The 16th International Thyroid Knowledge Promotion Week: Promoting the Normalization of Thyroid Function Screening and Physical Examination Early screening, early diagnosis, and protection“Life gland”health

The thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland in the human body, playing an important role in regulating the body's growth, development, and metabolism. With the increasing public awareness of health, the risks of various chronic diseases caused by abnormal thyroid function (thyroid function) are receiving more attention. Therefore, the demand for thyroid disease management and health education is gradually increasing.

every year5moon25The week in which the day is located is International Thyroid Awareness Week.2024The year is the 16th International Thyroid Awareness Week. During the publicity week, several industry experts exchanged ideas on thyroid disease management and popular science education. Experts suggest that thyroid health knowledge should be widely disseminated, early screening and diagnosis awareness should be deepened, and thyroid disease management should be strengthened in order to reduce the risk of various chronic diseases caused by thyroid dysfunction and promote effective prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases.

Strengthen disease awareness Multidimensional management safeguards thyroid health

The theme of this year's International Thyroid Knowledge Promotion Week is“Thyroid disease is also a chronic disease”This highlights the practical significance of protecting the thyroid gland from the perspective of chronic disease prevention and treatment, and also reminds the public to pay attention to the prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases, improve thyroid health awareness and protection capabilities.

Vice Chairperson of the Endocrinology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Dan Zhongyan, said:“The thyroid gland is an organ that secretes thyroid hormones, and once it develops, it can lead to structural abnormalities, functional abnormalities, and immune abnormalities. Structural abnormalities are manifested in goiter and thyroid nodules, while functional abnormalities can lead to hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Immune abnormalities refer to immune disorders against thyroid specific antigens.”The harm caused by this affects the entire life cycle, increasing potential risks such as abnormal blood sugar and blood lipids, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, etc. Due to the hidden and difficult to detect early onset of thyroid diseases, Dan Zhongyan believes that public health education should be strengthened to improve the overall prevention and treatment level of thyroid diseases.

Nowadays, many people“Is there a nodule present”To determine the health of the thyroid gland, Fang Gaogao, consultant and former chairman of the Thyroid Disease Branch of the China Association for the Promotion of International Exchange in Healthcare, said that most thyroid nodules are benign and should be judged by medical methods such as ultrasound and blood tests“correct answer”If there are abnormalities, scientific medication intervention is necessary.“Genetic inheritance, dietary preferences, local iodine levels, and individual qualities are all factors that can cause thyroid disease. It is essential to develop good lifestyle habits”.

“Iodine is an essential trace element for the human body, involved in the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Iodine deficiency can easily cause systemic diseases, and adding iodine to salt is the main measure to prevent and treat iodine deficiency. It not only effectively prevents and treats iodine deficiency diseases, but also avoids the harm of excessive iodine.”Teng Weiping, Honorary Chairman of the Endocrinology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and Vice Chairman of the Thyroid Society in Asia, popularized the relationship between iodine intake and thyroid diseases from the perspective of scientific use of iodine, and reminded that iodine supplementation should be moderate, neither insufficient nor excessive,“What is lacking, make up for what is lacking, make up for what is lacking, and make up for what is lacking until old age”Teng Weiping also reminded key groups such as pregnant women to scientifically supplement iodine,“Iodine deficiency directly affects pregnancy outcomes and intellectual development of offspring, and can easily cause subclinical hypothyroidism and hypothyroidism in pregnant women”.As a common chronic disease, many thyroid diseases require lifelong management,

Dan Zhongyan provides suggestions from multiple aspects:

Reasonable diet, moderate exercise, sufficient rest, and scientific intake of iodine can help improve the condition; Patients who need to supplement thyroid hormones should follow the doctor's advice to take medication on time and in the prescribed amount, and should not stop or adjust the dosage arbitrarily based on subjective judgment, in order to avoid affecting the efficacy or causing fluctuations in the condition; Regularly review thyroid function related indicators based on one's own condition, cooperate with doctors to adjust treatment plans, and ensure stable hormone levels; Maintain communication with the attending physician, understand one's own condition, alleviate anxiety caused by illness, and enhance confidence in treatment.

Early screening brings early benefits Scientific testing helps prevent and treat chronic diseases

As a key link in health management, health testing has promoted the prevention of chronic diseases such as thyroid“Three mornings”Landing, delaying the course of the disease and the occurrence of complications, thereby promoting disease prevention and treatment. The public should pay attention to thyroid function and ultrasound screening during physical examinations in order to timely diagnose and avoid delaying the condition.

Wu Jing, director of the Chronic Disease Center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that thyroid diseases may harm multiple organs and systems of the body. Abnormal thyroid function may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other chronic diseases. Strengthening scientific management should not be underestimated. She believes that the prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases should follow the general rules of chronic disease prevention and treatment, and promote the promotion of thyroid function“Three mornings”，“Since thyroid diseases have the characteristics of high incidence rate but low awareness and diagnosis rate, it is recommended that everyone practice‘Early screening’The concept is to make full use of physical examination methods such as Jia Gong and ultrasound screening, which can help patients receive early diagnosis and treatment, benefit early, and effectively promote the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases”Wu Jing calls on all parties to work together to promote the prevention and control of thyroid diseases and effectively implement the concept of health management.

