novel for you Chapter 1281 Thematic Seminar (Part 1)
Chapter 1281 Thematic Seminar (Part 1)
The afternoon session will be a thematic seminar where participants will present typical cases collected from various locations in groups and offer suggestions for improvement.
At lunchtime, the canteen was bustling with activity as students gathered in small groups, discussing the morning's ceremony and sharing their experiences from the past three months.
Chen Yang was called aside by Wen Xiuping and Chu Yiyun.
"Xiao Chen, your speech this morning was very good."
Song Luojun smiled and praised, "It has both high standards and is down-to-earth."
Chu Yiyun smiled and patted Chen Yang on the shoulder: "In these three months, you've not only trained a group of promising young talents, but you've also grown a lot yourself. Minister Shen just told me privately that he plans to give you more responsibilities after the new campus of the Kyoto International Medical Center is completed."
Chen Yang was taken aback: "Elder Chu, what do you mean?"
The current director of Kyoto International Medical Center is Wen Rongxuan. According to Chu Yiyun, once the new hospital is completed, he will be appointed as the director.
"The specifics haven't been decided yet, but you'll definitely be taking on more responsibility."
Chu Yiyun smiled and said, "The development of traditional Chinese medicine needs young people to take the lead. With your current vision and abilities, you are already capable of taking on more important positions."
As they were talking, Minister Shen walked over, accompanied by his secretary.
"Director Chen, I plan to attend the entire seminar this afternoon."
Minister Shen smiled and said, "I would like to hear the most genuine thoughts and suggestions from these young people."
"Welcome, Minister Shen, for your guidance," Chen Yang said quickly.
"It's not guidance, it's learning."
Shen Yuntao waved his hand and said with a smile, "For the cause of traditional Chinese medicine to develop, we must listen to the voices from the front lines. You have traveled to so many places in the past three months, and what you have seen and heard is the most valuable information."
Chen Yang smiled and said, "Minister Shen is right. We would also like to hear your suggestions."
Chen Yang gleaned some meaning from Shen Yuntao's words; it seemed that the ministry was indeed planning to introduce some policies targeting traditional Chinese medicine, which was a great thing.
The afternoon seminar was held in the academic lecture hall of the University of Chinese Medicine, and was conducted in the form of a roundtable discussion.
Leaders and seniors such as Shen Yuntao, Wen Xiuping, and Chu Yiyun sat at the main table, accompanied by Chen Yang, Xiao Jingyun, and Gao Anliang.
The 28 trainees were divided into four groups and gave presentations on four topics.
The first group's topic was "The Development of Distinctive Features and Departments in Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals," presented by Zhuang Qiwen.
Zhuang Qiwen opened the PowerPoint presentation, showing the photos and data they had taken in various locations.
“We surveyed twelve TCM hospitals at different levels and found a common problem—'TCM characteristics are not distinctive'.”
Zhuang Qiwen cut to the chase: "Many hospitals, although they are labeled as 'Traditional Chinese Medicine,' have been heavily Westernized in their treatment models, departmental setups, and medication approaches."
Several contrasting photos appeared on the projector: the outpatient hall of a top-tier traditional Chinese medicine hospital, where the layout of the information desk, cashier, and pharmacy was no different from that of a Western medicine hospital; and the wards of another county-level traditional Chinese medicine hospital, where IV stands and monitors were standard equipment, but traditional Chinese medicine treatment equipment was scarce.
"The reasons for this are both objective and subjective."
Zhuang Qiwen analyzed: "Objectively, Western medicine has a high degree of standardization in diagnosis and treatment, is easy to manage, and has more direct economic benefits; subjectively, some hospital managers lack confidence in traditional Chinese medicine, or their own knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine is insufficient, which leads to the gradual fading of the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine."
Some of the hospital administrators in the audience nodded in agreement, while others looked embarrassed.
"But we also discovered some good practices."
Zhuang Qiwen switched to the PPT: "For example, the Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Jiangdong Province has established a 'Traditional Chinese Medicine Classic Ward,' which is managed entirely according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. From diagnosis to treatment to nursing, the entire process highlights the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine. Although there are only twenty beds, the curative effect is remarkable, and the patient satisfaction rate is as high as 98%."
"There's also the Jialin County Hospital in Shanzhou Province. Based on the fact that rheumatic bone pain is a common local disease, they have focused on developing the acupuncture and physiotherapy department, which has become a distinctive advantage. Although it's only a county-level hospital, patients from several surrounding counties come here specifically to treat them."
Zhuang Qiwen suggested: "We believe that the construction of TCM hospitals should not pursue large scale and comprehensiveness, but should be tailored to local conditions and highlight their unique characteristics."
“Every hospital should identify its own advantageous diseases and distinctive technologies and concentrate resources on their development. At the same time, it is necessary to establish a treatment efficacy evaluation system that conforms to the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, and not simply apply Western medicine indicators.”
Shen Yuntao took careful notes, occasionally asking questions such as, "What are your specific ideas for establishing a distinctive evaluation system for traditional Chinese medicine?"
Zhuang Qiwen was well-prepared: "For example, for chronic diseases and functional diseases, indicators such as quality of life scores, degree of symptom improvement, and recurrence rate can be introduced; for traditional Chinese medicine techniques such as acupuncture and massage, operational standards and efficacy evaluation standards can be established."
"The key is that these standards must conform to the theories of traditional Chinese medicine, and cannot be forced to fit the mold."
Zhuang Qiwen said to Shen Yuntao, "Traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment must be based on the principle of syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine. This principle must never be shaken."
Shen Yuntao nodded in agreement.
The second group's topic was "Exploration and Inheritance of Folk Traditional Chinese Medicine Experience," presented by Yu Shiyun.
Yu Shiyun's report was more emotional.
She recounted her experience visiting Master Lei in Jiangdong Province, showed photos of Master Lei's "medicinal needles" and "thunder and fire moxibustion" tools, and frankly mentioned the distrust of academic schools among folk doctors.
"Old Master Lei has real skills, but he would rather take his skills to his grave than easily pass them on."
Yu Shiyun said, "This is not an isolated case. We have encountered many such folk doctors in various places. They have unique experience and skills, but for various reasons, they are difficult to be recognized and passed on."
The projector showed a photo of He Wenliang's "Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance and Innovation Base": "In comparison, the approach of Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is worth learning from. They do not simply collect prescriptions, but rather build trust with folk doctors, conduct joint research, and make folk experience scientific and standardized."
Yu Shiyun glanced at Chen Yang, still a little intimidated: "My suggestion is, firstly, to establish a talent pool of folk TCM practitioners, and to certify and support those with genuine talent."
"Second, we will establish a 'Folk Experience Compilation Studio' to invite folk healers to collaborate with academic experts on research."
"Third, hold folk TCM technique exchange classes to promote experience sharing; fourth, promote the standardization and dissemination of distinctive techniques while protecting intellectual property rights."
As soon as Yu Shiyun finished speaking, Chu Yiyun said, "This problem has existed for many years. The academics and the folks look down on each other, and it is the entire Chinese medicine cause that suffers."
"Xiao Yu's suggestion is good. The key is to establish a trust mechanism so that both parties can benefit."
"If we do our homework in this area, it will be of great benefit to the development of traditional Chinese medicine and to the discovery of TCM talents."
As Chu Yiyun spoke, he was clearly preoccupied, because he knew very well that over the years, some things had indeed hurt the feelings of some traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and some of them still harbored resentment towards certain things.