Apply Now for the 2021 Jiahui Health Scholar Program
Career choices are made early in life and high school students are faced with many questions when it comes to choosing the career path they wish to pursue in the future.
At Jiahui Health, we believe that getting a first-hand experience in the field of interest is the best way to enable students to make informed decisions about their future study and career path.
For students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, Jiahui Health offers the exclusive opportunity to complete a 2-week Health Scholar Program at Jiahui International Hospital. Working alongside and shadowing our team of international healthcare professionals, students will be able to experience different departments within a healthcare institution and gain an understanding of how they interact in order to deliver excellent patient care.
Why join the Health Scholar program?
· Many medical, nursing and other health-related college programs prefer or require clinical experience, giving a distinct advantage to applicants who have participated in hands-on programs.
· The Health Scholar Program allows students to shadow Jiahui Health professionals and experience how the clinical and administrative teams work together to deliver first-class care to patients.
· This program will help students to get a first-hand impression of what working in the medical field is like and will support them in their decision-making process about the career path they wish to take.
· Lunch sessions with senior clinical staff (e.g. Chief of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Chief Anesthesiologist, Deputy CMO, Nursing Director etc.) to get insights into their work and obtain first-hand career advice
· Practical, hands-on workshops to acquire basic medical skills
· The student from each program round with the highest rating from physician leaders will receive a letter of recommendation for their college application from a US board-certified physician.
Program overview
Target audience: High school students
Costs: Free. Similar programs in the US charge approx. USD 3,000 and above
Availability:
There will be a total of 3 program rounds taking place during July and August 2021. A maximum of 12 health scholars per program round are accepted. Candidates will be chosen based on their application, their interest in healthcare and their interview performance.
Please note: participation in the orientation day is compulsory and the students are required to complete the orientation in company of one of their parents. The orientation takes place on the Saturday before the program start and lasts from 9am to 2pm approximately.
Duration:
Scholars will complete the program in two weeks with a commitment of five, 8-hour shifts per week
Departments:
This year, the Health Scholars program will be offering an even wider selection of medical departments for the scholars to experience. Scholars can choose 3 out of the following 9 departments and will rotate between them, spending 3 days in each department:
· Cardiovascular Medicine
· Dentistry
· Family Medicine
· ENT
· Laboratory
· Medical Imaging Center
· Nutrition and Dietetics
· Pediatrics
· Pharmacy
Admission Process
Eligibility:
Students must be studying at accredited high schools at the time of application. There is no pre-requisite course requirement.
Application Steps:
Step 1: Application submission
Step 2: Interview (if application successful)
Step 3: Orientation Day
Step 4: Program Kickoff
Interview process:
Interviews will be carried out between XX June and XX July 2021 (successful candidates will be informed of the exact dates in due time after their application submission)
Interviews type: group interview
Interview duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Interview content: interviews will be an interactive combination of group discussions based on topics assigned on the day and a Q&A session by an interview panel
There will only be 1 interview round, candidates will be notified within 3 to 4 working days after the interview whether they have been accepted into the program
How to apply
Your application needs to be submitted using our online application form. Due to the essay portion of the application, it is suggested that you complete the application via your desktop or laptop computer. To do so, simply copy-paste the link below into your computer's browser. The deadline for applications is June 13, 2021. If you experience any issues accessing the application form, please email alexander.larcher@jiahui.com.
https://ding.cjfx.cn/f/nz58i1mg
If you would like to complete the application on your mobile phone, please scan the QR code below.
Jiahui Health, an international healthcare ecosystem in China, aims to build a life-long relationship with individuals and families to provide comprehensive world-class healthcare.
Our integrated healthcare system consists of a 500-bed international hospital, clinics, and wellness center. We provide safe, reliable, and comprehensive healthcare services for all members of your family in different stages of life, including health management, outpatient care, surgery, inpatient services and international medicine. Through our unique strategic collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, Jiahui Health brings leading global healthcare resources and China’s most advanced medical expertise to your door.
We are committed to providing you with Caring, Convenient healthcare services at the Best Value. Jiahui’s patients are cared for by our highly-qualified international team. More than 25% of Jiahui's physicians are from outside China, with three leadership physician serving joint appointments at both Jiahui Health and Massachusetts General Hospital. Our healthcare professionals will enable you to fully understand your health status and treatment choices, while engaging you and your family in selecting the best care through open communication. Our centers can be found throughout Shanghai, each in highly-accessible locations. In addition, Jiahui digital solutions allows you to make appointments and manage your family health profiles more easily. We also provide direct billing services through most major insurance companies to ensure that your visit is as convenient as possible.
Since 2016, we have been working with a large portfolio of Fortune 500 corporations, international schools, consulates, chambers, and private banks to optimize their employee health benefit plans and upgrade health management programs for their clients. Jiahui also serves as an exclusive medical service provider to support a range of sports teams and events, providing medical coverage for professional athletes as well as sports lovers.
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- Overview:
The Department of Anesthesiology of Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital is composed of medical staff from many countries such as the United States and China, and is committed to high-quality safe medical care. Patient-centered, evidence-based medical thinking with the goal of reducing complications and mortality, improving patient satisfaction, and improving cost performance, adopting international norms, fully implementing team medical care, and ensuring the safety of every patient in the hospital in all aspects. Life is escorted. Meanwhile, the daily work of anesthesia services covers the operating room, modern delivery room, gastrointestinal bronchial endoscopy room, interventional radiology department, pain clinic, intensive care unit, and palliative medical department. Our colleagues in the anesthesiology department focus on the patient experience, based in Shanghai, integrate the rich clinical experience and advanced medical concepts of the America, Europe, Asia and Australia, and use the world's mature anesthesia technology to provide warmth, quality, precision, repeatability and efficiency in anesthesia service. Whether it is general anesthesia, monitoring anesthesia, regional anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, ultrasound-guided nerve block anesthesia, or painless delivery throughout the spinal canal, painless gastrointestinal endoscopy, painless hysteroscopy, painless flow, Painless fiber optic bronchoscopy, painless interventional radiation, we strive for excellence and outstanding performance.
- Common Symptions:
> Surgical anesthesia
> Perioperative screening and assessment
> Postoperative staged resuscitation
> Postoperative pain management
> Modern delivery room management
> Painless labor by spinal anesthesia
> Screening and evaluation of high-risk women
> Painless external reversal
> Painless gastrointestinal endoscope
> Painless bronchoscopy
> Pain Clinic
> Acute and chronic pain management
> Cancer pain treatment
> Neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain
> Herpes zoster
> Trigeminal neuralgia
> Perineal pain
> Hospital rapid response team
> Advanced cardiac life support
> Palliative care
- Overview:
Jiahui Breast Health Program focuses on the breast health of our population by using personalized screening to achieve early detection and early treatment of breast cancer. Since we use international standards, Jiahui provides only the most updated services for cancer risk evaluation, screening, biopsy and pathology consultation. Dr. Ching Ho, Medical Director of Breast Health Program, Co-Director of Women’s Health of Jiahui Health, is now leading an international medical team, to provide personalized, evidence-based and streamlined clinical service for our patients.
