AACMA Webinar: Allergic Rhinitis: Is acupuncture the treatment of choice?
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) affects one in four Australians, costs the Australian economy billions every year in healthcare costs and lost productivity and is poorly managed by currently recommended standard care. Acupuncture has been shown to be highly effective in treating allergic rhinitis, not only in short term symptom management, but also in producing lasting improvement. In both the Acupuncture Evidence Project and the recently published State of Evidence in Acupuncture review, acupuncture for allergic rhinitis was rated as having Evidence of Positive Effect. This makes allergic rhinitis one of the top ten conditions for which acupuncture shows Evidence of Positive Effect. Research has also revealed lasting modulation of the immune system in response to acupuncture, provided that the frequency and duration of treatment is adequate. Acupuncture for allergic rhinitis also has a very positive safety profile with very low adverse effects rates. This presentation will combine lessons learned from original clinical research, combined with recent research and clinical experience to make the case for acupuncture to be recommended as a first line treatment option for allergic rhinitis.
Webinar Details
Topic: Allergic Rhinitis: Is acupuncture the treatment of choice?
Presenter: John McDonald
Date & Time: 7:00-8:30pm AEST, Wednesday, 13 May 2026
CPD: 1.5 points
Registration (recording included): AACMA Member $45; AACMA Student Member FREE; Non Member $90
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About John McDonald
Dr John McDonald is a veteran acupuncturist, academic, author, speaker, researcher and advocate, whose original PhD research in the School of Medicine at Griffith University (where he was an Adjunct Senior Lecturer for 14 years) explored changes to the immune system in response to acupuncture for perennial allergic rhinitis. Dr McDonald has presented at conferences at Harvard Medical School, World Acupuncture Day (Paris), Vienna, Bologna, Estoril (Portugal), Kansas City, San Francisco, Wellington and Auckland.
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