Meihekou city natural population queue started construction and the Meihe Health Research Institute of the First Hospital of Jida University was officially completed.

On November 11th, the seminar on the study of natural population queues in meihekou city and the kick-off meeting on the construction of natural population queues in meihekou city were successfully held in the administrative building of Meihe Hospital of the First Hospital of Jida University. This marks the official start of the construction of the first natural crowd queue in Jilin.

(Meeting site)

At the symposium on natural population cohort study in meihekou city, the participating experts raised questions, shared experiences and opinions and had a heated discussion based on their respective specialties and fields.

(hosted by Lu Guoyue at the opening ceremony)

(Speech by Chen Xiangmei)

Academician Chen Xiangmei, academician of China Academy of Engineering, director of the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital and director of the State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, attended the meeting online. In her speech, she said that the study of natural population cohort in meihekou city is a milestone. She shared her views on data-driven natural population queues and disease prevention and control. She said that the study of natural population cohort in the whole life cycle requires us to use years of efforts to deeply understand the health status of our people in order to see the final results. It is of far-reaching significance to the occurrence and development of diseases from genetic background, epigenetics and other aspects. By talking about the top-level design, she expressed her gratitude to the Jilin Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, the Health and Wellness Committee, the Meihe Municipal Party Committee and the relevant departments for their strong support. She encouraged the participating experts to be brave in exploration and innovation, firm in belief and persistent in pursuing their goals. She emphasized the hardships and challenges of scientific research and pointed out that only through unremitting efforts and practice can grand goals be achieved.

(Cao Guangwen presided over the discussion session)

Cao Guangwen, director of the Department of Epidemiology of Naval Military Medical University, attended the meeting and served as the guest of the seminar. Jiang Changtao, vice president of Peking University Institute of Basic Medical Sciences; Sun Xuefeng, director of the Department of Nephrology Medicine of PLA General Hospital; Fang Zhongze, vice president of School of Public Health of Tianjin Medical University; Zhang Feng, vice president of School of Public Health of Xi ‘an Jiaotong University; Tao Huang, professor of Peking University School of Public Health; Chen Xingdong, executive dean of Taizhou Research Institute of Fudan University; Jin Cheng, professor of Big Data Center of Shanghai Jiaotong University; Yang Tian, professor of Oriental Hepatobiliary Hospital of Naval Medical University. Professor Zhang Weiguang and Huang Mengjie from the Department of Nephrology Medicine of PLA General Hospital attended the meeting. Pan An, Dean of School of Public Health of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Huang Cunrui, Assistant Dean of School of Public Health and Health of Tsinghua University Vanke, Jin Guangfu, Dean of Graduate School of Nanjing Medical University, Xi Bo, Vice President of School of Public Health of Shandong University, Lu Guoyue, Party Secretary of First Hospital of Jida University, and Liu Bin, Dean attended the meeting online. Li Wenxin, executive deputy secretary of Meihe Hospital of the First Hospital of Jida University, president of downtown hospital, directors and deputy directors of some clinical departments and administrative departments of the First Hospital of Jida University, relevant staff, and relevant personnel from meihekou city Propaganda Department, Health and Health Bureau, Public Security Bureau, Medical Insurance Bureau, Civil Affairs Bureau, CDC and Meihe Hospital of the First Hospital of Jida University attended the meeting.

(Jiang Jing, deputy director, introduces the construction scheme of natural population queue in meihekou city)

Jiang Jing, deputy director of the Clinical Research Department of the First Hospital of Jida University, introduced the construction scheme of natural population cohort in meihekou city. Focusing on the project of relying on natural crowds to actively carry out health management and focus on building a "healthy model city" with high quality development, she elaborated and introduced the project background, implementation methods, project feasibility demonstration and so on from the aspects of Jilin residents’ exposure factors and characteristics of high-incidence diseases, meihekou city’s basic situation, overall construction framework, project quality control, policy support, system construction and management process.

(Sun Xuefeng introduces "CKD queue research scheme")

Sun Xuefeng introduced and shared the research scheme of CKD cohort in detail from the aspects of selected cases, cohort subgroups, data collection contents, data collection methods and intervention measures, collection and use of biological specimens, and scientific problems to be solved.

At the kick-off meeting of natural population queue construction in meihekou city, all experts who participated in the research seminar attended. Song Qinwei, director of the Management Committee of Meihe New District and Mayor of meihekou city; Wang Jinghui, deputy director of the Health and Wellness Committee of Jilin Province; Ma Yanming, vice president of Jilin University; Zhang Weihong, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Meihe New District; Liu Dawei, member of the Party Working Committee of Meihe New District and deputy director of the Management Committee; Xing Xiaofeng, director of the Science and Technology Education Department of the Health and Wellness Committee of Jilin Province; Zheng Yan, director of the Organization Department of the Party Working Committee of Meihe New District and secretary of Shuguang Town of meihekou city; Qu Peng, deputy mayor of meihekou city Government. Yu Yanling, vice chairman of meihekou city CPPCC and director of Meihe New District Health and Wellness Bureau, Pei Honghai, deputy director of Meihe New District Health and Wellness Bureau (Municipal Health and Wellness Bureau), Tong Chengtao, executive deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the First Hospital of Jida University, Han Xiaohong, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Li Hongyan, vice president attended the kick-off meeting.

