Multiple standardization results of Tibetan medicine released in Xining, Qinghai
Quick Look
- The High-Quality Development Conference of Tibetan Medicine Standards and Standardization Achievements Conference were held in Xining, Qinghai Province on the 13th.
- At the meeting, four results including the Tibetan Medicine Standard System Table and 32 group standards were released, and the foreign language version of the Chinese national standard "Tibetan Medicine Disease Classification and Code" was interpreted.
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Why It Matters
The High-Quality Development Conference of Tibetan Medicine Standards and Standardization Achievements Conference were held in Xining, Qinghai. Units from many provinces and regions participated in the standardization construction of Tibetan medicine.
China News Service, Xining, November 13 (Reporter Sun Rui) The High-Quality Development Conference of Tibetan Medicine Standards and Standardization Achievements Conference were held in Xining, Qinghai Province on the 13th. They released the "Tibetan Medicine Standard System Table (2026 Edition)" and "Grassroots Tibetan Medicine Appropriate Technology Manual (2026 Edition)", 32 Tibetan Medicine Group Standards and Tibetan Medicine Fire Moxibustion Simulator. The foreign language version of the Chinese national standard "Tibetan Medicine Disease Classification and Code" was released.
The "Tibetan Medicine Standard System Table (2026 Edition)" covers four major categories: basics, technology, management, and services. It systematically sorts out the current situation and gaps in the formulation and revision of Tibetan medicine standards, and clarifies the direction, focus, and priority of standard formulation and revision in the future period.
The 32 Tibetan medicine group standards released cover clinical diagnosis and treatment, technical operations, nursing standards and other fields, filling a number of industry gaps.
At the same time, the Tibetan fire moxibustion simulator also made its debut, transforming key aspects of fire moxibustion techniques such as acupoint selection, moxibustion, and heat duration into a teaching carrier that can be demonstrated, trained, and assessed.
Liu Yi, vice president of the Chinese Society of Ethnographic Medicine, introduced that the "Tibetan Medicine Standard System Table (2026 Edition)" is the country's first systematic and comprehensive Tibetan medicine standard system plan, which provides a framework and path for the national Tibetan medicine standardization work. The "Manual of Appropriate Techniques for Primary Tibetan Medicine (2026 Edition)" includes 39 appropriate technologies in 7 categories, promoting the standard from documents to clinical and grassroots services.
The results released this time were led by Qinghai, and 26 units from Tibet, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and other provinces participated.
Open Questions
- How are these new standards implemented in primary medical institutions?
- When will the Tibetan fire moxibustion simulator be fully promoted and used?
