China News Service, Beijing, March 30 (Reporter Zhang Su) After conducting a sampling survey of nearly 3,000 clinical medical staff in 110 countries and regions, interviewing authoritative clinical experts, and analyzing the driving force of the global medical industry in the past 10 years , the researchers wrote the "Future Doctor White Paper" and released it on the 30th.
This report summarizes three major trends in global medical development: the deep integration of digital technology and medical means; the overall improvement of patients' health literacy; and the diverse medical scenarios that pose new challenges to the capabilities of medical staff.
"The "Future Doctor White Paper" is the result of our research on global clinical medical staff and in-depth interviews with experts. We hope to use this to deeply reveal the changing trends of the global medical industry, gain insight into the needs and challenges of medical staff, and learn from clinical medical care in various countries. Best practice, drive innovation with insight, empower medical care with knowledge, and join hands with partners in the medical and health ecosystem to work together for a healthier China and the world.” said Li Lin, President of Elsevier Greater China.
——Chinese medical staff are more open and optimistic about digital technology
The survey results show that among various digital technologies, big data and artificial intelligence have attracted much attention.
80% of the medical staff surveyed in the world believe that big data will be deeply integrated into population health management, and the continuous accumulation of information collected after the interconnection of scientific research data, electronic medical records and medical equipment will help doctors to formulate more accurate diagnosis and treatment plans and improve decision-making effectiveness.
The "White Paper on Doctors of the Future" shows that Chinese medical staff have a more open and optimistic attitude towards the application and innovation of digital technology. The degree of recognition in many aspects is higher than the global average by more than 10%.
——The medical and health industry has turned to "equal emphasis on prevention, treatment and rehabilitation"
The survey results show that up to 90% of the medical staff surveyed around the world believe that "performance evaluation of medical institutions" is inseparable from clinical practice.
On the other hand, 66% of the interviewed medical staff believe that with the popularization of telemedicine equipment and the improvement of personal medical treatment and records, patients will be more active in self-health management, understand and choose better treatment options, and be able to actively Cooperate with the doctor and achieve the best treatment results.
Respondents also pointed out that the improvement of patients' health literacy can help doctors and patients to take intervention measures as soon as possible according to changes in their health status, and promote the gradual realization of the medical and health industry from "focusing on disease treatment" to "emphasizing equal emphasis on prevention, treatment and rehabilitation". transformation.
- Doctor-patient communication skills are very important in future medical scenarios
The study found that diversified medical and health service models can provide convenience for doctors and patients and improve the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment.
63% of the global medical staff surveyed believe that remote diagnosis and treatment will further dominate in the future.
However, changes in the medical service scene also pose new challenges to the skills of medical staff.
51% of the respondents believe that telemedicine may affect doctors to maintain humanistic care for patients, and doctor-patient communication skills will be very important for clinical care in future medical scenarios.
Li Lin believes that by understanding the challenges and capability maps of future doctors, we can better focus on the future-oriented needs of Chinese clinical medical staff, "Empower future doctors with knowledge to meet their needs in lifelong learning, skill improvement, clinical practice and scientific research. needs for exploration and so on.”
The report specifically mentioned that Chinese medical staff believe that in order to better adapt to the future diversified medical and health service models, the two most important skills that future clinicians need to have are data analysis ability (60%) and technical literacy (48%). %), in addition, clinical knowledge (46%), communication skills (34%), etc. are also the core competencies of future doctors.
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