Oct 29 - 31, 2023
Dr. Ying Tung Sia from the Department of Cardiology visited Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wuhu Wannan Medical College and gave a lecture on TAVI and atrial fibrillation drug treatment; participated in two cases of cardiac angiography and stent surgery; visited the cardiac ultrasound room and provided dozens of ASE standard articles on cardiac ultrasound.
In addition, he participated in the case discussion of two cases in the Department of Cardiology, the discussion of surgical indications in two cases in the Department of Cardiac Surgery, and the comprehensive analysis of one ECMO patient. The visit was a complete success.

Oct 25-29, 2023
On the morning of October 26, 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 Yiwu Hospital Affiliated to Hangzhou Medical College. Vice presidents of the hospital Wang Xiaogang, Si Xiaoshui, Zhan Xiaohong, director of general surgery Wu Zhongming, director of the international outpatient department Zhang Yang, director of the nursing department Huang Jing, director of the pulmonary function room Liu Zhizhen and other leaders accompanied the hospital to visit the emergency department, radiology department, gastroenterology department,Mirror center etc. After the visit, Professor Paul Chiasson, accompanied by Wu Zhongming, Director of the General Surgery Department, and Zhang Yang, Director of the International Clinic, conducted consultations with patients from Israel and a Chinese patient in the outpatient department of the Cardiac Surgery Center, and gave a diagnosis and treatment plan. Ms. Christa Saunders and technician Wu Xiaodong went to the Second Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine to conduct nursing rounds.
Professor Paul Chiasson participated in the October chest difficult case analysis symposium held by the Heart and Lung Center at the Multidisciplinary Consultation Center in the afternoon. Director Zhan Xiaohong first gave an academic report on "Application of mNGS in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections", and then asked Professor Paul Chiasson to give an introduction to the Heart and Lung Center. Difficult cases were discussed in depth, and he shared his relevant experience in the field of early screening and interventional treatment of lung tumors. Professor Paul Chiasson graduated from Dalhousie University School of Medicine. He once worked at the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Toronto and the Faculty of Medicine of Dalhousie Medical University. He served as chief of thoracic surgery at Williams-Osler Medical Center. Currently working as a thoracic and general surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital, as well as professor of surgery at McMaster University; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Specializing in minimally invasive laparoscopic thoracic and general gastrointestinal surgery, he is one of the few well-known surgeons who can practice in both thoracic surgery and general surgery. It was the first in Canada to promote the principles of endoscopically assisted thoracic surgery and rapid postoperative recovery, the first in Ontario to promote endobronchial ultrasound diagnosis and digital chest drainage, and made positive contributions to the centralized referral and consultation system.
Christa Saunders gave an academic lecture on "Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Improving Quality of Life" for the nursing sisters of the Second Department of Critical Care Medicine in the afternoon. Ms. Christa Saunders has 21 years of nursing experience. She worked in the multi-organ transplant secondary ward of Toronto General Hospital from 2002 to 2004. From 2005 to 2013, she worked in the thoracic surgery/respiratory department at St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario. From 2014 to present Mainly engaged in thoracic clinical nursing and perioperative education (as a member of the endoscopy and medical resource team). He has extensive experience in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation and is good at the implementation and professional practice of PRISM (Cerner Health Information System) and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. On the morning of the 27th, the medical team once again went to the first ward of the General Surgery Department to give full guidance to several difficult cases and provide specific guidance during the ward rounds; in the afternoon, Professor Paul Chiasson conducted a "lung cancer" test for the medical staff. Special lecture on early screening and rapid recovery after thoracoscopically assisted thoracic surgery.
Yiwu Hospital Affiliated to Hangzhou Medical College is a three-level comprehensive hospital integrating medical treatment, scientific research, teaching, preventive health care, and rehabilitation. The hospital is adjacent to the International Trade City and located next to Xingfu Lake. It covers an area of 80 acres, has a total construction area of 170,000 square meters, can accommodate 1,200 beds, and has a 22-story medical building with 37 clinical and medical technology departments, as well as an independently constructed health management center and dental medicine center. The hospital departments have obvious characteristics and strong comprehensive strength. In order to expand the hospital's service functions and improve the level of medical diagnosis and treatment, the hospital continues to introduce advanced diagnosis and treatment equipment: currently, the hospital has hundreds of advanced medical equipment, suitable for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. In addition to conventional equipment such as 62-slice spiral CT, 16-slice spiral CT, Philips DSA, and four-dimensional color ultrasound machine, it also has Jinhua City’s first top-level spiral 256-slice CT, Yiwu City’s first nuclear medicine equipment SPECT, and Yiwu City’s first German Zeiss All platforms, all surgical techniques, all femtosecond lasers, ultra-high-end 1.5T nuclear magnetic resonance machines, the first ultra-high-end color ultrasound for whole body application in Zhejiang Province, the first fully automatic breast ultrasound in Jinhua City, the world's top obstetrics and gynecology ultrasound diagnostic equipment and other advanced equipment.

Oct 25-29, 2023
Our trip to Meizhou is the second stop of our medical exchange between China and Canada. Together with our colleagues from Meizhou People’s Hospital, we witnessed the signing ceremony of medical exchange and cooperation between Meizhou People’s Hospital and the Bethune Medical Development Association of Canada under the initiative of the Ministry of Science and Technology. At the ceremony, leaders from the National Ministry of Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Bethune Medical Development Association of Canada, and Meizhou People's Hospital all made speeches, attaching great importance to the exchange projects between the two companies. After four days of medical exchanges with the doctors from Meizhou People's Hospital, we deeply realized that this importance is not only reflected in words, but also reflected in the concrete borderless medical exchanges and cooperation between us.
One of the main areas of expertise of Dr. Sia from the Canadian cardiology department that I accompanied was cardiac ultrasound. So, our first stop was the Ultrasound Department of Meizhou People’s Hospital. The Ultrasound Department of Meizhou People's Hospital is a department with very comprehensive technologies. After spending two days together, we deeply felt the serious and responsible working attitude of the ultrasonic doctors. Director Zhang of the Ultrasound Department also attached great importance to our visit and prepared several difficult cases. Not only that, she also personally performed two cases of esophageal ultrasound. During the operation, she also raised some operational difficulties that she had been confused about for a long time. ,Dr. Sia performed on-site practice based on the knowledge he had learned and his own operating experience, and explained the techniques, so that Dr. Zhang immediately understood the trick. In two days of getting along, we learned a lot from each other.
Dr. Lan, director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, is an expert in ECMO practice. He couldn’t wait to rush us from the ultrasound department to their department. He said that he had many questions to ask about ECMO. We were very shocked when we entered their department. Nearly 20 young doctors in the department were waiting at the door, with smiles on their faces that were seeking knowledge. Director Lan first presented a summary of his practice in ECMO in the past few years in the form of a slide. At the end of the slide, he raised five problems he encountered in his work. Dr. Sia answered these questions based on international consensus. Questions were answered one by one. The discussion on the spot was very lively. The young critical care experts had many questions to ask. Answering the questions had to be interrupted by Director Lan's ward rounds.
Although Meizhou People's Hospital, like many hospitals, has doctors of three age groups, senior, middle-aged and young, there is no generation gap between the doctors at all in the process of getting along with them. Dean Zhong is the representative of senior doctors. His age is completely invisible. He is active in thinking and actively participates in various activities of young people, supporting them and guiding them. We have reason to believe that Meizhou People's Hospital will become better and better.