(Interview between the Two Sessions) Zhang Di, a well-known pediatric doctor who is "difficult to find": Promoting Chinese medicine can alleviate children's difficulty in seeing a doctor

　　Chinanews.com, Beijing, March 10th, title: "Difficult to find number one" pediatric doctor Zhang Di: Promoting Chinese medicine can alleviate children's difficulty in seeing a doctor

　　Author Tang Xiaoqing Chen Shuang

　　"Promoting and carrying forward the TCM pediatric diagnosis and treatment method, and continuously strengthening the construction of the TCM pediatrician team, not only meets the current national climate of support and guidance for the development of TCM, but also can effectively alleviate the current dilemma of the current shortage of pediatric diagnosis and treatment resources and the shortage of pediatricians." National People's Congress The representative and chief physician Zhang Di of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine said in an interview with reporters.

　　Zhang Di is a well-known pediatrician of Chinese medicine, "the number one is hard to find".

He summarized his 30 years of pediatric clinical experience, the book "Experience Record of Pediatric Famous Doctor Zhang Di's Outpatient Clinic-The Secrets of Traditional Chinese Medicine You Want to Know" has been officially published, hoping to benefit more children in the Department of Pediatrics of Chinese Medicine.

In recent years, he has insisted on speaking out for the Chinese medicine industry and for patients and their families.

　　The shortage of pediatricians has always been a prominent problem in China's medical field.

The "White Paper on the Status of Pediatric Resources in China" shows that the total number of pediatricians in China is only 100,000, and there are 0.55 pediatricians per 1,000 children.

According to the target of 0.69 pediatricians per 1,000 children proposed in the "Healthy China 2020 Strategic Research Report", the gap of pediatricians is 86,000, which means it needs to be increased by 70% on the existing basis.

The outbreak of the new crown epidemic this year and the continuous improvement of residents’ health awareness have made the already prominent pediatric medical diagnosis and treatment resources and the shortage of pediatricians more prominent.

　　"To alleviate the difficulty in seeing a doctor for children, traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages." Zhang Di believes that traditional Chinese medicine has the characteristics of simplicity, convenience, cheapness and testing in the prevention and treatment of common, frequently-occurring, intractable, and intractable diseases in children, so it should be fully utilized. The characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine promote the diagnosis and treatment of Chinese medicine suitable for pediatrics. “Therefore, it is necessary to build a group of children's hospitals specializing in Chinese medicine or children's hospitals specializing in integrated Chinese and Western medicine."

　　"Provided provinces will build a TCM children's hospital in each province, and each TCM hospital above the second level will set up TCM pediatrics, and carry out basic-level pediatric TCM appropriate technical training. Larger primary-level community health service institutions should be equipped with at least one TCM or integrated TCM pediatrics. Doctor." Zhang Di said that the State Food and Drug Administration can establish a special channel for the review and approval of children's medications and provide policy support for the prices of children's medications.

Zhang Di, deputy to the National People's Congress and chief physician of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Photo courtesy of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

　　"Pediatric doctors, especially pediatricians of Chinese medicine, are not good at being a pediatrician, so many young people are unwilling to study pediatrics. At the same time, Chinese medicine is extensive and profound and requires a wealth of clinical experience. This is also the difficulty in training pediatricians of Chinese medicine." Zhang Di will be there every year. Provide relevant suggestions on the training of Chinese medicine pediatricians.

　　In 2018, he suggested setting up a speciality in pediatrics of Chinese medicine in professional colleges.

In 2019, he submitted a proposal to "train pediatricians of traditional Chinese medicine and ease registration difficulties".

Last year, Zhang Di combined with the "pioneer" role played by Chinese medicine in the fight against epidemics, and suggested increasing the training of Chinese medicine talents for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

　　"We must continue to actively guide Chinese medicine hospitals and schools to increase investment in pediatric education, and fully resume the enrollment of pediatrics of traditional Chinese medicine. According to the free teacher training policy, establish and improve the national free targeted training of traditional Chinese medicine pediatric doctors. Intensify the training of traditional Chinese medicine pediatrics and organize the pediatrics of traditional Chinese medicine. Doctors carry out transfer training, practical skills training, and go to qualified top three Chinese medicine hospitals for further training and rotation." Zhang Di believes that it is necessary to establish a sound Chinese medicine pediatric grading diagnosis and treatment and preventive health care system, and strive to prevent minor illnesses from leaving the community, thereby alleviating pediatricians. The problem of shortage.

　　It is also Zhang Di's concern to create a good environment for the growth and practice of TCM pediatricians and improve the treatment of TCM pediatricians.

He called for the reform and improvement of the price formation mechanism for pediatric Chinese medicine services, and according to the characteristics of Chinese medicine pediatric diagnosis and treatment, appropriately increasing the medical service price and income distribution ratio that reflect the value of pediatric Chinese medicine personnel's technical labor; establish a long-term mechanism for commendation and reward of Chinese medicine pediatrics to promote health professionals For engineering and other recommendations, there is a single category of TCM Pediatrics.

　　"It is also necessary to improve the dispute prevention and adjustment mechanism, resolutely combat violent injuries, verbal abuse and other behaviors, and protect the personal safety and personality of Chinese medicine pediatricians." Zhang Di said.

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