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Integrating Ancient and Modern Medicine in Chinese Hospitals

The Interaction Among Technology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Health Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Hao-Hui Chen
Hao-Hui Chen
Affiliation:
Beijing Medical University
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Abstract

Modern industrial society and its industrial processes can sometimes discourage the practice of traditional medicine. The existence and use of traditional Chinese medicine for several thousands of years indicates that it has sound elements. As has been true with features of other ancient, highly developed civilizations, the discipline of traditional Chinese medicine offers a valuable resource in the treatment and prevention of disease. Its scientific aspects and valuable experiences must continue to be developed according to Western scientific methodology. China has initiated a program to utilize modern industrialized technology in the integration of the traditional Chinese and modern Western medical systems. The policy and process aimed at integrating traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine are presented in this paper.These measures have resulted in considerable utilization and development of the traditional Chinese medicine system, and have had a major impact on the development of public health care, as well as medical technology and science. The positive interactions between these fields of study and existing problems are discussed, and some comments on future expectations are presented.

Type
Special Section: The Organization and Use of Technology in the Hospital Part I: Social, Economic, and Political Issues
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , April 1987 , pp. 265 - 273
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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