- Common Symptions:
High Risk of Breast Cancer:
> Current Age
> Ageat menarche
> PersonalHistory of Biopsies
> PersonalHistory of High risk lesion
> Calculates5 year and lifetime risk; compares to average
> FamilyHistory
> Race/Ethnicity
> BRCA
- Overview:
Our dentists provide dental health services for adults and children, including dental check-ups, fillings, prevention of tooth decay, painless dental pulp treatment, and treatment and protection against periodontal disease.
For the maxillofacial growth and development in children and adolescents, we provide early intervention, induction therapy and orthodontic treatment. Our hospital introduced the universally-unique computerized periodontal probing device (Florida periodontal probe) to ensure accuracy and objectivity in the treatment of periodontal diseases. Dentistry Department uses the technologies, such as advanced CBCT, digitalized guide templates, autologous growth factor enrichment technique and etc., to help edentulous patients who need dental implant service.
Besides, Dentistry Department carries out multi-disciplinary collaboration in the hospital, such as working with dermatologists to offer envisaging orthodontics and solutions to skin problems for beauty seekers; working with E.N.T. specialists to help adolescents with problems such as mouth breathing, adenoidal hypertrophy and allergic rhinitis; working with MSK to provide sports lovers a comprehensive range of preventive strategies on sports injury.
- Common Symptions:
Dentistry Department provides the services for the following symptoms or needs:
> Oral Implantation: teeth loss (missing single tooth, multiple teeth or all teeth)
> Orthodontics: buckteeth, overshot/undershot bites, misaligned/crowded teeth, drooping of corners of mouth, uncoordinated smile lines, gummy smiles, loose teeth, etc.
> Pediatric dentistry: dental treatment under nitrous oxide sedation or general anesthesia, preventive orthodontic check-up, early intervention and induction for the maxillofacial growth and development, treatment of decay teeth/pulpitis in children and permanent teeth, dental injury treatment, and preformed metal crown treatment in children, Fluoride treatment, dental sealant, dental health guidance, bacteria plaque control
> Oral check-up: prevention of oral disease, early detection and early treatment, oral health management
> Cosmetic dentistry:
Tooth whitening: yellowish teeth, abnormal tooth color, tetracycline medication stains, discolored tooth, yellow-brown calculus, melanin-like pigment on tooth surface, rough tooth surface and tooth root
Tooth restoration: Misshapen teeth, stained or discolored teeth, chipped teeth
Gum orthodontic treatment: black triangles of gums appear when smiling, different gingival heights and thickness, receding gum line
> Basic dentistry: Extraction, periodontitis, gingivitis, root canal therapy, desensitization, fillings, painless anesthesia
- Overview:
The dermatologists of Jiahui Health provide you with a comprehensive range of services for skin care, which cover acne, allergic dermatitis, skin allergies, eczema, herpes, hair loss, psoriasis, skin hyperplasia, scars, skin cancer, venereal disease, skin neoplasm, skin aging, and other skin diseases, at the same time, our specialists also provide a variety of services for skin health and anti-aging needs to make you more rejuvenated.
- Common Symptions:
The Department of Dermatology of Jiahui Health provides the services for the following common symptoms or needs:
> acne
> allergic dermatitis, skin allergies
> eczema, herpes, proriasis
> hair loss
> hyperplasia
> scars
> skin cancer
> skin aging
- Overview:
Jiahui Health’s brings together highly-experienced endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, dieticians, physical therapists, and psychologists, through diagnostic tests, medical history analysis, and through discussing treatment goal together with you, we create personalized treatment plans with long-term systematic follow-up visits.
- Common Symptions:
Screening in adults with high risk of diabetes.
> Patients with prediabetes
> Women who were diagnosed with GDM
> Overweight or obese adults who have one or more of the following risk factors
1. Physical inactivity
2. First-degree relative with diabetes
3. Hypertension or on therapy for hypertension
4. Dyslipidemia or on therapy for lipid lowering
5. History of cardiovascular diseases
6. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome
7. Other clinical conditions associated with insulin resistance
> Beginning at age 40 years.
- Overview:
With a number of experienced otolaryngologists, advanced examination and surgery equipment, the Department of E.N.T of Jiahui Health provides a whole package of diagnosis and treatment services for children and adults with E.N.T. related diseases. In addition to specialty of otolaryngology related head and neck surgery, it has also established the subspecialties such as sleep medicine, audiology, and voice medicine, covering the diagnosis and treatment services for adults with OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, normally known as snoring disease), and for children with OSA (including adenoidal hypertrophy and tonsil hypertrophy), rhinitis, rhino-sinusitis, nasal polyps, voice disease, vertigo, otolithiasis, otitis media and hearing impairment and genetic diagnosis of congenital deafness and genetic counseling services.
- Common Symptions:
The Department of E.N.T. of Jiahui Health provides the following diagnosis and treatment services for the following diseases and needs:
> OSA in adult (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome)
> OSA in Children (adenoidal hypertrophy, tonsil hypertrophy)
> rhinitis, rhino-sinusitis, nasal polyps
> voice disease
> vertigo
> otolithiasis
> otitis media
> hearing impairment
> diagnosis of congenital deafness and genetic counseling services
- Overview:
Our Emergency team is comprised of both internationally and domestically trained Emergency physicians with extensive experience in treating all kinds of emergencies. We are capable of stabilizing and treating all of your family's urgent medical needs. The scope of our services includes pediatric and adult illnesses; trauma including motor vehicle collisions, sports injuries, fractures, and lacerations; obstetric and surgical emergencies; and cardiac and other life threatening cases. Our fully licensed Rabies Prevention Clinic can handle all kinds of bites, scratches, and other animal exposures, as well as pre-exposure vaccination. Our state of the art facility offers CT scan, ultrasound, and MRI as well as other necessary tests 24 hours a day. Our team of doctors and nurses work together to care for you in a professional and compassionate manner.
- Common Symptions:
> Treat pediatric illnesses including fever, asthma exacerbations, croup, ear infections pharyngitis, abdominal pain.
> Diagnose and treat surgical emergency such as appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, intussusception, and diverticulitis.
