Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic Surgery and Manuscript Writing Symposium

The University of Chicago Center in Beijing
20th floor, Culture Plaza
No. 59A Zhong Guan Cun Street
Haidian District Beijing 100872

Sponsors:

University of Chicago Center in Beijing

University of Chicago Transplant Center

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Springer – Publisher of Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

AME Publishing Company – Publisher of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition (HBSN)

Background: There is tremendous discrepancy between the clinical experience in China and its ability to relate that experience to the rest of the scientific world via peer reviewed manuscripts in the English speaking world. One of the areas in which that gulf is most evident is in hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease. The incidence of hepatic disease is significantly higher in China than in any Western country secondary to its high prevalence of Hepatitis B. This leads to advanced liver disease as well as the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. There is a significant amount of basic and clinical research and education surrounding this area, but because of a lack of sophistication in writing these efforts are not recognized. Several faculty members within the University of Chicago Department of Surgery and Peking Union Medical College play key editorial roles at major American and international GI/hepatobiliary journals.

Purpose of Conference:

The field of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease will be utilized to develop critical manuscript evaluation and writing skills.

Structure of Conference:

The conference will be a two-day symposium. The first day will focus on the field of hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease highlighting basic and clinical research. The second day will focus on evaluating these topics in a manner that optimizes potential publication. The 2nd day will highlight the editors and reviewers from leading English journals that focus on liver and pancreatic disease – Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition, American Journal of Surgery, American Journal of Transplantation and the like. Topics of the Writers Workshop will include general advice for scientific writing, how to write an abstract, tips for what makes for a well-written manuscript, plagiarism/duplicate publication and other forms of misconduct and how to respond to critiques.

Opening Remarks Speaker 开幕演讲人

Yixin Zeng, M.D., Ph.D.

Academician of Chinese Academy of Science

President PUMC

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, PUMC, Beijing

Yixin Zeng曾益新, M.D., Ph.D.

中国科学院院士

北京协和医学院院长

北京协和医院

Dr. Yixin Zeng is a professor and president of Peking Union Medical College. He was elected as member of the Chinese Academy of Science in 2005. He had been the president of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center since 1997 till 2013. He had served as the Director of State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China since 2004. He received his post-doc training on molecular mechanisms of cancer pathogenesis in Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo University and University of Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1997. He was appointed as a professor of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences and vice president of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center after he returned to China in 1997. He was elected as Outstanding Young Teacher by Ministry of Education in 2002, Outstanding Young Expert by Ministry of Health in 2006. His research is devoted to the pathogenesis of cancer and cancer biotherapy, with a focus on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), on which he has published over 300 papers in international famous journals including Nature, Nature Genetic and Cancer Research. He has been honored with many awards for his research, including Second Class Award for Natural Science Achievements (National Office for Science and Technology Awards, 2005), He-Liang-He-Li Award for Science and Technology Advancement (2007), Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Achievements in Guangdong Province (the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, 2011). Currently Dr. Zeng is leading the 863 program (National High Technology Research and Development Program of China) “Molecular Classification and Individualized Therapy for Major Diseases” and 973 program (National Basic Research Program of China) “Research on Mechanisms and Intervene of Oncogenic Virus”. He served as the president of International Association of EB Virus and Related Diseases from 2006 to 2008. He is the chief editor of national postgraduate textbook Oncology designed by the Minister of Health, the Editor-in-chief of the Chinese Journal of Cancer and Vice Editor-in-chief of medicine undergraduate textbook Clinical Oncology. He has also acted as the vice president of China Anti-Cancer Association since 2007.

曾益新教授现任北京协和医学院院长。2005年当选为中国科学院院士。1997年至2013年担任中山大学肿瘤防治中心主任。2004年起任华南肿瘤学国家重点实验室主任。1992年至1997年在东京都立老人综合研究所、日本东京大学和美国宾夕法尼亚大学接受癌症发病机理分子机制方面的博士后训练。1997年回国后，担任中山医科大学教授，中山大学肿瘤防治中心副主任。2002年被选为教育部“全国高等学校优秀骨干教师”，2006年被选为卫生部“有突出贡献中青年专家”。曾院士的研究工作主要关注癌症的发病机理和癌症的生物治疗，重点为鼻咽癌和EB病毒，并已在国际著名学术期刊上发表论文300多篇，包括《Nature》、《Nature Genetics》和《Cancer Research》。曾院士的研究工作多次荣获奖项，包括国家自然科学二等奖（国家科学技术奖励办公室，2005年），何梁何利科学与技术进步奖（2007年），广东省科学技术突出贡献奖（广东省人民政府，2011年）。目前，曾院士主持国家863计划（中国国家高技术研究发展计划）的“重大疾病分子分型和个体化治疗”课题，以及国家973计划（中国国家重点基础研究发展计划）的“致癌基因机制及干预的研究”课题。2006年至2008年担任国际EB病毒及相关疾病协会主席。曾院士是教育部国家研究生肿瘤学教材主编，《癌症》杂志主编，医学本科生临床肿瘤学教材副主编。2007年起，担任中国抗癌协会副理事长。

Schedule 会议日程

Thursday, September 18th, 2014

SESSION I            Opening Session

Moderator: J. Michael Millis, M.D.

09:00 – 09:15           Welcome and Introductions

J. Michael Millis, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Chief, Section of Transplantation

Director, UCM Transplant Center

09:15 – 9:30           Opening Remarks

Yixin Zeng, M.D., Ph.D.                                           

Academician of Chinese Academy of Science

President PUMC

09:30 – 10:15           Keynote Speech

Ethics and Scientific Publications

The speech will be delivered via Skype

Timothy Pawlik, M.D, MPH, Ph.D.

