Objective This study proposes to visually review the current situation and progress of standards sets by the International Organization for Standardization/Technical Committee on Traditional Chinese Medicine(ISO/TC 24...Objective This study proposes to visually review the current situation and progress of standards sets by the International Organization for Standardization/Technical Committee on Traditional Chinese Medicine(ISO/TC 249). The review aims to explore the development strategies of the standards, which will exhibit the considerable impact on the economy, trade and exchanges, and cooperation in the area of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).Methods ISO/TC 249 standards were searched on the ISO website, and their title, proposed time, current stage, scope, and classification were obtained for further summarization. Gephi was utilized to portray the co-occurrence network graph of the ISO/TC 249 standards subject.Results In ISO/TC 249, there were 116 standards, including 81 published standards and 35 developing standards by April 30, 2022. Two withdrawal standards were published after revision, which were not counted in the total standards. The number of published standards has been increasing since the first standard was published in 2014, whose title was “Sterile acupuncture needles for single use”. Among these standards, 17.24%(20/116) standards were in review, 56.03%(65/116) in publication, 3.45%(4/116) in approval, 5.17%(6/116) in enquiry,3.45%(4/116) in committee, and 14.66%(17/116) in preparation, respectively. With 116 standards, most of the research focused on the medicament, as its classification of the International Classification for Standards(ICS) showed the proportion reaching 49.54%. The network analysis data revealed that the top five most frequent words were “materials” “root” “requirements” “products” and “system”, after removing the noise data, such as prepositions,conjunctions, and pronouns. Additionally, the word “system” co-exists with the terms “computerized” “coding” “image” “tongue” and “analysis”;the word “requirement” co-exists with“manufacturing” “decoction” “process” and “materials”;whereas the word “devices” coexists with “pulse” “electric” “skin” and “measurement”.Conclusion With the increased diversification and complexity of problems, the development of standards is also oriented to multidisciplinary fields to cultivate the interdisciplinary talents, and especially the international standardization talents of compound TCM. Multi-angle analysis, formulation, and demonstration of standards, in line with industry needs in different disciplines, enhance the availability of standards and the ability to serve the industry.展开更多
In this paper, current developments and tendencies in the field of TCM international standardization were discussed：（1） Standardization on TCM nomenclature is the fundamental work which can assist to establish a un...In this paper, current developments and tendencies in the field of TCM international standardization were discussed：（1） Standardization on TCM nomenclature is the fundamental work which can assist to establish a unified platform thus various stakeholders can gather data and exchange meaningful information globally.（2） The trend of tele-medical services and big-data health care require a standardized system of TCM informatics and efforts of WHO in the field of classification and information deserve sufficient consideration.（3） International standards can assist to eliminate large disparities in levels of regulation between countries which have serious implications for the performance, distribution and use of Chinese medicines.（4） The case of the Eastern-Central Europe indicates that international standards on education and training positively support the reputation of TCM and safeguard the communities where it is used in.（5） Many international organizations are making very important contributions for TCM and related TCM systems. These international standards help to harmonize requirements thus removing barriers to trade, define acceptable performance and provide a resource for countries and others to use.展开更多
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1707606)Sichuan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2022MS500)+1 种基金Chengdu Science and Technology Department Project(2019-YF09-00185-SN)Xinglin Scholar Research Promotion Project of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (MPRC2021022)。
文摘Objective This study proposes to visually review the current situation and progress of standards sets by the International Organization for Standardization/Technical Committee on Traditional Chinese Medicine(ISO/TC 249). The review aims to explore the development strategies of the standards, which will exhibit the considerable impact on the economy, trade and exchanges, and cooperation in the area of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).Methods ISO/TC 249 standards were searched on the ISO website, and their title, proposed time, current stage, scope, and classification were obtained for further summarization. Gephi was utilized to portray the co-occurrence network graph of the ISO/TC 249 standards subject.Results In ISO/TC 249, there were 116 standards, including 81 published standards and 35 developing standards by April 30, 2022. Two withdrawal standards were published after revision, which were not counted in the total standards. The number of published standards has been increasing since the first standard was published in 2014, whose title was “Sterile acupuncture needles for single use”. Among these standards, 17.24%(20/116) standards were in review, 56.03%(65/116) in publication, 3.45%(4/116) in approval, 5.17%(6/116) in enquiry,3.45%(4/116) in committee, and 14.66%(17/116) in preparation, respectively. With 116 standards, most of the research focused on the medicament, as its classification of the International Classification for Standards(ICS) showed the proportion reaching 49.54%. The network analysis data revealed that the top five most frequent words were “materials” “root” “requirements” “products” and “system”, after removing the noise data, such as prepositions,conjunctions, and pronouns. Additionally, the word “system” co-exists with the terms “computerized” “coding” “image” “tongue” and “analysis”;the word “requirement” co-exists with“manufacturing” “decoction” “process” and “materials”;whereas the word “devices” coexists with “pulse” “electric” “skin” and “measurement”.Conclusion With the increased diversification and complexity of problems, the development of standards is also oriented to multidisciplinary fields to cultivate the interdisciplinary talents, and especially the international standardization talents of compound TCM. Multi-angle analysis, formulation, and demonstration of standards, in line with industry needs in different disciplines, enhance the availability of standards and the ability to serve the industry.
基金Supported by The international cooperation funding of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese medicine(SATCM)-Research on strategies for TCM"Belt and Road"development:GZYYGJ2017027-2016GJ03
文摘In this paper, current developments and tendencies in the field of TCM international standardization were discussed：（1） Standardization on TCM nomenclature is the fundamental work which can assist to establish a unified platform thus various stakeholders can gather data and exchange meaningful information globally.（2） The trend of tele-medical services and big-data health care require a standardized system of TCM informatics and efforts of WHO in the field of classification and information deserve sufficient consideration.（3） International standards can assist to eliminate large disparities in levels of regulation between countries which have serious implications for the performance, distribution and use of Chinese medicines.（4） The case of the Eastern-Central Europe indicates that international standards on education and training positively support the reputation of TCM and safeguard the communities where it is used in.（5） Many international organizations are making very important contributions for TCM and related TCM systems. These international standards help to harmonize requirements thus removing barriers to trade, define acceptable performance and provide a resource for countries and others to use.
