Strengthening Skills Through Clinical Rounds, Improving Quality and Precision in Diagnosis and Treatment

To further standardize clinical diagnosis and treatment procedures, strengthen the professional foundation of medical staff, improve the standardized and precision-based diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, and reinforce the bottom line of medical quality and safety, the First Ward recently organized a special teaching ward round on lung cancer under the leadership of Director Bai Xing. All medical and nursing staff in the department actively participated. Through practical, immersive teaching and mentoring, the activity aimed to enhance the department’s medical service capabilities and quality.

This teaching ward round focused on the key aspects of diagnosing and treating common and difficult clinical conditions, using a representative lung cancer case as the teaching example. The patient was diagnosed with lung cancer last year and had previously received standard chemotherapy. The patient is currently receiving interventional targeted therapy at our hospital. With meticulous diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care from the department, the patient’s lung cancer-related symptoms have improved significantly, physical condition has recovered well, and the disease has become relatively stable. This is a representative example of the results achieved through our hospital’s individualized precision treatment for lung cancer.

Before the ward round officially began, Director Bai Xing reviewed relevant theory with the participating medical and nursing staff, drawing on clinical practice and the latest diagnosis and treatment guidelines. He gave a detailed explanation of the TNM staging criteria for resectable lung cancer in thoracic surgery, key points for clinical assessment, individualized treatment strategies, and the latest developments in diagnosis and treatment. By systematically reviewing the logic of staging and the treatment options—including surgery, interventional therapy, and chemotherapy—applicable to different stages, the session addressed weaknesses in clinical practice, further unified the department’s diagnostic and treatment standards, strengthened the team’s theoretical foundation, and connected theoretical knowledge more closely with clinical practice.

During the bedside ward round, Director Bai Xing demonstrated the complete standardized process for lung cancer rounds, highlighting key elements such as reviewing the medical history, assessing symptoms, examining physical signs, evaluating treatment plans, assessing prognosis, and providing health guidance. Subsequently, the department’s resident physicians followed the standard procedures and gave detailed reports on the patient’s medical history, previous treatments, current interventional treatment plan, changes in condition, and examination results. They also independently completed bedside examinations, disease assessments, and other clinical procedures, demonstrating the standardized diagnostic and treatment process for lung cancer ward rounds.

During the round, Director Bai Xing commented individually on the residents’case presentations and practical procedures, precisely identifying strengths and areas for improvement in the details of diagnosis and treatment. Taking the patient’s individual condition into account, he analyzed in depth the indications for interventional treatment of lung cancer, key points for postoperative monitoring, prevention of complications, and subsequent rehabilitation management. He also answered difficult questions raised by medical and nursing staff in clinical practice, providing hands-on guidance and targeted explanations to help bridge the gap between theory and clinical practice.

This teaching ward round adopted a multidimensional teaching model combining“theoretical review + practical case work + on-site feedback + targeted capacity building.”It moved beyond formalities to focus on actual clinical needs and standardized diagnosis and treatment, promoting learning, practice, improvement, and quality enhancement through clinical rounds. The activity not only effectively improved young physicians’clinical reasoning, case analysis, and practical diagnostic and treatment skills, but also further standardized lung cancer diagnosis and treatment procedures and raised the department’s standards for precision and standardized lung cancer care to a new level.

Going forward, our hospital will continue to conduct regular teaching activities, including specialty-focused teaching ward rounds, case discussions, and skills training. Focusing on the key challenges and priorities in each specialty, we will continue to strengthen talent development, standardize clinical practice, and improve medical techniques, safeguarding patients’lives and health through high-quality, standardized, and precise medical services.