“With the gradual enhancement of national health literacy, the importance of health testing is also increasing. But due to excessive thyroid disease‘low-key’This has led to misunderstandings among the public, resulting in insufficient attention to thyroid health special tests such as thyroid function screening.”Ma Xiao, director of the Health Examination Center of China-Japan Friendship Hospital and deputy chairman of the Health Management Branch of Beijing Medical Association, said that in order to promote the effective implementation of thyroid disease prevention, it is necessary to enhance the screening awareness of the public, especially key groups, on thyroid function,“We hope that health management agencies, hospitals at all levels, and other relevant units will focus on promoting the significance of thyroid function testing, so that society can pay more attention to thyroid health”.

Ma Xiao introduced that Jia Gong screening belongs to the basic items of health examination and is a routine part of health examination“Required Questions”.“Thyroid function testing mainly includes seven indicators, among which thyroid stimulating hormone（TSH）It is a sensitive and economical indicator for determining thyroid function status, and is a screening project applicable to the entire life cycle population”She proposed that different screening combinations such as three, five, and seven thyroid function tests can be selected based on personal medical history, family history, economic situation, etc., to ensure thyroid health through comprehensive testing.

Expand the volume of science popularization Multi party collaboration to strengthen the defense line of health

While screening and testing external health management, it is also necessary to strengthen“armor”Consciousness. To promote the dissemination of thyroid science popularization, medical personnel need to exert their professional strength, guide all sectors of society to actively participate, expand the scope of voice, strengthen communication resilience, and do a good job in improving public health literacy“Long term prescription”.

“There are a large number of patients with thyroid dysfunction in China, but the awareness rate of thyroid diseases among the general public is low, and the overall standardized treatment rate is still insufficient. Therefore, promoting thyroid disease science popularization education is of great significance”Fang Gaogao believes that many places in China have measures to encourage medical personnel to carry out science popularization work, which will be included in the evaluation of medical personnel's professional titles, with the aim of encouraging medical personnel to play a role in health science popularization“main force”Play a professional role as a provider of health content and help improve the level of thyroid health in society.“Empower professional expertise to create scientific and entertaining science popularization articles, and deeply integrate health science popularization into clinical work”.

“In recent years, the Thyroid Disease Branch of the China Association for the Promotion of International Exchange in Healthcare has continued to carry out thyroid health-related science popularization work, collaborating with multiple parties to create‘Look at Jia's ability’‘Go to Jiacunzhen’‘Love Armor Action’We have established a thyroid science popularization library based on multiple projects.”Fang Gaogao said that carrying out relevant science popularization work aims to help grassroots and young doctors improve their professional level, enhance the public's awareness of thyroid diseases, and lay a solid foundation for promoting the prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases.

In Wu Jing's view, health education is a preventive measure for thyroid diseases“Social vaccine”She encourages clinical medical staff to actively engage in science popularization, using diversified media methods to promote the transformation of health education from traditional forms to new intelligent forms, and to infuse health education into people's hearts.

Regarding the creation of scientifically professional and easily understandable health knowledge, the person in charge of people's health believes that it is necessary to ensure the professionalism of the sources of health science popularization, and to make the forms and contents of health science popularization more diverse, interesting, and practical.“The content of popular science must be based on medical research and scientific facts to ensure the accuracy of information. Health science popularization works should be presented in various forms to adapt to the preferences and needs of different audiences. In addition, the content itself should be practical and express professional terminology and complex concepts in a daily manner, so that non professional readers can accurately understand, master, and apply them to daily life”.

Mao Jingmei, Vice President and Head of Medical Affairs at Merck China, said,The promotion of scientific prevention and treatment, diagnosis and treatment, as well as rational drug use of thyroid diseases is a long and arduous task that requires concerted efforts from all parties. Merck has expertise in the field of thyroid diseases150Years of experience are contributing to the global community100Multiple countries'5000More than ten thousand patients have provided medication, therefore, Merck has invested a lot of resources and energy globally, including actively joining forces with various forces, participating in various forms of thyroid science education projects, etc., striving to improve the awareness, screening rate, diagnosis and treatment rate of thyroid diseases, helping the public to enhance their understanding of thyroid diseases, and assisting in the scientific prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases in China.

Abnormal thyroid function will not only increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other diseases, but also increase the indirect costs of society, such as the increase of public health expenditure. It is estimated that there are approximately2.6Billion patients with hypothyroidism have not been diagnosed yet1And female patients are male patients8to9Therefore, it is increasingly important to enhance awareness of thyroid disease health and screening. Merck relies on its expertise in the field of thyroid diseases150With years of experience and a global business layout, we are committed to improving the lives of patients with thyroid diseases. This year5The month has been launched globally“Thyroid Health Declaration”Call on medical and health professionals, industry partners, and other forces to jointly improve the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid diseases, benefit more patients, and help achieve the goal as soon as possible“Healthy China”The goal.