Didactic strategy of eastern and western integrative medicine in the management of COVID-19

Abstract

Context: The integration of traditional Chinese (Eastern) medicine and modern (Western) medicine in the treatment of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV2 (Covid-19) constitutes a challenge for medical and nursing personnel in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19. Objective: to establish educational and action strategies in the treatment of COVID-19 through the use of natural and traditional medicine integrated into Western medicine. At the Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Provincial Hospital in the province of Las Tunas in the month of May 2020. Methodology: an intervention study was carried out directed at doctors and nurses who work in the different services of the Dr. Ernesto Hospital. Guevara de la Serna in Las Tunas, Cuba in May 2020, who attend to patients diagnosed or suspected of COVID-19. Criteria already established and regulated by protocols were selected to treat these patients. Results: a didactic strategy was designed to contribute to the diversity of medical and nursing personnel working in areas destined for COVID-19 patients. The strategy was structured around a single general objective, in addition to specific actions, which started from the unification of conventional (Western) medicine and natural and traditional (Eastern) medicine, actions aimed at each group of people according to the area performance, as well as their profession and performance. Conclusions: the proposed didactic strategy favors professional performance and the quality of services by the medical and nursing staff.