Status of rheumatology practice and professional training courses in rural areas of China-an ILAR project

Xue Li; Yuan Jia; Zhanguo Li

doi:10.1007/s10067-016-3455-y

Status of rheumatology practice and professional training courses in rural areas of China-an ILAR project

Clin Rheumatol. 2017 Jan;36(1):213-216. doi: 10.1007/s10067-016-3455-y. Epub 2016 Oct 24.

Authors

Xue Li¹, Yuan Jia², Zhanguo Li¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China.
² Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China. jiayuan1023@sina.com.

PMID: 27778098
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-016-3455-y

Abstract

With the financial support from International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR), we held a rheumatologic care education project in Xishuang Ban'na, a remote district in southern China. During 2014-2015, our project devoted to improve rheumatologic care skills of local clinical practitioners and basic rheumatologic knowledge tothe public. This paper summarizes the undeveloped conditions of rheumatology and our effort in Xishuang Ban'na.

Keywords: Education; ILAR; Rheumatology; Xishuang Ban’na.

MeSH terms

China
Humans
International Cooperation
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Rheumatic Diseases / therapy
Rheumatology / education*
Rheumatology / methods*
Rural Population