Three doctors of the Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Military Medical Academy, Assistant Professor Dr. Zorica Brdareski, Lt Col Dr. Dejan Ilic and Dr. Maja Pavlovic participated in the international course of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine which was held from July 14 to 21, 2017 in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

Participants from 11 different countries attended the training course in order to promote and recognize the importance of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of various injuries.

Participants were shown some of the TCM methods (moxibustion, cupping, tui na - Chinese massage), classic acupuncture, as well as electroacupuncture, auricular acupuncture and acupuncture of the wrist and ankle joints along with the practical training of participants. During the course, and in cooperation with doctors from the United States of America, various modalities of acupuncture were also presented - classic, newer (acupuncture of the wrist and ankle, methods of "hot" and "dry" needles), but also those which use some technology facilitation (point indicator on the ear shell).

During the training, participants visited a hospital where traditional Chinese medicine is an integral part of the treatment, and a visit to exhibitions and medical equipment plants in this area was organized.