T/WFCMS SCM1.1-2021 Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Standard Development and Release。

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Scope: This document specifies the technical procedures for the revision and publication of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS) standards, branch standards, and standardized technical reports. This document applies to the revision and publication of WFCMS standards, branch standards, and standardized technical reports. Main technical content: Traditional Chinese medicine embodies profound philosophical concepts and health preservation wisdom, and is an outstanding representative of world traditional medicine. With the rapid development of the global economy and changes in lifestyle, human disease spectrums, medical models, and health concepts have also undergone transformation, posing unprecedented challenges to national health systems. At this time, traditional Chinese medicine has gained increasing popularity worldwide due to its remarkable therapeutic effects and profound connotations. Standardization is an important means of maintaining trade order and promoting scientific progress. With the increasing frequency of international exchanges and growing trade volume in traditional Chinese medicine, information, medical care, education, and scientific research, the demand for international standards has become increasingly urgent. Since its establishment in 2003, the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS) has consistently regarded the development of international standards for traditional Chinese medicine as one of its core tasks. In 2009, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) established the Technical Committee on Traditional Chinese Medicine (ISO/TC249); in 2010, WFCMS officially became an A-level liaison organization of ISO/TC249. In 2007, WFCMS published the first international organization standard, "International Standard for Basic Terminology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chinese-English)", and on this basis, more than a dozen multilingual translation standards for traditional Chinese medicine terminolo

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