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With the program “ASIA-Link,” the European Community supported the development and implementation of a curriculum for postgraduate psychosomatic training for medical doctors in China, Vietnam, and Laos.
In China (Shanghai), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Hue), and Laos (Vientiane), regional training centers have formed. A total of 200 physicians have completed training; 30 physicians have acquired the status of future teacher. Adaption to the cultural background of the participants was necessary for the topic “breaking bad news,” the handling of negative emotions, the discontinuity of participation, the hierarchical doctor-patient relationship, culture-specific syndromes, and language barriers. Half a year after the completion of the training program, the participants stated that the program had a high impact on their daily medical work.
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Fritzsche, K. et al. (2020). The Development of Psychosomatic Medicine in China, Vietnam and Laos - The ASIA- LINK Program. In: Fritzsche, K., McDaniel, S., Wirsching, M. (eds) Psychosomatic Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27080-3_20
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