In order to strengthen academic exchanges in the field of chest wall surgery, improve the level of medical services, and better solve the pathological and mental health problems of chest wall diseases for patients, it was jointly organized by Sichuan International Medical Exchange Promotion Association and Chengdu High-tech Medical Association. The 2nd Western Thoracic Surgery Seminar and the 2024 Academic Annual Meeting of Thoracic Surgery Professional Committee of Sichuan International Medical Exchange Promotion Association and the 2024 Academic Annual meeting of Thoracic Surgery Professional Committee of Chengdu High-tech Medical Association and the 4th Sichuan Thoracic Surgery Forum, jointly organized by West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, were successfully held in Chengdu on August 24, 2024 Do.
This conference aims to promote the exchange and dissemination of new ideas, new technologies and new materials in the field of chest wall surgery by building a high-level academic exchange platform. The conference brought together well-known experts and scholars in the field of chest wall surgery in China to discuss and share the latest research results, diagnosis and treatment experience and future development direction in this field. Including but not limited to the selection of sternal tumor resection and reconstruction materials, the new perspective of sternoclavicular joint function in chest wall reconstruction surgery, the application of thoracic fenestration technology in special cases, and the difficult problems in chest wall orthopaedic surgery, brought a wonderful academic feast to the participants, and the participants benefited a lot. At the meeting, the experts not only shared their research results and clinical experience, but also looked forward to and discussed the future development direction of chest wall surgery. They emphasized that with the continuous progress of medical technology and the increasingly diverse needs of patients, chest wall surgeons need to continue to broaden their horizons, strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation, and solve the pain of patients with more accurate, safe and effective treatment, while paying attention to the mental health of patients to achieve comprehensive rehabilitation.
The successful holding of this conference not only deepened the friendship and cooperation between the participants, but also injected new vitality and impetus into the field of chest wall surgery in Sichuan Province and even the western region, provided a valuable academic exchange platform for the majority of medical workers, and laid a solid foundation for promoting the development and progress of chest wall surgery in Sichuan Province.