September 14 this year is the seventh World Atopic Dermatitis Day, in order to improve the public's attention to skin health, establish an active health concept, and jointly build a healthy line of defense for the skin, the "Three-year Action for Skin Health" initiated by the Chinese Society of Dermatology and Venereology launched the "Science Popularization First, Build a National Skin Health Barrier" activity was launched.
In the past 10 years, the incidence of skin diseases, especially atopic dermatitis, has increased rapidly. Professor Gao Xinghua, chairman of the Dermatology and Venereology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and director of the Department of Dermatology of the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, said that in order to provide the public with timely and authoritative science popularization and avoid patients from taking "detours" on the road to seeking medical treatment, in June this year, the Dermatology and Venereology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and other units launched the "Three-year Action for Skin Health (2024-2026)" officially set sail, planning to popularize health knowledge and convey new concepts of skin health through a series of free clinics and popular science activities.
The "Three-year Action for Skin Health" was officially launched
High-level experts go down to the grassroots
As the human organ that has the most contact with the external environment, the skin is also particularly prone to cause uncomfortable symptoms, accompanied by dryness, itching, etc., and the prevalence of this type of skin disease has increased year by year in recent years, such as atopic dermatitis has grown rapidly in the mainland in the past 10 years.
In order to jointly build a national skin health barrier, the "Three-year Action for Skin Health" is not only for ordinary people, patient groups, but also for grassroots doctors. Talking about the specific implementation measures of medical sinking, Professor Xinghua introduced that he will organize a team of high-level experts to lead a team to visit the grassroots level, and carry out teaching rounds, discipline construction, medical delivery, free consultation and other activities in grassroots hospitals, so as to promote the sinking of high-quality medical resources, so as to improve the ability of grassroots doctors to diagnose and treat skin diseases and popularize skin health knowledge.
Professor Xinghua introduced, "On the "World Atopic Dermatitis Day" on September 14, we are conducting science popularization and free clinic activities for the local public and patients in Jidong County, Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province, as well as training local doctors on diagnosis and treatment ability, patient management and follow-up experience. It is hoped that through the "high-level expert grassroots trip", the diagnosis and treatment ability and discipline construction level of grassroots dermatologists can be effectively improved, so that the masses can achieve the goal of "basic skin diseases do not leave the county".
Chairman of the Dermatology and Venereology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Professor Gao Xinghua of the Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University
Experts do popular science to avoid "detours" for patients seeking medical treatment
At the kick-off meeting, Professor Cui Yong, vice chairman of the Dermatology and Venereology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and vice president of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, said, "In clinical practice, we have encountered many patients who come to the clinic because they have learned some diagnosis and treatment information through short videos or official account articles, and specific ointments are 'miraculous' in treating their skin problems, so they buy and use them by themselves, but the result is not only not cured, but more and more serious." ”
The skin is the largest organ in the human body, but it is also an organ that is easy to be ignored, and doctors should carry the "banner" of medical science popularization, how to spread diseases and medical knowledge to more people in simple terms? Popular science education activities and books are important ways. Cui Yong introduced that after the launch of the "Science Popularization Ability Improvement Action" section of the "Three-year Action for Skin Health", the science popularization team composed of nearly 100 outstanding dermatology experts across the country will carry out a series of science popularization topics through a combination of online and offline methods. In addition, the team of skin experts will jointly create the popular science book "365 Questions on Atopic Dermatitis" on atopic dermatitis, which will systematically show the "thousands of faces" of atopic dermatitis to the public and patients from different perspectives such as disease, medical treatment, treatment, chronic disease management, food, clothing, housing, transportation and life encyclopedia through comprehensive and professional popular science content and novel and interesting illustrations.
Professor Cui Yong, Vice Chairman of the Dermatology and Venereology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and Vice President of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital
In the treatment of skin diseases, the "right cause" is the key
At present, more than 3,000 skin diseases have been discovered. The skin is a "mirror" of the body's health, and its state reflects the health of the body's internal tissues. According to the epidemiological survey data released in 2023, the number of atopic dermatitis patients in adults and children in China ranks first in the world, and the number of patients has been on an upward trend in the past 20 years.
Professor Cui Yong introduced, "At present, it has been clinically found that atopic dermatitis is considered to be the No. 1 disease in dermatology, and people of every age, from infants to elderly patients, may be deeply disturbed. Patients suffer from severe itching, severe skin lesions, sleep disruption and other diseases for a long time, which affects physical and mental health and quality of life. ”
At the kick-off meeting, a mother shared her child's illness and treatment experience: "At the beginning, the child's knee socket was always itchy and couldn't sleep, and the repeated itching and rashes almost made the whole family can't sleep well. During the treatment, we took a lot of detours. Later, I met a specialist, and the doctor said that long-term medication is needed, and it is necessary to pay attention to the safety of long-term medication for children. Now, after long-term standardized treatment, the child basically no longer itches, can sleep well at night, the skin lesions are slowly improving, and the development has kept up. ”
In this regard, Professor Cui Yong said that if the disease is not well controlled, patients with atopic dermatitis are prone to "one disease" to "multiple diseases", and the risk of allergic rhinitis and asthma will be higher in the future. Therefore, experts say that the treatment of the cause is the key means to achieve the goal of atopic dermatitis treatment, and many innovative drugs (such as biologics and small molecule drugs) have been recommended by many authoritative guidelines at home and abroad.
Text, Picture | Reporter Zhang Hua
Editor: Wang Moyi