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希望我能得到您的支持!I ask for your support!
我现以中医针灸师的身份来告诉您一个有关试图避免使用阿片类药物来治疗疼痛及影响人们痛苦的问题。有一种称为穴位注射疗法(PIT)的针灸疗法在缓解慢性疼痛方面非常有效。直到最近为止,我一直在使用这种疗法来治疗我的客户们。
所以发生了什么?卑诗省中医针灸管理局(BC)[CTCMA] 一直在要求卫生部批准包括PIT在内的最新业务范围。随着监管局合并的进程以及COVID-19大流行的同时发生-这项申请并没有被通过-同时我们被迫停止了使用PIT疗法治疗患者。
这是什么意思呢?我已经与我的患者一起使用PIT多年了。现在我有很多无法治疗的慢性疼痛患者需要治疗。因为本地的疼痛诊所有着至少6个月的等待时间,对此我毫无办法。这使我的病人们只能使用止痛药,而这却会导致药物成瘾问题。
我请求您作为我的立法议会委员,要求卫生部和精神卫生与成瘾部解决批准CTCMA执业范围更新的问题-并允许TCM&A从业人员使用手头的工具来帮助预防患有慢性疼痛的患者们遭受不必要的痛苦。
希望我能得到您的支持!
I write as a TCM and Acupuncture practitioner to tell you about an issue that is affecting people experiencing pain and trying to avoid using opioids for pain management. There is a practice called Point Injection Therapy (PIT), a form of Acupuncture that is remarkably effective in alleviating chronic pain. I was using this therapy to treat several of my clients, until just recently.
What’s happened? The College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (BC) has been asking the Ministry of Health to approve an updated scope of practice that includes PIT. With the college amalgamation process, compounded by COVID-19 – this approval has not been forthcoming – and we have been forced to stop performing PIT.
What does this mean? I have used PIT for many years with my patients and now I have a long list of chronic pain sufferers I cannot treat. I have nowhere to send them as the local pain clinic has a wait list of 6 months. This leaves them with pain medication as the only option, which contributes to addiction issues.
I’m asking you as my MLA to ask the Minister of Health and the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions to address approving the CTCMA scope of practice update and allow TCM&A practitioners to use the tools at hand to prevent unnecessary suffering for patients with chronic pain.
I hope I can count on you for support!
希望我能得到您的支持!Thank you for your support!
作为一名中医针灸从业者,我对我们过时的执业范围感到担忧。我们已经有20年没有重新界定和更新我们的执业范围了。与其他行业一样,我们在尽最大可能与时俱进。但是我们的执业范围却并没有同步更新,它也没有准确的反映出我们当前能为患者所提供的服务范围。
卑诗省中医针灸师管理局(BC)一直在要求卫生部批准包括PIT疗法在内的最新业务范围。随着管理局合并过程以及COVID-19大流行的同步发生-这项申请尚未被通过-因此我们被迫停止了使用PIT疗法。
由于我们不得不停止提供护理,我们的患者正在遭受痛苦。这影响了大约24,000名患者。许多人将寻求药物来控制自己的痛苦。我们甚至无法推荐患者转诊至其他疼痛诊所,因为其等待的时间可能长达6个月。由于患者们缺乏选择,所以他们使用鸦片制剂并成瘾的风险很高。
请帮助我们获得卫生部批准的执业更新范围以便我们可以开始使用行之有效的成功方法再次治疗患者,并减少这些患者因必须使用类阿片类止痛药而面临的风险。
感谢您的支持!
As a practitioner of TCM & Acupuncture, I write with concerns regarding our outdated scope of practice. We have not had our scope modernized and updated for 20 years. We have advanced with the times, just like any other profession, but our scope has not kept up and does not reflect the services we currently offer.
The College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (BC) has been asking the Ministry of Health to approve an updated scope of practice that includes PIT. With the college amalgamation process, compounded by COVID-19 – this approval has not been forthcoming – and we have been forced to stop performing PIT.
Our patients are suffering because we have had to stop providing care. This is impacting an estimated 24,000 patients in British Columbia. Many will be seeking drugs to manage their pain. Referral to a pain clinic isn’t even an option as the wait times can be up to 6 months. With the lack of options, there is high risk for opiate use and addiction.
Please help us get our updated scope approved by the MOH so we can start treating our patients again with proven successful methods and reduce the risk these patients face from having to use opioid based pain medications.
I thank you for your support!
希望我能得到您的支持!Appreciate your support!
我现以一个中医及针灸执业者的身份来提出一个影响着所有正在忍受疼痛并试图避免使用阿片类药物止痛的患者问题。我使用的一种称为穴位注射疗法(PIT)的做法是针灸的一种形式。它在减轻患者疼痛的方面非常有效。
卑诗省中医针灸管理局(BC)[CTCMA] 一直在要求卫生部批准包括PIT在内的最新执业范围。随着管理局的合并进程以及COVID-19大流行的同时发生-此项申请并未通过-因此我们被迫停止了使用PIT疗法。
这是什么意思呢?多年来,我一直在与患者一起使用PIT疗法。现在我有很多无法治疗的慢性疼痛患者需要治疗。因为本地的疼痛诊所有着至少6个月的等待时间,对此我毫无办法。这项措施使得他们只能被迫选择使用毒品来止痛。
我的专业协会估计,以前至少有200-300名从业人员在使用PIT疗法,每个人平均下来可能有80位患者。现在有着在卑诗省24,000人的潜在患者而这项疗法却不能被用来减轻他们的痛苦!我本来将PIT治疗视为减少对与阿片类药物成瘾的威胁的一种方法,但是在这种情况下我无法再为人们提供帮助,对此我感到十分沮丧。
请帮助我们立即批准我们更新后的执业范围!!感谢您的支持!
I write as a TCM and Acupuncture practitioner to bring forward an issue that is affecting people experiencing pain and trying to avoid using opioids. A practice I was using, called Point Injection Therapy (PIT), is a form of Acupuncture that is remarkably effective in alleviating pain.
The College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (BC) has been asking the Ministry of Health to approve an updated scope of practice that includes PIT. With the college amalgamation process, compounded by COVID-19 – this approval has not been forthcoming – and we have been forced to stop performing PIT.
What does this mean? I have been using PIT with my patients for years and now I have a long list of chronic pain sufferers I cannot treat. I have nowhere to send them as the local pain clinic has a wait list of 6 months. This leaves them with drugs as the only option.
My professional association estimates 200-300 practitioners were previously performing PIT, likely averaging 80 clients each, resulting in the potential of 24,000 British Columbians now without this option for relieving their pain! I see PIT therapy as a way to decrease the threat of addiction to opioid drugs and I am frustrated I can no longer help people in this situation.
Please help us get our updated Scope of Practice approved now!! I thank you for your support!