Sino-German Webinar on Orthopedics Specialty Construction

2月10日广州中医药大学东莞医院（东莞市中医院）与德国最大的国际医院集团慕尼黑哈拉兴骨科医院创始院长Prof.Mayer共同召开中德医院骨科学科建设研讨会。Mayer教授在会上提到，基于解剖学分科会比基于疾病种类分科的大骨科亚专科体系更适合科室的发展建设。Mayer教授认为额外设置运动医学科和创伤外科并不合理，因为这两个学科与其他按解剖学分科的亚专科工作大幅重合，会产生无法判定病人归属治疗科室的问题或科室之间争抢病人的矛盾。所以哈拉兴医院在门诊设立运动医学科与创伤科，病人接受初诊后再根据病人运动损伤的部位分流到该院脊柱中心、肩髋膝中心、足踝中心、小儿骨科中心、手外科中心由各亚专科专门的专科医生治疗。Mayer教授1998年创立的这套大骨科分科体系至今德国所有的大学附属医院和骨科专科医院都在沿用。Mayer教授告诉卢国樑主任团队，面对医疗资源丰富许多的邻近城市广州，除了召开学术会议这样的方式之外，可以通过开展健康宣教讲座科普常见疾病以及常见治疗方式来吸引更多病人。Mayer教授从医院管理、学科建设、人才培养方面，深入浅出为科室提出了未来发展方向和整体规划。叶国华书记专门在百忙之中为大骨科致欢迎辞与结束辞，大骨科卢国樑主任汇报科室现状并主持讨论环节，整场研讨会气氛热烈，大家觉得收获巨大。投资5500万欧元的东莞市骨伤科研究中心大楼设立在东莞市中医院，有望在2024年底前建成，预计为医院骨科学科的进一步发展提供有力支撑。

On Feb. 10, the Sino-German Webinar on Orthopedics Specialty Construction was held by Dongguan Hospital Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Dongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Prof. Mayer, the Founding Medical Director of Schön Klinik München Harlaching. Prof. Mayer shared that it is better structuring a big orthopaedics department according to sub-specialties based on anatomical regions instead of types of diseases. Prof. Mayer said that it seems not reasonable to have additional sports medicine and trauma surgery departments because there were too many overlaps between these two departments and other anatomically oriented sub-specialties, which may create the problem of not being able to determine treating department of the patients. In Harlaching, they decided to set up an outpatient department for sports medicine and traumatology for initial diagnosis, according to which, the patient will then be transferred to relevant sub-specialty for more accurate and appropriate following treatment. Including the Spine Center, Shoulder-Hip-Knee Center, Foot and Ankle Center, Pediatric Orthopedics Center, Hand and Plastic Center, etc.. This mode for orthopedics sub-specialization has been widely used among all the university hospitals and orthopedics hospitals in Germany. In such a city like Dongguan where there are so many competitive fellow hospitals in neighbouring city-Guangzhou, Prof. Mayer pointed out that they could attract more patients through conducting health care talks introducing common diseases and their treatment concept, in addition to organizing academic conferences. Prof. Mayer put forward suggestions on the future development and overall planning of the department, from the perspectives of management, specialty construction and talent cultivation. Ye Guohua, the Secretary of Party Committee at Dongguan Hospital of TCM, delivered warm welcome address and closing remarks out of his busy schedule. Director Lu Guoliang of Orthopedics, gave a report and hosted the discussion. All the attendees interacted actively and benefited a lot. The building of Dongguan Orthopaedics Research Center with an investment of 55 million Euros is established in Dongguan Hospital of TCM, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. It will provide strong support for the further development of the Orthopaedics in the hospital.