Australia: Chinese medicine registered encountering "language off"

China's traditional Chinese medicine reported

        For Australia in Chinese medicine, this July unusual. Because, from this month, according to the traditional Chinese medicine of traditional Chinese medicine after establishment method to be formally registered in Australia, become the official recognition of the professional industry. The move makes Australia became the first state legislative ways of traditional Chinese medicine to admit that the legal status of western countries.

        This award, the academy of traditional Chinese medicine WeiGuoQing Australia but not happy. He said: "be pleased and proud of the other side is, the harsh conditions and the chaos of the registered and approval process that's suffered from discrimination. More colleagues"

        He said the discrimination means Macao national bureau of traditional Chinese medicine several months ago to some of the standard issued registration. For example, English as a second language or unfinished English national 5 years of old technical secondary school education of the full-time doctors, ielts test every division must reach six points, can give the registration; If pass the language level, the applicant even meet other criteria, also will be scored those, become "conditional registration", who was forced to accept a variety of severe administrative control, and even loss of free medical practice.

        According to Australia for the traditional Chinese medicine association thousands of members of the statistics, the current through the registration is only 13%; Conditional the registered was 87%, among which limit registered 25%. According to the regulation, have registered for the conditions of the English patient when to see a doctor said, whether the two parties can direct communication, must employ translation; And have registered the limiting the conditions the registration, the registration validity only to the end of the year, then again by authorities to determine its career. It is reported, in June 2015, after the lower limit of ielts scores will be further improved to seven points. Many old for traditional Chinese medicine, through to the high standards of such language test, the difficulty greatly.

        This kind of lay particular stress on language and despise medical skill and clinical practice standards means that some medical skills and rich experience and exquisite with patients for English communication traditional Chinese medicine can be not pass the English exam limited by the end and professional.

        In fact, because of the lack of legislation, TCM long-term is excluded in Australia mainstream medicine local outside and used as "the last medical options", narrow space development. But cannot be denied the fact is: traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture clinic completions each year about 2.8 million people service, 80% of the patients have English as their first language, the industry turnover $billions. Sydney west middlesbrough hospital surgeon Valerie · (card said, people should see, including Chinese traditional medicine, using natural therapy in the treatment of many chronic diseases have its unique curative effect, effectiveness is the root cause of the macau based on. Western medicine academic circles should be reflection, to other medical categories should hold inclusive and reference attitude.

        Yes, reflection, tolerance, using for reference. Isn't that western mainstream society toward TCM culture should be the scientific attitude? Reflection of the shortcomings of the past and regret, to do good to the door of traditional Chinese medicine ancient Oriental medicine; Inclusive medical culture embodies the Oriental wisdom to understand Chinese medicine philosophy, will benefit the local people; The concept of TCM special reference for sincere and therapy, Australia the medical profession to avoid unnecessary conflict and prejudice, return to the people-oriented for glory.

        Only listen to and respect the local's appeal and the basic concern, policymakers to formulate the fairness, rational registered standard, make registered as a real Chinese medicine can touch the opportunity, not the round of grandstanding discrimination and restrictions. (FuYunWei)