Perfecting the mechanism of inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine (authoritative interview, study and implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CP
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "Dig deep into the essence of the treasure house of Chinese medicine, give full play to the unique advantages of Chinese medicine, promote the modernization of Chinese medicine, push Chinese medicine to the world, earnestly inherit, develop and make good use of the precious wealth left by our ancestors, and write a new chapter in the great journey of building a healthy China and realizing the Chinese dream."
The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed to "improve the mechanism of inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine". In order to thoroughly study and understand the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, our reporter interviewed Yu Yanhong, member of the leading group of the National Health and Wellness Committee and director of state administration of traditional chinese medicine.
Deepen the reform of traditional Chinese medicine in an all-round way and highlight the unique advantages of traditional Chinese medicine in the construction of healthy China.
Reporter: How to deeply understand the deployment requirement of "improving the mechanism of inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine" proposed in the Decision?
Yu Yanhong: The "Decision" has made a major strategic deployment of "improving the mechanism of inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine", which reflects the consistent requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council for the work of traditional Chinese medicine and keeps pace with the times on the basis of promoting theoretical innovation and practical innovation in the work of traditional Chinese medicine. We must profoundly understand, grasp and resolutely implement a series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new conclusions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on comprehensively deepening the reform, highlight the problem orientation, adhere to the goal orientation, put the inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine in the overall situation of further comprehensively deepening the reform, resolutely crack deep-seated institutional obstacles and structural contradictions through institutional innovation, and stimulate the overall effect and maximum efficiency of the reform of traditional Chinese medicine.
Focus on accelerating the release of multiple functions and cultural values of Chinese medicine, more actively serve and integrate into major national strategies, consciously further identify the positioning of Chinese medicine work in the overall situation, and enhance the contribution and display of Chinese medicine to the economy and society.
Focus on giving full play to the unique advantages of traditional Chinese medicine in building a healthy China. In deepening the reform of the medical and health system, we should further promote the development of the characteristics and advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, encourage the mechanism of providing and using traditional Chinese medicine services, further improve the coordination mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, promote the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, and constantly demonstrate the remarkable advantages of complementary and coordinated development of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine in China’s health and health undertakings.
Focus on promoting the coordinated development of traditional Chinese medicine. Adhere to the system concept, strengthen departmental linkage, optimize policy supply, accelerate the construction of a modern Chinese medicine industry system with the integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries based on improving the quality of Chinese medicine and supported by scientific and technological innovation, build the national quality and national brand of Chinese medicine, enhance the core competitiveness of Chinese medicine industry, and form a new situation of coordinated development of Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.
Focus on promoting the modernization of Chinese medicine governance system and governance capacity. Adhere to the system construction as the main line, further work on the "four establishment and perfection", further establish and improve the laws and regulations of traditional Chinese medicine, establish and improve the policies and measures for the development of traditional Chinese medicine, establish and improve the management system of traditional Chinese medicine, and establish and improve the evaluation system and standard system suitable for the development of traditional Chinese medicine. Make good use of the reform pilot to better promote the solution of the problem of insufficient and unbalanced development of traditional Chinese medicine.
Accelerate the upgrading, expansion, sinking and regional balanced distribution of high-quality Chinese medicine medical resources, and strive to meet the people’s livelihood expectations of "convenient to see Chinese medicine and rest assured to eat Chinese medicine"
Reporter: How can people enjoy better Chinese medicine services through reform?
Yu Yanhong: Deepening the reform of Chinese medicine is to solve the most direct and realistic problems that people are most concerned about in preventive health care and medical treatment, further promote the upgrading and expansion of high-quality Chinese medicine medical resources, and build a high-quality and efficient Chinese medicine service system integrating preventive health care, disease treatment and rehabilitation to better meet the people’s growing demand for Chinese medicine health services.
First, improve the high-quality and efficient Chinese medicine service system. Accelerate the expansion and sinking of high-quality Chinese medicine medical resources and regional balanced layout. Strengthen the regional leading role and grassroots radiation ability of national medical centers and national regional medical centers of traditional Chinese medicine, national bases for disease prevention and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, emergency medical rescue bases and key hospitals with Chinese medicine characteristics. Continue to promote the construction of "two specialties and one center" in county-level Chinese medicine hospitals, support all localities to improve the service capacity of Chinese medicine clinics and build Chinese medicine pavilions, and promote the full coverage of Chinese medicine doctors in Chinese medicine clinics. We will build 1,000 national, 3,000 provincial and 6,000 city and county-level TCM specialty schools, and form a network of TCM specialty schools with wide professional and geographical coverage, reasonable structural layout, distinctive TCM characteristics, remarkable clinical efficacy and exemplary driving effect.