> Treat most injuries in both adults and children including laceration repairs
> Diagnose, stabilize, and treat all emergency situations and arrange specialist consultation as needed. When necessary, such as with heart attacks, acute strokes, and neurosurgical emergencies, transfer via our green channel to an appropriate hospital.
> Evaluate and treat obstetrical emergencies.
> Manage all kind of animal bites and exposures. The Emergency Department now has a fully licensed Rabies Prevention Clinic open 24 hours a day. We also can do pre-exposure rabies vaccination.
- Overview:
Family Medicine of Jiahui Health provides person-centric, continuing, and holistic healthcare to individuals and families. Family medicine care is not limited by age, gender, body system, stage of disease procession or service site. Our Family Medicine not only promotes disease diagnosis and treatment, but also provides early diagnosis and intervention for patients or high risk groups; not only manages acute or chronic conditions, but only coordinates with diverse specialties and clinical teams to provide effective patient referral service. Family Medicine of Jiahui Health is dedicated to offering first step medical advice and comprehensive care for the safeguard of patients’ health.
- Common Symptions:
Family Medicine of Jiahui Health provides appropriate diagnosis and treatment for common acute and chronical diseases for all age groups.
Preventive care, health screening and physical exams for individuals of all ages,
> Chronic conditions, such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure
> Acute problems like respiratory infections, chest pain, abdominal pain and headache
> Immunizations, like HBV and flu vaccine
> Many other common ailments and conditions
- Overview:
Jiahui's Gastroenterology team will provide diagnosis and treatment for medical problems of digestive tract and gland, including esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colorectum, pancreas and gallbladder. According to different clinical symptoms, patients are given timely and effective clinical examinations, diagnosis and treatments, and personalized medical services considering the needs of different patients. We can also provide digestive endoscopy diagnosis and treatment according to clinical needs, including screening and treatment of early digestive tract tumors, endoscopic treatment of digestive tract polyps, and digestive tract endoscopy in health examinations. We can provide comfortable and refined awake and painless endoscopic procedures, as well as a full range of health management for digestive diseases based on patient’s needs.
- Common Symptions:
Jiahui's Gastroenterology team can provide medical services for patients with the following needs and common symptoms:
> Common diseases of esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colorectal, pancreas and gallbladder.
> Digestive tract endoscopy in health examinations
> Screening of early digestive tract tumors
> Endoscopic treatment of digestive tract polyps
- Overview:
The Department of General Surgery of Jiahui Health provides outpatient service and surgical operations by experienced senior attending surgeons both from China and abroad. Equipped with the most advanced technological surgical equipment and comprehensive operating room, our surgeons can perform procedures in line with international professional standards via minimally invasive approach to achieve rapid and safe recovery. We provide both outpatient and inpatient services and facilities for elective and emergency cases. Our surgeons also work closely with Cancer Center for surgical treatment of GI, breast, thyroid cancer and other specialty clinic in JH to provide surgical support for those diseases with high prevalence.
- Common Symptions:
> Wound debridement and suturing
> Excision of body surface lumps
> Nail removal to paronychia
> Surgical treatment of various kinds of skin infection
> Perianal benign disease
> Abdominal hernia surgery
> Varicose saphenous vein of lower extremity
> Acute appendicitis
> Acute cholecystitis and acute incarcerated hernia
> Acute gastrointestinal obstruction
- Overview:
The Department of Hospital Medicine of Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital is mainly led by a number of international and domestic multidisciplinary physicians, namely Hospitalist, with a comprehensive nursing service system, including nurses and pharmacists. Nutritionists, rehabilitation therapists, administrative staff, etc., providing patients with comprehensive system of medical services. The Hospitalists in this department have been trained by the Hospitalist program in the United States, or the rigorous training of the Jiahui-Yenji Hospital Doctor Training Program, and are continuously sent to the Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard University to study the latest medical technology and diagnosis methods in the world.
Our Hospitalists provide comprehensive, uninterrupted medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends and holidays.
Jiahui's Hospitalist insists on the guidance of evidence-based medical medicine, using comprehensive professional knowledge and years of clinical experience, combined with the latest multi-disciplinary guidelines, constantly connecting with the world, updating the most cutting-edge treatment methods to optimize hospital care services. As the same time, Hospitalist fully integrate the various specialist resources as well as coordinate multidisciplinary consultations in the hospital in order to carry out multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, including preoperative evaluation of sical patients, prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative complications, etc. Hospitalist can establish good and effective communication with patients at home and abroad based on cultural background. Moreover, Hospitalist provides not only health assessment and medical support for inpatients but also patient-centered systemic, comprehensive, high quality, Efficiency, high security, compassionate inpatient care and personalized hospital care, with a focus on the diagnosis of increasingly complex diseases and comprehensive systemic care.
- Common Symptions:
Hospitalist can provide services to patients with (including but not limited to) the following conditions:
> Acute Coronary Syndrome
> Congestive Heart Failure
> Cardiac Arrhythmia
> Acute Renal Failure
> Alcohol and Drug Withdrawal
> Asthma
> Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
> Community-Acquired Pneumonia
> Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
> Cellulitis
> Sepsis Syndrome
> Urinary Tract Infection
> Venous Thrombosis embolism
> Stroke
> Delirium and Dementia
> Diabetes Mellitus/DKA
> Gastrointestinal Bleed
> Pain Management
> Peri-operative Medicine
> Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Overview:
Our ICU team at Jiahui International Hospital is comprised of well trained, experienced ICU physicians with the domestic and foreign background. They are able to handle all kinds of critical problems, and strive to control diseases at first time to meet the medical needs of you and your family. The situations that can be dealt with in the ICU include respiratory failure, heart failure, shock, sepsis, severe pancreatitis and other life-threatening conditions. Advanced equipment with international standard can meet the needs of bedside blood purification treatment, non-invasive and invasive ventilator assisted ventilation, bedside hemodynamic monitoring, respiratory function monitoring, bedside ultrasound examination, bedside imaging examination, nutritional support and other necessary examinations and treatments. All beds are equipped with advanced ventilator and monitoring system. The care team in ICU, through its long-term strategic cooperation with the Massachusetts General Hospital, the teaching hospital affiliated to Harvard Medical School, strives to create the world's leading critical care system in Shanghai's medical system.
The ICU clinical staff always keep abreast of the international advanced level, stand at the forefront of critical care medicine, advocate advanced concepts, and provide you with professional, comprehensive and humanized medical services.
- Common Symptions:
Major diseases: respiratory failure caused by various kinds of reason, acute or chronic heart failure, various kinds of shock, sepsis, severe pancreatitis, and other life-threatening conditions.
