{"id":110309,"date":"2016-03-14T09:35:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T13:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?post_type=school-college-post&p=110309"},"modified":"2016-03-14T09:35:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T13:35:51","slug":"china-uconn-health-meet-explore-collaborations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2016\/03\/china-uconn-health-meet-explore-collaborations\/","title":{"rendered":"China and UConn Health Meet to Explore Collaborations"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month experts from China visited UConn Health<\/a> seeking opportunities to collaborate on perinatal research with the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and for the continuing education of physicians in China.<\/p>\n

The Chinese delegation met with UConn Health\u2019s leadership team and toured the campus. The visitors included: Shan Li Cheng, general manager of Ultrasound BU for Neusoft Medical Systems; and Professor Yu Xing, vice president of the Ultrasound Systems Team for China\u2019s Medical Device Committee.<\/p>\n

The visit was organized by Dr. Guoyang Luo<\/a> of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology who joined UConn Health this fall as associated professor and director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal of the international visit from China was to identify new collaborations, support for innovative research, and ways to partner for continuing medical education,\u201d said Luo.<\/p>\n

\u201cClinical research is a critical component to advancing health care here in the U.S. and in China,\u201d said Bruce T. Liang, dean of UConn School of Medicine. \u201cThrough international team science we can accomplish even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anne Diamond, CEO of UConn John Dempsey Hospital meets with the team of visitors from China (UConn Health\/Janine Gelineau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt was a fantastic experience meeting the talented visitors from China interested in learning more about the exciting initiatives here at UConn Health,\u201d said Anne Diamond, CEO, UConn John Dempsey Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to finding new and innovative ways to help each other\u2019s countries advance patient care and learning to improve future medicine,\u201d said Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, CEO and executive vice president, UConn Health.<\/p>\n

The first collaboration to be explored by UConn Health and China is the promising research of Dr. Wenling Song, associate professor of prenatal diagnosis from Jilin University in China and a visiting scholar at UConn Health.<\/p>\n

She has developed a new software program used with standard pregnancy ultrasound that may be a game changer for the field of maternal-fetal medicine, and especially high-risk pregnancies.<\/p>\n

Song\u2019s software can measure the hemodynamics of a fetus in the womb. This measurement can allow doctors to assess a fetus\u2019 well-being and to potentially pinpoint the best time to deliver the baby safely. Song\u2019s technology is already patented in China and she is planning for more clinical research to further validate her software program over the next two years at UConn Health.<\/p>\n

In China there are nearly 17 million babies born each year and close to 4 million in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Song reports she has spent eight-years studying and testing the technology in China, which showed significant benefits in managing high-risk pregnancies.\u00a0 \u201cIn my former hospital in China there are many high-risk pregnancies,\u201d said Song. \u201cThis technology helped doctors to decide when to deliver the high-risk babies. Our technology has saved a lot of babies\u2019 lives at our institution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very important to have good collaborations, and transfer good technology from industry to clinical care. The technology, if proven to be successful in clinical research, can be used in managing any high-risk pregnant woman in the world,\u201d Cheng said. \u201cWe look forward to working together on this maternal-fetal medicine technology with UConn Health, and exploring new opportunities for future collaborations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my first visit to UConn Health and I am very impressed with the institution as a very serious place with strong leaders and the very important combination of clinical care, research, and medical education,\u201d said Prof. Yu, leading expert for decades in ultrasound technology in China who also serves as a member of the National Technology Department in China and the Chinese Association of Medical Equipment.<\/p>\n

Luo said: \u201cWe have a strong mission for continuing medical education between UConn Health and China to help Chinese physicians also offer world-class standard of care in perinatal medicine and beyond. Prof. Yu has the same strong mission to promote this in China.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018Neusoft\u2019 company name stands for \u2018Northeast University\u2019 which is situated in the Northeast region of our country,\u201d said Cheng. \u201cSo we are extra excited to be collaborating with an institution in the Northeast of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neusoft Medical Systems, a leading manufacturer of medical equipment and service from China, is a subsidiary of Neusoft Corporation. It provides a wide portfolio of medical equipment including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET\/CT, Linear Accelerator, and IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic products).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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