As the global pandemic is spreading, the daily number of new positive cases reflects that the entire landscape getting more severe, medical resources increasingly stretched, and the fight mission tougher.
Voice of China: Source of Enlightenment
On the road to fight the pandemic, China's experience is widely shared in the world and becomes the powerful weapon to combat COVID-19. During last two weeks, more and more countries, hospitals and doctors joined in Mindray, which is serving as the anti-pandemic bridge between China and the rest of the world, to seek China's experience and cooperation for common fight.
In the evening of March 19, China's experience was shared in the online expert session via the Mindray platform. Hundreds of doctors from China and overseas attended this session, including Chinese Professors Zhiyong Peng (Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University), Ming Zhong (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University), Prof. Enrico Storti (Regione Lombardia ASST Lodi in Italy), Jordi Rello (Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Spain), Prof. Pierre Singer (Beilinson Hospital in Israel), and Prof. Thomas Lamas (Egas Moniz Hospital in Portugal) as well as other 300 doctors from the rest of the world. In spite of remote distances and different time zones, they are committed to fighting against the pandemic by sharing info and learning from each other.
In the session, international experts discussed current problems, including shortage of healthcare staff and medical equipment, in-hospital infection control and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of patients, and medicine usage. In addition, they also asked many specific questions, such as how to schedule shift of healthcare staff? What they should do after work? Do they need to quarantine? As high-flow oxygen inhalation is more vulnerable to infection, how to implement it safely? Is there a risk of secondary infection to the cured patient? What kinds of patients need ECMO? What's the survival rate? What kind of cure measures should be taken to special people like pregnant women and children? In terms of false negatives, what other diagnostic methods can be applied to assist in confirming cases?
Professors Zhiyong Peng and Ming Zhong answered these questions with meticulous explanations based on their own front-line practical experience. During fighting the pandemic, Chinese doctors were also puzzled over these issues, and they knew exactly how their counterparts were eager to save increasing COVID-10 patients in their countries. That was why they volunteered to give up their rest time and immediately joined in the global efforts in fighting the pandemic.
Moreover, our "old friend" Professor Enrico Storti, who is in one of hospitals in most serious district in Italy, also shared the latest update since he transferred China's experience learned from the previous two meetings to his colleagues. He hoped that, in the global fight against COVID-19, doctors around the world could work together on the basis of China's experience to win more time and opportunities for the survival of patients.
Echo from Overseas
"This was the best online session I've ever participated in about fighting COVID-19, and I'm so grateful to the Chinese doctors for sharing their important experiences. "
"The valuable experience and information shared by the Chinese doctors could not have come at a better time for us. "
"I hope there will be more similar expert sessions on COVID-19 healthcare..."
After the session, a number of overseas doctors sent thank-you emails to express their gratitude to the Chinese doctors for selflessly sharing "China's experience." They also talked about their issues, and wanted to learn more "China's experience" about the pandemic, COVID-19, patient treatment, and medical protection so as to respond more quickly in clinical implementation and provide the most effective treatments.
Mindray will continually serve as the bridge between China and the rest of the world, to share "China’s experience" and the "Voice of China" with doctors around the world. We will work with medical professionals to win the fight for securing human.
As Shakespeare wrote, "The night is long that never finds the day. "