Working Conference of Chinese Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (CSDE) 2016

The working conference of CSDE was held on August 13, 2016, Professor Yousheng Mao, from Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Vice-President of CSDE, moderated the meeting. Professor Lvhua Wang, also from Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and the Secretary-General of CSDE, was on behalf of academician Jie He, Honorary President of CSDE, to speak highly of what the CSDE has done and express his ardent expectations for further work. Professor Tiehua Rong, from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and advisor of CSDE, shared his valuable suggestions for CSDE. Professor Longqi Chen, from West China Hospital of Sichuan University and President of CSDE, summarized the work and achievements in past years and deployed the plans of our delegation for the 2016 ISDE Annual Meeting in Singapore. Professor Zhentao Yu, the director of academic affairs and development; Professor Yin Li, the director of technology development; Professor Jianhu Fu, the director of human resource development; Professor Junfeng Liu, the director of international development; Professor Lidong Wang, the director of PR & Communications. They presented their  future work plans of different departments. All members shared their ideas and suggestions for CSDE. The project of further overseas advanced training and online esophageal salon evoked strong repercussions. According to the working guidelines of CSDE, thirteen members were added in CSDE to further expand CSDE and its influence.

In this annual meeting, we summarized the previous work, defined the future plans. The responsibilities for each position were clarified. We will work together to start a new era for CSDE.