Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2015 Jan;11(1):55-61. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2014.142. Epub 2014 Sep 9.
Despite the fact that rheumatic diseases constitute a common health care problem in Thailand, improvements in rheumatology education, research and health care are still required. Low numbers of rheumatologists, their uneven distribution, lack of time to perform both clinical and basic research, lack of patient compliance and restricted access to effective medication comprise some of the barriers that need to be overcome to establish rheumatology education, research and care with a Western-country benchmark. The annual academic activities provided by the Thai Rheumatism Association for rheumatologists, general practitioners, allied health professionals and patients can advance only some forms of education and health care. Better cooperation between the Thai Rheumatism Association, the Royal College of Physicians of Thailand, the Ministry of Public Health and the Thai government is needed to improve rheumatology training, care and research in the country.
尽管风湿性疾病在泰国是一个常见的医疗保健问题，但仍需要改进风湿病学的教育、研究和医疗保健。风湿科医生数量少、分布不均、缺乏时间进行临床和基础研究、患者配合度低以及获得有效药物的途径有限，这些都是需要克服的障碍，以建立以西方国家为基准的风湿病学教育、研究和医疗保健。泰国风湿病协会为风湿科医生、全科医生、辅助医疗专业人员和患者提供的年度学术活动只能推动某些形式的教育和医疗保健。需要加强泰国风湿病协会、泰国皇家内科医师学院、公共卫生部和泰国政府之间的合作，以改善该国的风湿病培训、护理和研究。