- Overview:
What is i/o treatment?
Jiahui Immuno-Oncology Center of Excellence, the first established center of immune-oncology treatment in international hospital all over China, has officially launched immunotherapy with Opdivo and Keytruda since August 2018. Which makes Jiahui International Cancer Center on the list of first batch to use these two drugs. Cancer patients could make appointments and accept infusion after evaluation.
In collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, the largest teaching hospital in US, Jiahui International Cancer Center is dedicated to provide internationally standardized service in the management of side effects of immunotherapy, the management of drug use throughout the course and the management of complex cases, as well as to explore the development of relevant training and communication mechanisms, so that the international standards of tumor immunotherapy are strictly applicable.
What are the side effects of nivolumab?
Many of the side effects listed below are rare. Because these side effects can be serious it is important information for you to know. Side effects can occur at any time during treatment, but are more likely to occur later treatment after a few doses once the immune system is stimulated. Side effects can also occur weeks to months following treatment. The serious but rare side effects are followed by a list of more common side effects.
- Common Symptions:
Lung problems (pneumonitis):
New or worsening cough; Chest pain or shortness of breath
Intestinal Problems (colitis):
Diarrhea; Bloody, dark or tarry stools; Severe stomach pain or tenderness
Liver problems:
Nausea, vomiting; Pain on the right side of abdominal area
Dark urine, light colored stools; Yellowing of the skin or eyes
Hormone gland problems:
Rapid heart beat; Weight loss or gain
Dizziness, fainting, feeling cold, feeling very tired; Increased thirst, urinating more often than normal
Kidney problems:
Change in the amount or color of urine
Skin changes:
Sores and blisters on skin
Painful sores or ulcers in mouth, nose, throat or genital area
Inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) problems:
Fever; Fatigue, weakness; Sleepiness, headache
Confusion, memory problems, Seizure, neck stiffness
Seeing or hearing things that are not there
Problems with other organs:
Change in eyesight; Severe or persistent muscle pain or weakness
- Overview:
Our doctors from the Department of Internal Medicine provide diagnosis and treatment for diseases of all major body systems, including the respiratory, digestive, nervous, endocrine, urinary, immune, and circulatory systems, etc. Our doctors perform timely check-up, diagnosis, effective treatment and personalized medical service based on patient symptoms and specific patient needs. We can also provide diagnosis and treatment for special groups, such as pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding. Diseases treated in Internal Medicine Department are numerous and complex. Our doctors carry out timely consultation, highly efficient and accurate diagnosis and comprehensive medical services for patients.
- Common Symptions & Treatments:
> Our gastroenterologist provides diagnosis and treatment for disorders of digestive tract and digestive glands, including diseases of esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colorectum, pancreas, and gallbladder. Patients are given timely and effective clinical examination, diagnosis, and treatment according to their specific clinical symptoms, and the personalized medical services for different needs. We provide gastrointestinal endoscopy diagnosis and treatment based on different clinical requirements, including screening and treatment for gastrointestinal cancer in its early stages, endoscopic treatment for gastrointestinal polyps, and digestive tract examination using endoscopy. We provide painless and refined management of endoscopy procedures while the patient is awake according to patient individual needs and offer comprehensive health management for diseases of the digestive system.
> Jiahui endocrinology team provides refined management of blood glucose for adult and gestational diabetes patients, such as consultation of diet, exercise, medication, psychological and etc. Our multidisciplinary team, made up of endocrinologists, general surgeons, imaging doctors, pathologists and oncologists, also excels at solving complicated health problems in thyroid/parathyroid diseases. We will conduct diagnostic check-up, medical history analysis, as well as create customized treatment plan and long-term systemic therapy and follow-up based on a discussion with patient of the treatment goal.
> In Jiahui Vertigo Clinic, we provide a set of standardized and comprehensive assessments and relevant precise tests to precisely diagnose and differentially diagnose the following diseases: central vertigo, peripheral vertigo such as BPPV (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), vestibular neuritis, Meniere's disease etc., psychogenic vertigo and other kind of vertigo caused by systemic disorders. Based on the diagnosis, our specialists can develop an appropriate treatment plan for you. Our systematic approach can largely eliminate misdiagnosis that is usually made by doctors when analyzing diseases in one specialty, so that it provides patient with professional, precise, and personalized diagnosis and treatment.
> Our respiratory physicians have rich experience in diagnosis and treatment of common and frquently-occurring respiratory diseases, as well as the difficult and severe respiratory diseases. They specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, occupational asthma, tracheitis, bronchitis, emphysema, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), acute and chronic cough, infective respiratory diseases (pneumonia, tuberculosis) and Bronchiectasis. Our examinations and treatments include fiber bronchoscopy, lung function test and polysomnography respiratory monitoring and treatment.
> Our specialists from the Department of Rheumatism are experienced in the management of rheumatic diseases and gout treatment. Our team provides a holistic treatment plan to relieve pain, prevent future gout attacks that could lead to permanent joint damage and tophi and prevent kidney damage.
- Overview:
Jiahui International Cancer Center (JICC) affiliated to Jiahui Health is in a strategic partnership with the Harvard Medical School affiliated to Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and it is a one-stop, integrated cancer center in Shanghai adhering to international standards. An international team of oncologists led by the executive director Professor Jianxing CHEN, a distinguished consultant of the Massachusetts General Hospital, has landed in Shanghai and directly established the connection with the world-renowned cancer centers such as the Mass General. This will allow patients in China to experience international-standard cancer care, prevention and screening services without having to go overseas, bringing new hope to cancer patients and their families.
JICC has officially opened its services in April 2018. The service sites include Outpatient Clinic, Operation Room and Infusion Center. Jiahui will step-wise launch precise treatment programs including breast, GI, lung, thyroid, myeloma/lymphoma, multi-part targeted therapy and immunotherapy, etc.
- Common Symptions:
The following services will be offered at Jiahui International Cancer Center:
> Breast Cancer
> GI Cancer
> Lung Cancer
> Myeloma/Lymphoma
> Thyroid Cancer
- Overview:
The Department of Medical Imaging in Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital is equipped with the most advanced medical imaging equipment, including Siemens digital X-ray machine (Ysio Max), Siemens digital fluoroscopic machine (Luminos dRF), Siemens dual source CT scanner (Definition Flash), Siemens 3.0T MRI scanner (SOMATOM Skyra), Siemens mobile digital X-ray machine (Mobilett Mira Max), Siemens mobile C-arm machine (Cios Alpha), Hologic Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (WI-Discovery), Hologic mammogram machine (Selenia Dimension) and GE advanced ultrasound machine (include GE LOGIQ E9/LOGIQ S8/ VOLUSON E8/ABUS). The fully-equipped leading edge technology meets the daily requirements from various medical services, including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, and Emergency. Expert team of Medical Imaging has received long-term and strict training. With rich clinical experience, they can make timely and accurate diagnosis for various diseases and evaluation for health risks, meanwhile protecting patients from excess radiation hazard.
