Efficient monitoring of tuberculosis epidemic, Zhou Meilan: "Hidden behind the scenes" resolve the war without smoke

The 54 -year -old Zhou Meilan is the director of the Wuhan Tuberculosis Disease Control Management Office. He is responsible for the implementation of the city's tuberculosis prevention planning, technical specifications, training assessment, quality control, epidemic monitoring reports, information management, health education and tuberculosis prevention and treatment research.

In Zhou Meilan's view, the public health doctor is not "one person", but "a group of people". They silently guarded the health of the people, and resolved a war without smoke in the invisible places.

Zhou Meilan's community to guide tuberculosis prevention and control. Provided by the interviewee

Establish a "one -to -one" service team

Provide "one -stop" service for patients

In order to block the tuberculosis bacteria outside the campus, the Municipal Practice Office and the Education Department jointly completed the new students' medical examination within one month of the university. In the beginning of the school season, some students have new tuberculosis.

Zhou Meilan (second from left) entered the school to conduct tuberculosis screening. Provided by the interviewee

In order to serve this special group, Zhou Meilan led a group of district disease control, public health physician, clinician, community doctor, school teacher, and students himself.

In September last year, 19 -year -old Xiao Cao came to Wuhan Lung Department of Pulmonary Hospital according to the agreement. Zhou Meilan had already waited at the clinic. She accompanied Xiao Cao to go through the procedures for the clinic and completed various examinations until it was sent to the ward properly and was taken over by the clinician.

In addition to visible work, there are a lot of invisible jobs. Students with infectious tuberculosis need to take 6 months of suspension. Public health physicians must communicate and coordinate multiple parties to assist patients to go through the procedures for rest and restore school to ensure that they can get their diplomas on time.

After the patient was discharged, the community doctors were visited regularly to ensure that patients regulated medication and regular medical examinations. Whether the visit to the video is in place, the Municipal Cooperation Office is responsible for supervision and assessment until the designated hospital evaluates the cure of patients.

Over the years, Zhou Meilan has always tightened the epidemic to prevent and control the string, and efficiently monitor and dispose of the tuberculosis epidemic situation of colleges and universities to ensure that there are no public health incidents.

Promote the construction of information system

Improve the management quality of patients with tuberculosis

"Some patients stopped the medicine by themselves, which led to a large number of rejuvenated bacteria that have been suppressed to produce a large amount of resistance." Zhou Meilan introduced that the treatment of drug resistance tuberculosis was difficult, the treatment cycle was long, and the mortality rate was high. Among the patients with tuberculosis in Wuhan, super -drug tuberculosis accounted for 6.6%.

Zhou Meilan entered the community to conduct science popularization knowledge surveys. Provided by the interviewee

In order to urge patients to regulate medication, this year, the Municipal Administration Office has successively issued electronic pill boxes for free for new tuberculosis patients. When the patient arrives at the time of taking the medicine without taking the medicine, the electronic drug box will initiate a alarm clock reminder, and the information will be fed back to the Municipal Practice Office and the community doctors.

At the same time, Zhou Meilan presided over the development of the "Wuhan Tuberculosis Disease Supervision and Management Information System". This year, as of now, more than 3,000 patients are included in management, and those with suspicious tuberculosis are promoted and referred to referral, patient follow -up management, patient supervision and medication, and realized information management throughout the process. Improve the management quality of patients with tuberculosis.

"Although the responsibilities of public health doctors are different from clinicians, they play a vital role in maintaining the health of the people." Zhou Meilan said that a qualified public health physician should focus on the overall situation, understand the prevention and control policies in a timely manner, and constantly continue to understand the prevention and control policies and continue Improve the level of professional technology and build a solid health defense line for the people.

(Changjiang Daily reporter Wuye correspondent Zhang Quanlu Gong Yu)

[Edit: Yu Lina]

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