Sichuan University-Affiliated West China Hospital, China
Welch Allyn and the West China Hospital (Huaxi) today announced the opening 
of the Clinical Skills Training Center in general practice. Located at the West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, this is the first national General Practice training center that is fully sponsored by Welch Allyn. It represents the start of a long term partnership between the two organizations in building general practice skills to support community and rural health care clinics in China.
"Welch Allyn is excited to be using our 90 years of experience in diagnostics and general practice medicine, combined with Huaxi Hospital's reputation and expertise in clinical education and training to create a path-making training center," said Julie A. Shimer, president and CEO of Welch Allyn. "This training center dovetails directly into the Chinese government's initiative to build nationwide community clinics and rural healthcare system by increasing the number of skilled general practice physicians available."
The Clinical Skills Training Center in General Practice at Huaxi is the first of six similar Welch Allyn training centers expected to be established around the country. These centers are expected to train about 900 general practitioners per year through "train-the-trainer" programs, to provide the anticipated thousands of general practice physicians anticipated to be needed in community and rural health care clinics being developed in China.
"We are pleased to be working with Welch Allyn and other international organizations such as the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and Heart to Heart to give heightened skills in general practice medicine to medical school students, residents, continuation education doctors and those doctors that government expects to transform from current non-GP specialty to GP specialty," said Yingkang Shi, dean of West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University. "Our primary care system-from function to essential standards-needs physicians who are skilled in general practice medicine, and we are very happy that Welch Allyn has joined us in helping the country in its efforts to raise this standard."
In May, the center will host its first major "train-the trainer" training program on diagnosis techniques and skills of the general practitioners, conducted by the AOA with Welch Allyn as a sponsor and Welch Allyn staff participating on the training delegation. Family physicians from the AOA will teach basics of diagnosis, how to train a family physician, how to evaluate the outcomes for family practice trainings, and will demonstrate a "typical day in life" of a family practice resident.
"As healthcare costs continue to rise, providing citizens with preventative healthcare services in community clinics is a proven way to help improve the overall wellness of patients while helping to drive down the overall cost of healthcare," said Shimer. "Having skilled general practitioners working in clinics like the ones planned by the Chinese government will help caregivers diagnose and treat common ailments and conditions-before they become a more serious ailment. The combination of this GP training initiative along with the community clinic facilities to support them, and high-quality Welch Allyn diagnostic instruments will lay a strong foundation for improving the overall healthcare for all patients."
The training center features equipment that would typically be found in a community clinic, including an integrated diagnostic system, ECG, ambulatory blood pressure monitor and electronic vital signs devices. More importantly, all the medical devices used in the training center are environmental friendly and 100% mercury free, demonstrating both organizations' determination to build a "green clinic."
Future plans under development between Huaxi and Welch Allyn include identifying ways to maximize the use of the training center and enhance international exchange programs. Activities conducted by the training center will be used as case studies for the China Medical Doctors Association (CMDA) as they look to establish national GP training standards.
About Sichuan University-Affiliated West China Hospital
Sichuan University-Affiliated West China Hospital (also called Huaxi Hospital) is now the biggest hospital in China covering an area of 21 hectars with 4,300 beds and 6,100 employees. With a history of 116 years and quick development, Huaxi Hospital has now become a superior, large comprehensive teaching, research and clinical hospital with all medical disciplines, a strong teaching faculty, considerable research facilities and state-of-the-art medical equipment. It also acts as the diagnosis and treatment center for highly intensive and highly complicated diseases in China's southwest region.
Über Welch Allyn:
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