Singapore intends to force practitioners to renew their licences each year

2018-04-08 Chinese overseas Chinese network

Illnesses, according to Singapore's lianhe zaobao reported on Singapore's health ministry plans to force all TCM practitioners to get enough credits to update license, think it will help improve professional level and ability.

In 2000, Singapore passed the Chinese medicine registration act, established the Chinese medicine management committee and implemented the registration system of Chinese doctors to improve and supervise the professional level of local Chinese doctors and acupuncturists. The ministry of health has launched a public consultation on the amendment, and one of the recommendations is to continue the education program, which will be voluntary.

At present, the Singapore TCM management committee encourages all registered practitioners to participate in a series of courses, lectures and workshops to obtain at least 25 credits each year. However, after the amendment, all registered practitioners must obtain 50 credits each year to renew their licenses.

Singapore ministry of health yesterday (April 4), points out that in the proclamation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is now the right time to review the registration laws, ensure that all doctors and acupuncturist "with The Times", and the new requirements will ensure that the latest development in the field of Chinese medicine practitioners to understand traditional Chinese medicine, promote share professional knowledge, at the same time let them to arrange study time more flexibly.

Improve professionalism and supervision.

Yu rensheng international group medical managing director bai yue ping welcomed the credit requirements. "As the patient's education degree to improve, more and more acceptable treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and related products, it also improved their demand for Chinese medicine practitioners, so now to review and modify the law is the right time."

In economic life hall as a TCM doctor wong (78) also said, mandatory TCM doctor made some illnesses will encourage continuing education credits, sharing practice experience, help to provide a better treatment for the patient.

The ministry of health in Singapore has proposed a number of proposals to strengthen the regulatory framework in addition to improving the professional level of practitioners. Dr. Zhao yingjie, President of the Chinese medical association in Singapore, said that the association was learning about the proposed changes and would discuss them with members and give feedback and Suggestions.

Another Chinese practitioner who did not want to be named has reservations about the suggestion to improve the fines of doctors in violation of the law. He said: "although this will help to curb the black sheep, but the major no clear and specific practice guidelines, often made it difficult for doctors to practice medicine when the reference and follow, in some cases difficult to conclude whether to violate the law."