The picture shows the kick-off meeting of the “Happy Breath” China COPD Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment Promotion Project in Xining, Qinghai. Photo by Sun Ying
Chinanews.com, Xining, March 25th (Reporter Zhang Tianfu) Medical experts from many places in China said through online and offline methods on the 25th that compared with diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, China’s People’s awareness of “COPD” is insufficient. Experts call for promoting the standardization of graded diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the context of aging population, air pollution, and a large number of smokers, so as to achieve “happy breathing”.
On the same day, the kick-off meeting of the “Happy Breathing” China COPD Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment Project in Xining, Qinghai was held in Xining.
The vice president of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Gao Haipeng, said in an online speech that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases in my country, which seriously threatens the health of residents. The latest epidemiological survey data shows that the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among people aged 40 and above in my country is 13.7%, which is an urgent shortcoming in my country’s major disease prevention and control system.
“The awareness rate of COPD among the Chinese population is low, significantly lower than that of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and cerebral infarction. The awareness rate of grassroots doctors about COPD treatment knowledge, the awareness rate of grassroots COPD The utilization rate of pulmonary function test is also low.” Yang Ting, an expert from the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, introduced that at the same time, the rate of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of COPD at the grassroots level is also relatively high, “the grassroots equipment is insufficiently equipped, there is a lack of respiratory medicines, and personnel training is insufficient, etc. The key to COPD prevention and treatment lies at the grassroots level.”
Yang Ting said that the “Breathe for Happiness” project was initiated by Wang Chen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and other members, aiming to establish a national COPD hierarchical diagnosis and treatment demonstration area and county-level chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Demonstration area for standardized management of obstructive pulmonary disease; provide a basis for the formulation of national policies on chronic respiratory diseases; promote the entry of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease into national basic public health programs and medical insurance for chronic diseases; The talent training system is fully covered.
Feng Xiaokai, vice president of Qinghai Provincial People’s Hospital, said that the awareness level of COPD in Qinghai Province, the ability of early detection and diagnosis, and the management of COPD patients are not optimistic, and all sectors of society are concerned about COPD There is a serious mismatch between the level of attention and the development of the disease. “With the continuous development of the aging population, COPD will become an important disease that seriously affects the health of residents, and the prevention and treatment situation is very urgent.”
Feng Xiaokai said, Qinghai Provincial People’s Hospital, one of the leading units of the fourth phase of the “Happy Breath” China COPD Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment Project, will organize tertiary hospitals, secondary county hospitals, township health centers and community health services in the Xining area. The center and other medical institutions participated in the implementation of the project to improve the level of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment of COPD and long-term management, and to continuously improve the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases at the grassroots level in Qinghai. (End)