The conference saw the participation of TCM practitioners, association and
institutions
(Photo source: Consular Office of the Embassy of the
People's Republic of China in Malaysia)
A virtual conference titled “China-Malaysia TCM join hands to fight against COVID-19” (中马中医共同抗击新冠肺炎) was conducted via ZOOM on 22 April 2020.
The two-hour conference involved a sharing session from members of the Anti-COVID-19 Medical Consultant Expect Team from China to Malaysia, as well as a discussion session with local traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners, association and institutions. It aimed to share TCM knowledge on the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 from China, as well as sharing TCM prescriptions and answering related questions raised by the participants.
The conference was chaired by Chinese Medicine Task Force of Malaysia (COVID-19) Initiator Assoc Prof Dr Te Kian Keong and presented by the members of Anti-COVID-19 Medical Consultant Expect Team which included Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Vice President Dr Li Jun, Guandong Provincial People’s Hospital Infection Department Chief Physician Dr Luo Xiaodan, and Senior Psychologist Dr Liu Xiangxin.
From left: Dr Li, Dr Luo and Dr Liu during the conference
Speaking at the session, Dr Li who is also Head of Anti-COVID-19 Medical Consultant Expect Team shared China's experiences in applying TCM to fight against COVID-19, including the prevention and the complementary treatment for the novel coronavirus. He also introduced non-pharmacological treatments such as acupuncture, scraping and acupressure, and presented a video explaining how to perform Baduanjin (八段锦) exercises for patients to enhance their immunity and promote recovery.
A video on Baduanjin was presented at the conference
(Photo source:
Consular Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in
Malaysia)
Dr Luo, on the other hand, shared the issues of hygiene and health care of patients during the observation period at home after their recovery, while Dr Liu explained the mental health issues that may occur among infected patients and their families. Dr Liu also suggested ways to handle the issues.
Liu giving her speech at the virtual conference
Also invited to give a speech at the conference was Consular Counsellor of Embassy of China to Malaysia Liu Dongyuan. In her speech, Liu shared the development of TCM in Malaysia and expressed her fervent hope for a fruitful discussion that could benefit all the participants of the conference.
The Anti-COVID-19 Medical Consultant Expect Team is made of eight members. It was formed by China's National Health Commission and selected by the health commission of Guangdong Province. They arrived in Malaysia on 18 April 2020 for the purpose to share China's experiences in fighting against the pandemic. As for Chinese Medicine Task Force of Malaysia (COVID-19), it was initiated by Dr Te who is UTAR’s Head of Department of Chinese Medicine and Chairperson of Centre for Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine and his team on 22 March 2020. The task force has organised a series of objective-driven activities to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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