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Yang Tongjiang: Be a doctor meticulously, work persistently, and be a sincere person

Yang Tongjiang, the winner of the National May Day Labor Medal in 2024, is the director and deputy director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Rehabilitation of the People's Hospital of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing. He has been engaged in grass-roots TCM work for more than ten years. He has always kept in mind the patient-centered approach and the goal of improving the diagnosis and treatment ability. He has persevered, studied hard and kept improving. He has become the winner of the "May Day Labor Medal of Chongqing in 2022", the "Good Doctor of Chongqing" in the third quarter of 2022, and the "Person of the Year of Good Doctor of Chongqing" in 2023.

Yang Tongjiang gives acupuncture treatment to patients

Never forget the original intention, adhere to the inheritance and development of traditional Chinese medicine

With childhood ideals in mind, Yang Tongjiang resolutely returned to his hometown after graduating from university in 2011 and became a general doctor in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Physiotherapy of Xiushan County People's Hospital.

In his work, Yang Tongjiang used his spare time to read a large number of ancient books of Chinese medicine, combining clinical practice and repeated research. He actively learned from teachers and learned from others. In 2017, he seized the opportunity of Shan Baolu, a Chinese medicine bone setting expert from the First Affiliated Hospital of Tsinghua University, to come to Xiushan to carry out medical treatment in the countryside, and won the favor of Professor Shan Baolu with sincerity and diligence. Professor Shan went to Xiushan from Beijing to teach bone setting knowledge of Chinese medicine for many times; In 2021, he was recognized by Professor Li Diangui, a master of Chinese medicine, and accepted as a disciple. He learned the theory of toxic turbidity and many clinical experiences of Chinese medicine.

In his clinical work, Yang Tongjiang took every patient seriously and made great progress by constantly reviewing and summarizing the clinical cases. Through years of unremitting efforts, it has gradually been recognized by patients, and more and more patients have come to see TCM before admiring it. In the past five years, nearly 60000 people have received TCM outpatient services and participated in more than 3000 TCM consultations.

Uprightness and innovation to promote the integration of China and the West

In November 2018, Yang Tongjiang, as a discipline leader, set up a department of traditional Chinese medicine and rehabilitation in Xiushan County People's Hospital.

At the beginning of the establishment of the department, most of the medical staff in the department were newly graduated college students, and their clinical ability was very weak. Yang Tongjiang made rapid development of the department's business ability through a combination of innovative management, reform of performance, persistence in learning, going out for further study, and inviting experts. Less than a year after the establishment of the department, the number of beds in the department had grown from 18 to 40, And a bed is often hard to find.

In the development of clinical business, Yang Tongjiang focused on the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine and the development of rehabilitation at the same time. He actively used the ideas of traditional Chinese medicine and prescription technology to guide the clinical diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases, constantly improved the rehabilitation diagnosis and treatment technology, organically combined traditional Chinese medicine and rehabilitation, realized the complementary advantages of the two disciplines, and made the business of the department develop rapidly.

Yang Tongjiang actively promoted the joint diagnosis and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, and extended the appropriate technical services of traditional Chinese medicine and rehabilitation to other clinical departments. By 2023, he has expanded the rehabilitation services of traditional Chinese medicine to more than 20 clinical departments in the hospital. In the past five years, traditional Chinese medicine and rehabilitation have participated in nearly 20000 clinical department consultations, realizing the integration of clinical rehabilitation in the hospital, effectively improving the clinical diagnosis and treatment effect, and reducing hospitalization costs, The average hospital stay was shortened.

Heart patients insist on being patient centered

In his long-term medical work, Yang Tongjiang has always adhered to the principle of "being kind to patients, regardless of their status, wealth and poverty", put the safety of patients first, and treated every patient with a conscientious examination, an amiable attitude, and a detailed explanation of the disease. When patients or family members do not understand, they take the trouble to patiently explain.

In the outpatient work, Yang Tongjiang often thought about how to save money and check the disease clearly, so every patient asked for a medical history in great detail. He checked the patient's condition by means of TCM diagnosis and treatment, and tried not to give auxiliary examinations to patients. Sometimes he met some patients who wanted to do examinations, and tried to write "small prescriptions" for patients with financial difficulties, Save diagnosis and treatment costs for patients. Because Yang Tongjiang has a good attitude and superb medical skills, the number of patients who come here is increasing, from three days a week to five days a week. Even so, it is difficult for him to get off work on time every day. Even if he is tired and hard, he insists on seeing the patients without complaining. Sometimes, when encountering patients who are not convenient to go to the hospital for treatment, Yang Tongjiang will go to the patient's home to treat the patients.

Practicing medicine is not a trade, but a mission; Medicine is warm when doctors have temperature. In 2022, a patient surnamed Yang was treated in the rehabilitation department of traditional Chinese medicine due to "cerebral hemorrhage, tracheotomy, pulmonary infection, left hemothorax, limb dysfunction, and disturbance of consciousness". His condition was serious and he needed a longer treatment cycle, but his family was financially difficult. After learning about the situation, Yang Tongjiang warned all the doctors in the department: "Remember that our duty is to cure the disease and save the people. Life is always the first. We can't stop the treatment of patients because they can't afford to pay the hospitalization expenses. If there are any problems, I will bear them." Finally, after three months of treatment, the complications of patients with cerebral hemorrhage were effectively controlled, and the tubes were cut and sealed successfully, The limb function recovered to a large extent, the ability of daily living improved significantly, and the overall condition improved significantly. Yang Tongjiang knows how to respect life, be able to trust patients, and have empathy between doctors and patients.

(Picture of Pan Feng and Zhang Shu provided by the People's Hospital of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County ）