Liu Xincan was elected as Interventional Medicine and Engineering Professional Committee of Henan Biomedical Engineering Society…

Prof. Liu Xincan of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Province was elected as the chairman of the Interventional Medicine and Engineering Committee of Henan Biomedical Engineering Society with the support of leaders of Henan Biomedical Engineering Society, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Biomedical Engineering of Zhengzhou University, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Xinxiang Medical College, Henan Chest Hospital, Henan Workers’ Medical College and Henan Cancer Hospital. Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical College, Henan Chest Hospital, Henan Medical College of Workers, Henan Cancer Hospital, etc. The inaugural meeting of the Interventional Medicine and Engineering Committee of the Henan Biomedical Engineering Society was successfully held on December 22, 2013 at the Zhengzhou Pearl Hotel. Liu Xinchan, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine The meeting was opened in the solemn sound of the national anthem, Prof. Zhang Yanzhou, Executive Vice Chairman of the Interventional Medicine and Engineering Professional Committee of Henan Biomedical Engineering Society and Deputy Director of the Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, presided over the meeting, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Biomedical Engineering Society of Henan Province, Chen Guangyuan, Vice Chairmen of the Board of Directors, Yang Zhaokuan, Yuansing, Gao Chuanyu, Qiu Chunguang, Zhao Guo’an, Li Yudong and Li Suyun, Vice President of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine attended the conference. A total of more than 300 experts from all levels of hospitals in the province in the fields of cardiovascular intervention, neurological intervention, tumor intervention, peripheral vascular intervention, ultrasound intervention, cardiac surgery, and interventional medical device research and development, production and so on, attended the meeting. Yuan Xing, president of Henan Chest Hospital, delivered an opening speech, highly praised the establishment of Interventional Medicine and Engineering Committee of Henan Biomedical Engineering Society, and expressed warm congratulations on behalf of Henan Biomedical Engineering Society. Chen Guangyuan, Chairman of Henan Biomedical Engineering Society, Gao Chuanyu, Executive Vice President of Henan Cardiovascular Hospital, and Li Suyun, Vice President of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, made important speeches. Mr. Chen Guangyuan, chairman of the board of directors, explained the necessity of the establishment of the professional committee and its future tasks; Mr. Gao Chuanyu, executive vice president of the hospital, gave important instructions on the innovation of interventional medicine and the development of the discipline; Mr. Li Suyun, vice president of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Traditional Chinese Medicine University, introduced the achievements of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Traditional Chinese Medicine University over the past 60 years. On behalf of the hospital, he expressed his sincere gratitude to the Henan Biomedical Engineering Society for affiliating the Interventional Medicine and Engineering Committee to the hospital and warmly congratulated the successful convening of the meeting, saying that the hospital would provide a broad stage for the development of the Committee. The meeting elected the first session of Interventional Medicine and Engineering Committee of Henan Biomedical Engineering Society with 289 members, 46 standing members, 15 vice-chairmen, 1 chairman, 5 honorary chairmen and 10 consultants. President Zhu Mingjun of the First Affiliated Hospital was elected as the advisor, Prof. Liu Xinchan, Director of Cardiology Department, was elected as the chairman, and Dr. Li Ming and Dr. Chen Lei were elected as the secretaries. On behalf of the new professional committee, Prof. Liu Xinchan reported the preparatory process of the professional committee and the future work direction and tasks. Prof. Liu Xinchan said: the integration of clinical interventional related disciplines and interventional equipment R&D and production, and the organic combination of industry, academia, research and application is a pioneering step in the development of China’s interventional medicine, and the integration of multiple disciplines will provide a solid foundation for the improvement of China’s core competitiveness in interventional medicine. Interventional medicine and engineering professional committee was established, will be in the future to complete seven things: to run a good meeting – “Central China Interventional Conference”; to promote interventional technology, standardize the healthy development of interventional medicine in Henan; through the medical integration to improve the core innovation, improve Original ability; actively organize the declaration of national 863 and other major scientific research projects; organization of evidence-based clinical research in interventional medicine, to promote China’s clinical research in interventional medicine and the world research level; build an international cooperation platform to strengthen academic exchanges; give full play to the role of the Society as an incubator, to cultivate a number of interventional medicine experts with a high level of technical skills, high innovation and interventional equipment invention experts. The cold wind outside the window was bitterly cold, but the atmosphere inside the conference hall was warm and sacred. After more than 2 hours, the meeting completed all the agenda and ended victoriously. Participants have reflected after the meeting feel exhilarated, that: interventional medicine and engineering professional committee was established with epoch-making significance, is a milestone in the history of the development of interventional medicine in our province, she will have a far-reaching impact on the development of China’s biomedical and interventional. And said, in the future will be in the spirit of scientific and realistic, positive and innovative, and work together, interventional medicine and engineering design, manufacturing to build a new medical integration model, to promote the development of medical and health care in our province and strive to create a brilliant tomorrow of interventional medicine in our province.