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Expert Acupuncturist for Your Healthcare Needs

Established in 2005, Lianne Aquilina, Clinical Director of Aquila, is a highly experienced and qualified acupuncturist with 20+ years of expertise providing individualised, patient-centred, advanced specialist acupuncture for positive health care changes and wellbeing.

Lianne has a Master of Science in Health Research, a First Class Bachelor of Science Degree in Acupuncture, an Award for Health, Life and Social Sciences, and Certification in Advanced Integrated Medical Acupuncture. She will provide all the acupuncture treatments for your health care needs.

Lianne Aquilina is part of an expert teaching team at the UK Taiwan Academy of Traditional Medicine, London. 

ACUPUNCTURIST

Lianne Aquilina MSc BSc Hons MBAcC DipAyt

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Lianne Aquilina

BSc Hons Acupuncture MBAcC MSc

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Lianne Aquilina

London School of Economics and Political Science
Leadership change, authentic leadership, transformational leadership, contemporary themes in business ethics, character and ethical decision-making, a culture of collaboration, coaching and mentoring to develop others, leading diverse teams, leading change and effective influence, 2022

Healthcare Research Lecturer

Lecturer of “Critical Appraisal of Health Research.” City College Acupuncture, London, 2019.


Research Peer Reviewer

2018-2023
Research Resource Briefing Document for Clinician's and Researchers
2019 Lianne Aquilina with Mark Bovey coauthored a research resource for health professionals and researchers “A review of the evidence base for IVF or ICSI and Acupuncture: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.” A new resource for the British Acupuncture Council, UK.

Research Spokesperson

2018-2019 Lianne was appointed as a media research spokeswoman regarding acupuncture research, public and professional relations.



Acupuncture Research MSc Project Supervisor

2016-2019 Lianne supervised Master of Science Research dissertations, Acupuncture Online Tutor and Dissertation Marker at the Northern College of Acupuncture, York, for the Online Global MSc in Advanced Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Master of Science Award in Applied Health Research

2017 Lianne Aquilina was awarded a Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Health Research from the Health Science Department University of York, UK.


Lianne’s research included “A review of the reporting quality of key design and analysis components of cluster randomised controlled trials: a sample of monographs from health and education.” This was a retrospective review of cluster randomised controlled trials funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme and a sample of trials in the field of education funded by the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF). The consolidated standards of reporting randomised controlled trials (CONSORT) statement cluster extension was used as a benchmark for the quality of reporting of cluster trials. Recommendations were made. Specialised modules included epidemiology, research methods, qualitative research in healthcare, health economics, designing randomised controlled trials, health behaviour, health and social statistics, measuring health and disease, principles of policy, practice and evidence base, systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

6th National Congress Visiting Guest Speaker

2017 Lianne Aquilina was invited as a guest speaker at the 6th Congress on “Infertility and IVF” Italy for medical doctors and consultants. Topics included:

Optimising Natural Conception

Regulating the Menstrual Cycle

Advanced Acupuncture for IVF

The Social and Psychological Impact of Subfertility and Fertility Treatment

Management and debate of Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF)


Fertility Research Psychological and Social Management of Subfertility and Fertility Treatment

Lianne’s research explored the Stigma surrounding subfertility in society and healthcare. Lianne outlines implications and recommends management strategies as well as future healthcare and service research.
Coauthor of Acupuncture for Assisted Reproduction Textbook for Acupuncturists

2015 the book she co-authored was published by Elsevier the book is entitled ‘Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction: An Integrated Approach to Treatment Management.

The book has achieved best-selling acupuncture textbook in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, United States of America, Canada, Australia, and India (ISBN: 978-0702050107).

Observational Researcher

2012 she was invited by the 
British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB)
 to be the Accreditation Research Observer and Reporter for the accreditation process of the department of health of a Master of Science (MSc) course in Chinese Acupuncture, Southbank University, London.


Acupuncture Classics

2009 Lianne obtained a distinction for a Masters of Arts (MA) module ‘Reading Chinese Medical Classics‘ – a specialist module offered by The College of Traditional Acupuncture (CTA) postgraduate education department affiliated with Oxford Brookes University, UK.
Acupuncture Articles
Lianne has published in the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Journal of Chinese Medicine/European Journal of Integrated Medicine and is a Contributing News Columnist for the Acupuncture Now Foundation (ANF) USA.

Visiting Guest Lecturer Acupuncture for Fertility, IVF and Early Pregnancy Support

Lianne is also a visiting guest lecturer to undergraduate MSc and BSc students on the use of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture in the treatment and management of infertility and IVF. University of Lincoln, and Northern College of Acupuncture.

Acupuncture Educator, Clinical Practice Supervisor, and Examiner, Lincoln University, Lincolnshire

Invitation to teach by the University of Lincoln’s acupuncture program leader as their BSc Hons Acupuncture Clinical Supervisor. Lianne taught acupuncture clinical practice for 8 years.

Advanced Medical Acupuncture

Certified in Advanced Medical and Integrated Acupuncture at the Guangdong Province Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, affiliated with the Hospital of GuangZhou University of Chinese Medicine, China.


2005

Primary Qualitative Research

Qualitative research was conducted on ‘The Therapeutic Relationship in the Dental Setting’ published by Palgrave in Chapter 10 of ‘Professional Perspectives in Health Care’, edited by Carol Wilkinson, USA.

2005

Award for Studies in Health, Life and Social Science

Obtained award and prize for Studies in Health, by Professor B. McGaw BSc Hons, Ph.D., C. Biol, C. Chem, FRSC, C, Sci. Dean of The Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences at the University of Lincoln.

2005

First Class Hons Bachelor of Science Degree in Acupuncture

British Acupuncture Accreditation Board, University of Lincoln.

2005

Boston Healthcare Consultants

2005

Acupuncturist Lianne Aquilina MSc BSc MBAcC: Key Education, Qualification and Activity

2000

NVQ Level 3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support.

Qualified Nurse, National Certificate in Dental Nursing Speciality, Nottingham.