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Left: A member of IFMSA-China conducting the survey on a patient who is lining up at the appointment desk of a hospital.
tial patient, so if everybody has an idea of how to solve disputes peacefully and efficiently, the violence would decrease. Then many activities could help to ease the relationship between doctors and patients. In May 2011, we started China’s first Teddy Bear Hospital. During the process of the activity, many children had less anxieties towards hospitals, which could also help them “like” the hospital and doctors. If the children spread the feelings to their parents, this may slowly influence the feelings of the society. This is a good “side effect” we found of TBH.
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As future doctors, we should also educate our classmates on the importance of communication skills and medical ethics. We can have small group discussions on how to tackle difficult situations in the process of the treatment, or raise debates on some topics of ethics. We should help all the medical students have a responsible and beautiful mind.
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Below: Doctors in Nanping protest after five medical staff members were injured by members of the public. The banner reads: “Give me back my dignity, Protect the normal processes in medical care.”
The theme of the August Meeting of the IFMSA is “Health and the Future”. Doctors are health providers. But what if the life of the health providers is under threat? I think we must call for a better environment and a more peaceful future for the medical workers. In that way, we could finally have a healthy and better future!
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Questionnaire designing: Wang Ruoxi Surveying the patients: Sui Yilun, Wang Tian, Tang Xinjun, Lu Xiaoling Surveying the doctors: Tang Xinjun, Yuan jia, Liu Hao Interviewing: Li Zhixing, Jin Lixia (All of them are 3rd-year medical students of IFMSA-China in Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University)
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Zhao Y-X, Jia Q-F. “Yihuan Guanxi Jixu Gaishan” meaning in English “Urgent Need to Improve the Relationship Between Patients and Health Providers”. People’s Dai-
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