Special Consultation Clinic, International Medical Department

The International Medical Department Special Clinic of Peking University Shenzhen Hospital was established in August 1999. It is an outpatient medical and healthcare clinic integrating special-needs medical care, disease-specific outpatient services, advanced health examinations, and health management; it is also a designated medical service institution for municipal first- and second-level healthcare beneficiaries, foreign guests, and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan; a remote multidisciplinary medical service site; a demonstration base for weight management through non-pharmacological intervention; the Shenzhen Collaborative Center of the National Telemedicine and Internet Medicine Center; and the hospital’s Weight Management Center. The department currently has 34 medical staff members, including 21 physicians, 11 nurses, 2 technicians, and 10 medical assistants; 16 have senior professional titles, and 7 have associate senior professional titles. Its current business premises cover nearly 2000 m². The department brings together clinical experts and has an expert consultation area, functional examination area, VIP reception area, advanced health examination area, infusion area, health education area, and remote multidisciplinary teleconsultation MDT center. It is equipped with high-end advanced medical equipment, including 5 color Doppler ultrasound diagnostic machines, a dual-energy bone densitometer, a fully digital X-ray plain-film machine, continuous glucose monitoring, an early diabetes screening system, and a psychological testing system.

Featured diagnostic and treatment services: 1. Renowned physician expert clinic. The department has clinical specialties including internal medicine (endocrinology, cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, respiratory medicine, nephrology, cancer prevention and treatment, etc.), surgery (breast and thyroid surgery, orthopedic and spinal surgery, urology, bone and joint surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, sports medicine, etc.), gynecology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, dermatology and plastic surgery, and other clinical specialties. It invites domestic experts, senior experts from within the hospital, and academic leaders to provide consultations on a long-term or regular basis, builds a multidisciplinary integrated management platform for type 2 diabetes reversal for patients, and provides “disease-oriented multidisciplinary comprehensive diagnosis and treatment solutions”. 2. Renowned traditional Chinese medicine expert clinic. Well-known traditional Chinese medicine practitioners from China are invited to hold regular clinics and are skilled in using empirical prescriptions to treat various difficult and complicated diseases. 3. Psychological counseling expert clinic. Among the psychological counseling experts, 2 are supervisors of master’s students and 2 hold doctoral degrees, including 1 expert who returned from overseas. They specialize in the treatment of adult depression, the correction of psychological and behavioral disorders in adolescents, and other areas. 4. Special-needs weight management clinic. Experts from endocrinology, nutrition, sports medicine, traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation, psychology, gastrointestinal surgery, and respiratory medicine all provide regular consultations. Clinic physicians will tailor individualized weight-loss plans according to patients’ physical conditions, lifestyle habits, psychological assessments, and weight-loss goals; through dietary adjustments, exercise guidance, and, when necessary, medication or surgical intervention, they help patients achieve scientifically managed weight loss; they also establish individual health records and provide online and offline health management throughout the entire life cycle. 5. VIP health examinations and health consultation. Personalized health examination packages, including mental health examinations, are carefully designed for people from all walks of life according to different age groups and occupational influencing factors. The examination items are jointly designed by senior experts and supported by advanced examination equipment. Examination results are managed digitally, and chief examination experts provide one-to-one examination consultation and health guidance. 6. Healthcare and international medical clinic. The International Medical Department Special Clinic undertakes the medical and healthcare responsibilities for first- and second-level healthcare beneficiaries coming to Shenzhen, foreign guests, and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. It has signed medical cooperation agreements with medical institutions and insurance companies in multiple countries and regions, as well as with many organizations within the city; it provides guarantee payment and cashless direct-billing services from multiple domestic and overseas insurance companies and insurance agencies. 7. Remote Multidisciplinary (MDT) Consultation Center — National Telemedicine and Internet Medicine Center — Shenzhen Collaborative Center. The Remote Multidisciplinary (MDT) Consultation Center of the International Medical Department Special Clinic was established in January 2017. It aims to provide patients with comprehensive, multi-level multidisciplinary remote consultation services according to international service standards and procedures, formulate the most “suitable” treatment plans for patients, and provide maximum protection for life and health. To date, the Remote Multidisciplinary (MDT) Consultation Center has successfully provided more than eight years of multidisciplinary remote consultation services, won the hospital’s “Excellent MDT Team Award”, and conducted consultations for 500 person-times. Some of the multidisciplinary remote consultation patients were located thousands of miles away, in regions including Bolivia, Tanzania, Angola, Italy, India, and Germany.