Oct 22-25, 2023
On the morning of October 23, Paul Chiasson, the medical team of the Canadian Bethune Medical Development Association, academician of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, chief physician of thoracic surgery and general surgery at St. Mary's Hospital, professor of surgery at McMaster University, and expert in thoracic surgery nursing and rapid postoperative recovery Christa Saunders and Wu Xiaodong, a technician in the general surgery operating room of St. Mary's Hospital, came to the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College for academic exchanges. The welcome ceremony was presided over by Vice President Zhao Zhenqiang. Xu Wei, member and vice chairman of the Hainan Association for Science and Technology, and He Yuanxue, vice president and secretary-general of the Hainan Medical Association attended the event and delivered speeches. President Li Jingquan expressed warmly welcome speeche to the medical team on behalf of the hospital, and require the medical staff of the hospital to listen carefully to academic reports, actively communicate with experts, establish long-term friendly cooperative relations, and actively explore the establishment of a long-term cooperation and exchange mechanism. At the welcome ceremony, Professor Paul Chiasson presented portraits of Dr. Bethune to the Hainan Provincial Medical Association and the First Affiliated Hospital on behalf of the Bethune Medical Development Association. More than 100 medical staff, including Secretary Gu Shuo of the hospital, Director of the Scientific Research Department Zhou Ping, Director of the Medical Department Rong Qiongwen, Director of the Nursing Department Wang Danxin, Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Wu Yuyou, and Director of the Gastrointestinal Surgery Department He Donglei attended the welcome ceremony.
Subsequently, under the auspices of Zhou Ping, Director of the Scientific Research Department, Professor Paul Chiasson gave an academic report on "Lung Cancer Screening Early Detection and Mortality Reduction". Postoperative rapid recovery expert Christa Saunders gave an academic report on "Providing Patient Safety Utilizing Transfer of Accountability, Safety Checks and Purposeful Rounding", and Wu Xiaodong, a surgical operating room technician from the medical team, performed an on-site translation. The two speakers shared Canada's advanced medical technology and rehabilitation concepts with the participants without reservation, and patiently explained various questions in detail, winning many rounds of applause from the participants. This is not the first time Professor Paul Chiasson has come to Hainan. Four years ago, he led a medical team to the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Medical College for academic exchange activities.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College was founded in 1973. It was formerly the Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College. It was renamed the Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College in 1993 and the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College in 2016. It is a medical, teaching, and It is a tertiary-level comprehensive hospital that integrates scientific research, prevention, health care and emergency rescue. The hospital currently has 5 national key clinical specialties (emergency medicine, oncology, neurology, orthopedics and respiratory medicine), 1 key discipline of traditional Chinese medicine of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (hepatobiliary disease of traditional Chinese medicine), and 1 key discipline of traditional Chinese medicine of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It has 1 specialist department (acupuncture and moxibustion), 4 provincial key disciplines, 2 provincial-level supported disciplines by the Provincial Department of Education, 19 provincial-level key specialists, and 2 provincial-level clinical medical research centers. In 2021, the construction of 9 Hainan provincial organ system disease centers and clinical medicine centers covering 12 specialties was approved; in 2022, 4 Hainan provincial digital therapy clinical trial centers were approved. There are a total of 2,894 employees in the hospital, of which 25.43% have master's degrees and doctoral degrees, 21.42% have senior professional titles, 28 are doctoral supervisors, and 103 are master's supervisors.
On the afternoon of October 23, the medical team went to the cardiothoracic surgery department of the hospital to discuss with Chief Physician Wu Yuyou, Professor Liu Yunzhong and other department doctors about preoperative assessment of thoracic surgery patients, formulation of surgical plans, rapid postoperative recovery and auxiliary treatment, etc. aspects of the problem. Chief Dr. Paul Chiasson specializes in minimally invasive laparoscopic thoracic and general gastrointestinal surgery, and is one of the few well-known surgeons who can practice in both thoracic surgery and general surgery. Chief Dr. Wu Yuyou is especially good at minimally invasive surgery and serves as the chief surgeon of Hainan Province. He serves as the deputy director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Branch of the Medical Association and the deputy director of the Hainan Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Quality Control Center. The Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College is a professional department integrating medical research and teaching. It has 50 beds and 4 professional ICU beds. There are 12 professional and technical personnel, 3 with senior professional titles, 4 with deputy senior professional titles, 4 with intermediate professional titles, and 1 with junior professional titles. We have a strong medical team, professional postoperative monitoring team and nursing team.
On the morning of the 24th, the medical team came to the Gastrointestinal Oncology Surgery Department. The department director, Dr. He Donglei, led the department doctors to conduct an exchange on gastrointestinal surgery work and had a detailed discussion on gastrointestinal oncology MDT. They also invited Professor Paul Chiasson and surgical operating room technician Wu Xiaodong to come. Gastrointestinal surgical guidance in the operating room. The gastrointestinal oncology surgery department of the hospital is the core department of the national key discipline of oncology and is also a member of the Chinese Colorectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Diagnosis and Treatment (MDT) Alliance. The department currently has 50 beds and 13 on-staff gastrointestinal oncology surgeons. In 2015, the ward established the MDT (Multidisciplinary Diagnosis and Treatment Team) team for gastrointestinal tumors in the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College. Following the principle of combining standardization and individualization, MDT discussions are regularly conducted for patients with gastrointestinal tumors to provide every patient with Patients develop reasonable individualized comprehensive treatment plans.
On the afternoon of the 24th, the medical team visited the Department of Respiratory Medicine of the Hospital for a visit and exchange. Professor Li Qi, Vice President of the hospital, and Professor Zhou Xiangdong, Director of the Hainan Provincial Respiratory Disease Clinical Medical Center, introduced the basic situation of the department. The department has 117 beds, including 8 intensive care beds, and 50 medical staff. Most of the medical staff have master's and doctoral degrees. It is also the only training site for master's and doctoral students in respiratory medicine on the island. In 2010, it was approved as a key medical support/special specialty in Hainan Province. During the exchange, Christa Saunders, an expert in rapid postoperative rehabilitation, gave an academic report on "Living Well and Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease", sharing Canada's experience and specific implementation methods of respiratory rehabilitation for patients with COPD, and discussed with the participants Issues of greater concern to both parties were discussed in detail, especially personalized respiratory rehabilitation strategies and popular education on rehabilitation concepts for patients and their families.
Dr. Bethune's significance to Chinese society has long transcended the value of an individual's life and has become a symbol of internationalism, humanitarianism and selfless dedication. It is also a symbol of China-Canada friendship. The China-Canada friendship represented by Dr. Bethune has been deeply rooted in the two countries. in the hearts of the people. This event was coordinated by the Provincial Science and Technology Association, jointly organized by the Canadian Bethune Medical Development Association, the Canada-China Science and Technology Alliance and the Provincial Medical Association, and implemented by the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College. During the two-day exchange event, the two parties explored the establishment of a long-term cooperation and exchange mechanism, built a new platform for enhanced recovery after surgery, and established multiple cooperation models and multi-channel cooperation to continue promoting cooperation. space to reach consensus.