Professor of Surgery and Oncology

John L. Cameron M.D. Professor of Alimentary Tract Diseases

Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology

Program Director, Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine Liver Tumor Center Multi-Disciplinary Clinic Johns Hopkins Hospital

10:15 – 11:00           Case Presentations of Ethical Breaches

Case Presentation and Moderator:

J. Michael Millis, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Chief, Section of Transplantation

Director, UCM Transplant Center

11:00 – 11:15           Break

11:15 – 12:00           How to Establish International Multicenter Clinical Database: The Experience of The ARCH Projects

Daoyuan Wang, Ph.D.

President, AME Publishing

12:00 – 13:15           Lunch at Center

SESSION II            Hepatic Malignancies

Moderator: Yilei Mao, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Liver Surgery

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, PUMC, Beijing

13:15 – 14:00           Management of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases

Michael D. Kluger, M.D., MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery

College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/CUMC

14:00 – 14:45           Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Xin Lu, M.D.

Professor, Department of Liver Surgery

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, PUMC, Beijing

14:45 – 15:15           Break

SESSION III           Local Problems

Moderator: Jeffrey B. Matthews, M.D.

Chairman, Department of Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief

Dallas B. Phemister Professor of Surgery

University of Chicago Medicine

15:15 – 16:00           Loco Regional Treatment for HCC and Metastatic Tumors

Thuong Van Ha, M.D.

Associate Professor of Radiology
Director, Clinical & Research
Vascular & Interventional Radiology

University of Chicago Medicine

16:00 – 16:45           Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Surgical Perspective Beyond The BCLC recommendations

Kun Wang, M.D.

Deputy Director, Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery
Beijing Cancer Hospital

Baocai Xing, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery
Beijing Cancer Hospital

16:45 – 17:30           “Pakistan, a Trauma and Disaster Prone Nation”

An Overview of The Current Situation, Interventions and Solutions to Help Save Lives

Jahanzeb Effendi, M.D.

Instructor, Professional Development Center

Lecturer, Center for Clinical Learning, Research & PBLs

Jinnah Sindh Medical University, JSMU

Orthopedics & Trauma Surgery

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, JPMC

Co-Founder and Ex-Vice President

Member of the Advisory Council

First Response Initiative of Pakistan

17:30 – 18:00           Discussion

18:00 – 20:00           Dinner for All Conference Participants

Friday, September 19th, 2014

SESSION IV           Scientific Writing and Manuscript Acceptance

Moderator: Hongbing Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

CMB Distinguished Professor

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

08:30 – 09:15           Writing with Clarity in Medicine

J. Michael Millis, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Chief of Transplantation

Director, Transplant Center

University of Chicago Medicine

09:15 – 09:45           Writing English Manuscripts for Publication: Common Mistakes Made by Chinese Authors

Xiang-dong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Director and Senior Scientist

Nutrition and Cancer Biology Laboratory

JM HNRCA at Tufts University

Professor, Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

09:45 – 10:15           Overview of The Peer Review Process

Jeffrey B. Matthews, M.D.

Dallas Phemister Professor and Chair of Surgery

Surgeon in Chief, University of Chicago Medicine

University of Chicago Medicine

10:15 – 10:30           Break

Session V           The Review Process

Moderator: Daoyuan Wang, Ph.D.

President, AME Publishing

10:30 – 11:00           How to Write a High Quality Review

Eugene Choi, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology

University of Chicago

11:00 – 11:30           How to Respond to Critiques

David C. Cronin, M.D., Ph.D., MHCM

Professor of Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

11:30 -12:00           Designing Clinical Trials

Michael D. Kluger, M.D., MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery

College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/CUMC

12:00 – 13:15           Lunch at Center

SESSION VI           Pancreatic Diseases

Moderator: Yilei Mao, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Liver Surgery

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, PUMC, Beijing

13:15 – 14:00           Auto Islet Transplantation

Jeffrey B. Matthews, M.D.

Chairman, Deparment of Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief

Dallas B. Phemister Professor of Surgery

University of Chicago Medicine

14:00 – 14:45            Surgical Options for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Eugene Choi, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology

University of Chicago Medicine

14:45 – 15:00           Break

Session VII           Prevention of Liver Diseases

Moderator: David C. Cronin, M.D., Ph.D., MHCM

Professor of Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

15:00 – 15:30           Chemo-prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development

Xiang-dong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Director and Senior Scientist

Nutrition and Cancer Biology Laboratory

JM HNRCA at tufts University

Professor, Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

15:30 – 16:00           Improvement of Parenteral Nutrition in Surgical Patient

Mingwei Zhu, Ph.D.

Deputy Director

Department of General Surgery

Beijing Hospital

16:00 – 16:15           Break 

SESSION VII     I           Transplantation

Moderator: J. Michael Millis, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Chief of Transplantation

Director, Transplant Center

University of Chicago Medicine

16:15 – 16:45           Liver Transplantation for HCC US and Asian Experience

David C. Cronin, M.D., Ph.D., MHCM

Professor of Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

16:45 – 17:15           Organ Donation and Allocation in China

Wenshi Jiang, M.Sc.

Director, Department of Health Science and Informatics

Department of Health Science and Informatics

China Organ Transplant Response System

China Liver Transplant Registry

Haibo Wang, M.D., MPH

Professor, Department of Surgery

Hong Kong University

Director, China Liver Transplant Registry（CLTR）

17:15 – 18:00           Discussion

18:00 – 21:00           Dinner for Speakers and Organizers