All guides: Chinese Medicine: Websites

Recommended websites

Government departments, medical boards and other professional bodies:

Medical Board of Australia
The Medical Board of Australia registers medical practitioners and medical students, and develops standards, codes and guidelines for the medical profession.
Australian Government: Department of Health
The Department of Health develops and delivers policies and programs, and advises the Australian Government on health, aged care and sport.
Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA)
The peak professional organisation for Chinese medicine, acupuncturists, herbalists and traditional remedial massage practitioners in Australia.
Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
The functions of the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia include: developing standards, codes and guidelines for the Chinese Medicine profession; approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study; registering Chinese Medicine practitioners and students; handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings; and assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia.
Chinese Medical Association (CMA)
The Chinese Medical Association (CMA) is a non-profit national academic organization in China.

Drug, herb and plant databases:

Drugs, Herbs & Supplements (Medline Plus)
MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Learn about your prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines, and browse dietary supplements and herbal remedies to learn about their effectiveness, usual dosage, and drug interactions.
JSTOR Global Plants
Global Plants from JSTOR is a world-wide look at botanical resources. As well as scholarly research from journals it offers a selection of botanical drawings, artefacts, and also has a link to featured herbariums.

Other useful websites

NICM Health Research Institute (NICM HRI)
Western Sydney University’s NICM Health Research Institute (NICM HRI) is Australia’s leader in integrative and complementary medicine research and policy. Seed funded by the Commonwealth Government and NSW Government, NICM HRI plays a key national role in ensuring Australians have access to reliable evidence on complementary medicines and treatments in wide use.
Therapeutic Goods Administration: Complementary medicines
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provides information on the regulation and registration of complementary medicines (also known as 'traditional' or 'alternative' medicines), including vitamin, mineral, herbal, aromatherapy and homoeopathic products.
Better Health Channel: Complementary and alternative care
The Better Health Channel provides health and medical information, as part of the Digital Strategy and Services Unit in the Victorian Government's Department of Health.
China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine
A collaboration between RMIT University and the Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (GPACMS).

It aims to advance traditional Chinese medicine education and research, and conducts evidence-based research in traditional medicine through clinical trials, systematic reviews and publication of high impact peer-reviewed papers.
World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine
Established at RMIT University in 2005, this centre is part of the traditional and complementary medicine area of work in the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines and Health Products programme.
Chinese Medicine Digital Projects
An open access resource provided by the Hong Kong Baptist University Library.

The resource includes:

Medical Plant Images Database
Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database
Phytochemical Image Database
Chines Medicine Specimen Database
Chinese Medicine Game-based Exercise

Student placements

Students studying Chinese Medicine at RMIT University undertake placements at the RMIT Health Clinic in Bundoora and the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine in China.

RMIT Chinese medicine clinic
Students develop health practitioner skills in acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and herbal dispensing skills by undertaking supervised clinical observation and practice at the RMIT Health Clinic at University Hill, Bundoora.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Students undertake a one-semester clinical internship in China through the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, where practicable.

News articles

Stay up to date with recent developments in Chinese Medicine:

News highlights:

SBS News: Xin Jin Shan Library
Read about the Xin Jin Shan Library in Ballarat, which houses over 200,000 Chinese books, making it the largest collection of Chinese-language books in Australia.

Evaluating information sources

The CRAAP test

Evaluate your sources using the CRAAP test to find reliable, quality information.

• Currency: when was it created?
• Relevance: is it on my topic?
• Authority: is it by an expert?
• Accuracy: is it correct?
• Purpose: why was it created?

The SIFT method

Evaluate web and social media sources in 4 moves using the SIFT method.

• Stop - think before using a source.
• Investigate where it is from.
• Find alternative sources.
• Trace claims, quotes and media.

Fact checking

Fact checking is an important skill. Find out how to assess and verify your sources with RMIT's Fact checking guide.

• Assess websites and social media.
• Lean how to spot fake news.
• Develop your media literacy skills.

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