Peking University, Oct. 16, 2018: From October 9^th to 10^th, 2018 China Hospital Innovation & Development Summit and 60^th Anniversary of Peking University Third Hospital Academic Seminar were held at Beijing International Convention Center. With the theme of “Innovation Lights the Future”, the Summit invited government officials, experts, scholars, and representatives from over 150 hospitals at home and abroad to exchange experience in areas such as health care, education, research and management and explore with domestic and foreign counterparts ways of innovative development for large hospitals.

Chen Xiaohong, former deputy director of National Health and Family Planning Commission, said in his speech: "Peking University Third Hospital is one of the most vivid examples of the innovation and development of Chinese hospitals!" He hoped that under the guidance of “The Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” put forward by President Xi Jinping, the Hospital would make more brilliant achievements.

Lin Jianhua, president of Peking University, said that Peking University aimed to become a world-class university and that health science was the most promising subject for its future development. He hoped that the hospital would integrate clinical medicine, academic research and education more closely to promote the overall development of health science in Peking University.

Lin Jianhua

Qiao Jie, president of Peking University Third Hospital, made a summary of achievements in the hospital’s 60-year history, and put forward the goals for its future development.

Qiao Jie

Peking University Third Hospital gave Han Qide, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, "Special Contribution Award for Hospital Development". "Outstanding Contribution Award for Hospital Management" was presented to Wang Jishan, Yang Lianqi, Chen Mingzhe, Jia Tingzhen, Jia Jianwen, Chen Zhongqiang and He Bei.

The award ceremony

With the theme of “Innovation Lights the Future”, the following main forum was divided into three parts, focusing respectively on medical humanities, personnel training, and innovation. The main forum ended on the morning of October 9^th.

11 sub-forums, with cutting edge topics of health industry, were held from October 9^th to 10^th. Experts and scholars discussed issues in various fields including challenges in China's clinical medical education, opportunities for strategic transformation of Chinese research hospitals, the improvement of clinical research capabilities.

Written by: Ma Yaoli
Edited by: Hu Rong
Source: PKU News (Chinese)