- Equipments:
> Digital Fluoroscopic X-ray Machine
Manufacturer and Type: Luminos dRF fluoroscopic machine produced by SIEMENS
> Digital X-ray Machine
Manufacturer and Type: Ysio Max produced by SIEMENS, is the most advanced type of SIEMENS DR product currently.
> CT Machine
Manufacturer and Type: Definition Flash dual-source CT produced by SIEMENS
> MRI Machine
Manufacturer and Type: Skyra 3.0T MRI produced by SIEMENS
> Bone Density Machine
Manufacturer and Type: The BD (Bone Density) machine produced by HOLOGIC
> Digital Mammogram Machine
Manufacturer and Type: Selenia Dimension High-end digital flat-panel mammographic X-ray machine is produced by HOLOGIC.
> Ultrasonic Machine
Manufacturer and Type: GE LOGIQ E9 and LOGIQ S8 whole body ultrasound system, GE VOLUSON E8 four-dimensional ultrasound system, GE three-dimensional automatic volumetric ultrasound system (ABUS).
- Overview:
The Department of Nutrition at Jiahui Health provides comprehensive nutrition consultation services in both inpatient and outpatient settings to ensure Jiahui’s best nutritional care available. Our clinical dietitians are professional and experienced experts in caring for your health, helping you to set and reach nutritional goals.
> Inpatient Service
Good nutrition is important in recovering from surgery or illness. The Department of Nutrition provides nutrition care, advice and education to patients and their families while patients are hospitalized and upon discharge. Our clinical dietitians work with the patient’s multidisciplinary team to provide appropriate nutrition care and also educate patients on diet modifications prescribed by patient’s physicians.
Based on WHO’s HCWH (Healthcare without Harm) guidelines, our dietitians work closely with the food production team to design and create tasty, healthy and eco-friendly recipes/menus to ensure best nutritional support for all patients.
> Outpatient Service
Our clinical dietitians aim to raise nutrition awareness among general public in managing specific dietary needs in different age groups and conditions, including diabetes, oncology, pediatrics, weight management, pre- and post-natal.
We also provide nutritional advice on healthy lifestyle through group classes, available on the hospital’s main campus and clinics. Nutrition topics include:
• Heart-healthy eating
• New Mom Nutrition Workshop
• Those Secrets behind the Shelves
• Sustainable weight loss plan
• Nutrition and Cancer
- Common Symptions:
Our clinical dietitians provide in-depth nutrition assessment and counseling to help with the following conditions:
> Vascular disease: Hypertension, hyperlipidemia
> Diabetes mellitus: Type I, type II, gestational
> Gastrointestinal conditions: IBS, Crohn’s Disease, constipation,
> Pregnancy, pre- and post-natal nutrition
> Eating disorder
> Food allergy, intolerance and sensitivity
> Weight management
> General wellness
- Overview:
The Jiahui Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is dedicated to delivering the best patient experience for women and their families. Providing the best patient experience starts with our pledge to maintain a culture of safety, practice compassionate evidence based medicine, utilize the most advanced technology available, and provide impeccable customer service. At Jiahui, the Patient is First.
Our department will provide comprehensive care for women throughout all stages of a women’s life. Patient care services available through the Jiahui Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology include:
> Gynecology
Our gynecological services at Jiahui Health are designed to meet the needs of all women. We offer a full complement of gynecological services, using an international standard of care, ranging from well woman care to the most complex minimally invasive techniques to treat gynecologic diseases. Our care will also span your lifelong journey from childbearing age to menopause and beyond. We offer preventative services such as HPV vaccination to protect girls and women from 9 to 45 years of age; and we treat a variety of gynecological conditions including cervical disease, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, menstrual disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome, ovarian cysts, and uterine fibroids. We will also care for your reproductive health including contraceptive services, preconception counseling, and fertility treatment. For our patients who are nearing or have reached menopause, we are here to help with any hormonal needs and to continue to safeguard your health. Our Women’s Health program is comprehensive and multidisciplinary. We are here to work with you as a partner for life.
> Obstetrics
The Jiahui Maternity Center will provide a nurturing, family focused experience. We advocate a 4 for 1 model, which we will have 1 obstetrician, 1 midwife, 1 anesthesiologist and 1 pediatrician to be at every delivery. This will ensure that our expectant mothers and their newborns will be kept safe and secure. Patient comfort will also be a priority. Our patients will be empowered to choose the method of pain relief that best meets her needs to allow her to be fully engaged and enjoy her birth experience.
> Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
The state-of-the-art operating suites at Jiahui International Hospital will be the home of our Center for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, which will provide a full panel of minimally invasive procedures to treat gynecologic disorders such as uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, abnormal uterine bleeding, and endometriosis.
- Common Symptions:
> Uterine fibroids; Endometriosis; Ovarian cysts; Abnormal uterine bleeding
> Cervical dysplasia; Placenta previa; Scarred uterus; Uterine diverticula
> Placental abruption; Ectopic pregnancy; Gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, pregnancy with thyroid disease
> Nutrition and weight management during pregnancy; Menstrual disorder
> PCOS, Post menopause care
- Overview:
Our eye clinics bring together experienced ophthalmologists, optometrists and state-of-the-art eye equipment to offer patient-centered and proficient eye care with international standard. Whether you need a highly specialized management of a general ophthalmologic problem including dry eye syndrome, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease or macular degeneration; or simply an annual eye exam and your first pair of glasses, our ophthalmology team will assure you receive the very best care available.
We have the most advanced Optos Daytona fundus imaging system for retina disease screening,diagnosis and evaluation. The Zeiss CIRRUS OCT system, providing reliable high-definition images,is used for early detection of glaucoma and macular degenerations.
The ophthalmology department works closely with other specialties in Jiahui Health and international clinics/hospitals. We provide early detection and management of diabetic eye diseases; assessment for persons with thyroid disease to prevent complications; and ophthalmic screen for children's eye health and development.
- Common Symptions:
> General ophthalmology: comprehensive eye examination, customized for all population, from school children to corporate executives, including refractive state determination, retina examination, eye diseases screening.
> Children eye health management: children routine eye examination, visual function tests, and myopia prevention/control management.
> Juvenile strabismus and amblyopia: examination and differential diagnosis, personalized treatment programs.
