On the 7th, the reporter learned from the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine that Huang Qiaoyun, the General Administrative Manager of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (TCM), and his delegation recently visited the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to summarize and exchange ideas on exploring new models of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment for critical and complex diseases, as well as the achievements in cultivating high-level TCM talents. They also conducted in-depth discussions on how to better serve the construction of TCM highlands in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. The experts from Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine carry forward the spirit of professionalism and pragmatism, and work together with their Hong Kong counterparts to treat patients through the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. The tangible efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine has not only been welcomed by patients, but also highly recognized by their Hong Kong counterparts in Western medicine. Huang Qiaoyun warmly praised the work and achievements of Zou Xu, Xie Dongping, Wu Guangping, and three other "visiting scholars of traditional Chinese medicine in the Greater Bay Area" during their stay in Hong Kong, And affirmed the positive role of the hospital in promoting the development of traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong Medical Authority, starting from November 2022, under the guidance of the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Hong Kong Medical Authority have signed a cooperation agreement on the "Chinese Medicine Visiting Scholar Program", which will be carried out in three stages. The first phase lasted for two months. Xie Dongping and Wu Guangping explained the key principles and experience sharing of traditional Chinese medicine in treating COVID-19's critically ill patients in hospital to more than 150 medical staff in Hong Kong. In the second phase from March to June this year, Zou Xu, Vice President of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the province, joined the ranks of "Visiting Scholars of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Greater Bay Area", providing collaborative services between Chinese and Western medicine to hospitalized patients in multiple hospitals in Hong Kong, assisting in the development and trial implementation of a collaborative model of Chinese and Western medicine in the respiratory department, and exploring new models for the development of collaborative services between Chinese and Western medicine. Zhang Zhongde, Vice President and Hospital Dean of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, stated that the Hong Kong Medical Authority and Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine have deep exchanges and cooperation, actively promoting the construction of traditional Chinese medicine highlands in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Relying on high-level platforms such as the "Visiting Scholars of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Greater Bay Area", both sides actively explore new models of integrated operation of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, improve clinical plans for more advantageous diseases in cooperation between traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and explore the development of new paths to cultivate high-level traditional Chinese medicine talents. (New News Agency)