Analysis on key points of ethics review of horizontal scientific research projects: Based on the ethics review management system of horizontal scientific research projects in a tertiary hospital / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective:This paper aims to promote the standardization of ethics review of horizontal scientific research projects and improve the ethics review quality by analyzing the current ethics review practice in a certain tertiary hospital, identifying common problems during the review process, illustrating relevant causes and proposing corresponding solutions.Methods:Through introducing the current situation of ethics review of horizontal scientific research projects in a tertiary level hospital, the differences between the main points of ethics review of horizontal scientific research projects and government-funded scientific research projects were analyzed, so as to sort out the common problems and possible causes in the process of ethics review of horizontal scientific research projects, and then explore the possible corresponding solutions.Results:Based on the characteristics of horizontal research projects, ethics review should focus on their scientific and social values, potential conflicts of interest, protection of subjects′ rights and interests, and whole-process management and quality assurance. At present, there are still many problems, such as a large number of projects, but not many projects with high research value, inadequate project process management, and ineffective implementation of ethics review opinions.Conclusions:The hospital should further improve the management system of horizontal scientific research project approval, bring in more comprehensive review regarding to both scientific and ethics review, engage more experts at the outset of project funding decision-making, set up ethics specialists, strengthen the process management of horizontal scientific research projects, strengthen ethical publicity and education, and improve the ethical awareness of researchers to fully protect the rights and interests of subjects and promote the high-quality development of clinical research.

Establishing human research protection program and its influence on promoting the whole process management of clinical research / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective:Improve the quality of clinical research at different stages for better protection of human subject.Methods:Introduce the operational and the administrative experiences of establishing the human research protection program in our hospital.Results:Establish human research protection program can promote the direct communication and cooperation among relevant departments of clinical research, strengthen the whole process management of clinical research.Conclusions:Developing comprehensive human research protection program and related policies play a positive role in promoting the high-quality development of clinical research in hospitals.

Evaluation of functional departments′ position values at a general hospital in Beijing / 中华医院管理杂志

Objective To assess the relative value of individual positions in the functional departments of a general hospital in Beijing,for reference of improving the salary allocation system and fine management of human resources.Methods The expert consultation method and International Position Evaluation system were used to quantitatively assess the tasks,work difficulty,size of responsibility and the qualifications required for every.Results A total of 38 experts contributed to this research which studied 140 positions including all functional departments of this hospital.The department having the most positions is the finance department(17)and the least is the Youth League committee(1).The position scoring the highest(805)was the director of medical affairs department;that scoring the lowest(263)was the food and beverage service positions of the diet and nutrition department.There was an evident turning point at score 547.Conclusions Functional departments′ position setting of this hospital proves reasonable,and the assessment scoring can reflect the value of the position in related dimensions.The result can be used as reference indexes for the hospital to perfect its human resource management system and improve the remuneration precision.

Research advances in risk factors for alcoholic liver disease / 中华肝脏病杂志

Only a small number of people may develop severe alcoholic liver disease after continuous or excessive drinking, which is different from the harm caused by smoking, and some people may even develop alcoholic liver disease associated with inflammation, liver cirrhosis, or primary liver cancer. There are complex risk factors for liver injury in these people; besides ethnic and genetic factors, drinking volume, and drinking duration, more important factors are involved in the pathophysiological changes of the liver, such as the type and quality of alcohol, drinking pattern, socioeconomic status, and government public policy, which may be the determining factors for the development of alcoholic liver disease. On the basis of literature review, this article proposes the concept that "liquor does not equal to alcohol" , which has important guiding significance for healthy drinking and the prevention of alcoholic liver disease.

Disciplines converging management practice at a research hospital / 中华医院管理杂志

The paper introduced the concept and background ofdisciplines convergingmanagement,holding that this management philosophy can encourage dialogues among disciplines in a holist concept.It is believed that with an innovative mechanism in the management and operation,such converging has initially proven its value,promoting disciplines from high refinement to coordination and synergy,supporting research hospitals in development.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and serum uric acid / 临床肝胆病杂志

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the manifestation of metabolic syndrome (MS) in the liver. Besides glucose and lipid metabolic disorders, the level of serum uric acid (SUA) is also associated with the progression of NAFLD. This article reviews the research achievements in the association between SUA and NAFLD and points out that SUA can independently predict the risks of MS, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in both healthy people and patients. Its mechanism may be that SUA increases the expression of reactive oxygen species (ROS)/thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) through inducing ROS, and then it activates the NLR pyrin domain containing 3 inflammasome and induces the secretion of interleukin. Both basic and clinical research show that the drugs reducing SUA can inhibit the TXNIP pathway, reduce the blood glucose level, and alleviate liver ROS, inflammation, steatosis, and fibrosis. This article suggests that SUA may be a promising therapeutic method for NAFLD and needs further basic and clinical research.