(Liu Bin presided over the kick-off meeting)

(Speech by Song Qinwei)

In his speech, Song Qinwei extended a warm welcome to the leaders and experts attending the meeting, and expressed heartfelt thanks to everyone for their concern and support for meihekou city’s medical and health undertakings. He gave a brief introduction to the basic situation of meihekou city. He pointed out that the natural population cohort research project in meihekou city is a basic and forward-looking major scientific research project related to the health of the broad masses of the people, and it is also a trust and full affirmation of meihekou city, which is of great significance for boosting the medical and health undertakings in meihekou city to a new height and starting a new journey. He said that meihekou city will establish a long-term mechanism for the whole process, mobilize widely and publicize systematically, and ensure the effectiveness of the project research with a strong sense of responsibility and mission.

(Speech by Lu Guoyue)

In his speech, Lu Guoyue expressed sincere gratitude to Academician Chen Xiangmei for his long-term concern and guidance on the development of health in his hometown, Jiang Changtao and other experts and scholars for their recognition and promotion of health cohort research, and the provincial party committee and government, Meihekou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government for their attention and support for pioneering, innovative and forward-looking scientific research projects. He said that under the background of great sanitation and health, the "population cohort study" which tends to the international forefront is a strategic project that "contributes to the present and benefits the future", and has a far-reaching impact on the world’s medical innovation research, the development of national public health undertakings, and the promotion of population health in provinces and cities. The meihekou city natural population cohort study project will also become another new starting point and new benchmark for meihekou city’s new development and new leap.

(Song Qinwei, Lu Guoyue unveiled)

Song Qinwei and Lu Guoyue jointly unveiled the Meihe Health Research Institute of Bethune First Hospital of Jilin University.

(From left: Liu Bin, Sun Xuefeng, Lu Guoyue, Ma Yanming, Wang Jinghui, Song Qinwei, Cao Guangwen, Jiang Changtao, Fang Zhongze, Zhang Weihong, etc. jointly started the project)

Leaders and experts attending the meeting jointly sprinkled Jinsha on the launching platform, and the study of natural population cohort in meihekou city was officially launched.

(photo taken at the conference)

The First Hospital of Jida University and Meihekou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attach great importance to the promotion of this project. On November 5th, meihekou city Regional Medical Center and natural population queue were specially held for discussion and exchange. The meeting heard the introduction of the progress of establishing the national regional medical center in meihekou city and the related situation of the natural population queue project. The leaders attending the meeting conducted in-depth communication and exchanges around further strengthening the cooperation between meihekou city and the First Hospital of Jida University and accelerating the national regional medical center and the natural population queue project. Oi-Ming Wong, secretary of the Party Working Committee and Party Committee of Meihe New District, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Song Qinwei, Lv Guoyue, Tong Chengtao, the person in charge of Lequn Park in the First Hospital of Jida University, Gao Pujun, the Executive Dean of Meihe Hospital, Wu Wei, Zhang Weihong, Zheng Yan, Qu Peng, Yu Yanling, and relevant responsible comrades of the Party and Government General Office, Cancer Center, Radiotherapy Department, Clinical Research Department and Information Center of the First Hospital of Jida University attended the forum.

Oi-Ming Wong emphasized that in order to further promote the strategy of healthy China, strengthen medical research and health management in meihekou city, and promote the development of the city’s health cause, the First Hospital of Jida University actively strives for the support of major national projects and organizes a team of experts to carry out cohort study of natural population in meihekou city, which is not only a high-end scientific research project that brings together many experts and talents, but also a livelihood project that "contributes to the present and benefits the future". It is important for comprehensively improving the level of disease prevention and control and medical diagnosis in meihekou city, scientifically formulating health policies, and accelerating the construction of national regional medical centers. The whole city should attach great importance to it, establish a correct outlook on political achievements and development, take my historical responsibility for success in my spiritual realm and achievements, take the initiative, serve first, do a good job in docking, and fully cooperate with the First Hospital of Jida University to carry out all the work of project research, ensure that good things are done well, and provide scientific data support for people’s health.

Lv Guoyue made an in-depth exposition on the issues related to the natural population cohort study conducted by the First Hospital of Jida University in meihekou city. He said that the First Hospital of Jida University will always uphold the benevolence of doctors, give full play to the exemplary leading role of the province’s medical system, continuously deepen communication and cooperation with meihekou city, send more experts, implement more scientific research projects, comprehensively improve the medical level in meihekou city, effectively meet the people’s demands for medical treatment and yearning for a better life, and make greater contributions to the establishment of a national regional medical center in meihekou city.

"meihekou city natural population cohort study" is the first large-scale natural population cohort in Jilin Province, and the First Hospital of Jida University is the lead unit and implementing agency for the construction of this cohort. The establishment of this cohort has far-reaching significance. In terms of health promotion, the potential mechanism and influencing factors of diseases will be revealed through long-term follow-up, data collection and in-depth research, and health education and intervention for high-risk groups will be strengthened to reduce the incidence and mortality of chronic diseases. It is conducive to providing more personalized and accurate medical services for residents, and to improving the scientific level of health decision-making so as to improve the health level and quality of life of residents; in scientific research, it will comprehensively and systematically grasp the health status of residents in meihekou city and even Northeast China, provide rich data resources for various scientific research projects related to chronic disease research, and promote the innovation of medical research and the development of public health undertakings in China. Further improve the medical level; in promoting regional economic and social development, it will further improve and promote the development of health services, health management, health manufacturing and other related industries to expand domestic demand, promote employment, and help industrial upgrading and transformation.