Population medicine: an emerging medical research field for patient populations_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Authors：

TAN Jing ^1,2,3 , WANG Wen ^1,2,3 , REN Yan ^1,2,3 , XIONG Yiquan ^1,2,3 , LI Ling ^1,2,3 , YAO Minghong ^1,2,3 , ZHAO Shaoyang ⁴ , HUI Wen ^2,5 , LI Jing ^1,2,3 , LI Youping ^1,2,3 ,  LI Weimin ^2,6 ,  SUN Xin ^1,2,3

1. Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
2. Population Medicine Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
3. NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
4. School of Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R.China;
5. Library Intelligence Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
6. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;

Corresponding author：

LI Weimin, Email: weimi003@scu.edu.cn; SUN Xin, Email: sunx79@hotmail.com

Keywords：

Population medicine; Population health; Evidence-based medicine; Medical decision-making

DOI：

10.7507/1672-2531.202012099

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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 world-class 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.

Citation： TAN Jing, WANG Wen, REN Yan, XIONG Yiquan, LI Ling, YAO Minghong, ZHAO Shaoyang, HUI Wen, LI Jing, LI Youping, LI Weimin, SUN Xin. Population medicine: an emerging medical research field for patient populations. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2021, 21(5): 497-502. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202012099 Copy

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2. Betrán AP, Temmerman M, Kingdon C, et al. Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies. Lancet, 2018, 392(10155): 1358-1368.
3. Gray M, Ricciardi W. From public health to population medicine: the contribution of public health to health care services. Eur J Public Health, 2010, 20(4): 366-367.
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7. Kindig DA. Understanding population health terminology. Milbank Q, 2007, 85(1): 139-161.
8. Massoudi BL, Chester KG. Public health, population health, and epidemiology informatics: recent research and trends in the United States. Yearb Med Inform, 2017, 26(1): 241-247.
9. Galea S, Vaughan RD. Population health science as the basic science of public health: a public health of consequence. Am J Public Health, 2018, 108(10): 1288-1289.
10. Zukowski N, Davidson S, Yates MJ. Systems approaches to population health in Canada: how have they been applied, and what are the insights and future implications for practice? Can J Public Health, 2019, 110(6): 741-751.
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12. Mehta P, Antao V, Kaye W, et al. Prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - United States, 2010-2011. MMWR Suppl, 2014, 63(7): 1-14.
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14. Department of Epidemiology & Population Health. About the Department. Available from: https://med.stanford.edu/epidemiology-dept.html.
15. Rouble AN, Zayed R, Harvey BJ, et al. Integrating clinical medicine and population health: where to from here? Can J Public Health, 2019, 110(6): 801-804.
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17. Department of Population Medicine. Available from: https://www.populationmedicine.org/.
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22. 严宗藩, 余章凤. 试论群体医学和群体医学方法. 中国医院管理, 1983, (11): 34.

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