> Optometry service: eye glasses and contact lens prescription/dispensing, Ortho-K lens and rigid gas permeable contact lens fitting/prescription.
> Ocular surface diseases: common external eye diseases such as conjunctivitis, corneal diseases, dry eye syndrome, meibomian gland dysfunction, spasm of the eyelids, eyelid tumor, etc.
> Vitreous and retinal diseases: floaters, high myopia, macular degeneration, diagnosis and treatment of retinopathy caused by hypertension, diabetes.
> Glaucoma and ocular hypertension: screening of ocular hypertension and glaucoma suspect, diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of glaucoma.
- Overview:
With the medical team constituting of top orthopedic and sports medicine experts from China and abroad, advanced medical imaging equipment, ambulatory surgery center, and professional rehabilitation facilities, Jiahui Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center provides sports enthusiasts, office workers and other people with comprehensive and personalized services including prevention, diagnosis, treatment to rehabilitation.
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We treat all types of musculoskeletal problems including fractures, joints, spine, muscle, ligament and tendon problems, as well chronic pain caused by injuries.
> Spine: cervical spondylosis, back and lower back pain, spinal disc herniation, ischialgia, scoliosis, etc.;
> Upper limb: carpal tunnel syndrome, constrictive tenosynovitis, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, periarthritis of shoulder, rotator cuff injury, frozen shoulder, etc.;
> Lower limb: osteoarthritis, cruciate ligamen injury, meniscus injury, plantar fasciitis, ankle sprain, Achilles tendinitis, hallux valgus.
- Overview:
Pain is one way the body tells us something's wrong and needs attention. We all suffer from common aches and pains, and many people doesn’t pay attention to the pain and try to endure it. However, suffering from pain does not have to be a way of life. When the pain impact our daily routines such as sleeping, eating, working, and socializing with others, causing further stress, depression or anxiety that affect quality of life, we should go for doctor’s help.
Jiahui’s multidisciplinary team combines the skills of pain specialist, TCM doctor, ultrasound specialist, physical therapist, and psychologist, by conducting diagnostic exams and review your medical history and treatment objectives, we will work with you to create your customized treatment plan to take care of you from suffering from acute and chronic pain problems. Services include diagnostic evaluation and treatment. Available treatments including medical management, physical therapy, acupuncture, injections and nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, and if necessary, psychological interventions. Our pain specialists are specialized in ultrasound-guided interventions, providing radiation-free, safer, accurate solutions with less complications comparing to traditional interventions.
Common diagnoses that our patients have received include: trigeminal neuralgia, pain from shingles, migraine, sciatica, chronic low back pain, neck pain, frozen shoulder, knee arthritis, tenosynovitis,muscle & joint pain caused by sports injury.
- Common Symptions:
If you experience below symptoms, please go to relevant specialties first: acute pain such as abdominal pain, chest pain, acute phase of sports injuries, fractures, or headache with unknown causes.
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Asthma is a common disease of the airways among children, which may occur at any age. An acute exacerbation of asthma results in coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing, requiring medicine for quick relief. Some children may need to use long-term medicines to control and stabilize their condition, even if an asthma attack does not occur. Many parents believe that these medicines have side-effects, and choose to see a doctor only when their child has an attack or stop treatment when the symptoms disappear. These decisions result in repeated asthma attacks which may eventually affect their child’s lung function. It is thus important once a child is diagnosed with asthma, the family follows the doctor’s advice closely to monitor and control your child’s asthma to prevent asthma attacks.
- Overview:
Our pediatric surgeons provide top quality surgical services for patients aged from birth to 16 years old, to improve both the function and appearance of body structures and enable a better quality of life. The pediatric surgery department advocates precision treatment and exceptional service through comprehensive care extending from operations to guidance on postoperative care and rehabilitation, endeavoring to improve the medical experience of each child and reduce the fear pressure from surgery on children.
- Common Symptions:
> Newborn surgical services: neonatal circumcision, tongue tie, and neonatal vomiting,hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, congenital intestinal atresia, HSCR (hirschsprung disease),ARM (Anorectal malformation),rare disease, etc.;
> Gastrointestinal diseases and dysfunctions: inguinal hernia, appendicitis, intussusception (the only private hospital that provides air enema procedure in Shanghai), malrotation, bloody stool, constipation, anal fissure, perianal abscess, anal fistula, Meckel diverticulum, intestinal duplication, congenital choledochal cyst, internal hernia, hiatus hernia, and other alimentary tract malformations;
> Genitourinary tract diseases and dysfunctions: child hygiene managements of uncircumcised penis, hydrocele, undescended testicle, acute scrotum, hypospadias, hydronephrosis, renal dysplasia, ureterocele, ectopic ureters, VUR, posterior urethral valve, ambiguous genitalia, adhesion of labia minora, ovarian cyst, etc.;
> General injuries: head and abdominal injuries, etc.;
Masses & solid tumors: superficial masses, abdominal masses,retroperitoneum tumors, renal tumor, neuroblastoma, adrenal tumor, adrenal hemorrhage, hemangioma, lymphangioma, etc.;
> Minimally invasive surgeries: laparoscopic surgeries for appendicitis, inguinal hernia, intestinal duplication, congenital choledochal cyst and other diseases.
> Prenatal consultation and second diagnostic opinion.
- Overview:
The Department of Pediatrics of Jiahui Health is dedicated to improving the quality of medical service and customer experience. The rich experience of our pediatricians and the clean, comfortable and friendly environments enable children and their parents to feel cared and relaxed in clinical setting.
The Pediatric Department at Jiahui Health can provide excellent and comprehensive medical care to infants, children and adolescents. Aside from wellness visits, we can also provide care for problems related to neonatology, respiratory medicine, endocrinology, allergy, surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, dentistry, dermatology, anesthesiology, nutrition. With strong collaboration with 3A children hospital in Shanghai, Jiahui also provide services of cardiology, cardiac ultrasoundand urology.
Jiahui pediatric team focus on various childhood and adolescent health issues, and protect your children’s health from birth to every stage of their growth and development.
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Our pediatricians provide medical services for the following symptoms:
> Fever; Cough; Runnyor stuffy nose; Sore throat; Vomiting; Diarrhea; Indigestion
> Breathing problems; Abdominal pain; Abdominal distension; Eczema
> Balanoposthitis; Umbilical hernia; Precocious puberty; Type I diabetes mellitus
> Hematuria; Proteinuria; Hypertension; Adenoidal / tonsils hypertrophy
> Childhood refractive errors correction; Tooth decay, malocclusion
> Urethral abnormalities; Hives; Atopic dermatitis, seborrhea
> Difficulty in feeding, obesity; Heart problems
- Overview:
Our clinical psychologists provide psychological consultation and therapy for individuals, couples/partners, and families and can help you with such issues as anxiety, stress, mood disorder, adjustment disorders, and other common psychological problems. We also help children cope with conditions including anxiety, difficulties in school readiness and learning, behavior disturbances, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, eating disorders, and mood disturbances.
