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Clinical guidelines in China: tackling conflict of interests and engaging patients
Evidence based medicine is widely accepted across the world and is used to make sure that decisions about patient care are informed by current best evidence. [1] Clinical practice guidelines, […]
Production of trustworthy real world data and evidence in China
One of China’s ambitions is to promote the health of the whole nation. One significant challenge is a dearth of locally applicable, trustworthy clinical research evidence. Producing such evidence has […]
How to fulfil China’s potential for carrying out clinical trials
Liming Lu, Yuqing Zhang, Gordon Guyatt, Chunzhi Tang, Nenggui Xu Although reactions vary from enthusiasm to trepidation, observers worldwide have recognised China as an international force in a wide variety […]
Protecting the accuracy of clinical trial data in China
The Chinese government has signalled its commitment to ensuring the quality of clinical trials conducted in China. In 2015, the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) announced a plan to […]
Jiafu Ji: Encouraging patient centred care in China
There is a notice board close to the entrance of our ward. Patients and their families, as well as medical staff, use it to express caring messages to each other, […]
Aiping Lyu and Zhaoxiang Bian: Improving the accuracy of trial data in China
In China, since September 2017, a new policy is being enforced which threatens prison sentences for researchers who are found guilty of fabricating data in studies that have led to […]
Shifu Xiao: There is still discrimination against individuals with mental health problems in China
People in China feel unable to discuss mental health problems openly […]
Yiran Wang: Ticket touts in Chinese hospitals
Appointment ticket touts are prevalent in the medical system in China, especially in big hospitals. They monopolize appointments for well-known doctors and increase prices to very high levels. The practice […]
Daoxin Yin: What do Chinese doctors and researchers think about open peer review?
Seven months ago, when I had just started my new career as a research editor at The BMJ, I was impressed by the open peer-review model that the journal applies. […]