On March 28-29, in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa General Hospital and Ho Chi Minh City Spine Association jointly organized the 10th International Spine Conference, the 29th Ho Chi Minh City Spine Conference and the 10th Spine Surgery Transfer Course.
The program attracted more than 150 domestic and foreign experts, professors, doctors, and spine specialists to participate. Of which, there are 21 experts from Japan, Taiwan (China), Pakistan, and Thailand.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Vo Van Thanh - Honorary Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Spine Association, this program covers almost all major issues of the spine industry.
From cervical spine to spine, spinal diseases in adults and children, due to trauma, deformities, degeneration, cancer, and modern solutions include less invasive surgical and technical techniques.
With 23 lectures, combined with technical transfer, helping domestic and international delegates update the latest knowledge, share experiences, improve skills... in diagnosing and treating diseases related to the spine.
Thereby, improving professional skills, helping the health care of people in general and patients with spinal diseases in particular to become better.
At the same time, it is a stepping stone for Khanh Hoa General Hospital to promote the development of spinal specialties when moving towards becoming a hospital in the South Central Coast region.
Khanh Hoa is one of the pioneering provinces in establishing a Department of Spinal Surgery specializing in treatment. In 2024, the Department of Spinal Surgery, Khanh Hoa General Hospital performed surgery on more than 980 cases and examined more than 8,940 patients.
Within the framework of the program, domestic and foreign experts and doctors have transferred surgical techniques to 4 cases of complex spinal diseases right at the provincial General Hospital.
The patient underwent surgery to reconstruct the cervical spine using the Shiraishi method, surgery to relieve thoracic compression, surgery to relieve spinal compression and surgery to remove the tumor.
In his welcoming speech, Mr. Dinh Van Thieu - Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated the contributions of the doctors and nurses attending the program.
Currently, the locality is making efforts to implement steps to build Khanh Hoa General Hospital into a regional intensive care hospital with a scale of 1,500 beds, with a total investment of VND4,500 billion.
However, medical human resources and highly specialized human resources are still lacking compared to the demand. Therefore, the organization of in-depth scientific conferences is extremely valuable for the health sector of Khanh Hoa province.
Khanh Hoa provincial leaders hope that in the coming time, the Ho Chi Minh City Spine Association will continue to accompany and support the Khanh Hoa provincial health sector in developing a spine specialization, so that the province's medical and nursing team can better perform the work of health care for the people.