In addition to therapeutic treatments, our psycho-educational and psycho-diagnostic assessments dive deeper to help you or your family identify the root cause of psychological problems and regain mental health. When crisis happens our well-trained clinical psychologists are always prepared to provide immediate mental health assistance and psychological management services.
- Common Symptions:
> Anxiety, stress, mood disorders, adjustment disorders and other common psychological problems
> Management of marital/partner and family relationship
> Mental crisis
> Children’s mental problems such as anxiety, difficulties in school readiness and learning, behavior disturbances, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, eating disorders, and mood disturbances, etc.
- Overview:
Our fully licensed Rabies Prevention Clinic can handle all kinds of bites, scratches, and other animal exposures, as well as pre-exposure vaccination.
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If you have sustained an animal bite, scratch, or other animal contact that raises concern about exposure to rabies, or if you have any contact with a bat, please visit Jiahui's Rabies Prevention Clinic as soon as possible.
We also provide pre-exposure prophylactic rabies vaccination services (getting vaccinated before being bitten). The World Health Organization and China Technical Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Rabies recommend that all individuals who are potentially exposed to the risk of the rabies should have pre-exposure prophylaxis. This includes tourist and children living in areas where rabies is endemic such as China and much of Southeast Asia.
- Overview:
The Department of Rehabilitation of Jiahui Heath offers high-quality rehabilitation services to eliminate or reduce the effects of physical and/or psychological dysfunctions, and helps to restore and rebuild these functions. The Jiahui rehabilitation specialists and physical therapists assist you to achieve your rehabilitation goal through applying the advanced equipment, comprehensive programs, rich clinical experience and efficient teamwork. Our rehabilitation services include musculoskeletal diseases rehabilitation, post-surgery rehabilitation, clinical Pilate rehabilitation, and rehabilitation of teenager scoliosis.
- Common Symptions:
> Spine: cervical spondylosis, back and lower back pain, spinal disc herniation, ischialgia, etc.;
> Upper limb: fasciitis, periarthritis of shoulder, peritendinitis, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, constrictive tenosynovitis, joint sprain of shoulder, elbow and wrist, soft tissue injury, etc.;
> Lower limb: osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, muscle ligament injury, Achilles tendinitis, plantar fascia, ankle sprain, knee injury, etc.;
> Orthopedics and sports injury: rehabilitation after rotator cuff surgery, rehabilitation after cruciate ligaments surgery, rehabilitation after meniscus surgery and rehabilitation after all kinds of bone fracture surgery.
- Overview:
Taking patients' benefit as the primary concern, Jiahui Spine Clinic aims to provide high-quality and comprehensive medical care to patient with spinal diseases. Our spine surgeons have rich clinical experience, and can provide international-standard services from examination, diagnosis, to treatment in a systematic and multi-discipline way through closely collaborating with rehab, pain management, medical imaging departments. We’ll choose the most suitable treatment method according patient's individual situation and need.
- Common Symptions:
> Degenerative Spinal Diseases: Lumbar disc herniation, Lumbar canal stenosis, Lumbar spondylolisthesis, Cervical radiculopathy, Cervical myelopathy, Degenerative spinal deformity
> Spinal Trauma: Cervical fracture-dislocation, Thoracolumbar fracture
> Chronic and Sports Injuries: Strain and Sprain: Lumbar and Cervical Spondylosis, Sacroiliac arthritis and disorder, Coccyalgia
> Inflammation Spinal Diseases: Ankylosing Spondylosis, Seronegative Spondylosis
Metabolic spinal diseases: Osteoporotic back pain, Osteoporotic compressive fracture, Paget disease
> Developmental Spinal Malformation and Deformities: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, Fasilar impressiom, Tethered cord syndrome, Spina Bifida (rhachischisis)
> Spinal Tumors: Original spinal tumor, Metastatic spinal tumor, Intraspinal tumor
- Overview:
The Department of Surgery of Jiahui Health aims to provide patients with high-quality and comprehensive surgical services. Our surgical team includes a number of highly skilled and well-known surgeons and professors of surgery from both China and abroad. Their expertise covers a wide range of sub-specialties of surgery. They accurately diagnose and deal with various common and frequently-occurring surgical diseases, and can provide comprehensive and optimized clinical solutions based on patient’s overall health condition and individual characteristics.
Currently, Jiahui surgical services include General Surgery, Orthopedics and Spine Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology Surgery, Breast Surgery, Non-gastrointestinal Cancer and Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery, Thyroid Surgery and Plastic Surgery, etc. Each sub-specialty is equipped with highly qualified and experienced surgeons and advanced equipment, which enables the team to perform procedures via minimally invasive approach to achieve the outcome of safety and quick recovery. For multi-disciplinary care, all the other departments in Jiahui Health work closely with our surgical team to provide comprehensive and one-stop clinical services for gastrointestinal, thyroid, bone and joint, spine, breast, cancer and other diseases.
Adhering to high quality standards, our operation rooms are installed with the most advanced medical equipment and digitally integrated function to ensure that surgery is performed safely. Our independent perioperative recovery units ensure complete privacy, and highly qualified nursing staff provide peri-operative care according to patients’ needs in a safe and comfortable environment.
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Jiahui Health’s multi-disciplinary team brings together highly-experienced endocrinologists, general surgeons, medical imaging physicians, pathologists, and oncologists, through diagnostic tests, medical history analysis, and discussing treatment goal together with you, we create personalized treatment plans with long-term systematic follow-up visits.
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Thyroid screening is recommended for the following groups of people:
> High risk groups:
People with a family history of thyroid illness (hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer) or history of neck radiation exposure (X-rays, CT, or radiotherapy)
> Presence of one or more of the following:
Thickened neck or lumps in the neck
Weight gain or loss
Mood or memory changes
Menstrual disorder
Dry skin or excessive sweating
rapid heart rate
Women with plan for pregnancy
Unexpected lumps in the thyroid
- Overview:
The physicians from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) of Jiahui Health can provide various types of treatment of T.C.M., including acupuncture, cupping, acupuncture with electric stimulation, needle warming moxibustion, infrared radiation, auricular point, embedded needling and Chinese herb penetrating. These treatments can not only be used as an independent therapy, but also as adjuvant treatment to the treatment of western medicine, and both of the applications can achieve a satisfactory outcome.
