic significance. It is the common wish of RMIT, Northern Hospital and the Chinese community to form a fundraising committee to promote the implementation of the PANDA project. The Fundraising Committee has been formed in the second half of 2023, and has used Zoom conference rooms to hold PANDA project seminars many times. On December 8, 2023, members of the organizing committee held the first offline seminar on the PANDA project in the RMIT conference room.
On February 19, 2024, RMIT officially launched the PANDA fundraising campaign with Chinese community leaders and philanthropists when celebrating the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon.
On June 26, 2024, RMIT passed the ethics approval of the PANDA project, which is gratifying! On July 15, online fundraising for Australian English speaking societies officially began.
All of us at the UCAA are willing to contribute to the economic and social development of Australia, and at the same time inherit the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. It is our unshirkable responsibility to promote the PANDA project. Our fundraising will allow acupuncturists to go into hospitals and work with emergency room doctors and nurses to reduce patient suffering. We fully promote the process of the PANDA project and call on all sectors of society to actively participate in, support and pay attention to the PANDA project and contribute to this end. Your participation and every donation is not only material assistance, but also spiritual support. Charity is not only an act, but also an attitude. Let us work together to promote traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture to enter hospitals as soon as possible to benefit the people and contribute to society.
Our UCAA first charity fundraising dinner for the PANDA project will be held at 6pm on July 27, 2024 at the Rongle Ballroom. Hope love is with us.
We are grateful to every enthusiastic person who works together and contributes to the early introduction of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture into hospital emergency rooms! Your generosity will be remembered by the history of “promoting traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture into hospital emergency rooms to improve the feasibility of pain treatment”!
Date of the Inauguration Dinner: 6:00 PM, July 27, 2024
Dinner Location: Glory Banquet Hall, 199 Sunshine Road, Tottenham VIC 3012
Charity fundraising methods:
Tickets and table reservations are welcome. The dinner fee is A$100 per person. The reservation payment must be entered into the following account number as the voucher, and the voucher will then be sent to the following contact person. The contact person will arrange a seat after receiving the payment voucher. All proceeds from the meals minus stage expenses will be donated to the panda project. (The catering expenses are provided free of charge by the owner of Rongle Banquet Hall, Zheng Yuanlie, and all proceeds are donated to the Panda project) At that time, the UCAA and RMIT staff will be on site to collect donations. Afterwards, RMIT will issue a tax deduction invoice to the donor. Everyone is welcome to provide valuable auction items as a charity auction, and all proceeds from the auction will be donated to the PANDA project. Please contact the contact person. Many thanks!
Contact person:
Cindy Xue：0426 259 952
Stan Chang：0411 131 130
Xiao Yue Wang：0403 112 628
Jessica Li：0413 490 678
email： ucaaus@outlook.com
CBA Bank A/C Name:
United Chinese Associations of Australia Incorporated
BSB: 063 167
A/C No: 1111 7783
United Chinese of Australia Incorporated
July 7, 2024
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