In order to further develop the nephrology in Sichuan province and western China and strengthen the academic exchange among medical institutions, the “16th Nephrology Forum of West China Hospital of Sichuan University and the Annual Meeting of the Special Committee on Nephrology of Sichuan International Medical Exchange & Promotion Association”, jointly hosted by the Sichuan International Medical Exchange & Promotion Association (SCIMEA), and the Department of Nephrology of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, was successfully held in Jinjiang Hotel in Chengdu on April 9-11, 2021. The event was attended by more than 500 nephrology experts from inside and outside Sichua province on site and the expert forum was watched by over 20,000 people through online live streaming.

The scene of the main forum on April 10

At the opening ceremony of the West China Forum, Mr. Li Weimin, President of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Prof. Xie Chunguang, President of the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Vice President of SCIMEA, and Ms. Zhang Mengfan, Secretary General of SCIMEA delivered speeches or made special reports.

President Li Weimin pointed out in his report titled “Development Ideas and Management Practices of Public Hospitals in the New Situation” that, new opportunities and challenges will always exist during the process of discipline construction and hospital development, and that pushing on and realizing the “three highs, one low and one innovation” initiatives—high diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy, high operational efficiency, high diagnostic and therapeutic level, low medical costs and innovative prevention and treatment capabilities—will contribute to the high quality development of hospitals and departments, and achieving “paired disciplines, doctors’ friendship” through hospital platforms will ultimately benefit grassroots patients.

Prof. Li Weimin, President of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, shares his brilliant views.

Vice President Xie Chunguang and Secretary General Zhang Mengfan noted that, since its establishment last year, the Special Committee on Nephrology has been focusing on actively promoting the two-way flow of talent and technology, and has made positive contributions to improving the prevention and treatment of nephrology in Sichuan and western China. SCIMEA is willing to join hands with everyone to actively propel international medical exchanges, discipline construction and achievement transformation, earnestly and professionally promote the cause of nephrology in Sichuan province and western China to a new level, and realize the dream of a healthy China for the benefit of our country and people.

Prof. Xie Chunguang, Vice President of SCIMEA, delivers a speech.

Ms. Zhang Mengfan, Secretary General of SCIMEA, delivers a speech.

The meeting consists of the annual summary meeting of the special committee, the main forum of nephrology forum, basic research forum, blood purification forum, chronic disease management forum, expert forum and other contents. The guests at the scene included Prof. Wang Jianqin, Vice President of Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Prof. Jiang Hongli, Vice President of Nephrology Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Prof. Fu Rongguo, Director of the Department of Nephrology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Prof. Zhang Keqin, Director of the Urological Nephrology Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Prof. Qiu Hao, Vice President of Affiliated Hospital of Northwest Minzu University, Prof. Zhao Jinghong, Director of the Department of Nephrology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University (Xinqiao Hospital), Prof. Sun Yan, Deputy Director of the Department of Nephrology of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Prof. Wang Jinwen, Administrative Director of the Department of Nephrology of Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Prof. Zhou Zhu, Director of the Department of Nephrology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Prof. Luo Huimin, Director of the Department of Nephrology of First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Prof. Zha Yan, Vice President of Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Prof. Yan Rui, Director of the Department of Nephrology of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Prof. Xu Jun, Director of the Department of Nephrology of the Affiliated Baiyun Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Prof. Yan Xiaoyong, Director of the Department of Nephrology of the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Prof. Qi Mei, Director of the Department of Nephrology of the Second People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, as well as medical workers of nephropathy in Sichuan Province and western China, and guests from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northwest University and the Chinese Medical Journal (English version) of the Chinese Medical Association, and other institutions. The online guests included Prof. Harold Feldman from the University of Pennsylvania, Prof. Lan Huiyao from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and renowned nephrology scholars from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Shandong, Liaoning, Shanxi and Henan, etc. They, centering on the theme of nephrology research and treatment, conducted more than 60 nephrology lectures from the perspectives of clinical practice, academic frontiers, big data and information technology, hospital management and discipline construction and others. These content-rich lectures, with appropriate breadth and depth, provided a multidisciplinary and multi-faceted learning and communication platform for nephrology scholars.

Fu Ping, Chairman of the Special Committee on Nephrology of SCIMEA and Director of the Department of Nephrology of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, pointed out that the Special Committee and West China Nephrology Alliance will be committed to integrating excellent medical and scientific resources in western China, promoting multi-dimensional deepened collaboration, helping the development of nephrology, driving the all-round integrated management of kidney diseases, empowering the nephrology departments of primary health institutions, and improving the nephrology diagnosis and treatment level with concerted efforts in order to serve the people and forge a healthy China.

Prof. Fu Ping delivers a speech in the main forum.

In the future, under the leadership of Prof. Fu Ping and other experts and scholars from inside and outside Sichuan province, the Special Committee on Nephrology of SCIMEA and the West China Nephrology Alliance will, based in Sichuan to extend to the whole western China, deepen the functions and influence of the exchange platform on the basis of the existing 100 hospitals in the Alliance, and substantially improve the diagnosis and treatment level of kidney diseases in Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Tibet with a professional, efficient and internationalized platform service model.