China News Service, Xining, March 25 (Reporter Zhang Tianfu) Medical experts from many places in China expressed through online and offline methods on the 25th that compared with diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, the Chinese people's perception of "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" insufficient.
Experts call for promoting the standardization of graded diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the context of aging population, air pollution, and a large number of smokers, so as to achieve "happy breathing".
On the same day, the kick-off meeting of the "Happy Breath" China COPD Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment Project in Xining, Qinghai was held in Xining.
Gao Haipeng, vice president of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, said in an online speech that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases in my country, which seriously threatens the health of residents.
The latest epidemiological survey data shows that the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among people aged 40 and above in my country is 13.7%, which is an urgent shortcoming in my country's major disease prevention and control system.
"The awareness rate of COPD among the Chinese population is low, which is significantly lower than that of hypertension, diabetes and cerebral infarction. The awareness rate of grassroots doctors' knowledge about COPD treatment and the utilization rate of grassroots COPD pulmonary function tests are also high. It is relatively low.” Yang Ting, an expert from the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, introduced that at the same time, the rate of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of COPD at the grassroots level is also relatively high. at the grassroots level."
Yang Ting said that the "Happy Breathing" project was initiated by Wang Chen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and others. It aims to establish a national COPD tiered diagnosis and treatment demonstration area and a county-level COPD standard management demonstration area; provide a basis for the formulation of national policies on chronic respiratory diseases; promote Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has entered the national basic public health program and medical insurance for chronic diseases; to achieve full coverage of medical institutions in pilot areas, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis and treatment technology, referral of difficult and critical illnesses, and personnel training systems.
Feng Xiaokai, vice president of Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, said that the awareness level of COPD, early detection and diagnosis ability, and management of COPD patients in Qinghai Province are not optimistic. The situation is seriously mismatched. "With the continuous development of the aging population, COPD will become an important disease that seriously affects the health of residents, and the prevention and treatment situation is very urgent."
Feng Xiaokai said that Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, one of the leading units of the fourth phase of the "Happy Breathing" China COPD Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment Project, will organize tertiary hospitals in Xining area, secondary hospitals in counties, township health centers and other hospitals. Community health service centers and other medical institutions participated in the implementation of the project to improve the level of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment of COPD and long-term management, and to continuously improve the prevention and treatment capabilities of grassroots respiratory diseases in Qinghai.
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