Min-Sheng’s Bariatric Center in Live-Surgery Transmission with Dubai

The GOSS (Gulf Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society) 2015 Conference featured a pre-congress live-surgery workshop. It was an opportunity for the attendees to observe renowned international specialists perform more advanced bariatric and metabolic surgeries, while showcasing the latest techniques and advances in the field.

 

 

The organizers had requested Min-Sheng General Hospital participates in the event with a two-hour live-transmission from its Bariatric Center in Taiwan. Professor Wei-Jei Lee and his team performed a Resectional RY with Limb Extension, a type of revisional laparoscopic metabolic surgery. The surgeons were answering questions from the audience while performing surgery.

 

Japanese Surgeon Completes Fellowship in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Min-Sheng General Hospital.

Dr. Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi from the Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital in Otsu, Japan has completed a one-month mini-fellowship in laparoscopic Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Min-Sheng General Hospital. Dr. Yamaguchi, who is an assistant Professor of surgery at Shiga University of Medical Science, chose to come to Min-Sheng’s Asia-Pacific Endoscopic Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical center because its international fellowship program offers a unique opportunity to learn in a high-volume metabolic and bariatric surgical center, under Professor Lee Wei-Jei, a well known academic and specialist in the field.

Dr. Yamaguchi leaves extremely satisfied with the training that he received and claims that the amount of experience he gained over the past few weeks went beyond his wildest expectations. Since bariatric surgery in Japan isn’t yet as popular nor developed as in Taiwan, Dr. Yamaguchi got to develop his skills in a broad range of bariatric surgical techniques and was involved in more bariatric surgeries in a month at Min-Sheng than in years in Japan. Dr. Yamaguchi was very impressed with the level of skills of the surgeons at Min-Sheng, a mastery that stems from the high number of cases that are treated at the Center every week.

 

Dr. Yamaguchi was also full of praise for the professional way the fellowship program is organized, from the time of application until the end.

 

Min-Sheng Contributes to Conference on Evidence-based Healthcare

 

Min-Sheng General Hospital has long been an advocate of evidence-based health care and doesn't miss an occasion to promote it. Min-Sheng was therefore involved in the third conference organized by the International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care that took place in Taipei last week.

Bariatric Team from Hong Kong Comes to Min-Sheng General Hospital for Training

A team from the Prince of Wales Hospital, a hospital affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong has arrived at Min-Sheng General Hospital for an observational training visit of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgical Center.

 

 

 

The team composed of a surgeon, the program coordinator, and a nurse dealing with bariatric patients came to learn about the functioning of a large and structured center. While the surgeon was able to observe bariatric surgical procedures seldom performed in Hong Kong, the other participants got to watch and participate in the various stages of weight loss and metabolic patients care. The training program also included lectures on nutrition, sensitivity training, and program management.

The Bariatric Center at Min-Sheng General Hospital has gained a strong international reputation and attracts professionals from across Asia eager to learn from its experience. The Center offers a complete range of training programs, from observational visits to full clinical fellowships.

Group of Japanese Healthcare Management Consultants Visit Min-Sheng General Hospital

A delegation from the Hyogo-Kansai Region of the Japan Association of Healthcare Management Consultants (JAHMC) visited Min-Sheng General Hospital on the first leg of a three-day trip to Taiwan to discuss management and staff education practices in large Taiwanese hospital groups.

 

The visitors were particularly interested in patients-flows and inter-service communication issues, the hospital’s initiatives to train and get its staff involved in management, and in the specific services and management systems for receiving foreign patients and medical tourists.

 

 

Min-Sheng General Hospital and HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue enter direct billing agreement

Min-Sheng General Hospital and HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue have entered an agreement that will enable HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue members to enjoy cashless services for emergency treatment and hospitalization in Taiwan. HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue is an American Insurance company that proposes two different insurance plans – HTH Worldwide for university students, and GeoBlue for expatriates and business travelers.  

 
HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue selected Min-Sheng General Hospital as a member of its provider network based on the hospital’s strong reputation dealing with international patients and its strategic location in northern Taiwan. Min-Sheng General Hospital has entered similar agreements with many international insurance companies.  

5th Asian Diabetes Surgery Summit held in Taipei

The 5th ADSS (Asian Diabetes Surgery Summit) was held in Taipei on Saturday, October 25. The event was organized by The Taiwan Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China, and Min-Sheng General Hospital. This year's event was presided by Professor LeeWei-Jei and featured a couple of eminent specialits from the USA who shared their experience with surgeons from Taiwan, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.

 

 

 

At the first ADSS in 2010 the participants launched an Asian initiative to study the effects of metabolic surgery on diabetic patients. The participating centers have since enrolled and followed about 2,000 metabolic patients from six Asian countries and territories who underwent surgery, enabling them to compile a valuable database to be used for research on the subject.