Dr. Ton That Minh - Director of Tam Duc Heart Hospital; Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Van Ngoc - President of Ho Chi Minh City Respiratory Society; Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Tan - Head of Geriatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine - Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Associate Professor, Dr. Do Truong Thanh - Head of Urology Department - Viet Duc Friendship Hospital; Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Thanh Suol - Head of Pharmacy Department, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital; Dr. Nguyen Duy Tan, Director of An Giang Central General Hospital; and more than 500 doctors, pharmacists, nurses from hospitals in and outside the province attended.

The conference listened to 17 reports from leading experts and doctors in the medical field in and outside the province. In the Plenary Session, the conference listened to the report of Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Tan - Head of the Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine - University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City on the topic "Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment with Reduced Ejection Fraction in the Elderly.” Dr. Ton That Minh - Director of Tam Duc Heart Hospital reported on the topic "Early and active protection for heart failure patients; application of evidence-based medicine in clinical practice";

Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Van Ngoc - President of Ho Chi Minh City Respiratory Society reported on the topic "Optimization of Triple Therapy in Patients with COPD Who Experience Frequent Exacerbations.” Associate Professor, Dr. Do Truong Thanh - Head of Department of Urology Surgery - Viet Duc Friendship Hospital reported on the topic "Update on Transurethral Enucleation Techniques for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.” Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Thanh Suol - Head of Pharmacy Department, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital reported on the topic " Control of Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Variability of Antibiotics in Critically Ill Patients from a Clinical Pharmacy Perspective.” 

The Internal Medicine session has 6 reports by doctors of An Giang Central General Hospital on the topics: Cardiovascular, internal nephrology, internal neurology, respiratory, infectious diseases and resuscitation.

The Surgery Session has 6 reports by doctors from An Giang Central General Hospital on the following topics: Orthopedics, urology, nutrition, nursing, testing and pharmacy.

Speaking at the opening of the Conference, Dr. Nguyen Duy Tan, Director of An Giang Central General Hospital, emphasized the importance of research and application of scientific and technological achievements in the field of health care, especially at hospitals - facilities directly responsible for medical examination, treatment and health care for people.

The conference helps research groups and hospitals have the opportunity to share knowledge and experience with colleagues. Thereby, creating conditions for learning and rapid growth in expertise and academics, following the general trend of the world. Through the conference, it helps hospitals do good scientific research, publish valuable scientific research works, and contribute to the world medical knowledge. From there, the hospital will enhance its professional reputation, be highly appreciated, recognized and respected by colleagues. The hospital has high expectations for the reports in the conference, helping doctors to exchange, share experiences, learn and orient new research.

News by Hanh Chau

Translation by Hoang Oanh