Healthday: "acupuncture doctors" why more and less

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        Wu Shuai (doctor)

        Have special curative effect of acupuncture, in the global scope is being more and more people know and accept; But in the collection of the Shanghai masters have acupuncture, acupuncture clinical doctors are decreasing rapidly. Reporters from the day before yesterday held "strengthen clinical discipline construction of Shanghai acupuncture seminar" that 2005 Shanghai acupuncture society registered members have 1400 DuoRen, have left 706 people, and overall low degree, the decrease in the number of more than half. (October 23 "wen wei Po")

        Is the problem of quantity, but also the quality problems. The survey think, in Shanghai, acupuncture is wandering and even atrophy, setback in a dilemma. Experts say that most acupuncture doctors can only deal with common disease, clinical level is not high, some acupuncture treatment of the special advantage is insufficient, serious setback than before. Here, Shanghai is merely a miniature, in present many cities, the acupuncture atrophy may be a pretty common phenomenon.

        Acupuncture has been seen as quintessence, last year was listed in the "human intangible cultural heritage representative work directory, quite a lot of people make up for. But why was such a "bad" news? To this, Shanghai acupuncture society officials think, the main reason is: low income, low, low investment evaluation. Say it more precisely, acupuncture is labeled the "cheap" label, is considered a do not make money at a loss of business. Medical institutions and doctors, just the active choice out in the cold and abandoned the subject, with this atrophy.

        In China, actually suffered this discrimination is not only the subject of acupuncture treatment. Pediatrician, psychiatrists and pathology, doctors, the general practitioner, 120 emergency doctor these to be labeled as "winner" and "margin" disciplines, all without exception as the dilemma encountered similar.

        Just because a subject not make money, they will be in limbo, this is a kind of marketization of utilitarian choice, also let us see the medical market bring of negative effect. Because the drugs and do surgery can produce more speculation, acupuncture, paediatrics, general medical don't have the characteristics, so just be factitious definition for "unpopular department", everywhere ShouLeng restricted. Although a lot of hospital usually also old complaints, acupuncture such traditional Chinese medicine department how to temporary shortage makes the heart sick, under the general practitioner of primary care is crippled very troublesome, light weight of the culture of health care treatment flood increased hospital burden. But really put aside to yourself, they still can't easily change the decision now, because managers all the work all around "medical GDP" turn, achievement view, the attitude and the decision.

        Of course, also can't play in the dean of the bat to them. With acupuncture, for example, want to develop a mature acupuncture clinicians, may need to 15 years time (medical school five years study, 10 years clinical experience). Compared to other popular department for medical staff, their income pitifully low, many acupuncture doctors took 2000 ~ $3000 salary. The personage inside course of study thinks, acupuncture doctors lower income, the fundamental reason is the country of acupuncture and moxibustion charge excessive restriction. In our country, the acupuncture treatment charge of guided by the government, but the government guidance price is far less than the actual cost. One session in the fee here a few yuan, but in developed countries, may be a few tens of dollars. So, acupuncture doctors always complains of his labor value not reflect, even for choice no wonder.

        A subject which is more important? Should focus on supporting the development which gate? There should be less popular and hot department and medical project? In this basic question, I think, should not be 369 points. Only the division of labor is different, and no one's position is higher, more important role. The more should not according to the ability of profit performance, will those who actually also important subjects in limbo, let its to edges and decline, to atrophy and death. Otherwise, will be invisible to the public medical benefit cuts: option less, the quality of service to slide, not originally should be able to enjoy the medical service...

        The experts suggest, set up as soon as possible to promote acupuncture inheritance development, improving clinical level, and accord with the characteristics of the acupuncture professional evaluation system, set up special talent cultivation plan acupuncture clinical, improve acupuncture clinical diagnosis, fee standards, and effective measures to guarantee acupuncture subject medicine, teaching and research of the synchronous coordinated development. The only question now is that the government would be willing to adopt and implement such advice, torsion and save the acupuncture to decline? It also depends on the official of acupuncture and moxibustion these subjects value degree and know level.