Introductory address: lessons to be learned from high altitude.

A historical account of the important landmarks in man''s experience with the high altitude environment is followed by comments on the important stages in the understanding of its physiological effects. The work of The Mount Logan High Altitude Physiology Study on acute mountain sickness is reviewed from its inception in 1967 until the present.     

Assessing new health technologies: lessons to be learned from drugs

Balancing the interests of producers, consumers and purchasers (governments) increases the complexity of evidence-based evaluation of non-drug health technologies.     

危机管理在中国公共卫生突发事件应急反应中的应用

危机是对国家安全、社会基本准则、人民生命财产形成严重威胁并且需要在不确定性极高的情况下迅速做出关键性决策的突发事件.危机管理应遵照及时、主动、真实、负责任和善后的原则,采用预备、缩减、反应和恢复的模式进行.2003年,SARS在我国暴发暴露了我国公共卫生应急反应系统以及我国危机管理领域存在的问题.本文对建立我国危机管理和公共卫生突发事件应急反应机制进行理论探讨.     

Consumer-driven health care: lessons from Switzerland

Regina E. Herzlinger, DBA; Ramin Parsa-Parsi, MD, MPH

JAMA. 2004;292:1213-1220.

Switzerland's consumer-driven health care system achieves universal insurance and high quality of care at significantly lower costs than the employer-based US system and without the constrained resources that can characterize government-controlled systems. Unlike other systems in which the choice and most of the funding for health insurance is provided by third parties, such as employers and governments, in the Swiss system, individuals are required to purchase their own health insurance. The positive results achieved by the Swiss system may be attributed to its consumer control, price transparency of the insurance plans, risk adjustment of insurers, and solidarity. However, the constraints the Swiss system places on hospitals and physicians and the paucity of provider quality information may unduly limit its impact. The Swiss health care system holds important lessons, including evidence about its feasibility and equity, for the United States, which is now embarking on its own consumer-driven health care system.

     

伦理学与SARS：多伦多的教训

SARS的流行说明传染病在世界范围内流行是件多么容易的事，为了更好地应对下一次流行病，我们不仅要解决医学方面的问题，也同样需要解决伦理学方面的问题。