To further promote the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine, and to comprehensively enhance the collaborative medical service capabilities of traditional Chinese and Western medicine in all medical institutions across the city, on April 23rd and 24th, the 2026 annual training course on the promotion of traditional Chinese medicine suitable techniques organized by the Yantai Municipal Health Commission, hosted by the Yantai City Traditional Chinese Medicine Appropriate Technology Promotion Center, and organized by the Yantai City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was successfully held and concluded successfully. Deputy Director Fang Jingying of the Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine of the Yantai Municipal Health Commission and Vice President Tan Song of the Yantai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine attended the training and delivered speeches. More than 220 non-Chinese medicine category physicians from all levels of medical institutions in the city participated in the training, learning traditional Chinese medicine skills and promoting the integration of disciplines together.

The training closely adheres to the core principles of practicality, standardization, efficiency and clinical orientation. It adopts a dual-track teaching model of theoretical explanation and practical training. It aims to create a high-quality classroom for enhancing traditional Chinese medicine skills. In the theoretical teaching session, it focuses on safe and easy-to-perform, effective traditional Chinese medicine appropriate techniques such as moxibustion, cupping, auricular therapy, massage techniques, and external treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. It systematically dissects and deeply explains these techniques based on clinical case studies. The course content is tailored to meet the needs of clinical diagnosis and treatment, combining practicality and professionalism. The learning atmosphere in the venue is intense and orderly.

During the practical training session, the lecturers provided comprehensive guidance and demonstrated step-by-step, covering aspects such as standard techniques, operational key points, safety regulations, and risk prevention. The trainees practiced in an immersive environment, consolidating their operational skills and truly achieving the goals of understanding, learning, and applying correctly. This helped to promote the adoption of appropriate traditional Chinese medicine techniques, ensuring they are truly internalized and put into practice. After the practical training, all the trainees underwent a unified training assessment.

As the leading unit for the development of traditional Chinese medicine in the city and the supporting unit of the Taiyuan City Traditional Chinese Medicine Appropriate Technology Promotion Center, Taiyuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine shoulders important responsibilities such as promoting traditional Chinese medicine technologies throughout the city, cultivating key talents, and providing guidance for grassroots medical services. It has prominent advantages in specialties such as acupuncture, massage, and rehabilitation. It is the core platform for traditional Chinese medicine training, academic exchanges, and practical operation drills in the city. The successful holding of this training course has further opened up channels for the dissemination of appropriate traditional Chinese medicine technologies to the grassroots level and services in clinical settings, effectively enhancing the level of traditional Chinese medicine services for non-Chinese medicine practitioners, and laying a solid foundation for promoting high-quality development of integrated Chinese and Western medicine. 
Next, the Yantai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine will continue to play a leading and radiating role, regularly carry out the promotion and training of appropriate traditional Chinese medicine techniques, and through a more open attitude, higher-quality services, and more professional platforms, exchange and progress with medical colleagues across the city. They will continuously enhance the brand of traditional Chinese medicine in Yantai, using traditional Chinese medicine wisdom and technology to safeguard people's health, and contribute more to the construction of a healthy Yantai.