Reporter Wang Minna reported that in order to further promote the construction of the geriatric medical and health service system in our province, the Provincial Health and Health Commission issued a notice a few days ago to further strengthen the construction and management of geriatric medicine. Organize the construction and management of geriatric medicine departments, and actively promote the establishment of geriatric medicine departments in general hospitals above the second level where conditions permit. Strive to reach 60% of general hospitals above the second level in the jurisdiction to set up geriatric medicine departments by December 2022.
The notice requires that the geriatric medicine department of the general hospital should be constructed and managed in accordance with the “Guidelines for the Construction and Management of the Geriatric Medicine Department (Trial)”, and the geriatric medicine department should be set up. The general hospital of the department shall obtain the corresponding qualifications for diagnosis and treatment subjects, and the name of the department is the Department of Geriatrics. The Department of Geriatrics mainly treats elderly patients with geriatric syndromes, comorbidities and other acute and chronic diseases. At the same time, a general hospital with a geriatric medicine department should have department settings related to the geriatric medicine department, including the intensive care department, the medical psychology department (room), and the nutrition department.
In terms of medical treatment, the general model of comprehensive assessment of the elderly, the treatment of comorbidities and the multidisciplinary team work model are adopted to provide medical treatment to elderly patients. , to maximize the maintenance and recovery of functional status in elderly patients. Through the establishment of fixed connections between hospitals and community health centers, medical and elderly care institutions, nursing homes and other medium and long-term care institutions, regular remote consultations, online training, and two-way referrals with the grassroots can be carried out to achieve continuous treatment and whole-process continuous care for elderly patients. .
[Source: Northeast News Network]
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