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The services provided in the Department of T.C.M. mainly focus on rehabilitation for three categories of abnormal health condition.
> The first category includes spine disease and bone and joint pain (such as cervical spondylosis, cervical vertigo, low back pain, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscles strain, knee and joint arthritis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tennis elbow, tenosynovitis and etc.);
> The second category includes all kinds of acute and chronic pain (such as pain caused by injury and/or sprain of muscle, neuralgia, dysmenorrhea and migraine, etc.);
> The third category includes some health problems such as facial paralysis, obesity, insomnia, tinnitus deafness and sub-optimal health condition.
- Overview:
Jiahui Vertigo Clinic service is provided by veteran neurologist Dr. Jeffrey Li. Through a set of standardized and comprehensive assessments and relevant precise tests, Dr. Li can clearly diagnose and differential diagnose following causes: central vertigo, peripheral vertigo such as BPPV (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), vestibular neuritis, Meniere's disease etc., psychogenic vertigo and other systemic disorders caused vertigo, and develop an appropriate treatment plan for you. Our systematic approach can largely eliminate misdiagnosis that usually occurs when seeing each specialty separately, and provide patient with professional, precise, and personalized diagnosis and treatment.
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Vertigo is one of the most common clinical symptoms, most people have experienced or will experience dizziness or vertigo in their lifetime. Vertigo is an illusion of motion, patient may have a feeling of spinning/swaying of the environment or self-spinning. Although vertigo is common, the causes of vertigo are very complex and diverse, involving many specialties including otolaryngology, neurology, orthopedics, cardiology, and psychology. As a result, vertigo patients usually end up seeing multiple specialties and taking various tests without getting any conclusion of the root cause of their problems.
- Overview:
The Women's Health Center practices at Jiahui Health are designed to meet the needs of women throughout all stages with a full range of international standard gynecological services from medical consultation with routine screening and examination to procedure treatments. Our doctors are always reliable to provide professional guidance in medical care during your lifelong journey from childbearing age to menopause and beyond.
- Common Symptions:
> Uterine fibroids; Endometriosis; Ovarian cysts; Abnormal uterine bleeding
> Cervical dysplasia; Placenta previa; Scarred uterus; Uterine diverticula
> Placental abruption; Ectopic pregnancy; Gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, pregnancy with thyroid disease
> Nutrition and weight management during pregnancy; Menstrual disorder; PCOS; Breast health problem
As news of coronavirus, a new flu-like illness, has emerged in China, the rapidly changing and evolving situation, combined with a fear of what is not known about this virus has understandably put many people on edge, especially those that are the parents of young children. As a pediatrician doctor and parent of four young children, I understand this fear. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer many simple and practical steps you can follow to help keep your child safe in these anxiety provoking times.
As we all now know, a new human coronavirus was discovered in China in December 2019. Most people that have this illness develop symptoms that are common with influenza and other respiratory illnesses including fever, cough, runny nose, and sore throat. A small percentage of these progress to a much more serious form of pneumonia. With the memory of SARS on everyone’s minds, people are understandably worried. There is no vaccine currently available for this illness, so the best way to stay safe is to avoid being exposed to this virus. The best way to do this is to follow many of the same steps you follow to avoid exposure to other viruses like influenza.
1. Wash your hands! Wash your hands! Wash your hands
One of the best ways to prevent spread of illness is to wash hands frequently. The most effective way to do this is with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Wash your hands and the hands of your children if hands are visibly dirty, after returning from outside, going to the bathroom, before eating, before and after preparing food, and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.
2. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. This is understandably hard to do with young children, but this is a good time to start educating your children about hand hygiene and prevention of viral illness.
3. Keep away from others that are sick
Keep your children away from others that are sick and keep them home if they are sick.
4. Teach children to sneeze or cough into a tissue or their elbow
Teach children to sneeze or cough into a tissue or their elbow instead of covering their mouth with their hands. Then throw away the tissue or wash hands immediately.
5. Clean and disinfect frequently
Clean and disinfect frequently touched household objects, surfaces, and toys in your home with routine household cleaner.
6. Avoid sharing personal household items
Avoid sharing personal household items like cups, glasses, and utensils. These items should be washed with soap and water after use.
7. Practice food safety & Avoid eating raw or undercooked meat
Practice food safety when preparing meals for your family. Use different chopping boards for raw meat and cooked food and wash your hands between handling raw and cooked food. Avoid eating raw or undercooked meat.
8. Wear a mask
Masks have become mandatory in many situations. Masks do not eliminate risks, but may help in certain situations. Masks likely provide the most benefit for those that are already sick to help keep them from spreading infection to others. Most studies on the effectiveness of masks in preventing transmission of illness in the general population are inconclusive and inconsistent.
However, they do function as a barrier to cover your mouth and nose and reduce the number of times you touch your face. Wash your hands after you remove your mask and then again after you remove your child’s mask. Compliance in young children in wearing masks can be difficult. Be creative in ways to get your child to keep a mask on.
9. Seek medical care early
Seek medical care early if you or your child experience fever or respiratory symptoms. Be honest with your health care provider about any travel history or exposures. It is probably a good idea to speak with your physician first to understand the current policies about who can be seen where.
And don't forget to get a flu vaccine. Still by far, the most common respiratory illness in circulation is influenza.
10. Stay up to date with the latest updates and recommendations
The World Health Organization and the US and Shanghai Centers for Disease control (CDC) are good sources for reliable information. The American Academy of Pediatrics also provides advice on its parenting website. Despite some adjustments to our normal services, like the temporary closing of the Jiahui Health Jing’an and Yangpu clinics till Feb. 29, Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital, located at 689 Guiping Road, remains open, and continues to provide many services, including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Services, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, among many others.
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A few simple and practical steps can help ensure that your child stays safe during this difficult time. The staff at Jiahui are always available to answer any questions and address any concerns you may have.
We even offer an online consultation service for those who are unable to reach our facilities. Simply scan the QR code below to sign up and chat with our international medical team Mon-Sat, 9:00-18:00.
Celese BEAUDREAU, MD, FAAP
Dr. J. Celese BEAUDREAU serves as a pediatrician and Director of Inpatient Pediatrics at Jiahui Health. She obtained her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed her Pediatric Internship and Residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Beaudreau is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and maintains board certification by the American Board of Pediatrics. She has certifications in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP). Dr. Beaudreau gained extensive experience working as a Pediatric Hospitalist and Pediatric Emergency Room physician before moving to Shanghai with her family 10 years ago. She has worked at several international hospitals and clinics in Shanghai and has provided advice and assistance to many orphan care foundations throughout China.