群体医学:面向患者群体的医学研究新方向

Population medicine:an emerging medical research field for patient populations

近年来,群体医学已成为临床医疗及其决策领域日益关注的新兴研究方向,旨在提高患者群体的整体健康水平和医疗系统的安全、质量与效率。本文讨论了群体医学产生的背景、定义和特征;阐述了群体医学与群体健康、循证医学等领域的相关性;以哈佛大学医学院群体医学系作为全球典范进行概述;提出了在我国建立群体医学研究体系的思考;并简要介绍了群体医学在我国的现状和发展。

In recent years,the concept of population medicine has emerged as a research field that has important implications for healthcare practice and policy decision-making.It specifically aims to improve overall health of patient populations and safety,quality and efficiency of healthcare system.This paper descried the background,definition and characteristics of population medicine,discussed relationship between population medicine and population health and evidence-based medicine.It also introduced Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School as a worldclass model in the field of population medicine,discussed the needs and potential strategies for developing population medicine research in China,and briefly outlined the current development of population medicine in China.