The second is to improve the policy mechanism to encourage the provision and use of Chinese medicine services. Efforts will be made to solve the deep-seated institutional and institutional problems encountered in the medical reform of Chinese medicine, and promote the integration of Chinese medicine into all policies of medical reform. We will promote the reform of medical insurance payment methods that conform to the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, and select and launch a number of advantageous diseases that are suitable for payment according to diseases. Promote the establishment of a salary system and a dynamic adjustment mechanism for public Chinese medicine hospitals that adapt to the characteristics of the Chinese medicine industry. Establish and improve a long-term mechanism for the comprehensive integration of Chinese medicine into the construction of a healthy China, and promote the health service of Chinese medicine in the whole population, life cycle and whole process.
The third is to promote the coordinated development of Chinese and Western medicine. Plan the layout of high-level Chinese and Western medicine collaborative resources, expand the supply of high-quality Chinese and Western medicine collaborative services, and accelerate the construction of an emergency medical system combining Chinese and Western medicine. We will deepen the construction of "flagship" hospitals and "flagship" departments for the coordinated development of Chinese and Western medicine, and play a leading role in demonstrating and radiating the coordinated development of Chinese and Western medicine in the region and even the whole country. Carry out joint research of traditional Chinese and western medicine around major and difficult diseases to improve the diagnosis and treatment ability and clinical efficacy of major and difficult diseases.
Coordinate and promote the reform of the system and mechanism of educational science and technology talents, and provide inexhaustible motive force for the inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine.
Reporter: How to strengthen the basic and strategic supporting role of education, science and technology and talents in the inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine?
Yu Yanhong: The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed that education, science and technology and talents are the basic and strategic support for Chinese modernization. We must thoroughly implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, strengthening the country through talents and innovation-driven development, and make overall plans to promote the reform of the system and mechanism of educational science and technology talents. To improve the inheritance, innovation and development mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine, we should promote the reform of the system and mechanism of educational science and technology talents as a whole.
First, deepen the comprehensive reform of Chinese medicine education. Adhere to the integration of science and education, the integration of production and education, and the coordination of medical education, constantly improve the talent training model that conforms to the characteristics of Chinese medicine, and accelerate the construction of a high-quality Chinese medicine education system. Improve and perfect the national medical education medical education collaborative work mechanism, adhere to the needs of the decision, improve the efficiency of personnel training. Adjust and optimize the layout of disciplines and specialties in Chinese medicine colleges, expand the enrollment scale of nine-year Chinese medicine and "5+3" integration, and improve the quality of students. Promoting the discipline as one — Major — Courses — The reform of teaching materials will strengthen the cultivation of students’ thinking, practical ability and innovative ability in traditional Chinese medicine. Reform and improve the standardized training mode of TCM doctors, and promote the organic connection between TCM specialization and TCM training.
Second, deepen the reform of the scientific and technological system of traditional Chinese medicine. Implement the requirements of the national science and technology system reform, improve the system and mechanism of Chinese medicine science and technology work, reflect the characteristics and advantages of industry management, establish a list of major needs, a list of key scientific and technological issues and a list of scientific and technological research tasks and make dynamic adjustments. Straighten out the key special management mechanism of the national key research and development plan "modernization of traditional Chinese medicine", deepen the construction of national key laboratories and key laboratories in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and the evidence-based medicine center of traditional Chinese medicine in China, and promote the construction of the national traditional Chinese medicine inheritance and innovation center. Promote the output of pilot results to improve the clinical research and achievement transformation ability of high-level Chinese medicine hospitals. Accelerate the construction of modern Chinese medicine industry system, and promote the promotion of Chinese medicine industry by innovating high-quality and advanced productivity.
Third, deepen the reform of the system and mechanism for the development of Chinese medicine talents. Implement the spirit of the central talent work conference, focus on solving the problems of talent development system and mechanism, enhance the attractiveness of talents in the industry, and stimulate the entrepreneurial vitality of Chinese medicine talent officers. In-depth implementation of the training project of talents with Chinese medicine characteristics (Qihuang Project), adhere to the "indomitable spirit" to train talents, adhere to the "four orientations" to cultivate talents, and accelerate the construction of a team of Chinese medicine talents with leading talents, outstanding young talents and grassroots practical talents. Promote the strengthening of Chinese medicine colleges, medical institutions, research institutes and other enterprises and institutions in personnel training, introduction, use and other aspects of employment autonomy, smooth talent exchange channels. Guided by innovation ability, quality, effectiveness and contribution, we will improve the talent classification and evaluation mechanism.
From the development of traditional Chinese medicine and the people’s sense of gain brought by the reform, we deeply understand that only by unswervingly implementing the major reform arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee with the supreme leader as the core and deepening the reform, can we continuously make breakthroughs in important areas and key links of the development of traditional Chinese medicine and constantly write a new chapter in the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine. We will continue to adhere to the problem-oriented and practice-oriented, do a good job in the implementation of the reform with the spirit of nailing, ensure that the tasks are effectively implemented and the goals are completed in place, and promote the high-quality development of Chinese medicine in the new era.